I've seen some beautiful carbon pieces, too. And look at Nitto stems and bottle cages and bars! Suntour canti brakes. Wow. Just wow.
Talk about bike porn!
Even things like Speedplay Frogs. How does someone design a pedal (I mean, it's just a PEDAL for goodness sake!!) that works so simply without moving parts *and* is symmetrical and pleasing to look at?
I'm certainly no artist, but man do I appreciate bicycle beauty!
"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson