Quote Originally Posted by kelownagirl View Post
Chiming in here, (WITH my still-bad eyes). I still feel like a poseur (sp?) even if I'm in my gear, on my road bike.
Still bad eyes !? Have you seen another Dr? Hasn't it been a few weeks since your surgery?

I felt the "my bike's too good for me" feelings when I first got it, but now, I'm just so happy on it, it was money well spent. I figure most of the guys you see on fancy bikes are in the same boat, riding for reasons other than competetive racing, so their all too busy with their poseur-ing (is that a word?) to notice mine.

As fer you jewelry nay sayers, I want to point out that owning a piece of jewelry is not the worst thing you can spend your money on. Gold holds its value well and can actually appreciate (it's nearly quadrupled in price in the past few years). Sad to say this, but a wedding band will most likely outlast any bike. There are more frivilous things you could do with your money than spend it on jewelry. This message was brought to you by the goldsmiths of America ! Yeah, I'm a jewelry designer. Yeah, I also love my bike more than any stupid piece of jewelry, but I gotta eat, too.