"the new golf"

got this link from fixedgear. according to this, in Manhattan amongst the well-heeled cycling is becoming "the new golf" and has created a demand for extremely expensive bikes. it's interesting in that i was in NY, NY not a month ago and i saw an amazing array of wack rigs, with very few being $9,000 custom GURUs or Cervelos. more power to 'em, but i'll take my LHT any day. 'course, others would think my (now more than) $1,000 Surly ridiculous as well. that's why i have 2 legitimate bikes- the Redline 9.2.5 and the Redline SS mt.bike- that cost me $400 each. inexpensive, but they do the trick nicely.

and "the new golf"? wow, that sounds quite painful to even say.