I'd like to see what it looks like when someone is addicted to machetes but has no garage.

I'll admit, most of the things on this page went over my head. I can kind of figure out "fork topped tube", but only with the help of the picture. You're such an informed hobbyist now. Remember when you were still referencing "Idiot" books?

For the life of me, I cannot figure out why you settle for things you know you cannot live with. Actually, I can. I think you need the bad memory of the first purchase to make you really appreciate the second. You wouldn't love Black Mamba so much if you hadn't had to deal with the purple grandma bike first. I have a similar hang-up: I never appreciate things I own the first time around. I have to buy something, destroy it, then replace it before I learn to love the thing and treat it well.

No one can say you didn't give the first bike a fair chance though! I'm glad you at least got some of your money back. And that's an impressive looking snake bike you have now. It sounds like it was definitely a great choice for you.