Outrageous, or Just a Good Idea?

I see a lot of things float around the blogosphere that mostly go unnoticed. However, every now and again, one catches my eye. The latest was a bike being make by some folks in Missoula, Montana dubbed Freeman Transport In case you don’t want to click through and decipher a store which is camouflaged as a blog, they are building a single type of bike: a fixed-gear with S&S couplings in order to transport it on a plane with no extra baggage charges. Well, except the fact that a lot of airlines are starting to charge for a second, or even first, bag regardless of weight or size. But that’s besides the point. It sounded like a good way to cash in on the trend of fixed gears, and so initially I thought it was nothing really out of the ordinary. Until I saw the rest of the blurb. Steel frame, comes with a custom leather carrying case, and according to the goat costs a mere $2475. HUH?! That’s right, steel frame, custom leather case, $2475. Now, I won&#...