there is no pride in my statement, only the fact that I like to see bikes used. there are stories to be told by the frame. I like to hear them. the combinations are endless, you are right.
the cinelli sounds like it will see some street time. good. let it breathe. trying to keep chips and scratches off a frame ridden on a street, esp in NYC, is completely fruitless. the more obsessive one becomes about this, the less likely this person might be to ride the bike. and to posess a bike merely to say you posess it - well, that is the closest thing to a sin that I know of. this too, is a personal statement mcatano. what is right for me is rarely right for others. I have seen a few good bikes just sitting in a garage b/c they are 'too nice to ride.' contrary to purpose. like i said, closest thing to a sin in my book.
as far as what you do with it, yes - of course! Spot-on. I spoke to that.
change taken and understood. thanks!