Originally Posted by
cyccommute
It's a bike. It's a thing. It's busted. You got your value out of it...long ago
...buy something new and help the economy.
Depends on if it can be made really whole again. There's no point in buying something new just to have something new.
Originally Posted by
cyccommute
All the other new stuff (toe clips were old in 1983
) just enhances the ride.
I switched from clipless back to platforms+toe clips this year. I honestly haven't noticed any "de-enhancement" of my ride; seems pretty much the same to me. I'm not a racer, I'm just going to work and back.
As you can guess, I'd probably fix the bike, assuming that fixing it still left me with a safe, reliable ride. Again, why buy something new when you've got something old that you like and can be made whole for a fraction of the cost of a new replacement?
I really hate the "throw it away" mentality that we've developed in the last 30 years or so.