On the way home yesterday a guy comes up to me on a similar bike to mine (Trek 8000), and comments on how he doesn't see many bikes as 'old' as his from the early 90s. He looked to be all of 25. I tell him that I bought mine as a 40th birthday present for myself. He does the quick math in his head and gives me a look. I don't think he realized how old this guy he was talking to really was. With a helmet on you don't see my greying hair, but at least I still have it all. I then left him behind me as I crossed the Manhattan Bridge.

As for his comment about not seeing bikes like this, I see them all the time. They're pretty common. OTOH, when I saw another Davidson in Brooklyn I went up to the guy and chatted with him for a while. Davidson's a Seattle builder and I never see any here in NY.