Originally Posted by
BigPolishJimmy
I agree with this, but if you're into the DL-1--and judging by your bikes, you are--spin it to win it. Tweed out and be distinctive/noticeable, old ideas are new again etc. Comfortable eccentricity can be a marketing tool. Think of the Pringles guy, or Orville Reddinbocker, or your local barbershop quartet.
Yeah, that's pretty much what I've been doing -- but I think people would like to see a possible future bike for themselves -- one that doesn't involve hours of trolling Craigslist and gabbing with a bunch of oddballs on internet forums

. Now that good straight-from-the-LBS city transportation bikes are available again, I think I should probably support that move. Which is why my wife is getting a Breezer for her birthday. She's not as thrilled with old stuff as I am, anyway...