Ha ha...I just meant that when it was new and shiny (and much more likely to be stolen) that I was scared to leave it alone even locked up, so the Varsity was the bike I used in those cases as it wasn't going to be a big loss. Now that the 1000 has some dings and you can get it on Craigslist/ebay for much cheaper, I'm no longer scared of it being stolen as much.

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It's just strange to me. Everyone has the bug for the latest lightweight carbon bike (which I did too and love my Madone), but yet I always keep getting drawn to the classic bikes. There's something so simple and elegant about it, and even recreating them with newer steel just doesn't seem the same either.

I think I've made my decision already, it just makes me feel better to ask classic addicts whether I should get addicted too.