Originally Posted by
kjay
.... I ended up by a Specialized Secteur from the LBS. The benifits of buying new, outwayed buying a 30yr old bike that may or may not be my size. .......
With that said.. I have gained a new interest in vintage/ classic bikes and plan to learn more about them.
Congratulations. I am sure you will enjoy may years of good service from your new bicycle.
I ride new bikes.... but love the old classic and vintage bicycles. I like working on the old bikes in the off season. You can piece together a [bicycle] work stand... even just using ropes. And there isn't a lot of special tools required for bicycle wrenching. Repair books can be borrowed from the library and TONS of useful videos are on Youtube.
It can be very rewarding to bring back an old dirty unappreciated classic. And the repair skills learned will make owning and maintaining your bicycles easier and cheaper as well.