I live in NYC and was gifted this Kestrel 200 SCI from a wealthy, older, co-worker that was upgrading to a $10K TREK. I received the bike about 4 years ago (in 2012). He gave me the bike Free when I told him the story of how my previous vintage-Trek was stolen. I know it was a very nice gift & I'm very grateful. I've probably ridden it only 600 miles sense.

I know its a nice bike because its vintage, full Durace, carbon (partially carbon?), and I've had more experienced riders in Central Park pull up along side me mid-ride and complement it. Also, I've seen older forum posts from 2010ish talking about the vintage Kestrels and how they are fairly iconic.

So, my question is. I know this bike is vintage but what would you do with it? Would you definitely keep it? Would it sell? I eventually want to upgrade to a more modern road bike to experience the difference between this bike and a more modern bike. However, I don't want to sell a classic bike that's potentially a collector item and has a story behind it.

I'd really appreciate it if someone that knows things about this bike model could tell me about it...I'd be most curious about tips to upgrade it (if even needed?), keep the frame - put the components on a new frame, history of this model/bike company, year (i don't know what year it is).

Much appreciated.