im going to go with the old school litespeed just because it was what i always wanted as a little kid looking at bikes. the one with the old school yellow script, i dont really like the new, slope top tube thing that is happening now... so the new school really is nothing i find all that pleasing.. but the traditional diamond frame old school bikes are all great, merlin, litespeed, the rare traditional moots, the eddies, those are the ones i dig.. i really like the vortex too.. its neo traditional, with weird hatchet shaped top tube and down tube.. looks a little battle star galactic but .. it was the last of the traditional shaped litespeed.. then they went to that plain script and slope tube.. i like traditional