Originally Posted by
a1penguin
2014 isn't old! Give your bike a really good cleaning, polish the frame, put on new bar tape and you'll get plenty of great looks!
^^^This works for me. I'm almost always piddling around with one bike or another. Plus I flip enough "free" bikes and cycle commute to work, so my hobby pretty much pays for itself even when I do eventually buy a bike.
Growing a large nest egg is more important to me than wasting money on bikes... retire early and secure.