This is a good perspective. I have no problem riding bikes in vintage team colors. This one makes me feel silly because it's so conspicuous, but I've never been the sort of person to let feeling silly keep me from enjoying a bike ride anyway.

I'm definitely enjoying this one. I'm often impatient about getting a bike on the road and so usually throw together parts bin builds to try it out. Recently I've been a bit more patient about that. In fact, I've got a Raleigh Competition on my workstand right now that I bought almost two months ago and haven't ridden yet. Not so with the Serotta. The day I brought it home I leveled the saddle, put on fresh tires, sanded the brake pads a little, and took it out for a ride. I didn't even have to change the saddle height.