Originally Posted by Andy_K

I think I'd classify myself primarily as a reanimator. I enjoy the mechanical aspects of wrenching on bikes, but what I enjoy even more is finding an old bike, preferably in rough shape, coming up with a vision for what it could be, and then executing on that vision. Sometimes that means building it up as close to original as I can, more often it involves transforming it with more modern parts while still (I hope) maintaining some essential part of the original spirit of the bike. I love riding these creations, but even then part of the joy of the ride is indulging in the successful execution of the vision. And having gone through the process, I tend to get attached to the bikes and can't let them go, so I suppose there's a bit of collecting in that.