I actually can completely understand where Don is coming from. I have a really nice pair of dress shoes that I only wear on special occassions, which usually is only two or three times a year. Same can be said for my tuxedo which gets once a year wear at best.

With that said, let me ask if my frame is truly "classic"? I ask that b/c it is a repaint, does that make a difference? It does not have the stickers or the badge (one or both can probably be replicated). I ask this question in earnest. I also don't know how much I will really gain from restoring it and not riding it hardly ever.

I already have a Sunday bike. It is a Specialized Crossroads with a kid seat in the back for my 2 year old. That is what my Sundays (and Saturdays) are like and we have a blast, well I know I do and I think the little guy does too b/c he never wants to go home. I also already have 4 other bikes. My point here is that I have plenty of bikes to clunk around and commute on, so I can see getting the Paramount period correct, commuting on it during good weather and having the other bikes as my bad weather and errand bikes. As I mentioned before, the bike will *never* get locked up b/c I bring right into my office and park it right behind my desk as I do with my other bikes.

I think Don has the advantage of having access to more nice bikes than most, so it is easier for him to be a collector b/c has great bike to ride anyway. Let me ask this question Don, to you it is the *classic* aspect of the bike that makes it a non-commuter or would a nice custom build like the ones you do not be an appropriate commuter either?