My shop stocks brooks... We are working on bikes that are used for commuting mostly and if someone brings in their bike and wants work done on it and it's going to cost them $300 bucks to get it in riding shape and a similar bike sells for $150 on Craigslist in ridable condition I will tell them that and also suggest a new bike in the $500 range will give them a reliable commuter... then if they say no there is sentimental value to it (like this women the other day with a totally corroded schwinn with seized seatpost and a BB that looked like it was now part of the frame).... we worked on it and she gladly paid to keep it running because she was attached to it. I generally usher in anyone who has an older road bike and hope I get to be the one to work on it.