Originally Posted by
rschulze
Although I would not like to ride a classic bike now, I think the developments over the last 20 years have been great, I think a lot of the artistry has left cycling. The engraved handlebars, the real leather, wood filled tubular rims, old campy super record....
Would it be considered bad form to restore a beautifully lugged bike just to hang on a wall and never ride?
I have a 20 year old bike hanging from a beam in my office. Of course I'll have to take it down when it's time to ride home ;-)
It actually does look kind of nice there and leaving a bike hang there all winter as "art" while I leave my winter commuter on the floor is something I've thought about. It would help solve the problem of how to fit all our bikes/trailers/tag-alongs and our second car in the garage during the winter.
If you buy a bike you're free to do what you want with it but I'm more impressed by restored things that are actually used, -be it cars, boats, or bikes.