In my opinion yes. A good steel touring frame is probably the rarest of all vintage bikes. And I am talking supreme utility. 80s lugged touring bikes fall short in many areas, lack of tire clearance being one of the largest and the smaller diameter tubes on the 80s bike make them way more noodley. Deore DX kicks butt. This bike looks immaculate aside from needing some new Marathon Plus 35s on there and a set of ESGE or alloy fenders from VO. Looks like it has nice stem extension too. If this were my size and I could BIN at that price I would not hesitate. However, this would be my bread and butter bike. I ride my fixed gear around town to do errands but if I am going somewhere (like commuting vancouver - victoria or going to school with computers change of clothes etc.. it's on my touring/utility bike. I put more miles in loaded down than I do without gear so a good touring bike is invaluable.