Why do people restore old bikes for the money? I really don't understand this. First of all, why would someone want to spend some rediculous amount for an older bike, that _usually_ won't perform as well as a newer one. Second of all, why someone would want to spend all the time lovingly restoring a bike just with the mind to sell it. The bikes I've restored for myself were because I wanted a mid 50s english three speed for hot stuff cruising. I restored the raliegh twenty because it had a lot of spunk, would fit with the rest of my bikes in the apartment (folds) and handles well for winter riding and bike polo. I've restored a lot of other bikes for friends who needed bikes. Old bikes are free! Garbage day hunts, the dump, cheap from garage sales, handmedowns, etc. I suspect it's all these people who want nostalgia for something they never even lived. They want a bike from their childhood/youth, but they never worked on bikes when they were younger, so they don't know how to do it now. It seems to be make believe and about image and a might bit of self delusion. Why not just find a garbaged bike and fix it! What am I missing here?