My mom doesn't use it for commuting, but back in May I restored her old Motobecane Grand Jubile Mixte. It's a 1982 model. It had probably been ridden 100 miles and then put in the basement. It was covered in gunky, sticky, nastiness, with hardened grease in the chain and whatnot. after an afternoon with Ben, the bike turned into this: (the guys in C&V were drooling when I posted these)





It could be ridden around today just like it could 26 years ago when it was new. Old bikes are great like that. Awesome values. I see them all the time on CL for $75-$150. For cheaper than an X-mart bike, you get a bike that will last the next 100 years.