I had a Rossin Record for 20 years that I loved...but now have a Rivendell Bleriot w/650B wheels. It is a nice all rounder but not a racer. At 57 it suits me just fine. I picked up a 1988 Panasonic MC7500 from Craigs list. It's a hard tail city/mtb that I use on trials etc. I am going to put dropped bars on it for comfort. If I lived where there were lots of hills and few cars I would still have the Rossin....which was a nice comfortable stage racer. In the end it is personal preference.