Originally Posted by
Wildwood
Buying birth year bike and modifying it seems sorta cross-purposelessness and against the grain of having it in the first place. The effort of getting it close to original would be a much larger concern for me.
Each person is a bit different.
That is part of the equation, but yes, for nostalgia, no sense in getting a 50's bike and mounting 2000+ Brifters on it.
My old Colnago above has been well used over the years, and I'm not sure I'd find it necessary to go back to how it was when I first bought it, or perhaps further back to when the frame was made.
Patina? Or is that just RUST?