In part I ride old steel bikes because I know and understand the technology that went into them and the components. I like the almost zen feeling of riding a bike that I have completely built from the frame up.
In part I ride old steel bikes because I thought they were way cool when I first seriously got into biking in the 80s. The bikes back then that I was too poor to buy are now all on deep, deep sale
In part I ride old bikes because I'm not getting any faster and I don't give a damn if I'm not riding the fastest bike out there.