[jyl]

Joe, thank you, it sounds very nice, but I'm looking for something even more retro.

Guys, tell me about the old Vitus frames, the lugged aluminum 979 and similar 1980's vintage frames. I lusted after these back in the day, but I was into mountain biking then, so I bought my mountain bike instead. I think the 979 bikes cost over $2K then, too rich then and too rich now. I see those Vitus frames go for $150-250 on eBay now. Whippy? Comfy? I'm not a serious cyclist, this will be basically a posing around town bike - there, being honest. 180 lbs or will be soon, with the leg muscle of an anemic 120 pounder - who's 90 years old.

Or, I'd like to find an old Raleigh 531 frame, like my old Gran Sport (crashed at 35 mph, wasted the fork and cracked the head tube). They made a Team Pro then too.