Most any form of collecting represents some form of emotional attachment, quite apart from objective criteria.
There is another news list, quite like this one, with very similar discussions. There are discussions of the merits of different philosophies of preservation and use, the historical significance of makes, technological artistry, etc. The only difference is that the subject is vintage COMPUTERS. Yep, go figure.
I am attached to English bicycles, because that was what was available when I became interested in cycling in the 60's. I have a Holdsworth because that is what the local pro shop sold, though I couldn't afford one.
The truly interesting thing is that this "mojo" is still what sells bicycles today. Call it mystique, p.r., marketing, or whatever, people want to believe there is something special about what they ride. It is really mostly a fraud, of course, but people believe what they want to believe.
On Sun, 2 Feb 2003 22:56:34 -0500, Richard M Sachs wrote:
#was the bicycle industry equivilant of fashion's 'haute couture'; #the irreplaceable petite mains (manes?), 'little hands', doing all
petits mains (your French grammar needs some work).
Louis Schulman Tampa, Florida (where it was a very pleasant 74 degrees today)