I need help justifying....

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and you guys are the BEST at this. My Surly is for sale, my Trek fx is losing it's racks to be a quick around town bike, but I still wanted a fun commuter for Portland. I would think that even a low end Trek would scream "steal me". I advertised that I wanted a Raleigh Sports on Craigslist. (Lovely bike recommended them and I LOVE hers.) So the first response was this bike.

http://velospace.org/node/37047

Oh, my. I am SO not picturing this as the beater commuter I wanted. It's stunning. I feel that there is a responsibility with this bike to keep it original and in good shape. If I did get it, I would put alloy wheels on it and keep the steel ones on hand, just so I don't lose any part of it. Do I give this English 3speed the reverence it deserves, and pass or go ahead and ride it everywhere and love it?

Remember, Portland....misty rain????? I wouldn't intentionally ride in the rain, but it comes up frequently and could happen while I'm out.