welcome to the board Arah! hear hear for vintage bikes eh? I own 2 vintage road bikes and have done ALL my long-distance rides on them. I keep thinking maybe someday I'll have a New road bike....but I sure would miss those vintage ones!
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand, strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming: "Yeah Baby! What a Ride!"