Great post, Lise!

I also have re-discovered my love for my "old" bike this winter. My "old" bike is a 5 year old titanium Colnago that's basically indestructible, so I use it as a foul weather bike and now I am thinking of making some changes to it for use in longer brevets. Riding it in the winter was really fun - though it is only a 9 speed and doesn't have quite as cushy gearing as my Eddy Merckx.

You should look at putting the same saddle on the new bike. Both my bikes have the same saddle.