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Vintage bike collectors around the country have told us a huge variety of reasons why they love to collect; but, the most frequent answer we hear is "A Bike is a piece of art." It's true. There is more design work than one would expect when a new bike is engineered. Everything from the physical aesthetic of the bike to it's aerodynamic effectiveness are taken into consideration. There are so many minor modifications that can be done to a bike, and that's what makes so many bikes so unique. Additionally, as older bikes become ancient bikes, there individuality becomes oh so much more valuable, just like a piece of art.
When you think about what makes a van Gogh painting so valuable, you can think of a few distinct characteristics: high quality, rare, and desired. The same thing can be said about a particular bike. When Keith Bontrager was still making bikes under the alias of his last name, the quality was extremely high; and, because no one could build a bike like Keith, they became rare. As soon as they became extremely desired, Keith sold the company to Trek so that the bikes could be mass produced. Any mountain bike enthusiast will tell you that, after being sold to Trek, the Bontrager bike was never the same again.
An old buddy of ours who lives and rides in Santa Fe, New Mexico, swears by the Bontrager bike, and he has been modifying and enhancing his original Bontrager frame for years. And, man does that guy shred. One day, civilization will look back at the fist few centuries, and they will still appreciate The Art of a Vintage Bike.
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