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Lynn, who cares how old it is.  Ti frames are still coveted as being a superior material.  Expensive, but excellent characteristics for frame building. 

Besides, beautiful bicycles have been around for decades, and are still being ridden and enjoyed today.  Who says old is not beautiful?  A friend of mine has a gorgeous, hand made in Italy, Basso Brothers road bike.  Campagnolo drivetrain, thin and elegant Chromoly frame, wonderful paintwork -- the bike is light and strong and wicked fast.  The frame build is a work of art.  He rides a Century on it every summer, and kicks the butts of his teammates riding shiny new carbon rigs.  Such a bike is a classic.  Like an old Jaguar E-type or 1960's Porsche 911, it will never look out of style and gives the impression that it was born to fly.

For anyone interested in craftsmanship vs. mass production in the world of bicycle making, I would highly recommend this book:

http://www.amazon.com/Its-All-About-Bike-Happiness/dp/1608195384/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1314641677&sr=1-1

If anyone recalls, I posted a review of it here:  http://www.realskiers.smfnew.com/index.php/topic,1894.0.html

When you finish reading it, you may be rethinking your ideas of what constitutes a really good bicycle.