Last night, Richard Rose wrote:
"Moral of the story? Steel still rules but the new components are pretty nice."
For a new but traditional steel frame with new drive components, plus a few "classic" profile bits from listers Mike Kone, Baron Corpuz, and Gilbert Anderson, look at:
http://www.richardsachs.com/riders/tdonahue.html
Tom Donahue
Melbourne, FL (daily thunderstorms; ride early!)