I'm reading a book about a person who works on ancient manuscripts. The key character talks about how she tries to conserve a book and would never think about tryiing to restore it to the same condition it came from the bookbinder when it was new. She talks about the life of the book and how it is the history and changes that occur over time that make a work interesting, not just the originality. I think this very well captures what we have discussed many, many times on the list--whether to conserve, restore, or try to reproduce what a bike looked like when new. The word "conserve" strikes me as correct, even though I haven't always personally practiced it. Lou Deeter, Orlando FL
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