I have to say, on a semantic level, I'd dispute the word 'unloved'. A bike can look grotty, but be very much loved. In fact making one look unloved can be a way of stopping it being stolen....
My bosses bike is a very grotty looking old Saracen, and yet it's a faithful old workhorse, beloved by him, and by Velo Vision readers, having appeared so often in the mag as a test bench for hubs, lights, etc...
When he finally gets the custom built replacement he's ordered, he's thinking of putting the old frame on the wall, as a memento.
