How do you build your vintage frames?

[Prodigal Son]

The other day i was watching on youtube an early Bontrager race light build. The shop was lovely and i could feel the love from the owner/ mechanic for the frame. The list of parts he chose for the build had great high end parts like Ringle hubs and Ritchey cranks but other than the salsa stem nothing on the list had anything to do w the classic Bontrager build of early Race Lites which was basically deore xt m730, rugged, functional, dependable shimano and zero bling. No xtr derrailleurs. No Ringle hubs or Ritchey parts since both builders of nice steel handmade bikes had different styles. Even the dia compe 987s on that build was from a different time frame.
It felt wrong and i couldnt watch the video. I believe each vintage brand asks for a certain kind of build. Fat Chances did Ringle as well as Salsa along w/ syncros. Yetis were all about Ringle head to toe. Salsas had Bontrager forks. WTB Phoenix had Specialized, Ritchey and Suntour. Breezers had lots of Ritchey.
Whenever i see a build lthat follows the original i feel the rider brings back mtb history and vibe .

 

[Frankenorange]

Each to their own, but when i see a build following the original i just end up comparing it to all the other builds, that are exactly the same.
I don't know if boring is really the right word to use , but copy cat builds aren't exactly exciting unless the 'catalogue build' components are out of the ordinary.
What i find exciting is seeing builds that break the mould and when done right it makes me spend a good while examining the build, or thinking yeah, i want to ride the sh!t out of that! .

 

[moonlite]

It's a perennial debate, isn't it? With rarer and more premium frames like the ones you mention, being period-correct is definitely a strong option, particularly if it's in really good nick, which makes it a kind of representative of a certain time in cycling history. For lower-level, more mass-produced bikes, there's also a theme of keeping a nice bike rideable -- saving it from redundancy, in a way. A lot depends on what the owner wants to do with it. It's one of the enjoyable things about this forum -- seeing what others are deciding to do and debating (always in a constructive way) how to proceed with their projects.

 

[SeeingisBelievingGTMuseum]

One way...the only way...Period Correct parts.

 

[baron von greenback]

I think if you buy a bike and all original keep like that and or if it just needs a part or two find them if it's in good nick then buy another frame the same and throw anything on it also If I am going to change it I would keep all original parts that way you can always put back or if you do sell you appeal to two sellers