...a retronaut, of a sort...

...trying to live in the past, with a select amount of the better paraphernalia from it. Of course, being in the present means you have the advantages of modern medicine and technology, so in a way, it's the best time: the retropresent.

First, Retronaut-transportation:

Here are some of my choices to make my retropresent transportation complete (most of I don't have because of money rationing, as in, I don't have any)

Pashley Guv'nor 3-Speed (a whopping £845)
....but it has Sturmey-Archer hub brakes and hub gears, how old man is that!
It's a rock solid steel frame with North-Road handle bars and the whole 'look' is based on the Pashley Path Racer from way before I was born.

(Specialized) Globe Carmel 5 (£399)
....it's not the Guv'nor but being aluminium and with dérailleur gears, you might be able to ride quick enough (and put cream tyres on), only real retronauts will know. It's also more relaxed to ride being a new hybrid rather than the Guv'nor's past racer stance.

Brompton P6R (in raw, £940+)
...put the Brooks B17 from the Guv'nor (£60+) and you've got the best folding bike in history. Handmade and with multiple configurations and colours, it's the best retropresent riding machine, not just for the city (where you can take on public transport) but ever. Ride it with a suit to take you to the higher echelons of retronautism.