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@WimVDD
I sold my Cannondale CAAD 10 and bought a steel frame instead (a 1998 Master). Don't want anything else but steel since. And that "old bikes" don't ride well is mostly because they don't fit you right and/or parts got bad maintenance. In the last 3 years I restored several steel bikes (from early eighties till late nineties) and when you got the framesize and stem length right, put new cables and lube some things, they ride as good as new bikes. You miss some gears, that's right but for non-competitive riding that's not an issue.
My friends and I subscribed for next years Maratona dles Dolomites and I promised them that when we get drawn, I will ride it with my '86 Colnago Master (because 1986 is the year the first Maratona took place). My personal best was 5 hr 55 minutes (140 km and 4200 m of climbing) on a sub 7 kilo bike but I think I won't be lots slower when riding the steel Master. I hope. ;-)