Originally Posted by lilHinault
I see no pants clips though, those guys may be in for some grief or at least "fred stains" on those cuffs, especially the guy with the rolled ones.
Back in those days, virtually every bicycle had a "hockey stick" chainguard, so one could just jump on and ride, wearing anything. Not having these would have been unimaginable. The secret of how to make theme was lost sometime during the 1960s. The Germans, Dutch, and Brits seem to still posess this technology, although they appear to have stiff export controls.
My first bike was a 1958 Columbia. Heavy, but much better for short range (up to 5 miles) transportation than anything one can find in the average LBS today. I miss it.
Paul