Originally Posted by
irclean
I think it's great that many of the top manufacturers have added bikes like these to their showrooms. As with so many other things, what's old is new again and retro is cool. Too bad it isn't practical to ride with bell-bottom jeans and platform shoes.
I like the look of bikes with internal gear hubs. I've yet to actually try one out, though. As for the bellbottoms, better have a good chainguard.