Like so many of you, I've decided to downsize, lose weight, and become a better person.

Seriously - I thought I had enough bikes to get by - but my recent foray into English 3-speeds and roadsters is quite an ominous development. - It's a whole new underworld within the world of C&V that I was heretofore oblivious to.

- The only saving grace in this is that all the time it takes to rehab these battered, ancient 3-speeds pretty well assures me that I'll not get into trouble with any expensive Italians.