i wonder how many of us in the middle class born in the u.s. before 1980 rode a free spirit as our first bike. i would guess it's between 25-40 percent of us. my first three bikes were either free spirit or otasco. the last of these three was a free spirit 10-speed i rode in middle school, and i remember it as being fast, reliable and a lot of fun. used to go everywhere on that thing...