My back-up ride is a Co-Mo with down tube friction shifters.... is a true pleasure to ride. I feel that it's elegant in it's simplicity... dependable, comfortable, and sure-footed with the 27" wheels. I have replaced the brake levers with ones that give me soft rubber hoods and also conceal much of the brake cables. I love the clean lines. I think the old 10 speeds are more than just bicycles. I thought even in 1963... that my brand new Varsity was on the verge of being art.

But.... I am also very attached to my everyday ride... a modern alloy with indexed brifters. It is the bicycle I ride nearly everyday.... because I want to ride it.

But... I am looking, thinking, dreaming of a new bicycle. An ultralight plastic framed wonder with disc brakes and maybe.... "buttons" of sorts to change gears... instead of any old fashioned shifters. I think I could love all the different ways to change gears.