The year is 2020. Donald Trump is on his way to a second term in office. Rosie O is his VP. Vintage Japanese bikes have dropped completely off the C&V radar. No one cares about the past. Everyone looks to the future Which is.... The hover bike. To go fast you position in the drops to ride slow you stay in the hoods. To stop, off the saddle you go. Pedaling is not necessary. Pedals are lithium ion battery's, aka foot rests. Every other person in Portland is on unemployment, as their is no need for frame builders and rack makers. The new Chinese hover bikes come equipped with carbon fiber saddlebags. Robbie tunes hit the jackpot when he located a Miami vice centurion that had 10,000 dollars rolled up inside the handlebars and a 1/4 lb of blo in the flattened clincher. He purchased the bike at a police impound auction for ten bucks. Chas will still be the most interesting man in the Bay, with his hand built neon touring frame reaching the same type of fame as a Mario Confente among the few hard core C&Vers who have survived. Nogliders international project was finally completed, however it was stolen by a 50 year old drunk who cut his lock at the corner store, and it has yet to be recovered.