Well, the bike company called American had an interesting history I just leared...
https://web.archive.org/web/20130121.../American.html
...but it doesn't seem likely this thing with V-brakes and thumbies is one of them
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Genesis 49:16-17
"Well, well!" said Holmes, impatiently. "A good cyclist does not need a high road. The moor is intersected with paths and the moon is at the full."