I spent most of my life around bikes and the bike business, and the time when it was a pleasant activity and sport are long gone. I grew up in Miami and I was on a road bike at age ten. Rode with C. Carmichael and new the best riders of that era by their first name. Spent thirty five years working in and around bike shops. I have fond memories of the old Raleigh catalog! I don't however suffer from B.I.T.D.S! The ailment of middle aged ex bmxers, (Back in the day syndrome). The "boutique" high end crap of today has ruined the bicycle business. And not just that, the people I knew then were laidback ex hippies. Now a lot of the business of bikes and bike riders has been taken over by type A personalities!