John E

I greatly prefer the appearance of road bicycles from the mid-1950s into the mid-1980s, perhaps because I took up bicycling at age 12 in 1962 and have ridden bicycles of that era ever since. They simply look "right" to me. (I became particularly passionate about bicycling for transportation, recreation, health, and general enjoyment in the late 1960s.) I like things like horizontal top tubes, toeclips, and non-indexed shifting. I also appreciate the versatility of a somewhat relaxed frame geometry, with ample clearance for wider tires and/or mudguards. I am also a huge fan of "use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without," as well as a do-it-yourselfer who started working on my own electronics and bicycles in high school, then moved on to house, automobile, and appliance repair, as well.