Originally Posted by
indyfabz
Heh. I had one of those. A Free Spirit complete with suicide levers and stem shifters. Quite unremarkable looking. Like my Toughskins jeans from Sears.

I had a 1970s 40 lb "Ten Speed". I ADDED the suicide levers and stem shifters, because my 15 year old brain thought they were the height of cycling fashion, To be fair, nobody who lived nearby had a nicer bike.