Noobie here,

After longing desperatly my whole childhood for a "ten speed", and having to settle for a Schwinn Typhoon, I am at a loss to understand the fixty craze.

I finally got my dream bike when I was 21 and out of the Army, an old Raleigh Comp with brakes and gears ADDED.

One cant help but think that Fausto Coppi and his peers, having to disengage their rear wheels and flip the chain onto the next cog, would'nt be somewhat bewildered as well?

I don't get it, help me out here.