Way back in the 50's- there was a fantastic choice of bikes- A red one or a blue one. There was black but no-one had black over here as we were just getting out of WWll and all the cars were black.
I know over here it took a long time before there was any variety in Anything. I was just getting into running and the choice of footwear for running was Black Plimpsoles or white Tennis shoes. This lasted till the mid 60's but then a bit of choice came in- You could then get shorts that were above the Knees.
There was not the choice in anything till the 70's and as I did not get into cycling till 1990- I missed out on the BMX- missed out on the heavy MTB's- My first one weighed a fantastically light 30lbs. And I did not take an interest in road bikes till about 93 when I started following the TDF. Still did not take the plunge untill 2006 and that 19 1/2 lb OCR3 was the bees knees.
How things change over such a long time.
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How long was I in the army? Five foot seven.
Spike Milligan