I remember an article in Popular Mechanics* in around, oh, maybe 1967, about "ten speed" bikes. Far superior to "English racers", according to the article!

I also remember when a few older people still refered to a bicycle as a "wheel", a residual term hanging on from the 1880s (when "wheelmen" meant "cyclists"). You probably won't see that in Craigslist.

tcs

*Anyone else remember the regular monthly column on bicycles in Popular Mechanics during the bike boom?