Pedal Power
June, 1990
Not long ago, it was easy to own a bike. Greg LeMond wasn't a role model, the bike path hadn't been invented yet, helmets were for football and about the only thing finer than owning a new "English racer" was the rush you felt when you and your ten-speed became one mean piece of machinery. The modern versions of those English ten-speeds are faster, sleeker and featherlight, and most have about 21 gears, enabling the rider to handle the 11 new types of topography that apparently were di...
