Think we must be about the same age, Lisa. My parents weren't Beatniks (too straight-laced!), but my uncles were, and they were my childhood heroes. Happy to say I grew up somewhat in their images.

They both had cool 10-speed bikes--called "English racers" in those days, which my brother and I used to lean up against the side of the house, climb onto the saddles, and pretend we were riding, when our feet didn't even reach the pedals!