weird bike, sorry no pictures

[Chile Pepper]

I'm probably dating myself here, but that used to be a very common way to set up a "ten speed" in the 1970s. Hybrids and mountain bikes were a thing of the future, so people would buy a cheap ten speed and try to make it more comfortable for riding around town. Not everyone did it, and it was clearly unsafe, even at the time. Crazy. (And no, I never had my bike set up like that.)

[7rider]

I'm probably dating myself here, but that used to be a very common way to set up a "ten speed" in the 1970s. Hybrids and mountain bikes were a thing of the future, so people would buy a cheap ten speed and try to make it more comfortable for riding around town. Not everyone did it, and it was clearly unsafe, even at the time. Crazy. (And no, I never had my bike set up like that.)

My brother did. I recall he had an old junky Columbia ten-speed that he used to get back and forth to work. On a recent visit home, I think it was still sitting out on the patio. However, it's probably not ride-able, as I recall it was rusting into oblivion. [Maybe he shipped the bike to Norway! : ) ]