i used to ride a single speed, it was 30 odd years ago, knobbly tyres, single rear brake and wide bars, we used to call them trackers, bmx hadn't been invented (in the uk at least) and if you had a tracker you were the coolest of cool! (though the phrase "cool" hadn't been invented either). so when mountain bikes arrived, with gears, it was a revelation, you could now go up hill as well!
anyway, i wouldn't buy a car now without electric windows, air con, 3 year warranty, cd player, power steering, non-vinyl seats, etc etc so why would i want to go back in time with my push bike?



