I can remember looking at bikes at the Schwinn store but having no idea how to make a choice. My father picked up on the idea that one model was particularly rugged so that is the one we got. Within a few years friends were getting light-weight 10-speeds, so that must have been what we passed over.
Highland, Indiana 41.5505199, -87.4762434 Home 41.5651217, -87.5396848 Lansing Theatre 41.5956188, -87.4616005 Electronic Parts 41.5299055, -87.4219353 Father's Second Office
By the time I was a teen I was covering some serious ground, sometimes riding with my brother. I was proud to have made it all the way to the next state, Lansing, Illinois.