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Troublemakers (And How Much Their Bikes Cost)

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Man, how I longed for a banana seat bikes as a kid. Especially one with a gear shift, like this one:

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But growing up in a communist country, it never happened. Here’s how much they cost in the US at the beginning of the 70’s (this is from a 1971 Sears Christmas Catalog):

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Written by Tamás Varga
A sociologist and English major by degree, I've worked in the area of civil society & human rights and have been blogging in the fields of travel, nature & science for over 20 years.

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