My first bike love as a kid was a Schwinn 2 speed “Automatic.” By pedaling backward lightly you shifted from high to low, low to high. Years later [1979!] I worked at a gritty inner city bike shop in Pittsburgh PA for a couple years. I worked in sales and as a mechanic and handled the Schwinn and Raleigh lines. Although I spent the majority of my life in the music and recording business, I've always had bikes in my life. After retiring and coming to St Pete I was lucky enough to find the Trek Store, now ABC Bicycles 4th Street, and the nicest people I’ve ever met who somehow thought I might have something to offer. It’s been a wonderful ride.