Paul D wrote:
I posted a thread yesterday, entited; "stressed and depressed",
because that's
just about how I felt trying to come to some sort of a decision about
upgrading
my bike.


If you want something cheapish, simple and with enough gears try the
Edinburgh Courier.
http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/news...n_courier.html

It's light (for its price range), straight bars, and with eight usable
gears it has more gears than a 1970s 10 speed which actually 10 - about
3 gears which were duplicates or not usable due to chain crossover.
Iain C