On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 20:49:14 GMT, Werehatrack
wrote:

That's pretty much an absolutely typical Euro everyday ride.

Actually, my experience is that 3speed hubs or singlespeed w/ coaster
brake and a fully enclosed chain is more typical than derailleur for
commuters, although in some countries derailleurs did start appearing in
numbers in the seventies/eighties.

Jasper