yup, the old girly sweat machines were kind of like a step thru..
jeez, I even remember the skirt guards for the rear wheel made from stretchy elastic strings and a mudguard with a zillion holes along the edges, obligatory pullback type bars with hard plastic grips. the 6v dynamo electrics and the basket on the front. I also remember accidently putting my foot in the front spokes and both my brother and I going over the bars at the school gate in front of everyone..how embarrassment!
he told me the handlebars was a perfectly safe place to sit!! Cost me 5 new spokes out of my pocket money th swine
funny thing is I don't ever remember it hurting..except on the inside
