In the mid to late 60s cool to me was having a ten speed racer that I used to outrace the farm dogs nipping at my heels. I wore cut-offs,tennis shoes, and a golf shirt.
In the bike-boom 70s, I was working for Beacon Cycle and got me a new Mercier ten speed. Still wore the same clothes as before and rode the bike paths of Phoenix early every morning and did sprints every evening.
The only thing that was cool to me; was being on the bike and riding thousands of miles with just me and the bicycle. Didn't need much else.
Nick Zatezalo
Atlanta,Ga