I had a Schwinn, non mongoose, with the banana seat. I got blue, my brother got red…Dad said “you get ONE bike. That is it. I will not buy another…if you wreck it, or get it stolen, you are S.O.L.” We didn’t even have chains or locks. We took pretty damn good care of those bikes. We made them last 5 or 6 years, until we had outgrown them. We were allowed to ride on busy streets to get to the store to buy comics, or wackys, Today, with crime and crazy drivers, i wont let my 9 year old ride her bike outside of our neighborhood…