At a nearby Wal-Mart, 15-speed mountain bikes were going for $45.
Single-speed mountain bikers consider themselves misfits of the mainstream, choosing a mechanical simplicity that adds physical challenge; riders must create momentum to ascend steep hills.
Michele Finley, 62, who rides her rusted one-speed mountain bike in the neighborhood to go to her various pet-sitting jobs, said she did not understand why Seniors for Safety opposed the path.
In 2008 the group began loaning a fleet of 30 adult-size 21-speed mountain bikes and 30 smaller single-speed bikes with 20-inch wheels for younger students to public schools in and around New York.
Belt-driven systems were first used primarily on single-speed mountain bikes but are now appearing on multigeared commuter and city bikes as well, said Larry Wallach, manager of the Sid's Bikes store in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan.
Sergeant Burke said that the 18-speed mountain bike Mr. Martinez had been riding for his late-night delivery had not been recovered, but that investigators did not believe it had been taken by his assailant.
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