my dad was a bike nut back when he was my age now (22), so i got a bike was
i was 3 or 4. it was a dark red BMX style coaster brake bike (it was the
'80s they were "the thing") with 16" wheels, dark red metalic paint and
pads. i still remember how it looked in the living room that Christmas with
the bow on the bars. i rode it until it was waaay to small and got a 20"
BMX bike when i was 7 or so. it had a coaster in back and a sidepull in
front, no pads, and with wheel disks (totally rad 1988).
i rode in a charity ride when i was in third grade, 1988 and was supposed to
ride five miles but accidently rode 15 all on a hard plastic seat.
when i was 11 i got a huffy "stone mountain" ATB for my birthday which i
rode through the woods once and promptly broke. i then saved up my cash and
got a raleigh M40 that i rode until my sophomore year in college.
i am 6' tall and the frame was 14.5 C to C so i replaced with a giant MTB
that i rode until it got stolen. i loved that bike so damn much errrr. put
together my current bike at 20. it's an early 80's columbus SL lugged frame
and it's the best bike i've ever had, so for a "nice bike" i guess 3, but it
seems to just keep getting better.
alfred