How old were you when you got your first really nice bike and what was it?

1970 (I was 15 at the time) -- a Gitane Tour de France (Reynolds 531
double-butted throughout, tubular tires, $199.50 new)
-- I'm still riding that bike (which remains my only steed)
before that, a Raleigh Super Course (531 main tubes, not double-butted), and
before that a Schwinn Varsity (bought used -- way too small for me). Both
owned for ~6 months before upgrading.

- Skip