I do, a Specialized Allez Elite. I started riding in 2003 so it isn't such a surprise I guess. (It hasn't been ridden in a couple years though)

Yes to the first three bikes and wheels, bought in 1987,1988 and 1989. Still using the two of them today for training and going strong.

Still racing and qualified for 2003 age group worlds on the 1989 bike.

It's all about the muscles driving the bike.



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my first real bike was a 1988 haro team master..didnt keep it..should have..would love to see my boys riding it

http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/haro/15082

Yes, 1985 Healing Mini Max 20"

nope,

and i want to kick myself in the ass everysingle day for selling it. It was a voodoo rada road, full ultegra 9 reynolds 853 steel frame with a kinesis fork, got it in 2000 for about 1g. It was nothing fancy, but I learned did my first road races, crits, centuries and even my first tri (a HIM) on it.

about 3.5 years ago, I had already upgraded to a different road bike, I had just started dating this girl that I really liked, her b day was coming up and my meager paycheck for lifeguarding was 5 days away, I was flat broke.

there was this local roadie who always wanted that voodoo, so I called him up, got 450.00 cash for it.

I have been bummed ever since, I still daydream about getting at a new fram of the same model and building it up.

all that being said, I have gotten rid of 5 or 6 bikes that I dont miss at all, gt road bike, cannondale caad 8, look 361, klein, felt etc.

If I did it would be worth about $15. It was used in 1979 when I bought it for $45. It was nothing special, just a French made 10 speed sport bike but it at least got me interested in cycling.

I'm not counting the Sting Ray I had as a kid.

First bike was a Fuji (Hi Matty!) touring bike I bought off my sister for $150 (she had just graduated college and needed money). First NEW bike was a black Cannondale I bought for $600 by going halves with my parents; it was early 1990 and I was 16. I traded it for a desk after I got a QR in early 2002; hey, I needed a desk more than I needed a second bike.

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Yes, my wife rides it now. I keep offering to upgrade her bike, but she is in love with the Specialized Allez Elite with the bumble bee paint job whose geo we had to hack to make it fit her as a tribike (I'm short torso, she's long torso).

Yes. It is a 1987 GT Mach One BMX bike. Chrome of course, and boy was I excited when I got the Redline Flight cranks for it. 3 piece cranks were a big deal then. As far as my first roadie, yes as well. A 2001 Trek 2200 in the cool yellow and blue scheme complete with blue Rolf wheels. It's hanging in the bike room, which is kinda getting full......

Rik

I've kept em all, mostly cause they're not worth much to sell. I was just thinking tonight maybe I should donate the oldest, a Motobecane touring bike from about 1980, to make some more room. Did my first tri on it in 1986 and bought a Centurion Dave Scott expert about 3 weeks later. I have 3 road and 3 mountain bikes.

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GREAT question! My first bike I bought as a senior in college at the local used bike swap store (Hampshire Bike Exchange I think). A 1988 steel Bianchi and I love it. Every once in a while I think about selling it because it sits in the basement and we don't have a lot of space, but I know I would regret it. I take it out at least once a year though.

My 1979 Huffy with training wheels? I don't have it anymore. That bike was probably converted into a boat anchor years ago.

I also started out with an Allez which I still have kicking around. I sometimes use it to commute longer distances.

My first roadie is now my commuter/winter bike. Still ride it often.

Nope...not the first "real" road bike...that was a mid-70s Gitane that was stolen while I was still in High School (not long after completely rebuilding/repainting it...arghh)

But, I still have the first road bike I bought after graduating from college. Her name is "Violet"...although some like to refer to her as "Barney"

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I wish I did. When I was 16 I saved up a bunch of cash and bought a Raleigh "Racing USA", olympic edition (1984) road bike. It was a fantstic bike. Sold it freshman year in college so I could buy a mountain bike. It was a bad decision, I miss that old girl.

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Mine wasn't a 1979 but it probably met a similar fate!

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I guess I did have some murrays and huffies as well, I just dont really consider them bikes.

Not the bikes my parents bought when I was a kid, then I used my Dad's old bike, but I still have all the bikes I bought since, including a broken Bianchi frame hanging in the basement. My oldest are two Vitus circa 1987 and 1990. Still working order, I ride the 1990 as a winter bike.

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I still have my first road bike from 1984. It's a dark Green Bianchi that I couldn't part with. I saved up all my money when I was in highschool and put down $400 for my first real racing bike in 1984.

I have since then bought and sold many bikes but still have my first real bike. I brougt into my LBS and had it converted into a fixed gear bike. All the guys in the bike shop loved the bike.

I now use the bike everyday as my commuting bike.

Keep your bike

I just sold mine last year. It was a 1990 Concorde road bike. I road it for 10 yrs and sold it to my nephew. I bought it back off him 2 yrs later and used it as a winter beater for a few years and sold it again. I passed the new owner riding it in a race last year.

I have enough bikes now that I don't miss it (as of today ;) )
Brad

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Nope......I gave my Dave Scott Ironman edition Centurion to my brother years ago........it fell off of his truck and was run over by a bigger truck.....he said that he watched it all unfold in his rear view.......he did not even stop.

I had moved on to a Kestrel KM40 EMS.

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Still have my road bike after investing in a tri bike for races and most road training. Keep the roadie inside propped up right next to my rollers. It's also nice to have it around in case friends want to race or I feel like riding with a group.

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1984 Raliegh Team USA. Stolen in college :-(