I got a pink Huffy for Christmas when I was six. The seat wasn't banana, it was this odd puffy sort of thing that was still long and had a handle on the back. I remember my dad running behind me down the sidewalk on the way to the park so I wouldn't fall after taking the training wheels off. I was going faster, faster, faster.... and then I realized I didn't hear Daddy's footsteps behind me anymore, which meant I was riding on my OWN and I started to look behind me to be sure and... crash!

The next one was a blue road bike of some kind, got that when I was 11 - I'm surprised I don't recall the make, because I rode it to death! I'd even retape the handlebars all the time.

When I was 15 I saved and saved and saved while babysitting and mowing lawns to get a Fuji Monterey, a hybrid, which I think was pretty darn new back then. It was silver and light green, 21 speed, I paid $350 for it. That bike got me through college, it was a wonderful commuting bike between classes and from my various living apartments to school. Then I left it at my parent's house for a few years, my dad had a cleaning frenzy, and without asking me, he threw it away. I still miss that bike. (if anyone happens to have one, let me know)

After college my BF (now hubby) bought me a full-suspension Gary Fisher, one of the first full suspension bikes out there. Anybody want it? It's for sale.

And Friday, I got my new 08 Fuji Team! I'm back to a dark blue and white road bike!