I'm with the gals who seem to have always been there. I remember every bike. It all started with a red tricycle.......
I remember being terrified on my little red one speed with the training wheels and coaster brakes going down the "big hill" with my feet up in the air because the pedals would go around to fast for me to keep up (I'll bet if I went back there today I would laugh at myself over that hill!).
I started touring with my mom on a heavy steel blue girls style bike from Sears. What we didn't know in those days! Jean and tennis shoes were our gear of choice!
I finally got tall enough for a real bike! It was a beautiful red and black Trek with 21 speeds! Boy was I ticked when that one was stolen my first year at college.
The replacement was a powder blue and pink Trek of the same model that served me faithfully for many many years on two continents- until I figured out that it really was a bit big for me.
The current steed an '05 Fuji Provence that has let me find speed and power I never knew I had - this year I've joined a team and will be in my first mass start race in a few weeks! (I did a hillclimb timetrial last year - I came in 6th!)
The dream bike - I'm working on selling some things to afford this one soon - a Specialized Ruby - Its the first carbon fiber bike that I've seen that comes in my size!!