I don't remember the brand of my first bike, but it was a big, single speed cruiser, blue and silver. It had a big spring in front, sort of "suspension" I guess. I was 8. It was too big. My parents gave it to my uncle. I then got a 3 spd "Royal Sabre", which I rode in college.
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'96 Giant ATX 760 MTB
'01 Bianchi Eros
'05 Giant OCR Llimited Carbon Fiber + upgrades