Tpcorr

Mine was champagne colored, with a beige velour seat, 10 speed.

Tom

Agent Cooper

Oddly enough I remember the bike itself well, but not what brand it was or when exactly I got it. It was one of those mass produced steel 10 speeds with stem shifters that were all over the place back in the day. Maybe Ross, or Panasonic?? My parents bought it for me from Montgomery Wards, it was 1981-2 ? It was this cool burnt orange color, I rode it all over the place as a kid. Took it with me when I went into the service and left it chained up to a rack at my first base.

The first "real" road bike I bought for myself as an adult was a 00' Trek 2000. It was a great bike, I really liked it but at the time I was living downtown and had no where close to really open it up. Plus had trouble with the Rolf wheelset so I didn't keep it very long.

I have a Cannondale touring bike now and that serves as my road bike.

wrldtraveller

I don't remember what brand it was, but the first road bike I ever used was my sister's pink road bike, and I was about 14 or 15 years old. At that time, I was a heavy mtn bike rider, meaning really fast on a mtn bike, so one day I decided to see what its like to ride on a road bike, so I borrowed my sister's, and what I remember the most, is when I'm slow on it, very wobbly and ungainly, but I also remember most was how fast I could go on it. Way faster than a mtn bike. It made me decide that I prefer mountain bike because more comfortable to ride on for a long ride. however today, I am starting to think maybe I should start using a road bike because of my ability have surpassed my mountain bike. My mountain bike no longer gives me challenge in terms of speed. Just the other day, I hit 30 miles an hour on a mtn bike unassisted, on a flat road. I found that sometimes when I am at that speed, the bike cannot keep up with my cadence. Sounds funny eh?

Thats my memory,

Wrlddtraveller

MDfive21

raleigh pursuit. there was nothing 'pursuit' about that boat anchor with turkey levers and stem shifters.

gaucho777 

Sky blue Vitus 979 with a mix of parts (Mavic drivetrain, Modolo brakes, Simplex retrofriction shifters, Galli rims) I brought back from a shop in France.

BoSoxYacht

That's what I remember.

I'm surprised Huffy(and Shimano) actually tried to copy the best components of the time.

BoSoxYacht

when I was hit by a truck last year, my bills came to over $800k.

Between that and the time I broke my neck, my medical bills are over $1,000,000 since 2010.

stevebiker

My first and only true road bike, since I took up cycling a few years ago: Scott CR1. It's a great full-carbon work of art.

Before that, I had a cheepie Wal-Mart steel-aluminum hybrid. Weighed a ton, but it helped me get in shape and wet my lust for a real road bike.

BartJ

My first "real" road bike is my 1987 Specialized Sirrus. Keep it on the rollers now. A few upgrades over the years. Still love they way it feels.

obed7

a schwinn panther...at least it was a road bike as far as I was concerned back in the 50's...
I did not know anybody who had multiple speeds or brakes on the handle bars... did not know they existed.
Delivered lots of papers on that bike and it took me on every road in town.

RonH

My first road bike was a 1985 Schwinn Le Tour. No pics. Gave it to my son in 1989 when life/job got in the way. That ended my cycling for 10+ years.

I returned to cycling in 1999 when life was less demanding. Been riding since. Got a 1999 Raleigh R600. Rode it for 4 years.

MCODave

1984 Trek 400, in silver with red decals, red bar tape and red cables.

Sy Reene

one of these.. found this image/description.. kinda fun reading about it quite a few years later..

dtrain

Trek 1000

junkman71

it was a J.C. Penny 10 speed from I would guess was the 70s...... it was black and had a disc brake and 26" wheels..... we got it used along with a huffy 10 speed, a sears 10 speed and a 3 speed for my mom.....the jc penny was a poorly constructed frame.... lugged frame with tack welds holding it together...... friends of mine rode it down a flight of stairs and broke the frame in half....lol...... my first real road bike I would have to say is my schwinn I have now

denny1969

My first road bike was a 24" version of the Schwinn Varsity. It ended up being gifted to a relative since my dad was building up a Gitane for me.

My first road bike that I purchased for myself was a mid to late 80s Nishiki Olympic 12.

Dennis

bobones

Mine was a Puch Alpine from the mid seventies. 5 speed, cheap parts, but did the job. Looked almost exactly like this


Next, a few years in the early 80s was a beautiful black and gold 12 speed Raleigh Record Sprint. Still a cheap bike but I loved it dearly. Finished it off with matching gold/champagne Esge mudguards and an Avocet digital electronic speedometer.



I then stopped cycling for about 25 years

bgrider

Nice - Lots of Schwinns poping up here. Mine was an '80 Traveler as well.

Scummer

1993 Campus Cicli with Shimano 105
I loved that bike. Some mofo stole it in downtown Chicago.

BadBurrito

1997 Giant Kronos GS for $400

It and I have been to the mountain passes of Colorado, the sea side trails in Florida, and several bervets. Heavy like a brick.

Still my go to bike, I've replaced all the components over the years,and repainted it last winter (from blue to white) after I crashed it last fall.

Whenever I start lusting after a new bike, then my cheapskate side comes out, I just can't seem to commit to a bike over a $1000. I know I will someday but not today - ride on!

loimpact

Man.........anybody with an SR????

That's what mine was. I'm gonna say 1981 but it might have been 1982. I can't even remember if it was a 10 or 12 (or 15?) speed. I remember the few extra gears were all the rage. Not much has changed.

Here's *about* what mine looked like it except it was the prettiest blue I'd ever seen. (beautiful deep metallic blue). Never seen another like it since. I definitely recall the dual brake levers and the little "nubs" at the top of what we'd call the "hoods" now for resting the groove between your thumb & forefinger.....though, because it was just metal and rather sharp-edged, it wasn't comfortable for long.

Scooper

Mine was a shiny new blue Schwinn World under the Christmas tree in 1954. It was a single speed bike with a coaster brake and weighed a ton, but I rode it everywhere.

TakingMyTime

It was a '68 or '69 Schwinn Super Sport (Brown). I was always on that bike. It was my pride and joy. It stayed in my room and was cleaned every day. Quite possibly the cleanest bike in the world, lol.

Dave Cutter

I acquired a new/used 1963 Schwinn Varsity from a friend in 1964. My friend was gifted with the bike. But the bike was too large for him and he wanted a smaller, lighter-weight, foreign manufactured bike instead.

The/my Varsity had no top bar safety brake (they came later), it had down tube shifters, the then popular matching plastic handlebar tape, the "Schwinn Approved" leather saddle... and it was Coppertone. Of course it was really painted a golden color but gold sounded a bit garish in the mid 60's... so it was Coppertone. And it was beautiful to look at.

It was a wonderful bicycle... and a total piece of crap... all at the same time. I was barely a teenager when I got it yet the Varsity made me a road cyclist for life. Just thinking of my Varsity will always bring back fond memories. I rode it wearing gym shorts (or blue jeans) and muscle shirts (or whatever shirt and/or jacket was appropriate for where I was going).

I bought and restored an old Schwinn Continental a couple years ago. But we can never really go home. I sold the Schwinn... and kept the memories.

dr_lha

It was an early 80s Dawes Lightning. A proper English Dawes, not that Bikesdirect bollocks. 10 speed (5 in the back, 2 up front), either Shimano or Simplex gearing, Reynolds 531 tubing, it was passed down from my brother and I road the crap out of it. Did a couple of London to Brighton bike rides on it, round the Isle of Wight a few times (hilly as heck, but didn't seem to bother my teenage self), and to and from school every day. Eventually I broke the frame, seperating the seat tube from the bottom bracket lug. It got brazed back together but was never the same again, and I had outgrown it by that point.