I always rode a bike as a kid but stopped doing that in college. Being a poor college student and later a poor college graduate, I always had crappy cars and most of the time my car was either out of order or out of license plates (for a variety of reasons) and I relied on public transport and a pair of good shoes. Then one day, this fantastic blonde started began working at the same place I was working and she always rode a bike to work so I bought myself a cheap Trek to impress her. Now, 15 years later, I have 5 bicycles, ride almost every day to work and even better, the fantastic blonde hasn't kicked me out of the house yet...