I started cycling December of 08. Rode my Vertical full suspension thing from Target everywhere within a mile, thought I was fast, would bike and get muffins every day, got fatter.

In Feb. 2009, I got my first not-POS bike from craigslist. Specialized Hardrock. Got that tuned up, road it all the time, went mtbing for the first time.

Early summer 2009, I got my first road bike. Lotus Grand Prix Luxe. Never rode it that much, prefered the mountain bike.

Upgraded mountain bike over the summer to XT drivetrain, nice fork, everything. Frame was still cheap.

September 2009, saw that my current bike (Giant Defy) was on a ridiculous sale direct from Giant. Got that. ($1100 for a full 105/ultegra carbon bike? Yes please)

Jan. 2010, upgraded crank to DA and fd to Ultegra.

Jan. 2010, peaked at 187 pounds. Upsetting.

March 2010, upgraded mountain bike frame to something aluminum (Specialized Rockhopper) getting it down to 24 lbs.

Now here we are, about a year and a half later after I got on a bike and could ride a mile (barely), and I have close to 5k worth of bikes. Also lost a good bit of weight and am down to a consistent 149 lbs.