You need to clarify ... First road bike "ever" or more so "when you first started understanding what riding really is"?
My first road bike "ever" was a Red 24" Schwinn Varsity when I was 10yrs old. Still had it around when I was 21.
My first real road bike when I "first" started thinking about riding more than 10 blocks was a Schwinn World Sport. One year later, a Scwhinn Le Tour. Then, one year later, Trek 2100, then my current Trek 5200.
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-\Brian
18' Landshark Tandem - Custom
15' Wabi Special Single-Speed Road
06' Cannondale Six13 TeamOne
06' Cannondale Prophet 3 "Lefty"
92' Trek 5200