I came to bikeforums when I started looking for a bike to ride at college. I'd ridden non-stop up until age 15 and then just dropped it all together. I first visited the road forum, but over time I realized I couldn't stand the people in there and being of a design background, can't stand the look of most modern road bikes. The Tour duPont used to come through my town every year and I started thinking about the bikes I saw back then, and some I saw while traveling Europe and realized I liked the aesthetic of older bikes a lot more. So, I started perusing the C&V section, bought an '88 Peugeot, and it's been downhill ever since.