Have no idea what my first bikes were...from when I was a kid. Probably, something from Sears. I do remember buying a couple of bikes from the police auctions at Santa Monica for a couple of bucks.

As for my first "real" bike, it was a white Peugeot UO7 or 8 or something. That was in the '70's. I was so proud of that bike. Still love the look of that 10 speed. I know we took rides of up to 100 miles or in that area in those days. A couple of times, we road from the L.A. area in groups of four or five to San Diego, where we'd have a nice dinner, spend the night in a good hotel, and head back the next day on a train. Of course, I was a lot younger and leaner as well. Can't even recall ever getting a flat on the thing. Must have weighed pretty much compared to bikes of today.