Ha, good point. I'm a liar too. I have 3 bikes. The first is the one I neglected in my count, and the one I bought at a garage sale for one dollar. It's purple and says roadmaster, I'm sure its some cheap department store thing. I added brakes and cables, and rode it for probably my first 3-4 months, and a few hundred miles before getting a "real" bike. Mostly it takes up space, and I sometimes take it if I want to ride rougher or muddy trails, since I don't have a mtn bike yet. It takes a lot of abuse, and never gave me as much as a flat tire. If I ever get a mountain bike, maybe can get rid of this beauty at another garage sale. Maybe I can even get my full dollar back!



When I wanted a "real" bike, I tried a bike store near me, not knowing at all what I wanted, or much about bikes at all, and got insulted and laughed at, and told any decent bike would be crushed under my weight. I didn't understand half the lingo they threw at me, and when I asked questions, they just sighed and rolled their eyes and looked at each other. There was one that MIGHT work, they said. It cost 1800, I don't recall what it was. But they really seemed to think I was very stupid for thinking I could ride a bike. I decided to look online rather than suffer the same humiliation at another shop, and bought a cyclocross bike, the Motobecane Fantom CX. I LOVE this bike. I instantly felt like it was an extension of my body, and it can do anything. It handles and moves just how I want it to, all the time. It's got fenders and a rack because its my commuter.


I decided to get a road bike, and decided since my last Motobecane worked out so well, I'd get another, a Sprint. I got a fairly nice one, with Ultegra, a triple crank, carbon fork, etc. Its pretty light. It goes very fast. It handles great. Somehow I always feel like its a delicate flower, and I have to be very careful with it. I've had to true the wheels every time I hit a good bump, and the derailler needs fixing from time to time. Honestly, I know parents aren't supposed to tell their kids which one is their favorite, but luckily I just have dogs and always tell them which is my favorite and which I will strangle in his sleep. I say it in a happy voice, and he doesn't care at all. I assume bikes are the same way. For some reason, the Fantom is my favorite despite being the middle child. The Sprint is a good fit and all, I don't have any discomfort or anything, but I always feel like I'm riding on top of it, rather than being one with the bike.