I had various Schwinn bikes as a kid, including the obligatory blue Stingray. In my adult life, my first "real" bike was a Miyata 1000 touring bike. I don't have a color photo, but this one I found on the internet looks quite similar, if memory serves. I loaned it to someone in 1989 to get home after an earthquake, and it got stolen.



It got replaced with this 1990 Trek 520 touring bike (stock photo -- mine had low riders and a few other things):



My first "road bike" was a 1987 Bianchi Superlegarra. Here are recent photos, before and after renewal:



and after:



In 2007 I got a mountain bike:



In 2000 I got this Crack&Fail as a commuter. It has hydraulic rim brakes (WTF?). I never felt comfortable on it. Maybe it is the aluminum frame:



This acquired the derisive nickname of "assistant professor's bike". It captures the very essence of its stogieness.

My most recent bike was a custom steel build in 2014: