Having just gotten back into riding in my adult years about 2 years ago now, mine is pretty short so far...

I don't remember the couple bikes I had as a small child but I'm sure they were department store bikes. I do have a couple photos of me riding two of them though. I traded in bikes for horses for a few years until the stables closed and my horse, Payday, was relocated. So my dad got me a new red Huffy and I rode that everywhere until I got my license and 92 Camaro at 16. I sold that bike when I was 20 after it sat for years in the basement.

When my son got his first real bike, I needed a way to keep up with him so I went and got a $10 huffy off CL. It was an awful bike but I found I loved riding again. A few weeks later I bought another Huffy off CL that was in better condition. I rode that for a few months while I saved up for something better. That's when I bought the like-new 95 Specialized Hardrock off CL and found BF.

After spending time in C&V I knew I wanted to head in that direction. First I found a 91 Schwinn CrossCut. I wanted to convert it to drop bars since I hated flat bars but it was too heavy and a smidge too big. I really just wanted a road bike but finding a vintage bike in my size and budget wasn't easy. So I sold that, saved more, hunted CL daily, and finally bought my first road bike, the 87 Schwinn Prelude. I absolutely love this bike and have been making changes here and there...now saving up for another 80's road bike.

ETA - I actually recently found out that my dad bought my mom an 87 Schwinn Prelude, also pink, back when they came out... When I remembered her having a pink road bike, just a couple months ago, I showed her a picture of mine and she confirmed its the one she had lol. Sadly, she gave it to my brother years ago and he destroyed it, of course...

Below are the bikes listed above, in order. A couple were truly horrible lol