Mongoose full-suspension mountain bike - model E303, I think - purchased at Sports Authority with an employee discount around 2005 or 2006.
I had been away from cycling since the early 1990s and thought I was buying a good brand. I had no idea it was a crappy parts-bin special that proceeded to fall apart a little more every time I rode it. It had twist-grip shifters, a disc brake up front, and a V-brake in back. The disc caliper needed to be tightened up several times during every ride - I think the rotation of the disc un-did my tightening a little bit every time I used the front brake.
Another few years of very little cycling followed, but I'm much happier now riding older rigid MTBs with cantilever brakes, as I did in the '80s & '90s.
Last edited by Squeeze; 04-09-18 at 10:37 AM.