A fun thread indeed. Good to see the passion lives on all these years. For some of us, it was rediscovered before it was lost. I dusted off my old bike in the following thumbs, during my separation with my ex-wife. Jumped back on it, and nearly died of a heart attack! LOL! The Avocet Racer II gave way to a cushier saddle, and swapped on a pair of Look style pedals. I ended up shedding 30 lbs, and have kept it basically off.
The pics were taken in '86 I believe. In Staten Island, NY. Please forgive the 80s Miami Vice look
I built that bike during junior year of high school (Brooklyn Tech class of 82), and continued to upgrade it. I still have her in the garage.
I don't have any recent biking pics. Might be a more recent one posted in a Foo thread.