mazdaspeed

First "real" bike (one that was quality, and fit) was a 1986 team fuji. It served me well for my first year of riding, and taught me a lot about how to work on bikes. I built it up with vintage dura ace and sold it to my friend, who still rides it. It was a little bit much for a beginner bike, the 42x26 low gear made climbing 1+ mile steep hills pretty much impossible when I was weaker and fatter!

mustang1

Specialized Allez, reasons to buy:
1. I like the looks
2. It was on closeout
3. They had my size

I was gonna keep it for one or two years but 4 years later, I still like a whole bunch and dont want to ride anything else.

JAk

I was a NYC for 45 years and the last bike I owned was some all stainless thing that weighted a ton, wow, carting it up four flights after a ride was the real work out. Did a lot of week end riding around the city and river paths at the time. That was in 1984.

Stated cycling again, after a thought from now where. Had little money and was living in PA, after 5 years of single parenting. A friend said he knew someone who had an old Trek 610 which he was still ridding and would be willing to part with it as an incentive to get something more to date.

Got the 1984 Trek 610, cheap, thought it was a fun thing since I had stopped in 1984. So, it was my first real road bike. I love it, especially the down tub shifters, since they allow friction shifting. Wow, neat to go through the whole range of gogs without a thought. Sure eliminates cross shifting and all the click, click,

Tried other more contemporary bikes, had a Bianca for a while with good components and back to the Trek. If only the modern shifters could be friction. It technically seems possible and doesn't exist?

BTW: found the original wheel set including tires and seat with only 100 mi on all and thought to restore it, nah, am riding the p___s out of it and I think that is what a bicycle is for "ride it".

2ndGen

I was thinking the same thing as soon as you said CAAD9.

What's left?

That's like your first love in high school being the hottest girl you ever had!



My first real RB was a Trek 1.5.

I loved it's looks and it's looks and it's looks (nearly identical to Madone 6.9 even in paint scheme).
I loved that it share nearly identical geo with Trek's top of the line offering (Madones).
I loved that it came from a reputable company.
I loved it's weight (19.87lbs wet).

I loved that they had the model/color/size I was looking for
at a 33% discount when I was ready to pull the trigger!
KA-CHING!

Then, I met CAAD, passed 1.5 on to another fresh rider and yeah...I'm all up my CAAD's arse now!
From Tiagra to Dura-Ace, from lead components to full carbon cockpit and a nice set of BWW wheels.

Loved the Trek, but now I am in Love AND in Lust!

For me, it's like marrying the hot chick from high school that
I was too nerdy to know back then, but now she's mine.

Barrettscv 

1973 Schwinn Paramount. I'm the original owner & I still own it and ride it a few times a year;





52 & 49t half-step chainrings and a 13-24 5 cog freewheel.

ciocc_cat

My first "real" road bike was a Gitane Tour de France in the mid-1970s. I bought it after doing my homework (I liked the all-Reynolds 531 db frame) and because my LBS carried Gitane.

fishymamba

CAAD9. I got it because my friend was getting a Trek 1.2 and I decided to get a road bike too. I really like the bike it's better then the Trek and my old mountain bike.

turkey9186

1984 Raleigh Super Marathon, and then a ten plus year brake from cycling. 1999 CAAD3 R500. Three years and close to 10K miles later, upgraded to a CAAD5 frame, and then a 6/13.
Jerry

Forza

first "real" road bike was a 2002 Specialized Allez Sport..

- good value for the money and good be dialed in for race or comfort.