My first real road bike was only eight years ago... this pic is dated October 21, 2001. The little sign says "5000km", which, given our short season, I was pretty proud of. This was before the responsibilities of kiddies (which I wouldn't trade) and maybe someday my mileage will hit that number again. This is a "Small" giant OCR2, which I still use on the trainer. The only other road bike I had was bought as a teenager - a 60cm Raliegh I got on sale... way too big, but I didn't know the difference. Crashed that bike in a one-on-one with a transport truck. I figure that even though I used my face for brakes, was knocked unconscious and had short-term amnesia, I still won that fight... after all, I"m still here, and still ridin'!
Cheers,
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm