David -- As a teen, I rode the same bike that I am riding today, that is to say that I have ridden continuously for 40 years: My 1963 Tornado, which was made in Switzerland and outfitted per Campy. Along the way -- twice repainted, gruppo updated in '72, switched to clinchers in '92, and replaced the saddle just last year (never seriously crashed). Pre-teen, my bike was a Steyr Puch Clubman (big crash, totaled bike, body-length scab, not cool). -- JB Froke, Pebble Beach, CA