My first bike was a red girl's bike with a banana seat. I rode it until I was finally able to start mowing lawns for $1. I saved and bought a completely rigid mountain bike. I got teased quite a bit, but it was red and I thought it was fast! The rail would have been a dream come true.
I was probably 10 when I saw my first bicycle slick in a junkyard. It was the coolest thing I had ever seen.