This thread has me laughing so hard.... I'm 18 now, and built a bike just for my girlfriend at the time when I was sixteen. It was a 24" prewar boys Hiawatha, had the original wheels and paint, skip tooth and all. She really appreciated it and realized how it was so much better than a new bike. Big mess up....
I gave it to her, never got it back. Saw her riding it around her area when I was headed to my buddy's motorcycle shop about a few months back and just shook my head.. Regrets...
Life went on and my girlfriend now (she's awesome) already has a 'trendy' Linus. Glad i don't have to build her one..
-J Wolf