My first racing bike

As a child I loved riding around my neighborhood, on the dirt trails near my home and on long rides with my brother. I never had much more than a hand me down with a banana seat until my parents opened their wallet and got me a $60 Huffy BMX which was fine with me as there was a bike thief that lived 2 houses down. My brother had his bike stolen 3 times in 2 years. I didn't get my first mountain bike until I was 19, just after I moved to Austin. I bought a Univega mountain bike from University Cyclery I rode to work 3 miles up hill ran or shine. It wasn't great but for $250 I thought I was spending enough for it to ride like a dream, needless to say, it didn't. First of all I didn't mostly road riding or on sidewalks. I did take it to the trails in north Austin near the ACC Northridge campus but without a front shock I bent the rim the first time one the trail. It never road the same again. After my roommate thought I skipped town and out on my rent he went ahead and slashed both tires on my bike and all four on my car. I didn't pay rent before moving out and sold my now flat tire bent rim bike to the pawnshop for 40 bucks.