HA! Remembering when I transitioned from my Kmart bicycle (but by my own admission $65 well spent dollars while in college) to my cutom built for me rock hopper. That was the turning point for me to become a serious cyclist. That was also the bicycle that I removed the seat from every time I chained it up.

I still can not recall why I did that. Soon, hills that I often had to get off and push a portion of the way up, I was peddaling to the top. It was money well spent. Like a chevette to a corvette.