This was my husbands first new bike he bought for himself. Said he was "treating himself" when he had trained all summer for the MS150 back in the 80s. When we were dating, my daughter said she would like to start riding, so he hauled it out of his basement, took it to the LBS for a tune up, put new tires etc on it and said Go. She's been riding it for several years, though it doesn't really fit her. (Funny how Free always seem to fit just fine for a while). Now that I got my new Domane, she was willing to take my Madone off my hands, and of course, return this classic steed to us. She had dolled it up a bit with new bar tape and a new saddle, but I think it still looks really cool.