Bought it on eBay as a bare frame for 80 bucks. When i took it out of the box, I nearly threw it through the ceiling, as I wasn't expecting such a light bike.
Closest Call
Sideswiped from behind on Broadway (hit & run); didn't crash, though.
Best Ride Ever
Too many to count...maybe a 45-mile day with my wife in San Jose: Los Gatos Creek, then up into the hills, beautiful rainy gray day during the 2007 NAHBS.