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@Samuli
Not quite as special as a bike, but this Steamroller I've had since 2009 is something I'll keep.
It started as the basic fixie skidder, brakeless with dropbars and too narrow risers and a bullhorn for a while too. The original fork was bent in a crash while playing polo. It's seen many alleycats too. Then it's been used for touring and to collect stamps for stacks of brevet cards. It was my only bike for a good while, daily commuter as well as the bike I used for PBP and my first two Transcontinental races and the training that went into those, so it must have done about 100 000 kms. The last picture is the current form, though it's got narrower slicks now.