ELYRIA, Ohio (WJW) – It didn’t matter what the color was, if it was a hand me down from your sister or brand new from the store.

No matter how long ago it happened, you always will remember your first bicycle.

“I think I was like eight years old. Back in my day, you got one present and if you got a bike, that was something big,” said Lorain County Sheriff Phil Stammitti.

Stammitti knows the joy that first bike brought him and so does the rest of the folks in the department.