First bike you owned?

[Beezerk]

That other thread got me thinking.
Mine was a Raleigh Striker with the brake when you back pedalled. I was a demon at skidding on it.
I inherited my brothers Grifter a year or so later, red, yellow and blue gears wasn't it?
Weighed a ton but was awesome.

 

[snell]

Mine was and still is a Giant Mountain Bike.....cant remember the model, red in colour, absolute machine. Interesting fact...I only learned how to ride a bike at the age of 23!!

 

[Deleted member 18588]

I was 13 before I had a new bike, Dawes with (I think) 5 speed de railleur gears.

Until then it had had to be secondhand specials passed on from my elder brother who, being the practical one, had built them up.

 

[Hobbit]

It was a trike with a proper boot on the back. It was my 4th Christmas. Back then we didn't have a load of money. It was second hand, and gloss painted white by my dad using left over paint in the garage.

 

[Qwerty]

The first that I can remember was a Raleigh Tomahawk

The second was a blue Grifter.

 

[Beezerk]

The first that I can remember was a Raleigh Tomahawk

The second was a blue Grifter.

Blimey thinking about it I may have had a Tomohawk before the Striker, or maybe the other way around. My brother would know I reckon.

 

[Liverbirdie]

First ones, that I remember, where a striker, grifter, eddie mercyx racer then a BMX, made by Saltafoss.

 

[Beezerk]

Yes the Boxer, my friends kid brother had a yellow one I think.

 

[Qwerty]

Come on, Own up. Who had a Budgie??

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

It was pretty ancient - at least third hand - and looked like this one...

 

[Liverbirdie]

Come on, Own up. Who had a Budgie??

Oo, possibly me, that might be the first one I had that I cant remember.:thup:

 

[Fish]

Aren't they just variations of the late 60's Mk1 Raleigh Chopper (which I think was my first), which if you come across in original & half decent condition can fetch £300-£500 now!

 

[Bunkermagnet]

First bike was an old 3 wheeler, then a 20" wheel boys bike, single speed with stirrup brakes. Next was a second hand Vindec, then a new Peugeot racing bike with 10 gears. The next bike was quite a few years later and was an Orange Clockwork, which has done many miles and is still in my garage.

 

[Fromtherough]

I had a Raleigh Burner with black 'mags'. Absolutely loved it.

 

[patricks148]

Come on, Own up. Who had a Budgie??

my younger brother had one of those, still cooler that the thing i had, funny looking thing was red with yellow mud gaurds and solid rubber tyres

 

[GreiginFife]

I had a Budgie and then a Grifter in my early years.
First bike I bought myself was a British Eagle Kestin mountain bike. Yellow with blue 5 spoke mag wheels. Was totally cool at the time with the big 20" mags.

 

[Jensen]

Remember my older sister had a Raleigh Chipper before she upgraded to the Chopper.
That Chopper was a health and safety nightmare, the gear lever was between the legs and the front end used to tip up.

Ho, ho great times from the 70's

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Mini-Raleigh Burner - in black and red

 

[Rooter]

raleigh Lizard.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

First bike was an old 3 wheeler, then a 20" wheel boys bike, single speed with stirrup brakes. Next was a second hand Vindec, then a new Peugeot racing bike with 10 gears. The next bike was quite a few years later and was an Orange Clockwork, which has done many miles and is still in my garage.

Ah - I forgot that I had one of these How could I. One day as I belted along the pavement from the shops the brakes (which were only on the front wheel) got tangled and the wheel stopped dead - the bike tipped up and I went flying over the handlebars and whacked my face on the ground. It's never been the same since - and neither have my front teeth.