Bicycles from your childhood

[mcfcinprague]

I used to ride my older brother's drop handlebar Sun that he bought at Horners on Ayres Road, which was round the corner from the Duerr's and Vimto factories.

My first bike was one that I built myself from scrap parts, like all of us council house kids had to do back in the early 60's

 

[Maccblue]

Silver Grifter with 3 gears.
A thing of beauty.

And me £89.99 about 1980

 

[nellyonthewing]

My old bike got nicked while from outside St Peters ,Floatshall Rd Wythenshawe while I was at mass. Thanks God....

 

[knuckles]

first bike was a Tomahawk, went all over the place with it, really dangerous going down steep hills!

 

[Slipper One]

You lucky buggers..........I never had a bike until I was 63.

 

[the talisman]

I wanted a Raleigh Chopper so badly, that gear lever on the crossbar was the coolest thing I had ever seen. I had to make do with a Chipper, no gears.
Any bike meant freedom so I would never have complained, we went everywhere on our bikes and had a great childhood, but there was always a tinge of jealousy every time I saw a Chopper :-)

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

My first bike was cobbled together from scrap parts. My second bike was this beautiful Raleigh Chopper. I felt like the coolest kid on our estate.

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

 

[eastmanc]

I wanted a Raleigh Chopper so badly, that gear lever on the crossbar was the coolest thing I had ever seen. I had to make do with a Chipper, no gears.
Any bike meant freedom so I would never have complained, we went everywhere on our bikes and had a great childhood, but there was always a tinge of jealousy every time I saw a Chopper :-) View attachment 107588

I really wanted a Chopper problem was my Mam and Dad never had the money so never got one. Does anyone remember the Chipper the little brother of the Chopper?

 

[doots]

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

Is that Oakie’s?

 

[ganganvince]

Used to route around in the local tip for parts then make one.

 

[TShed]

All my bikes were from a second hand shop on Gorton Lane near the monastery until dad finally tipped up for a new 5 gear drop handle bar racing bike in 1969 cost him £20

 

[ballbag]

Had a bright yellow GT BMX in the 90s. Pretty much lived on it during the summer holidays.

 

[Nethermoor]

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Apollo Vendetta - double suspension, front disk-brake!

Fron Disc brakes were funny. Like that's where you needed more stoppage....

Could do good endos though

 

[Manc baggie]

Had loads of hand me down bikes until I got a Royal Enfield Firefly for my 11th
Birthday. Absolutely loved this bike.

 

[chesterbells]

Saw a Chopper on sale for £980 earlier this week. Penny Farthing for £2,200 in the same shop. Tyres on the Chopper looked a bit more forgiving.

 

[henrythedogcity]

I Remember years ago when living in Wilmslow if anything went wrong with anyone's bike we all used to take them to an old man that lived round the corner.
This was in the 70s lovely old geezer never charged anyone.
I look back now and think would I let my lads do the same and how would that old boy be classed in todays society.

 

[henrythedogcity]

Some German type which braked if you pedaled backwards and then a Raleigh 'Jeep'

Had the same it was called a Gmx funny as fuck watching mates fall of it when they peddled backwards

 

[Deepest Blue]

Triang Dragster.
Kept getting the bottom of the legs of my flared pants caught on the gearstick or in the chain.