The bikes you had as a child

[burning blue soul]

grifter, hard as fucking nails!!!

 

[Bald fraud]

Raleigh dirt burner

 

[ColinBellsjockstrap]

Merlin Racing bike from Cowans on Hyde Road Gorton........when I was 12

Super lightweight 531 frame, with detailed gold lined lugs

10 speed Campagnolo Grand Prix gears

Zeus 10 cotterless speed chainset

Milremo headstock and seatpin

Brooks B17 leather racing saddle

Large flange Hubs

Double butted spokes...(Tied and soldered)

Universal centre pull brakes

Dunlop HP tyres.


Cost?.......£35.

 

[tangaroa]

Rayleigh Chopper (blue, of course)
Peugeot racing bike (gold, if memory serves me well)

 

[Chev Chelios]

Budgie a smaller version of the chopper and later on a grifter but I wanted a box burner.

 

[malg]

Tomahawk - shite.
Grifter - OK.

and

......a racer......yeah, you heard right, a racer! Proper bike. Gears were fucking rubbish. I must have knocked my bollocks about a hundred times when the fucking gears missed.

 

[billfromthehill]

Raleigh Eighteen - had a place in my heart until it was stolen and I made a racer from odd parts :-) happy days!!!

U nob my sister had one in purple sorry tony but it was a girls bike

 

[Pigeonho]

When I was 10 I got a custom-made BMX which had been used by Andy Ruffell. Anyone born in the 70's will know who that is. It was a Skyway BMX frame and custom wheels, brakes etc. It was the dogs bollocks. Chrome frame, yellow wheels and blue cables and pedals.

 

[bluezi]

I learnt to ride a two wheeler that belonged to my sisters it was some time later my mum bought me a claud butler back in 78.

 

[billfromthehill]

Raleigh Wildcat. Loved that bike! Felt like fucking streethawk :-D

U cool bastard

 

[sir baconface]

Penny farthing.

 

[Pigeonho]

Raleigh Wildcat. Loved that bike! Felt like fucking streethawk :-D

I remember those! What was it the console did? My mate on the street I grew up in had one, the jammy twat.

 

[Dogtanian]

Raleigh Wildcat. Loved that bike! Felt like fucking streethawk :-D

I remember those! What was it the console did? My mate on the street I grew up in had one, the jammy twat.

Did it not make sound fx?

 

[fy6blue]

Budgie then Commando for me

 

[Helmet Cole]

One of those 3 wheeler jobs with a sort of boot to put the action man in - just one front brake so prone to jack-knife / topple over on corners.

Raleigh Commando - sort of like a smaller slightly gay Grifter.

Raleigh Sun Solo Racer - shit sturmey archer gears but faster than all my mates on Grifters.

Always wanted a BMX and later a Raleigh Bomber which must have been the nearest thing in the UK to an MTB in the early eighties.

 

[Paladin]

A purple Raleigh Chopper. We couldn't really afford it and I had to save up for it myself. I got 10 pence per week pocket money, and I saved for years, all my spends, birthday money and Christmas money, plus money from some odd jobs. When I had saved £17 my parents paid the other half of the price, which was our agreement. I loved that bike.

 

[Bilboblue]

Budgie

Tomahawk

Grifter

Javelin

all Raleigh, all top quality!

 

[billfromthehill]

One of those 3 wheeler jobs with a sort of boot to put the action man in - just one front brake so prone to jack-knife / topple over on corners.

Raleigh Commando - sort of like a smaller slightly gay Grifter.
Joey Barton reveals Marseille have offered him a three year contract to stay

Joey Barton wants to return to Marseille on a permanent deal after making it clear there has been no contact with anyone at QPR.

By: Nick LustigPublished: Wed, June 12, 2013
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Barton wants to make the move to France permanent

Ranger's boss Harry Redknapp indicated that Barton would be in his plans for next season as he looks to assemble a squad capable of promotion from the Championship.

But having been loaned out at the beginning of last season, the 30-year-old confirmed today that the French club have already offered him a contract.

Barton tweeted: "I haven't had a conversation with anyone from QPR since February. When I told them Marseille had offered me 3 years. That was last I heard.

"They know where I am if they want to talk."

The midfielder has not played for QPR since being sent-off at Manchester City

I haven't had a conversation with anyone from QPR since February
Joey Barton
Barton made 21 league appearances for Marseille helping the club finish second behind PSG and qualify for next season's Champions League.

The midfielder's last appearance for QPR was the final game of the 2011-12 season against Manchester City where he was sent-off and subsequently banned for 12 matches.

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Raleigh Sun Solo Racer - shit sturmey archer gears but faster than all my mates on Grifters.
Always wanted a BMX and later a Raleigh Bomber which must have been the nearest thing in the UK to an MTB in the early eighties.

<br /><br />-- Thu Jun 27, 2013 10:09 pm --<br /><br />Wtf ov pressed sum fink Wong

 

[bakerdave76]

Used to get bikes of the tip and fix em up as somebody said straight forks and fixed cogs top days

 

[oakiecokie]

Fuck me when I was a kid,the fooking wheel hadn`t been invented !!