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Your first ride?
on: May 02, 2011, 12:28:31 PM


1984 Mongoose "Blue Max" BMX

Re: Your first ride?
Reply #1 on: May 02, 2011, 12:32:04 PM
I cant remember mine. all our bikes came from a local cycle shop.

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Re: Your first ride?
Reply #2 on: May 02, 2011, 19:36:25 PM
1980 Moto 1 BMX.

Followed rapidly by a Raleigh burner.


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Reply #3 on: May 03, 2011, 10:58:27 AM
my first bike was a BMX style thing not unlike Bacon's mongoose, don't know who made it though. Then I had a Raleigh Extreme which I thought was amazing because it had plastic disc things covering the spokes in the wheels. In terms of my enjoyment of it, that was probably the best bike I've ever owned.

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Reply #4 on: May 03, 2011, 11:07:16 AM
my first bike was a BMX style thing not unlike Bacon's mongoose, don't know who made it though. Then I had a Raleigh Extreme which I thought was amazing because it had plastic disc things covering the spokes in the wheels. In terms of my enjoyment of it, that was probably the best bike I've ever owned.



This one? I vaguely remember my mate having one as well.

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Reply #5 on: May 03, 2011, 12:07:33 PM
Mine was a dinky little bike that had all of these funky bits of black plastic, and then a little fake computer display with a button on the handlebars that made noises of various weapons of mass destruction when pressed. Originally came with stabilisers that were then removed after I had learned to ride.

Edit : Before that I actually had a four wheeled kids pedal powered go-kart affair. I think it's still in the loft at my parents house actually.

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Reply #6 on: May 03, 2011, 13:44:07 PM
Mine was a dinky little bike that had all of these funky bits of black plastic, and then a little fake computer display with a button on the handlebars that made noises of various weapons of mass destruction when pressed. Originally came with stabilisers that were then removed after I had learned to ride.

Edit : Before that I actually had a four wheeled kids pedal powered go-kart affair. I think it's still in the loft at my parents house actually.

http://www.stufffromthe80s.co.uk/80s-toys-and-games/bikes/raleigh-wolf-cub-bmx

My brother had that too.

I had this one, for 'older kids' it was the one up, the streetwolf :cheers:

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Reply #7 on: May 03, 2011, 13:52:59 PM
Anyone remember seeing this? I can't believe it had Nicole Kidman in it

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsNjqh1MxiQ" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsNjqh1MxiQ</a>

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Reply #8 on: May 03, 2011, 18:55:50 PM
Top stuff, that brought back some fantastic memories!  ;D

Mine was a dinky little bike that had all of these funky bits of black plastic, and then a little fake computer display with a button on the handlebars that made noises of various weapons of mass destruction when pressed. Originally came with stabilisers that were then removed after I had learned to ride.

Edit : Before that I actually had a four wheeled kids pedal powered go-kart affair. I think it's still in the loft at my parents house actually.

http://www.stufffromthe80s.co.uk/80s-toys-and-games/bikes/raleigh-wolf-cub-bmx

My brother had that too.

I had this one, for 'older kids' it was the one up, the streetwolf :cheers:



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Reply #9 on: May 03, 2011, 19:25:45 PM
my first bike was a BMX style thing not unlike Bacon's mongoose, don't know who made it though. Then I had a Raleigh Extreme which I thought was amazing because it had plastic disc things covering the spokes in the wheels. In terms of my enjoyment of it, that was probably the best bike I've ever owned.



This one? I vaguely remember my mate having one as well.

very similar but mine was purple, I think it was the previous years model or something, had a quick google this morning and couldn't find a picture of the exact one I had. The green ones seem to have been more common so I feel special lol

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Reply #10 on: May 03, 2011, 19:28:45 PM

Edit : Before that I actually had a four wheeled kids pedal powered go-kart affair. I think it's still in the loft at my parents house actually.

If we're going to get on to those, I had a yellow F1 car which I loved until I was demonstrably far too big for it. Fantastic machine.

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Reply #11 on: May 04, 2011, 00:15:07 AM

Edit : Before that I actually had a four wheeled kids pedal powered go-kart affair. I think it's still in the loft at my parents house actually.

If we're going to get on to those, I had a yellow F1 car which I loved until I was demonstrably far too big for it. Fantastic machine.

I had an AA car with Aerial, trailer and helmet/outfit etc, cant find a picture of it though :(

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