What bike did you have as a nipper?

We had wheelie competitions most days. The start line was my house and the finish line up the Gordon's drive. The first bit was road,but there were not many cars, the end bit was the Gordon's driveway. I built my bike to win that competition as often as I could. 30 yards ( 100ft) was a pretty decent length of wheelie back then on a home brewed bike. It's pants these days I see kids wheelying for half a mile on special bikes.

 

Dunno, something second hand, but it was yellow so that was fine with me
Put wooden lolly sticks in the spokes.
Next one was second hand and blue. I really should have taken more notice!!

 

Tomahawk
Grifter
Extra Burner (then bought white skyway tuffs for it, then bought Z-rims)
Vw golf

 

I had a trike that I once filled the back box with stones then set off, it tipped backwards with the weight and I cracked my head!

Only had my sisters bikes to ride until our American neighbours gave us a broken bike and my dad fixed it. It was super cool. Bigger handle bars than a chopper, bigger front wheel, only rear brake on pedal backwards, and I could fit myself,my little brother and his friend on the seat!!

I then bought a second hand 5 speed racer for £40 from local paper. I only had £39 and my parents wouldn’t lend me the £1 as they said you can only buy things when you have enough money! My little brother lent it me

On this bike I liked doing things like putting tiny mudguards on and ape hanger and cow horn handle bars.

Me on my trike and the type of American bike I had. Mine was orangey bronze with a glittery saddle

 

It was the best! As you didn’t have a front brake but had to pedal back for the rear brake you could do ace skids . More stable than my friends choppers with their little front wheels. Cos the handle bars were wider you could fit a small child on the handle bars too .

I was a bit rubbish at wheelies but my friend could wheelie mine for ages.

 

Great bike to ride, used to go for miles on it