What bike did you have as a nipper?

An old off cut of plywood and some bricks. Evil Kineval style. Sometimes we would get people to lie down and then jump over them.

 

Can’t remember what make it was. My mom & dad got it from a little woods catalogue. It was blue with straight handlebars, Sturmey Archer 3 speed gears, and lights with one of those dynamos that ran off the rear tyre.

 

Wasn't allowed one
Had to wait to learn and buy my own ... at 18
Apparently it was fine to hurtle down a mountain on two planks from the age of four, but too dangerous to cycle around the quiet pavement of North London suburbia
Anyhoo ... Raleigh Royale road bike, 531 tubing, halogen lamps (1970's this mind) rearview mirror for eyeballing all that dodgy London traffic, Mr tufty anti puncture strips ....... Only put it out to grass last year

 

Blimey!

 

Bit harsh

 

Well .... my late mum had what I would call "broad spectrum anxiety issues" but we didn't really appreciate that until it developed properly in her 80's .... I have no beef.
We were spoilt rotten for holidays, so .............

 

I'd imagine London being fine back then - especially fashionable North London - but I wouldn't ride a bike in London these days. Suicidal.

 

I cycled right across London from 78 through to 98 and it turned nasty around 88 which is when traffic seemed to reach "critical mass" ... Just as well 88 was when I finally qualified for a "proper job" and bought my first car ... a respray red 1300 super beetle

 

Mk 2 Raleigh chopper in blue

 

i may have been involved in some critical mass protests in nottingham.... cycling there was a game of chance.

i began a one woman protest here and have gained some support - though having a friend who became a local councillor has helped

 

On YouTube it's seems to be a competition between drives, motorbikes and cars as to who can drive the most poorly but shout from the highest moral ground.

Personally I find the knobbers on supermoto's ragging at 80 on 30 mph roads then kicking off with drivers who cut them up the most ironic.

 

As long as you don't become known as "the Village bike" you might get some changes

 

rude!
there's a few of us now and the lack of cycle lanes, prolific heavy good vehicles etc ... we're gaining ground.

as we're mostly women, i've found that the best response to angry yorkshire gammon is to smile sweetly... then flip them the bird!


it's kind of like going topless on holiday, it just takes the first woman to do it and before you know it..., it's norks city!

 

Makes me think of dear old Ronnie Barker in "Porridge"

 

Doesn't work with streakers at football matches does it

 

I got a Raleigh Record Sprint, still have it, though the frame is the only original part left, now runs Campag Record groupset USE carbon seat post, and is still in use as my Turbo Trainer bike.

Still do, whenever I'm on my turbo