New wheels
Back in 1985 a young driverchris lusted after a BMX, a Raleigh Burner would have been very heaven. When on Xmas morning I was invited to have a look in the garage you can imagine my excitement. I hope I hid my disappointment when a somewhat elderly 'racer' that I assume my dad had sourced from a mate was revealed. I hope I hid it because
- Its good manners
- It can't have been easy paying the bills
- It was a much more sensible bike on reflection
Anyway, these days I can indulge my own damn retrospective fantasies aided by a bottle of red and that temptress ebay.
Ain't she pretty? What a guy!
posted by Chris at 7:25 pm
6 Step to the white courtesy phone:
Cheers dude...
they're not Beartrap pedals - I don't know if I'll fit Beartraps, they look the business but mash up your shins if you get a trick wrong.
I've already won some dia-compe brakes (black) and Skyways Tuffs (black) are next on the list...
When finished it'll be black'n'chrome
September 12, 2008 10:57 am
Hey! Stop buying stuff from eBay without using one of my affiliate links first! It's bad Karma (for you).
September 12, 2008 11:23 am
That looks "sick man", as my nine years old boy now tells me means "way cool".
You got me lusting after bikes I wanted when I was a kid now......
September 12, 2008 1:12 pm
cheers bfc.
You probably shouldn't look here:
http://bmxmuseum.com/
there's a 1977 Raleigh Rampar R-5 on the site, I had totally forgotten about them, it was like a proustian rush of memories when I saw it...
September 12, 2008 1:26 pm
All you need to do now is learn to ride a bike.
September 13, 2008 1:03 am
Where are the stabilisers?
September 16, 2008 9:44 am
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