Your favourite bike

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 1:51 am

Grifter for me. Sturdy frame, chunky tyres, comfortable cushioned saddle, padded handlebar, and flick wrist gears.

Special mention for the Chopper, bit before my time but a bike I've ridden.

Roquetas · Post by **Roquetas** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 10:54 am

paolo · Post by **paolo** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 11:22 am

hmmmm

budgie, chipper, chooper, commando...not for me

boxer, strika mine was silver, grifter red and blue, super grifter xl, bomber, so had strika and grifter

bsa bullet 5 speed in yellow

raleigh arena 10 speed in blue

torker 280 (i think)

dp freestyler with tuff 2's

super burner

wanted hutch pro star, haro freestyler, skyway team...never got the mongoose

loved acs z rims

mrin muirwoods in yellow took me round snowdonia

marin bear valley se

ridgeback crap 602 gs?

gt zaskar

gitanes

specialised rock hopper fs pro comp

boardman team

kona rove with bionx ds 500 (current bike)

bmx beat, spotty oik andy ruffel

fave racer pete loncarevich

Post by **Basualdo** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 11:25 am

paolo wrote:hmmmm

budgie, chipper, chooper, commando...not for me

boxer, strika mine was silver, grifter red and blue, super grifter xl, bomber, so had strika and grifter

bsa bullet 5 speed in yellow

raleigh arena 10 speed in blue

torker 280 (i think)

dp freestyler with tuff 2's

super burner

wanted hutch pro star, haro freestyler, skyway team...never got the mongoose

loved acs z rims

mrin muirwoods in yellow took me round snowdonia

marin bear valley se

ridgeback crap 602 gs?

gt zaskar

gitanes

specialised rock hopper fs pro comp

boardman team

kona rove with bionx ds 500 (current bike)

bmx beat, spotty oik andy ruffel

fave racer pete loncarevich

Carlos, is that you?

The Ghost of Alex Higgins · Sun Aug 16, 2015 11:31 am

I had a tomahawk

Sid Pervcat · Post by **Sid Pervcat** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 4:47 pm

Raleigh Burner

paolo · Post by **paolo** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 7:55 pm

Sid Pervcat wrote:Raleigh Burner

which one?

Sid Pervcat · Post by **Sid Pervcat** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 8:30 pm

paolo wrote:
Sid Pervcat wrote:Raleigh Burner
which one?

Mk1.
Red/Yellow

paolo · Post by **paolo** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 8:34 pm

neighbour had a red and black night burner

so many varities

Sid Pervcat · Post by **Sid Pervcat** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 8:53 pm

paolo wrote:neighbour had a red and black night burner

so many varities

They brought them back about ten years ago

beingsoblase · Post by **beingsoblase** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 10:02 pm

When I was about 15ish me and a mate put grifter handlebars, front forks and seat on a chopper frame, the chifter or gropper as we variously called it, had the advantage of being able to put rockets in the back part of the frame which were fired off as I trundled down the street!

The Ghost of Alex Higgins · Sun Aug 16, 2015 10:05 pm

Grifters were for cunts

Reg · Post by **Reg** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 10:09 pm

ALL bikes are for cunts.

Lord Notin Kwestion · Sun Aug 16, 2015 10:10 pm

Basualdo wrote:
paolo wrote:hmmmm

budgie, chipper, chooper, commando...not for me

boxer, strika mine was silver, grifter red and blue, super grifter xl, bomber, so had strika and grifter

bsa bullet 5 speed in yellow

raleigh arena 10 speed in blue

torker 280 (i think)

dp freestyler with tuff 2's

super burner

wanted hutch pro star, haro freestyler, skyway team...never got the mongoose

loved acs z rims

mrin muirwoods in yellow took me round snowdonia

marin bear valley se

ridgeback crap 602 gs?

gt zaskar

gitanes

specialised rock hopper fs pro comp

boardman team

kona rove with bionx ds 500 (current bike)

bmx beat, spotty oik andy ruffel

fave racer pete loncarevich
Carlos, is that you?

chelseachelsea · Post by **chelseachelsea** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 10:18 pm

Reg wrote:ALL bikes are for cunts.

The bikes are ok, it's the morons riding them.

The Ghost of Alex Higgins · Sun Aug 16, 2015 10:18 pm

Morons r cunts

Reg · Post by **Reg** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 10:22 pm

chelseachelsea wrote:
Reg wrote:ALL bikes are for cunts.

The bikes are ok, it's the morons riding them.

Agreed.

Thus all bikes are FOR cunts.

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 3:43 am

The Ghost of Alex Higgins wrote:Grifters were for cunts

Be quiet.

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 3:59 am

Sid Pervcat wrote:Raleigh Burner

Smart looking bikes

My mate had this

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 5:56 am

Roquetas wrote:

Ah, The Village Bike

We've all had a go on one of those, right lads?

Steve Hunt · Post by **Steve Hunt** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 2:48 pm

Other.

This:

Post by **Carlos J** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 12:11 am

Lord Notin Kwestion wrote:
Basualdo wrote:
paolo wrote:hmmmm

budgie, chipper, chooper, commando...not for me

boxer, strika mine was silver, grifter red and blue, super grifter xl, bomber, so had strika and grifter

bsa bullet 5 speed in yellow

raleigh arena 10 speed in blue

torker 280 (i think)

dp freestyler with tuff 2's

super burner

wanted hutch pro star, haro freestyler, skyway team...never got the mongoose

loved acs z rims

mrin muirwoods in yellow took me round snowdonia

marin bear valley se

ridgeback crap 602 gs?

gt zaskar

gitanes

specialised rock hopper fs pro comp

boardman team

kona rove with bionx ds 500 (current bike)

bmx beat, spotty oik andy ruffel

fave racer pete loncarevich
Carlos, is that you?

Hello.

Not me Bas. The only bikes I can remember were a couple of Raleigh racers that got me through teenage years. Never into BMX but did ride a few of my friends BMXs. Currently sporting a bland hybrid, but quite like the idea of getting a racer or should it be road bike (?) again.

Though, coincidentally today, was wandering along and this girl zoomed past on some electric bike up the hill. One to ponder when the legs get iffy.

Steve Hunt · Post by **Steve Hunt** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 6:41 am

Carlos J wrote: quite like the idea of getting a racer or should it be road bike (?) again.

They are called road bikes these days, Carlos.

Now is the time to buy, as the 2016 models come out. You should be able to get quite a reduction on 2015 models.

Have a look at the Evans & Chain Reaction websites.

Specialized, Giant & Trek are best makes, imo.

Do not go down the Halfords/Boardman route - inferior and overpriced.

Gosport Mark · Post by **Gosport Mark** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 10:59 pm

My first proper bike was a Raleigh mustang I got for Christmas maybe around 1990.

Thursty · Post by **Thursty** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 11:14 pm

Trek Madone.

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