What was your favorite Bike when you were a kid

[TjM]

I remember Christmas 1990 my parents got me the Huffy Vortex (I wanted the Xpert but it was cool nonetheless)

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/563/vortex2.jpg

[Hottub]

http://www.crankedbikestudio.com/page5/files/Schwinn%20Sting%20Ray%20-%203%20Speed.jpg

Able to handle extreme modification, jumps and abuse.

[RhinoinMN]

1987 GT Performer.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3542/3477159228_b326ccc84f.jpg?v=0

[A.J.]

This is the closest looking pic I could find.

http://bmxmuseum.com/image/huffy_001_copy2_lg.jpg

[Furtherman]

The Schwinn Predator I had was my favorite.

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/oldschoolbmxgrl/85PredatorQualifier.jpg

[Jughead]

http://schwinnstingray.net/gallery/67/67%20cg%20ramshorn%20original.JPG Mine was Blue....... Will never forget riding it to school for the first time!!!

[RhinoinMN]

http://schwinnstingray.net/gallery/67/67%20cg%20ramshorn%20original.JPG Mine was Blue....... Will never forget riding it to school for the first time!!!

Most people don't forget their first real good ass whipping.:tongue:


The shifter look rough on the balls.

[KatPw]

I can't find a picture of my bike online. It was called the Yellow Rose of Texas and it was spectacular.

[Misteriosa]

i never had a bike

[KatPw]

i never had a bike

If Mike and I adopt you we will get you a bike. How about a nice shiny red one?

[A.J.]

i never had a bike

No Peanuts stuff? No Sno-Cones? No bike?

You poor kid.

[furie]

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_CBn5H7oiLrU/SJeH6xqG95I/AAAAAAAAIFM/XGc0dI3DifI/1983VillagerIIIm.jpg

[biggirl]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GxxE5Emvqxw/SJC9R3cM8yI/AAAAAAAAAkM/fe7tYUFDaII/s320/HuffyTenSpeed

This was my favorite bike, but it was my neighbor's. Mine was pink and black even though I specifically told the easter bunny I wanted the gray and pink.

My neighbor and I usually switched bikes cause she wanted the pink and black one.

[Enabler]

This was my first real bike. Loved it! Still rusting in my Mom's basement I believe.

"And the name on the frame is Expert from Huffy"

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[Furtherman]

The one thing I remember about Huffys was that they fell apart so easily. Huffy was a hack bike in my neighborhood. You didn't want to be caught on one.

[RhinoinMN]

The one thing I remember about Huffys was that they fell apart so easily. Huffy was a hack bike in my neighborhood. You didn't want to be caught on one.

I think in the early 80's they were built well, but once Kmart started selling them they were shit.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

1987 GT Performer.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3542/3477159228_b326ccc84f.jpg?v=0


What Rhino Said, Gt Performer Baby

but Id like it in Blue with some nice Mushroom Handles

[RhinoinMN]

What Rhino Said, Gt Performer Baby

but Id like it in Blue with some nice Mushroom Handles

I wanted the Pro Performer, but didn't have enough cash.

[jennysmurf]

http://www.blogsandiego.com/images/image1.jpg

Mine was green. It was a hand-me-down from my cousin. I never got anything nice, cause we was po.

[dino_electropolis]

I always loved the Dyno.....my bro had one....

http://joshreisner.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/dyno-black-mags.jpg

I unfortunately, had the Sigma, because i thought the hubcaps looked cool....i also owned L.A. Gear pump sneakers, so what did i know?
http://bmxmuseum.com/image/dsc00335_copy0_lg.jpg

[Misteriosa]

If Mike and I adopt you we will get you a bike. How about a nice shiny red one?
ooh! yes please :wub:
No Peanuts stuff? No Sno-Cones? No bike?

You poor kid.

yes, i was poor but my mom did a great job in not letting us realize it.

[Snoogans]

http://bmxmuseum.com/image/gt_003_copy9_lg.jpg

[Aggie]

Got this bike around 8 or 9 years old for Christmas and I was soooo happy. It was pink, banana seat with pink and white daisies on it. Obviously it had to be dubbed "Pink Lady". This is me on it in college as we saved it and my little sister got to enjoy it and became like a neighborhood mascot with all their friends. We finally got rid of it not long after the picture.

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v593/16/119/660639094/n660639094_1012091_8390.jpg

[RhinoinMN]

I unfortunately, had the Sigma, because i thought the hubcaps looked cool....i also owned L.A. Gear pump sneakers, so what did i know?
http://bmxmuseum.com/image/dsc00335_copy0_lg.jpg

I remember the kids that had those.

You could hear them coming from blocks away.

[Suspect Chin]

http://bmxmuseum.com/image/dsc00335_copy0_lg.jpg

This bike looks like a problem if the wind kicks up.

[Suspect Chin]

http://bmxmuseum.com/image/gt_003_copy9_lg.jpg

Rich kid.

[dino_electropolis]

I remember the kids that had those.

You could hear them coming from blocks away.


Yeah, what i remember most was how heavy this damn bike was....apparantly a bike built for anything other than tricks, which was all i wanted to do.

But, i was a broke kid, and got it from a now deceased best friend, so it will always be near and dear to me.

To be honest, while searching out the pics, i experienced this cool feeling, like i was being transported back to those days, as i hadnt even thought of this bike, let alone seen it in so long.

[RhinoinMN]

This bike looks like a problem if the wind kicks up.

Can you imagine Matt Hoffman trying to ride the half pipe on that thing?

[TjM]

The one thing I remember about Huffys was that they fell apart so easily. Huffy was a hack bike in my neighborhood. You didn't want to be caught on one.

I know. I always wanted a Haro or Diamondback. I got the huffy :glurps:

[dino_electropolis]

I know. I always wanted a Haro or Diamondback. I got the huffy :glurps:

HARO!!! that was it....that was the hot shit when i was growing up

[Furtherman]

The other thing we did when we got bikes was rip off all the reflectors.

Reflectors apparently weren't cool.

[TjM]

The other thing we did when we got bikes was rip off all the reflectors.

Reflectors apparently weren't cool.

First thing I did with the Vortex was rip off the wheel covers and the plastic back cover

[IAgreeRonnieB]

Mongoose.

Only broke motherfuckers had a Huffy or Schwinn...

[Stankfoot]

Here's GVAC's (oops - I ,mean Gregory Joseph):

http://www.legionmagazine.com/img/06-09/06-09Reflections.jpg

[RhinoinMN]

now wal-mart sells mongoose. what a world.

[ryno1974]

CW California Flyer. That thing was bad ass. And I broke my ankle on it riding it in the basement one winter doing tricks. Good times..........

http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/cw/29539

[underdog]

...YOUR bike.

[RhinoinMN]

...YOUR bike.

The 87 GT Performer is the bike that I rode and still have it. It looked exactly like the picture I posted.

[Snoogans]

Rich kid.

HAHAHA. yea the only rich kid who was on food stamps. I fuckin shoveled snow around town to save the 500 bucks at the time to buy that shit

[GregoryJoseph]

My 3 speed Schwinn with a banana seat. :thumbup:

[hedges]

In the late 70s I wanted a Mongoose dirt bike. I ended up getting a bike from Sears. But I modified it. I changed the handlebbars, changed the seat, changed the tires and put on padding. It was a mutant, but I loved it.

[Sarge]

Thruster Tri-Power

[Snoogans]

i had a teenage mutant ninja turtles big wheel that kicked fuckin ass

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2351/2361631543_01a2828708.jpg

[JohnCharles]

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/5092/haro2.jpg

1997 Haro Super Blammo.

I miss that bike.

[PapaBear]

My first bike! I had it for a long time, until I started building 10 speeds out of old parts. Which eventually led to me building my first road racing bike. I never even owned another brand new bike until I was 22 (which I immediately rebuilt).

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/snowmaninva66/DannyODayandMeSmall.jpg

[underdog]

...YOUR bike.

The 87 GT Performer is the bike that I rode and still have it. It looked exactly like the picture I posted.

Nobody gets my jokes.

[STC-Dub]

I always wanted the Evel Kenevel bike with the shocks on the front until I had a friend with one and I rode it. The thing was like peddling a tank.

[TooLowBrow]

Nobody gets my jokes.

I got it. You are like the black kid in my neighborhood

[Snoogans]

Can you imagine Matt Hoffman trying to ride the half pipe on that thing?

You know who Matt Hoffman is?

[TooLowBrow]

You know who Matt Hoffman is?

Who doesn't

[Snoogans]

Who doesn't

name 3 other BMX ridings then mr bigtime

[TooLowBrow]

name 3 other BMX ridings then mr bigtime

i cant

ever see this movie when you were a kid?



Rad!

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[Snoogans]

no

Dave Mirra doesnt ring a bell?

[weekapaugjz]

i cant

ever see this movie when you were a kid?



Rad!

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i loved that movie.

HELL WALL!!!!

[TooLowBrow]

no

Dave Mirra doesnt ring a bell?

yeah. probably from vans warped tour shows i went to.

btw. that movie was awesome, rad even

[TripleSkeet]

name 3 other BMX ridings then mr bigtime

I remember Hollywood Mike Miranda. He wiped out not once but twice on Helltrack.

[Death Metal Moe]

I had some black bike that said BMX on it we bought from Child World. I thought it was a Huffy but doing searches of Huffy BMX bikes on Google makes me think I was mistaken because none of them look like my bike.

But it was your standard boy's bike, one gear. Took it everywhere.

[A.J.]

Here's GVAC's (oops - I ,mean Gregory Joseph):

http://www.legionmagazine.com/img/06-09/06-09Reflections.jpg

"So you don't like the old-time bikes?"

http://download.lardlad.com/framegrabs/2F06/161.jpg

[TjM]

I always pictured Gvac rocking the unicycle

[biggestmexi]

I always pictured Gvac rocking the unicycle

yeah, with no seat either.

[ANC]

I had either the 90 or 91 Dyno Detour. I loved that bike..

[KC2OSO]

I had a blast on this thing when I was a kid. Wish I still had it.

http://www.oldhonda.com/blue100.JPG

[Devo37]

http://www.crankedbikestudio.com/page5/files/Schwinn%20Sting%20Ray%20-%203%20Speed.jpg


i had a similar one, though some fat kid sat on it and cracked it in half before i was tall enough to have the seat nearly that high.

next, i got my brother's hand-me-down Junior 10-Speed. the gears stuck and the chain was constantly derailing.

after that, a full size 10-Speed that got stolen while chained to a light pole.

not the greatest luck with bikes, i guess.

[high fly]

This is a tough subject for me because I was not allowed to have a Spider Bike like the other kids.
Man, those things were so cool when they came out, especially if you got a big tall sissy bar in the back and colored tires.
My first bike was an English Racer, which was fine, though I didn't really appreciate it for what it was. Then when I was 6 I got your standard bike from Sears on my birthday. It was red.
About the time I was 10, though, I stumbled on the coolest bike I ever saw, then or since.
A friend was moving overseas and had to leave the bike behind and let me have it.
This thing had an angular frame like a motorcycle, shocks on the front and rear, and was ALL chrome. The whole fucking thing, except for the chain and the seat was chrome.
It had apehangers, a sissy bar and metal pedals which of course were chrome, too.
I don't know the brand and I never saw another one since.
It got stolen....

[sr71blackbird]

I got this bike for my Communion:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3274/2662416380_9377b212c0.jpg

Ross Barracuda GT. 3 speed. I was the envy of the neighborhood, even with the tassels!

[PapaBear]

I got this bike for my Communion:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3274/2662416380_9377b212c0.jpg

Ross Barracuda GT. 3 speed. I was the envy of the neighborhood, even with the tassels!
A friend jumped a ramp on one of those. He hit his balls on the shifter so hard, hid dick bled.

[Section 8]

Anyone remember seeing this as a kid and immediately thinking, "Hey I can do that!" then you get on your bike and you find out that your uncoordinated ass can't even pull off a bunny hop? Happened to me!

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My favorite bike was a beater BMX my dad found and painted to match his 1940 Ford.

I loved that bike

[Perrynoid On Demand]

http://bmxmuseum.com/image/dsc00715_lg.jpg

[sr71blackbird]

A friend jumped a ramp on one of those. He hit his balls on the shifter so hard, hid dick bled.

I busted my balls a few times on that shifter! But it was a cool shifter and everyone started getting this kind after I got it. My friend had that red one on the first page, and another friend had the one with the ball shifter and he busted his balls on that one too. Right after these was when the BMX type of bike became popular and everyone called us fags for riding a banana seat with a "sissy bar". But by that point, us older kids were into the ten speeds.