Well, tomorrow actually since I got my first ‘mountain bike’, I was 9. It was a Black Rock, I’m not sure whether that was the make or the model name. Can anyone remember these bikes? I’d love to see a photo of one. It was black with huge bull bars. Sadly it was stolen and replaced with a Raleigh Max a few years later.
sergeant pepper taught the band to play?
sergeant pepper taught the band to play?
This!
You're such a lovely audience but what about the bike?
Coventry Eagle Black Rock? Like this
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=171121901841
Coventry Eagle! That's it. Full marks to Johnjohn. Thanks
You've just reminded me that it was 20 years ago tomorrow that I got my first proper mountainbike, I was 13 and it was a Kona Hahannah!
The memories have just flooded back looking at that photo. Think I might get some Bull Bars for my Soul 8)
More than 20 years ago and my first bike was one of these.........
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About 25 years and 3 months here, I was 19.
Saracen Tufftrax for your FYI.
for your FYI.
For your FYI?! For your bleeding FYI?!
By the BTW please PTO for your personal PIN number.
First bike,
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First mtb
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Well not quite a mountainbike, and I was expecting a bmx so was gutted .
what about this band?!
t'was 15 years ago tomorrow I got engaged. 🙂
It didn't come with a bike though 🙁
First bike a couple of years after I got it.
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i can remember seeing grifters welded together with bmx's to create a hybrid back in the early eighties at bmx races.
20 years ago tomorrow I got one of these
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Edit: mine had stabilisers though
My first bike was a hand me down chopper. 😀 Good for sharpening biking handling skills.
20 years ago I was riding a Roberts White Spider. I still have the rather rusty frame and forks.
23 years ago this evening I met my now Wife.
*She didn't come with wheels and I didn't go for a ride. Ahmm. 😉
Twenty years ago I was riding this, and thought MTB'ers were the scum of the earth.
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22 or 23 years ago? A Dawes Die-Hard:
(Not this one, but just like it)
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got my first proper mountain bike in 1986, was riding BMX and thought a mountain bike would "fall to bits" but it was surprisingly fun and quite tough
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not mine in the picture:
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that raleigh jungle makes me feel old. I remember the little lad next door had one of those. Looked cool though.
There's a few on eBay, tempted to get one for my little boy. Not sure the retro/sentimental value will mean anything to a 2 yr old...
