Enough of this Bourgeois Fridge nonsense, lets see your first proper bikes. I am talking post Grifter/BMX, the sort of thing you thought you could win the tour on.
Bent the frame in half and knocked myself out doing some trails š¤¦š½
So that was quickly followed by an Orange P7, which I re-acquired as an adult (different bike, since sold) absolutely loved the look of this bikeā¦and I still do
Mrs FB had an Orange P7 - she also loved it. Eventually sold it to a guy who worked for us who was emigrating to NZ (he was short so frame size was right for him) - he had to deep cleanse it to get rid of all dirt and other shite before he could take it into NZ under their biohazard rules.
Nice, I had a Clockwork in the mid 90s, followed by a series of Fives. Eventually worked out they were shit. Still have the Frame of the last one hanging on the garage wall.
Carlton Cyclone - 1982 having been promised a grown up bike when I went to ābigā school.
I begged and pleaded for a Raleigh Record Sprint, even offered to pay the difference myself but my parents werenāt having any of it.
ETA - Thatās not mine, just a pic I found online.
I had the Raleigh Record 12speed (circa 1980) not the Sprint, cheaper components and a heavier frame, but the same black with gold paint scheme so looked fast
It was the drilled chainrings that did it for me in 1981. Ā£299.99.
Still got the seatpost and QR skewers. A Landrover did for the rest of it in 1991. Luckily got new-for-old compo as I had a pile of receipts about an inch thick.
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