| I would have sold my right lung for a blue Burner with the mag wheels. I ended up with a Raleigh Commando, which was a poor man's Grifter. Weighed more than a family car but did have the oh-so-cool twist gear change. |
The 80s and 90s Nostalgia Thread
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Jeepers 16,616 posts
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You-can-call-me-kal 23,013 posts
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Registered 15 years agoYeah I ended up with some horrible heavy non-brand rip off of a Grifter. I painted it black to try and make it look like a proper pro BMX but didn't know what I was doing and painted it with some sticky gloss black door paint. Totally ruined what was already a horrible bike. And then had to ride it for years like that as there was no chance I was getting another one.
I remember when mountain bikes were first a thing and well and some kids had these kind of neon ones with matt black straight handle bars. Can't find an image now, but they were the shit as well. -
Jeepers 16,616 posts
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Registered 16 years agoYou-can-call-me-kal wrote:
Hah! I did exactly the same. The paint ran and peeled AND bubbled. It looked post-apocalyptic but not in a cool way. That thing was so heavy it had a stopping distance measured in miles.
... painted it with some sticky gloss black door paint. Totally ruined what was already a horrible bike. And then had to ride it for years like that as there was no chance I was getting another one. -
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Registered 15 years agoIt's one of the bittersweet things of fatherhood watching my kid make similar mistakes and ruin beloved toys in an effort to improve them. It's painful to watch but you kind of have to let them do it to learn. -
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Registered 17 years agoMy parents bought me a second-hand Raleigh Piranha. I loved that bike but my god was it heavy. Those solid metal spokes made wheelies a virtual impossibility. -
Decks 31,014 posts
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Registered 6 years agoI had one of these bad boys. That central console had a range of laser noises that were activated by a button on the handle bars. I was a king.
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Registered 15 years agoYeah I remember those, although in my head they were red. Lucky lucky bastard. -
StarchildHypocrethes 33,974 posts
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Registered 17 years agoHah, I remember those. Always wanted a Burner as my mate had a sweet black and gold One, but ended up with this instead
http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg567/Muffler79/81312608-B9A7-4ED9-8FC5-0A7F8DB0AB06-1103-000001CA033C6240_zps5004d52b.jpg -
nickthegun 87,711 posts
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Registered 16 years agoOne of the few right moves my dad ever made was choosing the burner.
I was actually gutted on Xmas day because I really wanted a Raleigh Vektar or a Grifter.
They didn't sell the grifter anymore and the dude in the bike shop said the Vektar was a rip off and actually pretty shit, so he went for the burner.
I was initially gutted that I couldn't listen to the radio or make laser noises when I rode, but it very soon became clear that the burner was possibly the best thing mankind had ever invented. -
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Registered 17 years agoI had a Peugeot BMX. One of these bad boys
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Jeepers 16,616 posts
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Registered 16 years agoOne of the older kids on our estate had a Diamondback. He was a god. -
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Registered 15 years agoDoes anyone remember the late 80s neon kids' mountain bikes I mentioned? Would love to know what the brand was. -
Jeepers 16,616 posts
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Registered 16 years agohttps://goo.gl/images/gF64N7
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Dougs 100,414 posts
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Registered 18 years agoJeepers wrote:
I couldn't remember what my BMX was called, all I remember was that it was blue and yellow. It was indeed awesome. Although I stacked it doing a jump up the ramp in the garages near me in the first week. Not sure I tried many stunts after that. :-/
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Registered 16 years agoYou-can-call-me-kal wrote:
I reckon that's a Raleigh Lizard
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Registered 18 years agoI now want a BMX badly -
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Registered 18 years agoMongoose was another good brand too -
Decks 31,014 posts
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Registered 6 years agoDid those awful Naf Co 54 bin liner jackets make it down south or was that just a northern thing? -
StarchildHypocrethes 33,974 posts
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Registered 17 years agosmoothpete wrote:
Yes, Pete!
I had a Peugeot BMX. One of these bad boys
https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/z/JWQAAOSwzJ5Xabm1/$_86.JPG
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AceGrace 3,464 posts
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Registered 11 years agoJeepers wrote:
That looks like a girls bike.
I just came a little.
Man up FFS.
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Psiloc 6,368 posts
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Registered 14 years agoStarchildHypocrethes wrote:
Oh my God. I haven't seen that bike for 25 years.
smoothpete wrote:
Yes, Pete!
I had a Peugeot BMX. One of these bad boys
https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/z/JWQAAOSwzJ5Xabm1/$_86.JPG
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You-can-call-me-kal 23,013 posts
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Registered 15 years agonickthegun wrote:
That's definitely of a similar breed (same matt black straight handlebar), but the Lizard only came in green. These were neon pink and maybe yellow.
You-can-call-me-kal wrote:
I reckon that's a Raleigh Lizard
Does anyone remember the late 80s neon kids' mountain bikes I mentioned? Would love to know what the brand was.
It could be they are some shit brand sold in my local bike shop which was why they were so popular at my school, but didn't really make it out the locality. I remember them vividly though. -
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Registered 16 years agoDecks wrote:
We had them in derby. We also had fake ones that said ROBB on them. I can't imagine anything worse than having a fake Naff Naff jacket other than maybe having a pair of fake Joe bloggs.
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Registered 15 years agoOn that note, I see Spliffy are making a comeback as part of the 90s retro thing. -
Decks 31,014 posts
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Registered 6 years agoHaha fucking Joe Bloggs. Eclipse jeans as well with the little spliffy guy on them. -
JamboWayOh 25,237 posts
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Registered 8 years agoI used to think I was the shit in my oversized joe bloggs jumper. -
Jeepers 16,616 posts
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Registered 16 years agoDid you lot experience that craze for Pepe key rings? And especially getting more than one so you could mix the colours up. That was huge where I lived for about 12 months. -
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Registered 8 years agoActually top that off with a Technics puffa jacket and some Pods shoes for school and You were the shit. -
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Registered 16 years agoWith the grolsch flip lid attaches -
Stealing badges from VWs and Grolsch bottle tops were also big.
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