RJRB Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 2 hours ago, hackey lad said: Talking to my siblings a few years ago and it came up that none of us never had a new bike . We used to build our own . Bits a pieces from all over .Probably why we all grew up handy at DIY and fixing things . My first bike was a red second hand “racing bike” ,a Raleigh with 5 speed derailleur gears.I had it and used it from being around 12 yrs old to late teens when I started driving.I went everywhere on it However me and my mates also built our own “Track Bikes from bits and pieces with cow horn handle bars and a low fixed gear that could be lethal.We probably had mor fun building them than riding them around a local bomb site. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hardie Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 A Runwell similar to this. My dad bought it second hand for I think £10. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/135169005287?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=5XL7ecxdRKi&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=UW4ePxyEToW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron99 Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 I learned to ride on a little 2 wheel Tri-Ang. Moved on to a Tomahawk & finished off with a 10 speed Puch Cavalier that my dad bought from a bike shop somewhere on Infirmary Rd. He actually rode it all the way home, bless him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echo beach Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 10 minutes ago, Baron99 said: I learned to ride on a little 2 wheel Tri-Ang. Moved on to a Tomahawk & finished off with a 10 speed Puch Cavalier that my dad bought from a bike shop somewhere on Infirmary Rd. He actually rode it all the way home, bless him. That would have been the Langsett Cycle shop I think. echo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz 786 Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Coventry eagle from John Allen's at firth park 👌 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz 786 Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Got this nowadays xjr1300 sp . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cressida Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 15 hours ago, lavery549@yahoo said: I can't remember the brand of my previous bikes but there was one called 'the pink witch' I've tried google can't even get a photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cressida Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Found an advert. Advert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRESLEY Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 12 hours ago, Padders said: The only bike you had Mr. P. was one of these..... Every bike looks like this when someone exits your bar after suppin your Moonshine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echo beach Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 1 hour ago, cressida said: Found an advert. Advert I remember them Cressida. They were made by Raleigh and aimed at teenage girls. I think they were painted in shocking pink and peacock blue and in later years had mirrors and a shopping basket on the front. According to the ad they cost 22 guineas in the ‘50s which was expensive. I never had one. I was put off by the lipstick holder!😆 echo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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