I still have a Race Inc. aluminum frame and a 1977 Cycle Pro Aluminum Foiler(made by Race Inc.) and a 1979 Mongoose.Originally posted by grommet
RaceINC with Tuff wheels and a Uni seat
Yeah! I did that all the time for the other kids in my neighborhood. I was like 12 back then, and already ripping my bike apart and putting it back together... I still have (and occasionally use) the tools I got back then in my tool box.Originally posted by Big John
Anybody remeber making freewheels out of coaster brake hubs?? I do oooh too well.
Originally posted by ELi
Not sure of year...1983-1984, yellow Huffy with yellow Skyway Tuff Wheels. Beat that thing to death! Ah, those were the days...
1 gear- NO STINKIN DERAILLEURS!!
tight chain- no dropping
coaster brakes
nothing sealed- had to constantly lube everything! (Wolf's Head lube, of course!)
I've even got a pic somewhere of me jumping the thing...no helmet, no pads, no NOTHING! (Also no scanner... )
ELi
I Had a Raleigh Chrome "Silver" Burner for some two years, and my dad gave it to me in birthday present- after some half year of begging , in 1984... untill some punk stole it from me... i remember crying my heart out for weeks, intill i found the bastard SOB [approx. half a year later] and beat the brown stuff out of him with half a brick!....Originally posted by spincrazy
FUnny RM.
But, also not so funny. I had a total of six different bikes stolen from me when I was a kid, and 4 of them were stolen from my garage. I got into skateboarding after that, and there began the broken bones saga.
Scroll up and look at my link to the Moto Bike thread...Originally posted by sirknight6
Does ANYONE remember that gimick bike in the late 70's early eighties that had the shocks on it, and it was mad to look like Evil Knenvil (sp?) bike?
I remember them being real mushy.. anyone remember those?
They had the 2 posts that atached to the rear rim bolts, and they were springs, and the front was made to look like a motorcycle shock. The front shocks actually worked, but theis was stricktly a K-Mart Special!!
yup, but the one I'm talkin about was set up to look like that Evil Knevil bike with white, But same exact thing!!!Originally posted by bomberz1qr20
Scroll up and look at my link to the Moto Bike thread...
I remember that! Man, did I want one of thsoe as a kid! I loved Evil Knevil sooo much... Almost bought one of those Hoffman bikes last year...Originally posted by sirknight6
yup, but the one I'm talkin about was set up to look like that Evil Knevil bike with white, But same exact thing!!!
you dont still live in the area? if you do, have you ridden the westfield race track? its not bad IMO. i raced there a bit last year...its pretty fun.Originally posted by don
Supposed to have been made in the next town over from me (Westfield, MA).
Originally posted by Nizmeister
It was called a Raleigh 'Chrome Burner'.
I have actually found a picture of it.
check the Proline Cruiser at www.redlinebicycles.comOriginally posted by shocktower
,Man ,I wish I could find another red line cruiser ,that was my favorite bike ,with flight cranks ,Man what`s really F-ed up is it was 20 fricking years ago ,I know because my B-day is soon
Hey Slope we are getting a shuttle ride together for this saturday, you interested?? E-mail me if so.Originally posted by SLOPE
My first bike "back in the day" was a shiny metallic blue Team Mongoose, 1978 I think. God I miss that bike.