Author Topic: Life long obsession, time line stops in 1985 (Read 1693 times)

oldtired · « **on:** July 29, 2010, 06:01 PM »

This has been done by e few radster's sort of , so here is part of the reason for my current state of mind regarding the kiddies bike problem i have

started about 1971 with this, it should have wheels on it but apperently i used to run the dog over when it was trying to sleep so the wheels had to go , notice the the genuine first issue Dobbin bars

quality and now rare as fook

1975 the real start of it proper bike Raliegh Tomahawk

loved this rode the thing into the ground , i remember if i couldn't take my bike i just refused to go

took up skating in 1977 , got my first pair of vans blue lace ups from a well off relative who'd been in the state's and showed me a skateboard magazine he brought back, so that was on the xmas list that year, Dogtown in donni

Newporter pro board

, (still got the deck

) suade leather pad set

Adidas sports bag for school fekkin hated humping that thing about , Airfix HMS Victory, top crimbo

1979 back to the push irons silver Chopper grown up Tomahawk

and me old mumsy bless here

then somthing strange happend mid way through 1979 , destininy or just shear bad luck led me into Halfords on one saturday afternoon i'd gone in to get a gear toggle chain for the chopper when i saw what can only be described as revelation in the form of a TEAM MURRAY

was my reaction

, by september it was mine built up, sat in the front bedroom waiting for christmas, my old man had a cruel streak to him

Between xmas and New year 1980 , this is the point where the slow decline turned into a fekkin great landslide

, the seat is dirty because id been sitting on it every day since september

, coaster brake big blue Knobbly tires and snow , what more do you kneed

oldtired · « **Reply #1 on:** July 29, 2010, 06:20 PM »

the Team Murray only lasted into the summer , i snapped the head tube clean of at Steetley quarry , mumsy took it back and got the manager at Halfords in head lock and came away with a Murry x20c, foc

, mumsy's you don't fook with em , don't have any pics of that

, it was well made though , possibly one of the one SE knocked back ? so to where the time line stops

1985 Akisu remember it being stickerd up as a Stratton pro , putting it together here to flog it to raise funds for the lovely white DP Feestyler i wanted , again all the essentials were there Tuffs , ramp bad hair cut,,,

, the following years are full of Haro Sports after the two DP's , bigger ramps (o level metal work is the biggest i made i'll dig it out and post a pic as it takes me up to 86) and broken bones

58 delray · « **Reply #2 on:** July 29, 2010, 06:32 PM »

cool pics

rollin72 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 29, 2010, 06:33 PM »

wicked pictures mate, cool story...but" mumsy" did you forget you were on here whilst typing that

oldtired · « **Reply #4 on:** July 29, 2010, 06:41 PM »

got to love your old mumsy

telelogic · « **Reply #5 on:** July 29, 2010, 06:52 PM »

I loved reading that mate, Cheers

stevochb · « **Reply #6 on:** July 29, 2010, 07:13 PM »

Class

great memories came flooding back when I read that.

hotdog · « **Reply #7 on:** July 29, 2010, 09:13 PM »

In a nutshell..... Brilliant!

poolysheriff · « **Reply #8 on:** July 29, 2010, 09:37 PM »

Great pics

And my mate still turns up at football every week with that exact Adidas bag

20to26 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 29, 2010, 09:43 PM »

tales of wonder

Gashead · « **Reply #10 on:** July 29, 2010, 09:53 PM »

Top slice of the past that !

slurp · « **Reply #11 on:** July 29, 2010, 10:00 PM »

Enjoyed that mate, cracking, and I have the same bag up in my " mumsy and dadsy" loft.

Dave

brummie · « **Reply #12 on:** July 29, 2010, 10:08 PM »

nice one mate

i had that bag as well for school

meticulous · « **Reply #13 on:** July 29, 2010, 10:21 PM »

i could have your old bike....

glenboy · « **Reply #14 on:** July 29, 2010, 10:37 PM »

nice one everybody remembers the raleigh chopper but until i read this post i'd forgotten all about the raleigh tomahawk

dan-dare · « **Reply #15 on:** July 29, 2010, 10:43 PM »

sawzall · « **Reply #16 on:** July 29, 2010, 10:55 PM »

great pics and story

bobafett · « **Reply #17 on:** July 30, 2010, 01:07 AM »

Great

oldtired · « **Reply #18 on:** July 30, 2010, 02:23 AM »

been looking at that since you posted it up Meticulous

, mine had an SR stem and a crappy steel front brake on it i've still got the front brake i think and the lesters are hung up in the outhouse

meticulous · « **Reply #19 on:** July 30, 2010, 07:31 AM »

this also had a crappy silver front brake too, which i binned, and a crappy 4 bolt stem which have kept.....

it will be at MK with me if you want to drool!!!

currio · « **Reply #20 on:** July 30, 2010, 11:58 AM »

Fookin' brilliant mate, that made my morning.
Its cool seeing the years going by and the change in toys.
I love the pic of you with the skateboard, you're beaming like a cheshire cat

You gotta love the 70's decor there too, and I bet amongst the couple of bottles lurking in the background there, there was a bottle of that yellow liqueur, think it was called Warnicks, everybody bought a bottle at christmas I think, but no bastard ever drank it

Redline · « **Reply #21 on:** July 30, 2010, 02:08 PM »

Damn I love lookin at stuff like this.... Good Times

Author Topic: Life long obsession, time line stops in 1985 (Read 1693 times)

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