Cost of things "back in the day"

[nosher70]

I remember buying Jason Hoad"s used white street beat frameset from Raff (of no softies cycles and skates in Gillingham) for £50 in 1986. A skyway hot seat cost me £8. Haro tyres a tenner or thereabouts....

[Gtbill]

My gt performer cost me 500.00 complete in 87 from ashton bmx   Blue and white loved it  

I had a DP freestyler  f=f from ashton bmx in 86 cost 70.00  new 

[Orange777]

My gt performer cost me 500.00 complete in 87 from ashton bmx   Blue and white loved it  

I had a DP freestyler  f=f from ashton bmx in 86 cost 70.00  new 

£500 in 87, wow! That was more what I was expecting pre this thread! 

[lk_97]

Did gt and haro completes get more expensive in the late 80's or something?

[Gtbill]

My gt performer cost me 500.00 complete in 87 from ashton bmx   Blue and white loved it  

I had a DP freestyler  f=f from ashton bmx in 86 cost 70.00  new 

£500 in 87, wow! That was more what I was expecting pre this thread! 

yes i had looked at f+f sit in that shop for about 12 months so when i got paid out for my bike being nicked  i had phill build me that gt up with all the parts on that i wanted 

[J69]

My 1st bmx was a Raleigh Super Burner that my parents bought for me for Christmas 1981 & I think it cost them £110 which at the time was a lot of money & back then, neither my parents or many of my friends parents for that matter had much money to spare. Most of the kids back then had various burners, mostly standard burners that I think were around £95, a few of us had super burners which at the time we thought were the dogs bollox, one lad did have an ultra burner which were around £140, the rest had a mixture of team murrays from halfords, halfords turbo's as well I seem to remember were quite popular but nobody had the high end stuff. Then for my 13th birthday in 1983, my parents bought me a firebird freestyler frame & forks from county racing in Pontypridd, South Wales. The frame & forks complete with a tange headset cost £65! I thought it was ace right up until it snapped at the headtube, for those of you not in the know, the 1st generation DP freestylers had a top tube that was about 9 feet long & this caused the frames to break at the headtube. DP soon realised this & anyone who broke their 1st gen DP freestylers had them replaced free of charge for the gen 2 with the altered frame geometry. One other thing that I find quite ironic is the fact that the price of a pair of Skyway mags has hardly changed in over 30 years, back in the early 80's they cost £60 a pair, pretty much the same as they do today! Ah, happy days, brilliant memories & part of my life I will always cherish.

[nosher70]

Which is why you can never buy a TA as a RIDER. Mine snapped underneath the headtube, I found this out whilst I was riding it due to the back end swaying from side to side. My metalwork teacher said it was no trouble to weld and fix. He returned it to me with a welded gusset underneath!!!    AaAaAAAAAArrRrGhhhhh!!!!

lol

 

[animal]

cant remember what this cost me back in the day, remember the frame cost me about 60 quid  and the levers/crank/rear brake were off my aero pro, would like to know how much it cost to build  if anybodys got any old price lists, still have all of it too 


oh ye took me a year to build, earning 10 quid a week for my saturday job 

Are you selling that seat of it Steve ? 

Mum just reminded me that I have boxes of old BMX magazines from the 80s at her house. I shall have a look through them for price guides!!

Don't do it 4 fooks sake it will scare u stupid 

[alst]

Check out the following link for a list of what things cost back in 1984:

http://www.gamesroom-online.co.uk/bmx/bmx_prices_in_1984.htm

Interesting!!

[lk_97]

Check out the following link for a list of what things cost back in 1984:

http://www.gamesroom-online.co.uk/bmx/bmx_prices_in_1984.htm

Interesting!!

Thanks for posting this, been looking for it for quite a while!

[Orange777]

Amazing find!!!!

That was what I had too a pacer 500!

Cheers!!!

[anth0ny2009]

1/2 of lager £0.70 and i was anybody`s

[MartyC]

1/2 of lager £0.70 and i was anybody`s

In my mum's pub in 1986 a pint of Carlsberg was £1.02 

[AKGOFF]

1/2 of lager £0.70 and i was anybody`s

1/2 pint of lager today = £2.00 and I'm still anybody's. 

[gary67]

cant remember what this cost me back in the day, remember the frame cost me about 60 quid   and the levers/crank/rear brake were off my aero pro, would like to know how much it cost to build  if anybodys got any old price lists, still have all of it too  


oh ye took me a year to build, earning 10 quid a week for my saturday job 

When i bought my FF f&f it was about £60 -70,that was 1983 .And a pint of lager or cider was about 75p when i started going in the boozer

[Orange777]

Just found a picture of me achieving "NO AIR" status after watching Kick Start on my Puch - does anyone know what this weighty beast was called? I am looking to see if I have a better photo....




Then ignoring the matching LFC kits (I am on the left after lending my cousin the home kit) - tight short central........................ This is the Pacer 500 (think) that Mum upgraded me to!! That was sold for narcotics..................My take on being Zammo from Grange Hill!

No idea what my cousin is riding, although just spotted I am sporting my much loved "Patrick Liverpool" trainers..........and yes that is Mum's Triumph in the background...OUCH - no wonder I declined lifts!! 

[M5AT]

Best thing about Rad these old photos, quality!

Patrick trainers! Loved my Patrick Stabil.

[Orange777]

Found it!!!

Name that Puch!

[Orange777]

Best thing about Rad these old photos, quality!

Patrick trainers! Loved my Patrick Stabil.

Agreed!! I could spend all day on here looking at this stuff!!

The legendary Stabil's!!! Fine choice of footwear!!