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Putting a new bike together today for a Christmas gift got me to thinking a bit. When I was growing up, at the races you always saw kids on BMX bikes in the pits, and a good amount of them where high end stuff only found at bike shops. Hell, Ponca looked like a BMX National in the pits for the most part...... Anyway, what kind of rides did you guys have as kids? My first bike ever was a 78 Minigoose, chrome with black bars and red grips, followed by a slew of Mongoose rides way before you could find them in Walmart. What were the rides of your childhood?
Just like this one:
https://bmxmuseum.com/image/20160725_16541957968ba4a2_blowup.jpg
Hutch Expert Frame, Hutch Fork/Pedals/Cranks. I had a few Mongooses before the Hutch(s) and then onto a GHP.
Favorite bike was this hutch judge frame n fork.
Redline 340
Mongoose solution comp 3 (from 96 first aluminum frame bike also the last of the true mongoose's made by service cycle craft before they were bought out by Brunswick who cheapened out the brand to Walmart specials)
Se racing assassin with peregrine hp 48 chrome wheels suezue high flange hubs and profile/gt 3 piece cranks.
The 1986 GT performer - in hot pink and white wheels tires etc.
Diamond back reactor team edition cruiser 1997.
Rode a bunch of others but didn't own
Mongoose's
Redlines
Haro
Pk ripper
Elf
Kuwahara
S&M
Standard
Schwinn
Hoffman bikes - before they got cheap and where low volume.
Fat bald men
Terrible one
The Shop
I'm actually looking at getting another bike for myself after the New Year. I'm leaning mostly toward a 24" cruiser. Not a beach cruiser either. Figure it's an easy way to work on cardio and be more active.
That bike was insane! Chrome frame with gold everything. I had yellow tires on it at some point, Comp 3s I think.
Don't really know anything more about it than that but I got it off a mate and I thought it was the fucken ducks nuts!
Then when I was older I bought a Specialized Y frame thing again didn't know much about it just thought it looked sick haha
Was like this but this one looks a little tricker, mine didn't have the carbon forks
Torker
Mongoose
PK Ripper
Pro Neck
My fav when I was younger was a Dyno Detour. It is still hanging in my parents basement in MA.
https://youtu.be/CkjLcA_sfMg
I was happy to bag a Standard Trail Boss (before they went TRLS 250), and a DK General Lee when they were American made.
Edit: It was the Specialized Hemi, not Vegas
A few Diamondbacks
A few Schwinns
Torker
We The People
Pit Row
Pic is not mine but similar. It was around 1980 and a Ross Snapper. Mine was black and I started out with standard steel spoked rims and later put black nylon wheels on it. After that I moved on to a Mongoose.
There are several BMX bikes I drooled over but never was able to get. I always wanted a PK ripper with the Landing Gear forks... those were sweet. A friend of mine got a Hutch after he cracked his DG. Redline had some great bikes too.
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