your first bicycle

02-24-2004, 05:59 PM

Hi,
Just wondering what people's fond memories of their first childhood
bicycle are. I remember mine was shiny and red, and braking was by
pedalling backwards. It screwed me up when I got a later bike with
handbrakes. I have a pic of it on my blog at
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Tanya

02-24-2004, 06:04 PM

On 24 Feb 2004 18:59:22 -0800, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Tanya)
wrote:

>Hi,
>Just wondering what people's fond memories of their first childhood
>bicycle are. I remember mine was shiny and red, and braking was by
>pedalling backwards. It screwed me up when I got a later bike with
>handbrakes. I have a pic of it on my blog at
>[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

Blue, with blue tires (!), BMX style, with handbrake front and coaster
back.

-Luigi

02-24-2004, 06:04 PM

On 24 Feb 2004 18:59:22 -0800, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Tanya)
wrote:

>Hi,
>Just wondering what people's fond memories of their first childhood
>bicycle are. I remember mine was shiny and red, and braking was by
>pedalling backwards. It screwed me up when I got a later bike with
>handbrakes. I have a pic of it on my blog at
>[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

Blue, with blue tires (!), BMX style, with handbrake front and coaster
back.

-Luigi

02-24-2004, 06:51 PM

24 Feb 2004 18:59:22 -0800,
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] >,
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Tanya) wrote:

>Hi,
>Just wondering what people's fond memories of their first childhood
>bicycle are. I remember mine was shiny and red, and braking was by
>pedalling backwards. It screwed me up when I got a later bike with
>handbrakes. I have a pic of it on my blog at
>[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
>Tanya

I've always figured a collection of "first bike" stories would be cool
to read. I save them when they appear here.

A good thread from Oct. 2000 (my favourite is the one about the bell)
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02-24-2004, 06:51 PM

24 Feb 2004 18:59:22 -0800,
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] >,
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Tanya) wrote:

>Hi,
>Just wondering what people's fond memories of their first childhood
>bicycle are. I remember mine was shiny and red, and braking was by
>pedalling backwards. It screwed me up when I got a later bike with
>handbrakes. I have a pic of it on my blog at
>[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
>Tanya

I've always figured a collection of "first bike" stories would be cool
to read. I save them when they appear here.

A good thread from Oct. 2000 (my favourite is the one about the bell)
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
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zk

02-24-2004, 06:55 PM

"Tanya" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> Just wondering what people's fond memories of their first childhood
> bicycle are. I remember mine was shiny and red, and braking was by
> pedalling backwards. It screwed me up when I got a later bike with
> handbrakes. I have a pic of it on my blog at
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

I learned to ride on a rusty red garage sale reject, but I don't consider
that one to really be my bike. The first bike that claimed my soul was an
apple green three speed Huffy, which I got when I hit third grade and, based
on the school's policies, was old enough to ride to school. It looked
something like this: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].

I rode that bike throughout my elementary and through much of my junior high
school years. I rode to the 7-11, the local shopping center, the library,
the local pool, the community center for fencing lessons, my piano lessons,
my friends' houses -- just about anywhere of interest within a four or so
mile radius.

If I ever get a custom bike and my own choice of paint jobs, I think I might
pick apple green.

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02-24-2004, 06:55 PM

"Tanya" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> Just wondering what people's fond memories of their first childhood
> bicycle are. I remember mine was shiny and red, and braking was by
> pedalling backwards. It screwed me up when I got a later bike with
> handbrakes. I have a pic of it on my blog at
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

I learned to ride on a rusty red garage sale reject, but I don't consider
that one to really be my bike. The first bike that claimed my soul was an
apple green three speed Huffy, which I got when I hit third grade and, based
on the school's policies, was old enough to ride to school. It looked
something like this: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ].

I rode that bike throughout my elementary and through much of my junior high
school years. I rode to the 7-11, the local shopping center, the library,
the local pool, the community center for fencing lessons, my piano lessons,
my friends' houses -- just about anywhere of interest within a four or so
mile radius.

If I ever get a custom bike and my own choice of paint jobs, I think I might
pick apple green.

--
Warm Regards,

Claire Petersky
Please replace earthlink for mouse-potato and .net for .com

Home of the meditative cyclist:
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

New CD coming out this month! See: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

"To forgive is to set the prisoner free and then discover the prisoner
was you."

02-24-2004, 07:37 PM

In article <a1V_b.53656$Xp.254926@attbi_s54>,
"Claire Petersky" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

> I learned to ride on a rusty red garage sale reject,

Same here. An old CCM gaspipe coaster-brake thingie.
And y'know what? I just realized that paint job was
auto primer! Oh well. I do remember really riding it
on the third go in the back yard, with my oldest brother
supporting me by the saddle until he, unbeknownst by me,
let go. After that, nothing was safe from me. Training
wheels be damned.

....

> If I ever get a custom bike and my own choice of paint jobs, I think I might
> pick apple green.

I'm subject to the allurements of the Trek 520, too
(although they call it "rainforest" green, and it
ain't so custom). Marinoni does (did?) a nice
yellow/green fade.

cheers,
Tom

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02-24-2004, 07:37 PM

In article <a1V_b.53656$Xp.254926@attbi_s54>,
"Claire Petersky" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:

> I learned to ride on a rusty red garage sale reject,

Same here. An old CCM gaspipe coaster-brake thingie.
And y'know what? I just realized that paint job was
auto primer! Oh well. I do remember really riding it
on the third go in the back yard, with my oldest brother
supporting me by the saddle until he, unbeknownst by me,
let go. After that, nothing was safe from me. Training
wheels be damned.

....

> If I ever get a custom bike and my own choice of paint jobs, I think I might
> pick apple green.

I'm subject to the allurements of the Trek 520, too
(although they call it "rainforest" green, and it
ain't so custom). Marinoni does (did?) a nice
yellow/green fade.

cheers,
Tom

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02-24-2004, 09:35 PM

"Zoot Katz" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> 24 Feb 2004 18:59:22 -0800,
> <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] >,
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Tanya) wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >Just wondering what people's fond memories of their first
childhood
> >bicycle are. I remember mine was shiny and red, and braking was by
> >pedalling backwards. It screwed me up when I got a later bike with
> >handbrakes. I have a pic of it on my blog at
> >[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
> >
> >Tanya
>
> I've always figured a collection of "first bike" stories would be
cool
> to read. I save them when they appear here.
>
> A good thread from Oct. 2000 (my favourite is the one about the
bell)
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
> --
> zk

I learned on a hand-me-down Schwinn Typhoon circa 1964, but the first
bike that was really mine was an orange 1967 or '68 Schwinn Stingray
Deluxe with a silver seat and a two speed kickback hub. 9 years old,
cruising around Seal Beach CA. I loved that bike.