Saturday, September 11

Bikes I've Owned or Own

If it had wheels it was a bike to me....nothing too special really. What's your list? Fun to recall. So about... 1968- Red tryke with white wheels 1969- lil red wagon, fast on downhills, many scabs on arms and legs 1970- Big Wheel, plastic bomb baby! Side pull brake. 1971- 8" inch wheel'd kmart special til training wheels came off 1973- Schwinn stingray, banana seat, 2 inch wide rear slick, skid-a-riffic 1975- after 1st stolen schwinn got another stingray w/3 speed stick 1978- GT skateboard & many to follow...many scabs, not a bike, who cares 1978- used mom's ugly yellow 5 speed shwinn, way big but 5 speed levers! 1979- Kabukki 10 speed road! Paper route savings 1980- Kabukki 12 speed road, 12 speed!! 1981- Robinson Pro bmx w/cranks, tuff wheels, redline bars 1985- Colongo 10spd stickers said. $2bills from betty. 2 fast scared sold back. 1987- Specialized Stump Jumper, not comp $800 new, funded by illegal jobs 1996- C-dale F700 Altlanta RwBlue $850 new bought w/layaway Amy's ss now 2004- Cannondale Scalpel Frame/Fatty I built, raced it 2005- Misfit Phycles SS 26'er i built up and raced then broke 2006- Misfit Phycles SS 29'er " " still race it 2007- Kona Kula 29'er, my versitale ss or geared race bike 2006- Scored a really old puegot from a hillside racer for free, commuter 2007- Pugsley Grey built it up 2006- Bought a 2001 used green bianchi 10spd Last 5 bikes I still ride and/or race. Amy has my 1996 c-dale as SS now. D-man has his own Misfit 29'er now. Leo is on D-mans old 15 inch haro. Alta ride a t-jay special for now.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

YOu is saving up for a PIVOT.

You is sick of the SS. Time for cadellac. +8