Do you remember your first bicycle?

[arjay]

Got my first in '59 or '60. A 24" black schwinn

 

[Salty RI]

My first one was a new but "cross-breed Western Flyer-bought from Western Auto. It was fire engine red-with white striping and western flyer lettering. It had a permanently attached red wagon with same insignia. Man I had loads of fun on that thing. Had it for years-till my too heavy-neighbor, decided to stand in the wagon-knowing it would not support his weight-and it snapped in half-rendering it useless. I used to think I wass really helping my dad in yardwork using the wagon to haul small loads of leaves to the alley.

We still had a Western Auto here up until 20 years ago, they sold Wizard out board motors, I bought my first chain saw from Western Auto.

 

[99savage308]

never had one learned how to right with a friends bike

 

[Stevens]

Mine was a Schwinn 1957, I believe the Phantom model, it had the "tank" on the bar with a battery horn, push button operated you could press your knee on the horn button or push by hand to make it sound. We lived on a hill, the road had a big "sleeping policeman" speed bump at the bottom so we could "Fly" our bikes off of it.
Good times!
Steve W

 

[rwsmith]

NEVER get caught.....

I learned to ride on my older sister's bike. It was a red Schwinn. Once I got tall enough there was a bar my folks added to make it a "boys" bike.

It's probably illegal to call a bike a "girls" or "boys" bike these days.

Now once I got a bit older... now we're talking. Purple 5 speed with a stick shift. Cool as hell... until you jumped it on your plywood and bricks ramp, and racked yourself on the shifter when you landed.

NEVER get caught riding a girls bike. I mean really, if you know what's good for you.......

 

[rwsmith]

OMG

Talking about brick and plywood ramps..... One time I was going full blast on my 'boy's bike' and my feet slipped off the pedals. I talked soprano for about a week. I don't think that 'no crossbar 'idea for girl's bikes was a bad idea.

 

[BC38]

My first bike was a black 20" Huffy that came from Sears. It had ape-hanger handle bars, a banana seat, a tall sissy bar, a fat "slick" on the back.
Quite the ride...

 

[carpriver]

My first bike was a two tone blue 20 inch. I got for Christmas. when I was 6 years old. The bike took we on a lot of adventures. It was a horse, it was a car, It was a racer. I could wear out a set of tires in a summer. Sliding the tire side ways when stopping. I found out much later that my dad build that bike and hand painted the strips on the fenders. He did a fantastic job.

 

[4011]

Googled and found a picture of my second bike. Would really like to have one again. But the prices are way high.

 

[the ringo kid]

We still had a Western Auto here up until 20 years ago, they sold Wizard out board motors, I bought my first chain saw from Western Auto.

We did too, but then they disappeared.

 

[tekarra]

I was given my first bike when I was 9 or 10 years old. It was too large for me and until I "grew into it", I pedaled it by putting one leg between the bars! Riding kind of standing sideways. Everything we were given we had to grow into. When I grew into it, I rode it for many years through high school and university. It just plain wore out in the end. My second bike I bought when I was in in my early 30s.

 

[whitecoyote]

Western Flyer X-53

 

[-db-]

I'd still like to get one of those BMX bikes I yearned for as a kid, though, just to hang on the garage wall. Redline, Kuwahara, Hutch, something like that (you guys who were kids in the '80s know what I mean).

Did one better and discovered they're now making 26" adult BMX bikes. Found this Redline PL 26 (chromoly everything, classic 3-piece Flight crank, sealed bearings throughout, etc.) new for under $400:

It's a blast to ride.

 

[Rustyt1953]

I'm working on my next one:

 

[Salty RI]

My first bike was a 24" Schwinn with a horn in the tank, the batteries didn't last long.

 

[Skeet 028]

Got my first one pretty much used (up). No pedal on right side...just the center bolt. finally got a new pedal(at Western Auto) and kept on riding it. Bought another much better condition for 3 dollars I think. The guy that ran the garage in town helped me fix the old one with a 3HP gas engine off of a broken powered reel mower. Remember them?? Drove that bike everywhere... no brakes as I had to drag my keds... for a few weeks till a state cop stopped me...made me walk it home(2 miles) and told my mother not to let me drive it again. Oh heck...I couldn't hardly afford to buy the gas for it anyway. I was snitching the gas my father had for the Lawnboy power mower...Yep 2 stroke. Always wondered why that motor smoked so much

 

[arjay]

Got my first one pretty much used (up). No pedal on right side...just the center bolt. finally got a new pedal(at Western Auto) and kept on riding it. Bought another much better condition for 3 dollars I think. The guy that ran the garage in town helped me fix the old one with a 3HP gas engine off of a broken powered reel mower. Remember them?? Drove that bike everywhere... no brakes as I had to drag my keds... for a few weeks till a state cop stopped me...made me walk it home(2 miles) and told my mother not to let me drive it again. Oh heck...I couldn't hardly afford to buy the gas for it anyway. I was snitching the gas my father had for the Lawnboy power mower...Yep 2 stroke. Always wondered why that motor smoked so much

Bought one that a friend had built for $25 when he got a tote goat for Christmas.Damn that thing was fun!
My parents hated it lol

 

[wood714]

Can't be sure what my first bike was, but I'll never forget the birthday morning I woke up to find this brand new Schwinn Sting Ray sitting in the living room.

I customized it some.

 

[Chuck24]

My first was a mixmaster that my dad built out of various basket cases he had picked up off the curbs on trash day. I think every manufacturer was represented

 

[Whitwabit]

First one was about 1955 was a used Murry .. No training wheels .. Learned to ride on my way home with my Dad walking behind me !!