Hello, its all started with a Raleigh Tomahawk somewhere in the mid 1970's.

[Grifter78]

Hi just though I'd introduce myself, well I'm heading towards sixty years old, far too many bikes have come and gone, it started with a Raleigh Tomahawk, (I was too short for a Chopper, did not stop me trying to ride one), the stand outs for me, my Grifter that I got for Christmas in 1978, the Thorns tandem I did Land's End to John O Groats on in 2015, the Schwinn Mesa Gs, (a class frame), in fact far too many bikes to mention. I started with mountain bikes in the late 1980's early 90's and then a decade ago got into riding 'vintage bmx. I have recently return to cycling after a two year layoff due to a bust knee. Did not want a new bike, always loved the feel of riding older bikes, anyway thats me and I have recently bought a Orange C16rs from a member on here, (Karl).

 

[Grifter78]

Oh and I forgot to mention, the other bike in my life is my Brompton, (don't get me started regarding how much I love my Brompton).

 

[Grifter78]

Oh and I forgot to mention, the other bike in my life is my Brompton, (don't get me started regarding how much I love my Brompton).

And the Orange C16rs I bought off Karl,

 

[Lucidone]

Nice bikes one and all - welcome to RetroBike!

What's the black Burner? Night Burner? ?

 

[Grifter78]

Nice bikes one and all - welcome to RetroBike!

What's the black Burner? Night Burner? ?

Yeah, well spotted, a Night Burner , over recent years I have had a few Mk 1 and 2 Burners, but when your a a 60 year old bloke carrying a bit timber , riding them is not so easy, I was only riding them on retro bmx meets, (which I only got to two a year).

 

[grantoury]

Please feel free to go on about your Brompton on this thread:

Folders! Foldable bicycles; love or hate? do you own/use one? Minivelos and demontables added

Foldable bicycles: I have always found them interesting, from the seventies on, when we saw these shapes in the Netherlands. Every reputable firm built them, this is a Batavus: I guess you know them as folding shoppers. Then came the Bromptons, with their quick fold, and the Dahons, Terns...

www.retrobike.co.uk

 

[Lostcause]

Hi, good to see you on here. Some fantastic bikes you’ve got there

 

[stephan]

Hi just though I'd introduce myself, well I'm heading towards sixty years old, far too many bikes have come and gone, it started with a Raleigh Tomahawk, (I was too short for a Chopper, did not stop me trying to ride one), the stand outs for me, my Grifter that I got for Christmas in 1978, the Thorns tandem I did Land's End to John O Groats on in 2015, the Schwinn Mesa Gs, (a class frame), in fact far too many bikes to mention. I started with mountain bikes in the late 1980's early 90's and then a decade ago got into riding 'vintage bmx. I have recently return to cycling after a two year layoff due to a bust knee. Did not want a new bike, always loved the feel of riding older bikes, anyway thats me and I have recently bought a Orange C16rs from a member on here, (Karl).

Hello, my first bike was also a Raleigh Tomahawk (I was too short for the Tomahawk), my father bolted two inch blocks of hardwood to each side of the peddles until I grew into it. Oh the 70's 'once I got brave and had enough stick from the local hood riders I got my dad to remove that wood