Remember your first 3 bikes? Then post some photos & history

[Captain Stupido]

Boxer ?

I don't even remember the Boxer... sorry.

Smaller brother to the Grifter .... but the forks are all wrong for one of them

Closer then!

 

[keithglos]

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THM:
Red tricycle was a Raleigh Winkie.
Similar to the Gresham Flyer.

In the early post war era my first bike was a BSA 20 inch with 26 x 1 1/2 wheels kindly donated. This had a BSA 3 speed, and can be found in 1938 BSA catalogue.
A bit later I got a new BSA sports bike, and by 1949 had a new BSA Gold Column.
My local cycle shop sold BSA and was run by a gentleman who had worked previously building Dursley Pedersen bikes.
No pictures available.

Now back to sleep.

Keith

 

[Peachy!]

Wasn’t there one between the boxer & grifter? I think it was called the Strika...

 

[Captain Stupido]

Wasn’t there one between the boxer & grifter? I think it was called the Strika...

You win!

If memory serves mine was a Strika "GS". Red with black decals. Well cool.

 

[legrandefromage]

My mates' 3spd town bike threw a wheel one afternoon so I refitted his old Grifter back wheel including the SA 3spd. It was a lot of fun apart from from the pedal strikes on the corners

 

[Greenfingers1001]

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I think I was 5, my first proper bicycle (one with a chain driven rear wheel) was a Pavemaster. The 2nd a single speed Dawes, I don't recall the model but it had 20" wheels and had a green flam' frame with amber flam' mudguards - or was it the other way around.

I had a 3rd, and the 4th is below.

My first real hand made by craftsmen, work of the framebuilder's art, was a Roberts frameset (which I still have), a present for passing exams.

It took me a while to build.

Rk.

N.B all new.

Indeed the little Pavemaster was a gem..`i`d love to find a nice one to stick up on the wall, ................although strangely the Missus doesn`t share this view !

 

[Greenfingers1001]

Re: Can you remember your first three bikes?

First new bike would have been a Puch Mini-sprint. Earlier stuff is too vague and was second hand including the £5 road bike that was horrible to ride.

Nice Bike - i may have posted this pic up previously, but you can see the Mini sprint frame along with bit from a Puch shopper & some BMX bits