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Title: what was your First Bike(ride)??
Post by: HighLander on June 15, 2010, 02:59:20 AM
My first ride was a Mongoose Stylist 88.Brother of th Mongoose Decade.It was blue w/5spoke mags.I had this bike for over 10years.It went through a lot of parts.48hp wheels,dozen pegs,all the famous bars of the 90s,brakes and gt bashguard(witch i bent slightly with the frame!)yeah,i could not believe it.This bike may have been the lower model of mongoose but it took abuse!!
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Post by: katobmx on June 15, 2010, 03:04:27 AM
I'm actually riding my first real bike right now.Every bike before that was a walmart bike
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Post by: deeve on June 15, 2010, 06:07:48 AM
Wow.

Aside from the typical department store junk, this was my first "real" bike.

I cannot believe I actually found a picture of one, but here it is....

http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/bianchi/7144/1 (http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/bianchi/7144/1)

A mid 80's Bianchi BMX. I got it as a present for graduating grade 8.  Araya 7x 32 spoke rims. Chromoly frame. Pretty sure mine had some 3 piece alloy shimano cranks with shimano DX pedals though. By the time I was done with it it had skyway tuff wheels on it, a Nippon Dia-Compe brake up front and Redline 4 piece bars. Man that bike was terrible :) The bottom bracket was so low to the ground the pedal would hit the ground with very little lean.
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Post by: b_ron on June 15, 2010, 06:25:56 AM
2003 haro f3 for me
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Post by: froghammer on June 15, 2010, 06:26:34 AM
I finallllly found it. Had to just go alphabetically through the museum until I saw a brand that sounded familiar:

http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/schwinn/4052 (http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/schwinn/4052)

Basically, it was terrible but that was the same colour and everything as my first "real" bike. I'd had a cobbled together BMX or two before that one but they were no-name, spraypainted frames with sketchy parts. Then, after the mighty Schwinn, I finally got some real real bikes- a couple of Trickstars and eventually I settled on a string of GT Pro Performers.
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Post by: froghammer on June 15, 2010, 06:27:14 AM
And yes, I bought it new. I'm older than dirt.
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Post by: tod miller on June 15, 2010, 06:45:23 AM
Funny how some of you guys have to go to bmxmuseum to find your first rides... :wacko: :beer:
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Post by: smiley (Roy) on June 15, 2010, 07:12:24 AM
My first 'Freestyle' bike was a 1986 GT Performer in GT Blue... one of my first upgrades  :rolleyes: was to swap out the mags for ACS Z-Rims w/ a freecoaster... at least the freecoaster was a step in the right direction...  ;D

 :beer: :beer: :beer:

-Roy
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Post by: 2flat2furious on June 15, 2010, 07:25:39 AM
http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/dyno/33327 (http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/dyno/33327)

yep,. that thing sucked balls in every possible way. I hated that bike so much.
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Post by: tod miller on June 15, 2010, 07:37:47 AM
1985 Redline RL-20.  "Hazard Yellow".  Coaster brake...but ditched the mags/coaster as soon as the Peregrine 48's came out.  Also upgraded to the Forklifters(first 4-piece bars) when they came out.  

I really liked that bike, other than the mags/bars.  I wanted to add that looking back, I think this bike was well ahead of the times.  Notice there is no standing platform, it had tapered and caped stays, tapered forks, and if I remember correctly, had a 75 degree head tube angle. 

I didn't have to look in the museum for mine. ^_^  Redline 400 series cranks, ACS55 stem/pro rotor, Hutch Trick Top Seat, fluted seat post...this is a couple of years after I first got it.

Landing a Decade.

(http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae236/todborndead/LastScan5.jpg)
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Post by: Pat on June 15, 2010, 07:39:20 AM
how come so many of the bikes on there have no front pegs?
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Post by: tod miller on June 15, 2010, 07:44:43 AM
how come so many of the bikes on there have no front pegs?

Many bikes back then had pegs on the forks, rather than the axles.  Also, some people didn't run them on certain sides, because they got in the way of certain tricks like Miami Hoppers.
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Post by: Mr. Acid Green on June 15, 2010, 08:43:05 AM
gt performer 97 , oh man just remember it hurts my back

http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/gt_bicycles/26183 (http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/gt_bicycles/26183)

i still have it ... borrowed to a friend  :P
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Post by: rick macdonald on June 15, 2010, 02:31:51 PM
'87 Mongoose Decade..my first real trick bike.

I went through all the phases with this thing..chrome with pink grip tape, frame standers, mags with no pegs, you name it.

It cracked at the seat post tube, so they upgraded it to an 88'. which mandated they change the stem, brakes, rotor, etc. it was the best warranty deal I ever got!

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Post by: wolverines on June 15, 2010, 02:56:40 PM
And not one person said thank you Mom/Dad in this thread....


Just sayin
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Post by: 2flat2furious on June 15, 2010, 03:04:32 PM
And not one person said thank you Mom/Dad in this thread....


Just sayin

If my parents had an account on here I think you'd be well aware of it by now. 3 Perry's on here starting sh*t? Whoooboy.
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Post by: monis on June 15, 2010, 05:56:51 PM
I had a 1987 GT Performer in white with pink grip tape.  Later on, I inherited my brother's Hutch Windstyler.  That bike was a piece of crap, it had fork pegs welded on, yet I still did hang 5's and double whiplashes on it
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Post by: Stereolab on June 15, 2010, 06:12:40 PM
I had a CW California Flyer, it was a cheap bike made out of cheap steel, but it had big, comfortable back pegs that were waaaaay ahead of their time.  Was a pretty nice looking ride, too.
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Post by: Jason on June 15, 2010, 08:26:56 PM
Dyno VFR complete in chrome.......I broke it after about 7 years, snapped the TT off at the ST weld.
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Post by: fatninja on June 15, 2010, 09:14:43 PM
well if I don't count my sisters Huffy Prairie Cruiser with banana seat that I got as a hand-me-down as my first bike (which I later spray painted black), then I had a Huffy Chrome K-Mart Special. My first real freestyle bike was a Jetta Breakdancer. And it actually came with skyway 6-spoke mags, rotor, frame with built in framestander, double crossbar handle bars and build in theads in the fork for high or low mount fork stands. It was bright green including green tires.

I had that for 4 years and by the time I was done with it the only thing stock was the frame/fork.
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Post by: Corrupted account on June 15, 2010, 09:39:18 PM
My first bike was a diamondback joker. Thing weighed like 40 lbs. But, it had front and back brakes as well as a gyro so it worked for a while.
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Post by: froghammer on June 15, 2010, 11:17:06 PM
I remember the Diamondback freestyle bikes being the heaviest I'd ever encountered at the time. This was before the '90s bloat bikes obviously.
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Post by: 5hane on June 16, 2010, 12:54:06 AM
http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/gt_bicycles/14562 (http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/gt_bicycles/14562)


Not totally sure what year I had but it looked a lot like that gt. ...dad was not happy.
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Post by: Flatland-Cris on June 16, 2010, 01:37:04 AM
dammmm you guys make me feel young!! i hada buy all my own bike parts because my parents thought it was a silly expensive hobby ...

Fly panter built up pice by pice by my old boss, then he got bored n sold it to me
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Post by: carld on June 16, 2010, 01:47:17 AM
first "real" bike was a dyno nitro i traded for a toys r us trendz crunch pos
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Post by: SNOOP on June 16, 2010, 03:11:45 AM
http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/huffy/35161 (http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/huffy/35161)

This was my first REAL bike, aside from the silly mtb style gears which it didnt have... And had the HEAVIEST friggin metal mags ive ever came acrossed to boot. Not really that old, just...Thats all I had, and was  my first expierience with a freecoaster.

Anyways, fast forward a few years and here we have it..First flat bike.. A Morales like the one below, but in yellow. miss that bike.
http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/morales/34633 (http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/morales/34633)
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Post by: HighLander on June 16, 2010, 04:40:36 AM
Yeah,i would like to have that Mongoose Stylist now.But i sold it and last time i saw it,was black w/out frame stand.Lucky i got lots of picks of that and all my other bikes.
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Post by: schneider on June 19, 2010, 12:40:38 AM
i feel so young too, mine was a wtp pony ;D
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Post by: Flatride on June 19, 2010, 01:22:43 AM
Candy red Haro 540 Air. Heavy as a tank, but I could do squeakers and funky chickens on it. :D
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Post by: Ultraman Zoffy on June 19, 2010, 08:51:04 PM
Team Murray Thunder-something or other (I think?) back in '82 ish that I inherited from my sister... followed by a San Jose flea market special Mongoose Californian knock off bike.
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Post by: megarawdeal on June 19, 2010, 10:11:33 PM
94 Mongoose Villain... not a bad beginners bike other than the fact that the brakes were worthless.
http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/mongoose/20647 (http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/mongoose/20647)
Not mine... you get the picture.
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Post by: HighLander on June 19, 2010, 10:12:13 PM
man,i got to get myself a computer.I have lots of pics to post of my old bikes.Right now i cant even see the pics u guys Post or sell anyparts i have.:(
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Post by: h2otowntony on June 20, 2010, 09:17:17 PM
I finallllly found it. Had to just go alphabetically through the museum until I saw a brand that sounded familiar:

[url]http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/schwinn/4052[/url] ([url]http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/schwinn/4052[/url])

Basically, it was terrible but that was the same colour and everything as my first "real" bike. I'd had a cobbled together BMX or two before that one but they were no-name, spraypainted frames with sketchy parts. Then, after the mighty Schwinn, I finally got some real real bikes- a couple of Trickstars and eventually I settled on a string of GT Pro Performers.


Wow that was the first BMX i ever got too! i got mine for 50 bucks in 96 from my bros best friend
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Post by: fatninja on June 21, 2010, 12:33:56 AM
Here's my Jetta BreakDancer and I'm holding the 1986 August Issue of Freestylin' Magazine. Which taught me the backwards infinity roll.
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4718325131_112d8c1d7e_b.jpg)
I just got the bike from the bike shop and the reflectors and tags are still on it. No pegs at this moment.. I think I needed to save a little more money or I needed to install them.

Check out those shorts LOL! and I'm wearing my soccer turf shoes? Oh well I was a legit baller.  That was in Maine and it was all dirt everywhere so I would session in the garage or ride to some tennis courts at the high school.
 :ph34r:
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Post by: nika on June 22, 2010, 01:14:43 PM
Mine was a Halfords Turbo, I bought it in '83.

I don't have to thank my folks, they told me that at 13 years old I was too old to ride 'a kid's bike'... So I cleaned windows, cleaned cars, mowed lawns, had two paper rounds... Took me 6 months to save for that sucka.

Now I'm 39 and get paid to ride kid's bikes. That's a real kick in the teeth for my folks :D
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Post by: jsteady on June 22, 2010, 01:46:36 PM
http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/huffy/25318 (http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/huffy/25318)

Red
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Post by: Jbkid on June 23, 2010, 08:20:46 AM
I rode a 06 Next bike from Wal-E-World, and a DK eight pack when I first started riding flatland, and I rode street for six years on an old Diamond back my dad gave me when I was like 10.
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Post by: 48spokes on June 23, 2010, 08:03:37 PM
 ;D the one that will forever hold my heart!I learned so many tricks on it and it was fully tricked out... I would later sell it. :huh:
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Post by: hardrocker950 on June 23, 2010, 08:14:32 PM
My first bike was an 86' Panasonic racing bike. Still have the frame, but my brother cobbed a bunch of parts off of it :(. I was planning on restoring it, but I don't have the parts to do it.
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Post by: manniedamaniac on June 23, 2010, 08:40:35 PM
My first bike was a 04 hoffman condor. Still riding the frame and cranks but thats it!!
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Post by: HighLander on June 24, 2010, 04:22:15 AM
A friend of mine had this Purple Torker twin top tube frame w/a standing platform that looked like a grinder.The frame was mad long too.But the rarest frame i ever seen was a MCS that had double chainstay tubes and the top n bottom tube made this connection like a Hutch trick star.Weird and it was chrome.
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Post by: GRFN.FLAT. on June 24, 2010, 07:20:42 AM
2003 haro f3 for me

2007 (year old model at the time) haro f2! haha piece of JUNK. i took the seat off and masking-taped a block of foam over the seat tube so i can do street stuff minus the 2+lb. seat/seatpost and NOT get r*ped in the *ss by the tubing...took the pegs off and even with the front brake gone it's still like 28 lbs.

my first flatland specific bike is a mix of parts from FF and from misterwhite. grand total of about $710 including tax and shipping and everything. i think around $50 more than an a-damn lt...
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Post by: scapegoat on June 24, 2010, 01:17:14 PM
hush -i am riding my first bike still too -although almost all the parts have been switched out over the years -mine is a dyno 89 pro compe ;)
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Post by: tod miller on June 25, 2010, 06:08:13 AM
But the rarest frame i ever seen was a MCS that had double chainstay tubes and the top n bottom tube made this connection like a Hutch trick star.Weird and it was chrome.

MCS Styler.  Rare...because it was a POS.  I knew someone who had one...and it was just put together and rode aweful.  Never mind looking horrible. 
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Post by: smiley (Roy) on June 25, 2010, 06:20:20 AM
even worse is I used to ride with a guy who was on the MCS Freestyle team... He had to ride the styler...

-Roy
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Post by: DLK on June 25, 2010, 06:48:57 AM
First bike ever was a POS Montgomery Ward bike with solid rubber tires in like 1983-84.
The frame broke within a short time so my dad got a used Haro Master. White with white mags. I think a friend of his was hard up for money and had to sell his kids bike. That was '83 or '84 so I was just a little sh!t. 6 or 7 years old. I couldn't do anything on that bike and I had no business having it but...I'm glad I did.
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Post by: HighLander on June 25, 2010, 07:37:30 AM
Yeah,that was the name MCS styler.Im sure this guy still has it.