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@bracestower
I was another one on a bronze Budgie. My dad took me down to the park in Sydenham to learn. For some reason, he thought taking one stabiliser off at a time was a good idea. I ended up cycling leaning over to one side. When the stabiliser finally came off, I was terrified.
After crashing my Budgie attempting to go up the steep side of a skateboard ramp (that Chopper-style seat was quite unforgiving and prone to unexpected wheelies), I moved onto my brother's Striker with the fake suspension and coaster brake. I pinched his Raleigh Arena after that (which I also crashed) and then moved into the big league with a Raleigh Bomber which got nicked.