First bike I loved

(The guardian bike blog posed this question this week. UTS'd and found no thread )

This was the model and colour I rode on to school while doing my A levels in 1977 and '78 then took it to Israel and toured the galillee and commuted to work while living in Nazereth in 80s. Was heart broken when I wasn't able bring it back to the UK.

Similar idea http://www.lfgss.com/thread16996.html

must be a lot of new members who can add to it though

similar yet subtlly different.

what was your first love will?

Same as now - myself.

Oh sorry, I thought you said 'greatest disappointment'.
My Raleigh Gran Sport was my first loved bike.

In 1984 I got a little red bike for my birthday. I loved it so much that after a day of riding it about, I asked my dad to bring it up to my bedroom and lean it against the wall so I could keep an eye on it whilst I was in bed. Bright times indeed.

There were an awful lot of tears when Dad's mate accidentally ran it over on the drive with his van.

Sounds like that was a great present you got for your 30th birthday.

Oh sorry, I thought you said 'greatest disappointment'.
My Raleigh Gran Sport was my first loved bike.

I remember them Will remeber what year?
I had one too this colour i think. What year were they made?

I did look them up recently, they were made for decades. I got mine in 81 or 82, it was bronze and had Weinmann concave rims. It ended up being destroyed by a Camden pothole when I was couriering on it. In fact I still have the raleigh catalogue; the team replica was the top of the range and had tubulars. Would be nice to scan it and post the pics some day.

A little surprised and somewhat disdappointed that no one has yet linked to the story about the man who was prosecuted to having sex with his bike.

Perhaps Will is a little more inhibited these days.

A little surprised and somewhat** disdappointed** that no one has yet linked to the story about the man who was prosecuted to having sex with his bike.

Perhaps Will is a little more inhibited these days.

this arcane legal language is beyond me.

One slip of a key and I am hounded.

Mine was the mag burner (same colours as pic) I begged my parents for night and day throughout 1984, if memory serves me right. I actually wanted a tuff burner (knew I had no chance of the super tuff burner so never even asked for that) but alas funds wouldn't stretch to that I was told. I was over the moon when I was ushered to the garage on xmas morning and the blanket was pulled off the mag burner that they had stored there for me... wipes away tear

Mine was the mag burner (same colours as pic) I begged my parents for night and day throughout 1984, if memory serves me right. I actually wanted a tuff burner (knew I had no chance of the super tuff burner so never even asked for that) but alas funds wouldn't stretch to that I was told. I was over the moon when I was ushered to the garage on xmas morning and the blanket was pulled off the mag burner that they had stored there for me... wipes away tear

I'm amazed how much they managed to have it look like it was made of lego

Mine was the mag burner (same colours as pic) I begged my parents for night and day throughout 1984, if memory serves me right. I actually wanted a tuff burner (knew I had no chance of the super tuff burner so never even asked for that) but alas funds wouldn't stretch to that I was told. I was over the moon when I was ushered to the garage on xmas morning and the blanket was pulled off the mag burner that they had stored there for me... wipes away tear

Love the colours and spokes and the risers. nice vibe

my first love was a Grifter

I'm amazed how much they managed to have it look like it was made of lego

Indeed, looks very childish now (in a good way obv) doesn't it but back in the day it were me pride n joy. Skyway Tuff 2's were the must have mags at the time (which they weren't on the mag burner unfortunately).

my first love was a Grifter

Ha, I had a blue grifter before my mag burner, loved that too but the burner edged it, love wise.

Still looking.

My bike gives me the shits.

my first love was a Grifter

thats some technology, spokeless wheels

Still looking.

My bike gives me the shits.

what does this mean? is it infected with e. coli or something?

He still doesn't have a saddle for it, is all.

^ why's the Grifter got a dork disc if it has an SA hub?

Downhill version. Extra stopping powerz. ;)
You could still derail the chain into the spokes, no?

what does this mean? is it infected with e. coli or something?

Gah... Aussie turn of phrase which translates loosely to "makes me very, very angry". It has nothing to do with poo.

He still doesn't have a saddle for it, is all.

You know exactly what Im talking about.