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My first 'proper' racer er ish 1971
and below my first actual racebike 1976 This model is a Carlton Professional in double butted Reynolds 531 tubing and tubular race tyres.
My first 'proper' racer er ish 1971
and below my first actual racebike 1976 This model is a Carlton Professional in double butted Reynolds 531 tubing and tubular race tyres.
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As my dad worked at the tip I ended up with bikes made from bits for several years, the fixed gear racer nearly had me off first time I rode it , until around my fifthteenth birthday I was given a spanking brand new Coventry Eagle, pale green frame chrome mudguards and five speed derailer gears. It's getting on a bit now but I've still got it.
I loved my racers, my fav was the team raleigh one. Except I remember having a blue saddle.
But who can not forget the grifter.... This beauty had 3 gears on the handle bar grip, used to think I was the dogs danglers on it.
I loved my Night Burner BMX too...
But who can not forget the grifter.... This beauty had 3 gears on the handle bar grip, used to think I was the dogs danglers on it.
I loved my Night Burner BMX too...
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Never had one but wished I had. Mind you, there was many a mangled manhood on those gears! 
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COR theyve bought back memories,
my brother had a chopper,
i had the smaller tomahawk version,no gears.
i also had a night burner,great looking bike.i ended up stripping mine when the plastic coating got fubared.ended up being a chrome burner
a m8 of mine had a redline bmx and the git still has it from the 80's.bet that will be worth a few quid?
anyone remember the raliegh 'bomber'?
in the end i had a racing bike which i had built myself from frame up,even used to lace my own wheels.
those were the days eh?proper bikes.
my kids dont even know how to change a brake/gear cable
my brother had a chopper,
i had the smaller tomahawk version,no gears.
i also had a night burner,great looking bike.i ended up stripping mine when the plastic coating got fubared.ended up being a chrome burner
a m8 of mine had a redline bmx and the git still has it from the 80's.bet that will be worth a few quid?
anyone remember the raliegh 'bomber'?
in the end i had a racing bike which i had built myself from frame up,even used to lace my own wheels.
those were the days eh?proper bikes.
my kids dont even know how to change a brake/gear cable
I also had the Tomahawk then got upgraded to a Grifter with gears! Those were the days!
Never had one but wished I had. Mind you, there was many a mangled manhood on those gears!
Had some soar nuts on them.
Didn't see much of the 5 - 10 speed versions.
Oh man, you've brought back memories of bunny-hops and the local BMX track in the early 80's .......
...and then racing to meet the girls a few years later!
Those were the days!!
A bit later than you guys - only the big boys had Choppers in my day!
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...and then racing to meet the girls a few years later!
Those were the days!!
A bit later than you guys - only the big boys had Choppers in my day!
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I still cycle now.
This bike is actually 20lbs which is around the same weight as my last actual racebike a hand made Bob Jackson I had made in Leeds,
and yet it was the cheapest bottom of the range bike from this manufacturer..
This bike is actually 20lbs which is around the same weight as my last actual racebike a hand made Bob Jackson I had made in Leeds,
and yet it was the cheapest bottom of the range bike from this manufacturer..
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My original Carlton Proffesional was stolen and the army lent me one of these. Their issue team bikes.. barely lightweight at all at 26lb but being only 10 stone at the time I still won the Army Cycling Championship on it.
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i had a purple chopper haha
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I had a tomahawk and grifter. Then had many many raleigh burners of varying types....15-20 in total......my first was also stripped of its coating when it started looking crap, was difficult to get the coating off the welds though.
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