Midlife Crisis, am I having one?...

ZG002 · 12 Oct 2015 at 20:48

I started with flatland when I was still in school but never got any good, soon started to 180 off of curbs which then progressed to street riding, done some ok things some of which scared the life out of me at the time lol, but nothing like the videos we used to watch constantly.

Now I just drive down to the skate park and flow about not really doing much but the odd wall ride and 360. Just like flowing about really lol.

BusError · 12 Oct 2015 at 21:33

I ... errr... bought an Apple //c with monitor last week-end. W00ps.

I'm 45, started programming at 13 or so on IIe, //c etc, and never and the space to have a 'proper' oldies desk; now I can, have the spare cash.. so why not..

Pretty tame too, my wife probably prefers that to a motorbike + 25yo blond dumbo

jpod · 12 Oct 2015 at 22:43

I had one of these, never really did any BMXing.

I had a women's fur coat collar wrapped around the rear seat upright bars. My chums would sit on the back and hold on for a seater. Classy I know.

ExRayTed · 12 Oct 2015 at 23:12

I had one of these - flaming prismatic exhaust baby!

In other news I'm currently eyeing up old school Scalextric on Ebay. The wife simply rolls here eyes nowadays

jbh110tdi · 12 Oct 2015 at 23:25

my oldest son has a bmx I do pinch a shot of it back and forth... its great having kids

when I was younger we were more into dirt bikes. we've just placed a deposit on one for my son.
Im now looking for a cheapo for me. just so it can be a father son thing of course..

yonderblue · 13 Oct 2015 at 11:59

Midlife Crisis here at 44, Bought my first ever motorcycle (125cc) and did 3000 miles as a learner and then passed my full motorcycle test beginning of the month. Sadly no money to upgrade to something more powerful since trying to buy a house.

Greebo · 13 Oct 2015 at 12:25

ExRayTed said:
I had one of these - flaming prismatic exhaust baby!

In other news I'm currently eyeing up old school Scalextric on Ebay. The wife simply rolls here eyes nowadays

Snap! I had that special edition as well. Mint condition originals of them are worth a fortune now, over £2,500 and my mum gave mine away

SPG · 13 Oct 2015 at 13:12

I had Grifter.

This is bike people make when they have 300ton of left over scaffold tubes and decide to make a bike.

Oh and those special gears that stop working after 1.5miles.

Radec · 13 Oct 2015 at 13:31

Don't worry about it and just buy one

Greebo · 13 Oct 2015 at 14:54

SPG said:
I had Grifter.

This is bike people make when they have 300ton of left over scaffold tubes and decide to make a bike.

Oh and those special gears that stop working after 1.5miles.

IT was basically mods and rockers where I lived. You had the kids who had grifters and the kids who had choppers.

The grifter kids looked down on the chopper kids cause their parents couldnt afford grifters

Zatoichi.uK · 13 Oct 2015 at 15:26

Ah grifters. That cool twisting of the grips to change gear.

eatcustard · 13 Oct 2015 at 15:29

Im 45 a just purchased a UFO interceptor (google it if you don't know what one looks like)

Zatoichi.uK · 13 Oct 2015 at 15:32

What was that black bike in the 80s that had a weird plastic body kit and a pad with various sound effects on it?

Edit: Ha found it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBrN1sLZVik

Raleigh Vektor

CyZMyAssBaby · 13 Oct 2015 at 15:41

Nix said:
If you want something fun to ride, get a mistress instead.

SonniLombardi · 13 Oct 2015 at 15:42

I had a 1995 Mongoose Villain back in the day, changed the wheels to black mag wheels and it was my baby.

Greebo · 13 Oct 2015 at 15:47

Zatoichi.uK said:
What was that black bike in the 80s that had a weird plastic body kit and a pad with various sound effects on it?

Raleigh Wildcat

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Zatoichi.uK · 13 Oct 2015 at 15:51

Greebo said:
Snip

Yep that one too. See above for the one I was thinking of though.

CyZMyAssBaby · 13 Oct 2015 at 15:51

I do remember the Raleigh Grifter, Raleigh tommahawk and Raleigh Striker.

The Tommahawk was the baby sibiling to the chopper, and Grifter and striker imo were the first off road bike "concepts"

Greebo · 13 Oct 2015 at 15:53

The Grifter was fairly bomb proof though. Built to last and had ball bearings and oiling points from memory.

Luggs · 13 Oct 2015 at 15:55

eatcustard said:
Im 45 a just purchased a UFO interceptor (google it if you don't know what one looks like)

haha i had one of them! the space ship from the Gerry Anderson series? damn that's a while ago...