What BMX bike did you have as a kid?

[zokudu]

Some Mongoose. I didn't know the name and never cared. I wish i had taken an interested when i was young.

 

[PatrickBateman]

Long time ago - About all I remember about the thing was it was red, and the name was 'Rampar'.

lol I learned how to ride no training wheels on a Rampar..I remember it looked like a motorcycle

 

[Possessed Freak]

Huffy, closest (this is it?): http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/huffy/46018

 

[dank69]

You know fat girls are much better than socks and towels once you get over their 'cooties'

I'll take your word for it.

 

[Triumph]

Huffy, closest (this is it?): http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/huffy/46018

My bike!!!

 

[BoomerD]

There was always one dork in the neighborhood who tried to ride on the trails and jumps like we were. He only got in the way. Everybody hated that guy.

No matter what neighborhood or trails you went to, there was the 10 speed guy and he changed from location to location. In fact, this is where the term "that guy" came from. It used to be "that damn 10 speed guy" but was shortened to "that guy".

heh-heh...I used to laugh at the idiots who bent wheels and broke frames trying to jump with their 10-speeds...of course, the other bikes weren't really made for jumping back then either...but could take the abuse a bit better than the light-weight 10 speed frames and wheels.
I got my first 10-speed when I graduated from 8th grade...and promptly got a speeding ticket with it... 50 in a 30. (long steep downhill road)
The cop wasn't impressed. (and neither was my step-dad)

 

[MayorOfAmerica]

no idea on the brand but it looked just like the bike the main dude in Rad rode

Dude. Awesome, simply awesome. How the hell did you remember Rad?

To add to the thread, I had a Mongoose

 

[SphinxnihpS]

i had the Huffy Vortex which was like the bmw of bmx's back then. got stoled in detroit if i can find one to buy, i would.

Huffy never made a quality bike in the history of their company. What crack were you smoking when you were lead to believe that it was the BMW of BMX?

Hutch, PK Ripper, GT, or Redline frames, Hutch Landing Gear fork, Profile one piece cast aluminum crank, Profile handlebars, Profile neck, Profile chrome molly/stainless chain, Uni seat, Araya rims, Shimano hubs, Shimano breaks, lots of tires and spokes.

 

[alkemyst]

to a kid who got a new Huffy Vortex, it sure as hell felt like it at the time. Leave me alone.

This set the stage for your Honda love.

 

[Rhoxed]

Mongoose Expert (before they turned to shit)

 

[spidey07]

heh-heh...I used to laugh at the idiots who bent wheels and broke frames trying to jump with their 10-speeds...of course, the other bikes weren't really made for jumping back then either...but could take the abuse a bit better than the light-weight 10 speed frames and wheels.
I got my first 10-speed when I graduated from 8th grade...and promptly got a speeding ticket with it... 50 in a 30. (long steep downhill road)
The cop wasn't impressed. (and neither was my step-dad)

Somebody will win intarwebs if they can recall a BMX bike that had legitimate gears. There were 2 gears based only on a front derailer.

Understand that this is where the mountain bike came from. Us 80s teens always thought how cool would it be to have gears, and BMX! How fucking cool would that be! You could like do trails, jumps AND have gears!

Enter the mountain bike.

And what early 80s BMX guy always dreamed of - "Shocks! How cool would that fucking be! A fucking shock! On your bike! And not some lame ass thing like the Schwinn spring on our Sting Rays...a Real Fucking Shock.

...memories