What was your first bicycle?

[Omnipro]

Mine was a single-speed Huffy.

[GirishH]

I had a hand-me-down Royal Enfield from my grandfather. It even had a "Made in England" decal riveted to it. This was mid 80s and early 90s in India, so I proudly rode that "imported" bicycle. It was made to last and am hoping it's still being used by someone..

(09-25-2023, 06:55 AM)Omnipro Wrote:  Mine was a single-speed Huffy.

[xiao ann]

my first time to buy ebike is on 2013, at that time, I am very young, On weekends off, I like to ride with my friends

[enkei]

The first thing like a bike I had was a plastic tractor. It's also my earliest memory. I was three years old.

The tractor was a bit like these:
   

The first proper bicycle I can actually remember is my Raleigh Rampar BMX bike circa 1978, similar to this one:
   

I can only ever recall bombing around the place on the Rampar, mostly up and down the canyons of Point Loma in San Diego, California. I must have learned to ride a bike earlier, but I have no memory of learning to ride, only high-speed zooming all over the neighbourhood with my brother, who had an almost identical Rampar.

[RayC]

My first bike was a "Shelby" 24"

[TrailJoe]

The first bike that I had was a cheap folding mountain bike given to us by the company that I worked for, unfortunately it got stolen at a bike rack at a nearby supermarket.

[meamoantonio]

This mountain bike took me to alot of adventures both on the road and off the road, pretty amazing since I got it for under 200usd but ended up spending way more on upgrades. Amazing stuff what the decision to try cycling again brings you, a lot of new friends, memories and joy from all the rides you take

[Amanda_W]

My first bike was a little pink tricycle and I remember riding it around the house on my birthday (because it was wintertime). After that, I graduated to my brother's handmedown Schwinn, which I think was a dark purple-blue color. The first time I took the training wheels off, I crashed hard and skinned my knee and it was a long time before I was brave enough to try it again. :-)

[Talha]

The first bicycle I ever had, I used to bring it inside my room because why not I was just 8

[Jory]

My first bicycle was a blue and yellow Huffy. It was a "dirt bike" with all the padding to make it look as if I were going to be involved in all manners of stunts. Of course, the first customization was the handlebar grips. I needed something with a little more style. I added speedometers and lights. I tried to add more electronics with a repurposed hair dryer switch and bottle rocket fireworks launchers. The final upgrades were airless tires. While I never had a flat tire again, these terrible inventions increased something I didn't know about at the time: rolling resistance. Is Huffy even still around?

[Robert Miller]

It was a blue-colored BMX bicycle.

[wocot]

Purple, banana seat Schwinn, with cards in the spokes and streamers on the grips for the 4th of July parade.

[DaleDee]

Raleigh Rudge with 24" wheels. Got it on Christmas morning, and fell off it five minutes later. Being one of five kids, I didn't realize at the time how my father must have struggled to pay for the bike, as we were far from rich.

[GirishH]

Hello @DaleDee, Welcome to the forum! It's wonderful to see such a thoughtful reflection. I wish we could all be as considerate as you are now about how much our parents sacrificed..

(10-28-2024, 10:42 AM)DaleDee Wrote:  Raleigh Rudge with 24" wheels. Got it on Christmas morning, and fell off it five minutes later. Being one of five kids, I didn't realize at the time how my father must have struggled to pay for the bike, as we were far from rich.

[Bikke]

bmw with 4 wheel

[RidstarQ20]

Ridstar Q20

[Brad Krauzowicz]

(10-06-2021, 10:51 AM)Nicholas Wrote:  Hello, bike riders!
In October, let's look back at some good old biking memories.

What is the story of your first bicycle? If you have a photo of it, feel free to share!
My first bike was a Huffy, that I got for Christmas.

[Bweighmaster]

Can't remember 65 yrs. ago ... Blue ,sort of , found in alley , beat up , but free ..Took it home , fixed it up ..rode it , That's all I remember ....