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 ....

[Jake1]

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(11-24-2024, 08:06 AM)RidstarQ20 Wrote:      

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Those are at least 5 fake marketing accounts opened by this company in the past month. Their bio is nothing more than the company's web address.

Wow! You have the same "first bike" that I have. Imagine that; we both got ebikes as our first bike. Not only that we have the same exact same bike. Have you been sneaking out on my/your bike while I was at work?
I notice that our bike has an unused and absolutely clean drivetrain; almost as if it never travelled on even one meter of gravel. That probably because both roll our bike off the trailer to pose it on the exact same bit of gravel. Heck, I think I/you/we get more dirt on us just posing with our little ebike. Not really, even our shoes are clean and unmarred by any riding.

Holy guacamole! You have the same riding kit as myself. I, like yourself think gloves and shin guards are overkill.

Wait; do we have the same parents? Are you my long lost twin brother?

RidstarQ20, RIDSTAR-Q20, ridstai-bikes, ridstar-bikes, Ridstar-ebike
Those are at least 5 fake marketing accounts opened by this company in the past month. Their bio is nothing more than the company's web address.

People what we have here is a company marketing agent using this site as their free advertising forum. If you are willing to buy a product from a company using lame and obvious marketing gimmicks then have it. If the company is not open and honest on this site then how can they be trusted? And, if they did not put enough thought into even trying to hide their poor attempt at marketing, what do you think their customer service and product support will be like?

Note: I would honestly feel like a fool gussied up in motocross-like gear to go for a ride on my little ebike. Even worse; can you imagine actually having to cycle in all that stuff on during a hot day with a dead battery pedalling even 5 miles on flat terrain. Insanity!

Not me on not my bike. DO NOT BUY THESE BIKES!