I'm Old Enough To Remember...

[Webbo]

3 minutes ago, MrsJohnMurphy said:

Ok who else used to do this with their matchbox cars?

 

I remember having a yellow plastic track that had a loop the loop in it.

[OzFox]

1 hour ago, Alf Bentley said:

Far better than subbuteo....

 

(though I'm shocked to see it was named "table soccer")

 

Wow! Now that's a blast from the past.

 

I thought it was miles better than Subbuteo too. You had much more control over the ball, even if it was a tiddlywink

[cambridgefox]

2 hours ago, MrsJohnMurphy said:

yes! and this too...

 

Straight in the gutter first attempt.

[cambridgefox]

40 minutes ago, Webbo said:

I remember having a yellow plastic track that had a loop the loop in it.

Oh yes,with the red pieces to join the tracks.

[cambridgefox]

Had one of these bad boys,unfortunately looking for the image I’ve seen how much they fetch £800-£1000 😢

[davieG]

12 minutes ago, cambridgefox said:

Had one of these bad boys,unfortunately looking for the image I’ve seen how much they fetch £800-£1000 😢

Ha! 
Rubbish I had some of these bad boys

 

[Izzy]

[davieG]

Ultimate bike accessory was the cow horn handlebars

 

[Izzy]

Sticking playing cards in the spokes to make your bike sound cool 

 

 

Edited 7 June 2020 by Izzy

[cambridgefox]

As a kid I was really lucky.Had a paper round and in turn got to do a load of baby sitting for my customers,so much that they used to book weeks in advance and try and out do the other so I could work for them.Probably 3 times a week,Loads of grub too.

Bloke from the pub was Such a nice bloke,cockney and he was first on my round 7am and used to shout “ What is this the Cambridge Evening News” He used to give me more in tips than I got doing my round,and I collected money on Saturdays.

Usef to save loads to get bikes ghetto blasters,Atari games.Felt like a millionaire.

[cambridgefox]

7 minutes ago, davieG said:

Ultimate bike accessory was the cow horn handlebars

 

Turning the racing bars the other way too.

[Izzy]

1 minute ago, cambridgefox said:

Turning the racing bars the other way too.

Drop handle bars 

[Milo]

27 minutes ago, cambridgefox said:

Had one of these bad boys,unfortunately looking for the image I’ve seen how much they fetch £800-£1000 😢

 

I had one of these, although I don't remember the seats being that adjustable, tbh...

 

(and the rabbit ate the seat, so mine was gaffer taped up)!

 

 

[Izzy]

33 minutes ago, cambridgefox said:

Had one of these bad boys,unfortunately looking for the image I’ve seen how much they fetch £800-£1000 😢

 

4 minutes ago, Milo said:

 

I had one of these, although I don't remember the seats being that adjustable, tbh...

 

(and the rabbit ate the seat, so mine was gaffer taped up)!

 

 

I only ever had a Raleigh Boxer.

 

Only the cool kids like you two had Grifters or Choppers 

[Milo]

1 minute ago, Izzy said:

 

I only ever had a Raleigh Boxer.

 

Only the cool kids like you two had Grifters or Choppers 

Haha - yeah, my rabbit chewed bike was cool as...

 

 

[cambridgefox]

2 minutes ago, Izzy said:

 

I only ever had a Raleigh Boxer.

 

Only the cool kids like you two had Grifters or Choppers 

Grifters,oh yes.

mine above was a Raleigh super tuff burner BMX

[davieG]

I remember cycling down Knighton Lane East going down hill on the way to the footy when I had to brake and someone from school had turned my brake blocks around on one of the wheel and the rubber blocks came out fortunately it was a girls bike I'd cobbled together with those cow horns and no cross bar. So the the back wheel swung round under me and as it slid away i was able to end up on my feet running towards the pavement as my bike shot forward and crashed into the car in front I was braking for.

 

 

[cambridgefox]

12 minutes ago, Milo said:

 

I had one of these, although I don't remember the seats being that adjustable, tbh...

 

(and the rabbit ate the seat, so mine was gaffer taped up)!

 

 

Did you add one of these?

[Guest Manini]

7 hours ago, Bayfox said:

Our year used to do that after we had the MMR jab, ****ing hurt and watching green/yellow puss come out your arm was a delight

Not surprised at that, top school antics . I wonder if stuff like this still goes on now? I hope it does it was character building in a way. 

[Milo]

1 minute ago, cambridgefox said:

Did you add one of these?

Nah. 

 

Tacky. 

 

 

 

Looking at that picture of the bike - my seat was always right down on the back tyre...doesn't look right all raised up

[Izzy]

9 minutes ago, Milo said:

Haha - yeah, my rabbit chewed bike was cool as...

 

 

8 minutes ago, cambridgefox said:

Grifters,oh yes.

mine above was a Raleigh super tuff burner BMX

There’s definitely a correlation between the kind of bike you had as a kid and what type of adult you end up being.

 

No surprises I end up poor and living in squalor while you two end up being property developers 

[cambridgefox]

1 minute ago, Izzy said:

 

There’s definitely a correlation between the kind of bike you had as a kid and what type of adult you end up being.

 

No surprises I end up poor and living in squalor while you two end up being property developers 

Bet you didn’t have a red nova that turned pink because of the sun though!

[cambridgefox]

2 minutes ago, Izzy said:

 

There’s definitely a correlation between the kind of bike you had as a kid and what type of adult you end up being.

 

No surprises I end up poor and living in squalor while you two end up being property developers 

Don’t you live down south where property is extortionate?

[Izzy]

1 minute ago, cambridgefox said:

Bet you didn’t have a red nova that turned pink because of the sun though!

No, I had a silver Samba that turned to rust 

[Izzy]

Just now, cambridgefox said:

Don’t you live down south where property is extortionate?

Down south ‘ish’ but not proper posh down south like @Milo