Which bicycle did you own in your childhood?

Thalla · 8th December 2023, 04:19

It was a BMX. I remember very well I got this on my sixth birthday.

PreludeSH · 11th December 2023, 12:40

My first one was a Raleigh and second one was Hercules. The first one I rode extensively without being able to touch my feet to ground from seat nor with feet on pedal when it was at the lower point. Used to push against the pedal arm while pushing the other pedal !

.sourov · 11th December 2023, 16:03

Mine was Hercules MTB Rockshox, the one without the gears.
The most fun was to ride it hard then brake with full force (the brakes used to make a strange noise) and observe the reaction of nearby people.

silverado · 11th December 2023, 16:22

It was a DASAN, i rode it till 7th standard and after that dad never gave me a bicycle.

galahad · 11th December 2023, 16:52

Learnt cycling on a Hercules Ladies Cycle, should have been a 14" frame, which my mother also used.
Also had the Full Sized Hercules Mens, and BSA SLR Mens (red).
Got my own Hercules MTB (no shocks), Black, with Black coated rims, and with those Horned handle extensions, that I later chopped off.

Decades later, got a Cannondale Quick 4.

Now have a Firefox Nexus Single speed.

racer_sk · 11th December 2023, 17:10

Wow this brought back so many memories of childhood.

Mine was Hero Ranger Swing (Purple colour) which was one of the first one to come with 21 gears and shockers to both wheels. To add to that mine was the first one in our colony, which made me famous for quite some time. Everyone wanted to see how gears worked and people used to get shocked to hear it had 21 gears (7 front and 3 rear).

It felt quite funny to ride in lower gear with your feat moving fast but cycle going slow. Did quite a lot of adventures on it. It died a slow death once I got my bike in college.

8th December 2023, 04:19	#91
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11th December 2023, 12:40	#92
PreludeSH BHPian Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 583 Thanked: 1,247 Times	Re: Which bicycle did you own in your childhood? My first one was a Raleigh and second one was Hercules. The first one I rode extensively without being able to touch my feet to ground from seat nor with feet on pedal when it was at the lower point. Used to push against the pedal arm while pushing the other pedal !
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11th December 2023, 16:03	#93
.sourov BHPian Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Bangalore Posts: 122 Thanked: 152 Times	Re: Which bicycle did you own in your childhood? Mine was Hercules MTB Rockshox, the one without the gears. The most fun was to ride it hard then brake with full force (the brakes used to make a strange noise) and observe the reaction of nearby people.
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11th December 2023, 16:22	#94
silverado Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mumbai-Pune Posts: 1,700 Thanked: 2,016 Times View My Garage	Re: Which bicycle did you own in your childhood? It was a DASAN, i rode it till 7th standard and after that dad never gave me a bicycle.
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11th December 2023, 16:52	#95
galahad Newbie Join Date: Nov 2023 Location: Chennai Posts: 10 Thanked: 2 Times	Re: Which bicycle did you own in your childhood? Learnt cycling on a Hercules Ladies Cycle, should have been a 14" frame, which my mother also used. Also had the Full Sized Hercules Mens, and BSA SLR Mens (red). Got my own Hercules MTB (no shocks), Black, with Black coated rims, and with those Horned handle extensions, that I later chopped off. Decades later, got a Cannondale Quick 4. Now have a Firefox Nexus Single speed. Last edited by galahad : 11th December 2023 at 17:16.
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11th December 2023, 17:10	#96
racer_sk Newbie Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Pune Posts: 9 Thanked: 25 Times	Re: Which bicycle did you own in your childhood? Wow this brought back so many memories of childhood. Mine was Hero Ranger Swing (Purple colour) which was one of the first one to come with 21 gears and shockers to both wheels. To add to that mine was the first one in our colony, which made me famous for quite some time. Everyone wanted to see how gears worked and people used to get shocked to hear it had 21 gears (7 front and 3 rear). It felt quite funny to ride in lower gear with your feat moving fast but cycle going slow. Did quite a lot of adventures on it. It died a slow death once I got my bike in college.
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