FlyerTon Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I had a Grifter and if I remember correctly it had some kind of basic 'hub gearing' controlled from the right hand grip (twister) Anyone confirm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 My mate had a Grifter- he called it a "rifter". Another mate had a Chopper, I think the new one doesn't have the gear lever in the middle because that's regarded as dangerous these days. How did we ever survive the 1970s/80s with the threat of nuclear war, celebrity paedophiles and dodgy bikes? I had a Raleigh Phaser which was bought from a jumble sale for a tenner or something. I suppose it was a boring "proper" bike. Still the best bike I ever had though. phaser.jpg My sister had one of them which one night I was out playing on when the local alcy "borrowed" and proceded to right off! Some hidin' I got from my old man for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Yip, you could twist the handgrip to change the gears on a Grifter. I started with a Raleigh Boxer... then progressed onto a Raleigh Burner, with mag wheels... I always wanted a Raleigh Bomber but never got one... A kid in my street had family connection the the US NATO base at Edzell and had a Schwinn Stingray. Far cooler and more exotic than anything Raleigh were making at the time. It seemed to go much faster as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 My mate had a Grifter- he called it a "rifter". Another mate had a Chopper, I think the new one doesn't have the gear lever in the middle because that's regarded as dangerous these days. How did we ever survive the 1970s/80s with the threat of nuclear war, celebrity paedophiles and dodgy bikes? I had a Raleigh Phaser which was bought from a jumble sale for a tenner or something. I suppose it was a boring "proper" bike. Still the best bike I ever had though. phaser.jpg G...G...G....Granville! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Yip, you could twist the handgrip to change the gears on a Grifter. I started with a Raleigh Boxer... then progressed onto a Raleigh Burner, with mag wheels... I always wanted a Raleigh Bomber but never got one... A kid in my street had family connection the the US NATO base at Edzell and had a Schwinn Stingray. Far cooler and more exotic than anything Raleigh were making at the time. It seemed to go much faster as well. A guy I know had one as well. He was cast out and still no-one speaks to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetterlund Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 My first bike was a Raleigh Budgie - I think it was handed down to my 2 younger brothers and was on the go for about 10 years, before being committed to its watery grave at the bottom of the Tay, as was apparently the custom with kids' old bikes back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosser-fae-the-shire Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Had a Raleigh Burner and a Gold Burner I think. This thread is fuckin excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiepiemuncher Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I always remember the name of my first bike back in the 70's. A Puch Minisprint. I just googled it and to my horror ive just released my maw had bought me a girls one. Luckly my next one was a very cool Halfords Espada racer. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetterlund Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I'll never forget my first 2-wheeler bike my mum and dad bought me. It was called a Dolly. Fucking arseholes. To be honest, in the street cred department "Budgie" was down there with Dolly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 My first,only in all blue. The Raleigh Kite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 My first,only in all blue. The Raleigh Kite. ^^^ Was born in 1912 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 ^^^ Was born in 1912 Bike technology moved quite quickly in the seventies. I replaced the Kite with a Chopper. Then I had moved on and sold it for money to buy a 6' snooker table. The rest is history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 And colour blind. It was fucking blue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boaby ramone Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 My folks bought me a raleigh bomber so could go back and forth to work.i thought it was the business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Look! Here comes The Phoenix... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Look! Here comes The Phoenix...images.jpg Here comes Sarge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 sjc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 sjc Sarge! You're a cnut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Dee Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I had a Grifter and if I remember correctly it had some kind of basic 'hub gearing' controlled from the right hand grip (twister) Anyone confirm? It was coloured coded, from what I remember. Green, yellow, red? What I do remember is silver was neutral, and to shift into silver, whilst standing on the pedals would result in an instant sex change. I had a boxer, mentioned earlier, prior to my grifter. Does anyone remember the Raleigh Stryker? Again from what I can remember, it was an inbetweeny the boxer and grifter. It also had the brilliant pedal back breaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 I had a Tomahawk when I was about 10. Thing is, those handlebars were unstable. Thundering down the Swan Brae in Methil, the handlebars started wobbling until they whipped around completely and threw me off the bike. I skidded for ages, ripping open my left leg and taking skin and flesh off my hand. Great times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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