Cruising around the internet and you find some interesting things. Sadly I spend Friday night's poring over bi-oval frames and the most advanced canti rear brakes money could buy back in Thatcher's economy.
Welcome - the 'King-Sting' from Schwinn.
A weird bmx / mountain bike cross single speed. Just the ticket in the world just before mountain bike invention.
For some cultural context.... The UK was in a state of sorry disrepair especially if you were working class.
If you think it's bad now think back to 1981 which brought a recession with inflation of 27%, three million unemployed, inefficient industries, inequality of the sexes, fallout from the Winter of Discontent (kids, ask your parents), Thatcher was starting to privatise all of the UK's Nationalised Industries - the poisoned harvest of which we are only really reaping today, there was an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan, the Brixton riots happened and the average cost of a UK home (not that anyone bought them back then, our parents all rented) was £23,000.
But, more importantly, Bucks Fizz were storming the Eurovision song contest with 'making your mind up' which was deeply upsetting at the time. On a lighter note and according to the Guiness Book of Records (a book, before the internet was invented) a schoolgirl in Pershore, Worcestershire, UK, begins an uncontrollable series of sneezes that end September 16, 1983 - after 978 days.
However, decrying the turmoil in our world at the time. As a 13 year old riding around on this bike your world would be paved with gold on one of these babies.
I urge you to think back to the first bike you owned. The economic / domestic politics part is not necessary but sink yourself into the hot soapy bath of 1st proper bike recollections and lather yourself up. It's toasty and warm and brings a fuzzy feeling into your heart - but I'm glad I'm riding something else these days.
0 comments:
Post a Comment