http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: My First 'Proper' Bike en Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:38:58 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8762#post-89057 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:25:53 +0000 DaveC 89057@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ah my cusin had a strika. I recall it having rear pedal brakes, great for skids. Mine was a tomahawk, a smaller version of the Chopper, only without gears. Oh how inferia I felt with no gears... great for wheelies though with that front wheel. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8762#post-89050 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:04:45 +0000 kaputnik 89050@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Great photo!</p> <p>Is the stem meant to be like that, or had you put it on back to front? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8762#post-89032 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:06:58 +0000 Min 89032@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hehe, cute. :-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8762#post-89031 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:01:08 +0000 Bhachgen 89031@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I had a Boxer which was pretty similar. I remember having a shot on a friends Strika and it was a bit heavier than the Boxer due to having some fancier accessories. His had a Speedo and I rode it straight into a parked car as I was watching my speed instead of my direction!</p> <p>Bent the front mudguard so that the wheel wouldn't spin - was panicking that I had knackered his bike but my Dad soon bent it back into shape and all was well. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8762#post-89027 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:30:59 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 89027@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Was back home over the weekend and digging through old photos - this was me and my Strika!</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackpuddinonnabike/8132855084/"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8045/8132855084_2c2214842d.jpg"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackpuddinonnabike/8132855084/">Untitled</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/blackpuddinonnabike/">blackpuddinonnabike</a>, on Flickr </p>