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poochiem · 31-03-2011 01:13PM #1

I didn't have one but remember seeing them...my first frame envy....as a youth.

http://ijustwantaneasylife.blogspot.com/2006/08/raleigh-vektar.html

wayne0308 · 31-03-2011 01:52PM

A friend of mine who lived across the road from me used to have one. I only had a cheap BMX at the time that was my first bike. I was fair jealous. This would have been in the earl ninetys and I'd say it was probably 2nd hand as I don't remember anything on it working or at least anything electrical.

poochiem · 31-03-2011 01:56PM

wayne0308 wrote: »

A friend of mine who lived across the road from me used to have one. I only had a cheap BMX at the time that was my first bike. I was fair jealous. This would have been in the earl ninetys and I'd say it was probably 2nd hand as I don't remember anything on it working or at least anything electrical.

Yeah I remember them as a kind of kids version of the sinclair c5. like tron meets knight rider. how cool would that be sitting at the bottom of the stairs on christmas morning? and a built in computer years ahead of its time!

Hail 2 Da Thief · 31-03-2011 02:06PM

Christ, that's a blast from the past. I remember thinking they were awesome as a kid.
Clearly inspired by the Star Wars era.

Lemag · 31-03-2011 02:22PM

A school friend of mine had one. Frickin' awesome!

07Lapierre · 31-03-2011 02:32PM

As far as I remember, most of the crossbar was taken up with BATTERIES!
You know those big ones you put in Torches? About 8 of them i think!

studiorat · 31-03-2011 02:36PM

Nah, it was a dog. Even aged ten I knew that. Spent most of our time trying to take bits off our bikes to make them lighter.

langdang · 31-03-2011 02:54PM

There was a rich kid in every locality that had one..
An Siopa Rothar in Limerick has one hanging from the ceiling if anyone wants to relive childish bike envy. .

There was an old fella in Cork city who used to cycle round Cork on one IIRC.

nerraw1111 · 31-03-2011 03:14PM

Even as a kid, I knew the vektar was a piece of crap.

Never saw one actually working and the kid who owned it, could never keep up with the rest of the group and was afraid to pull wheelies in case the plastic piece of crap fell to pieces.

xz · 31-03-2011 05:59PM

most iconic bikes raleigh ever made were imo in this order Chopper , Burner , Grifter.
Never owned a chopper but had its baby brother the tommahawk, I loved my gold super burner with its skyway mag wheels which replaced my grifter which was as heavy as an elephant, and that thick saddle. . . . .that chunks kept coming off with each mishap.
Wanted a Vektar, but my parents had the presense of mind to know l would have broken every plastic piece on it within a few weeks

funkyjebus · 31-03-2011 06:19PM

studiorat wrote: »

Nah, it was a dog. Even aged ten I knew that. Spent most of our time trying to take bits off our bikes to make them lighter.

Early weight weenie syndrome:p

thebouldwhacker · 31-03-2011 07:03PM

I wanted one then and I want one now, my Mum wouldn't let me have it then and (I'm sure) my GF wont let me have one now... my life is ruled by bikes and women.

Happy days really:)

thehangtenguy · 31-03-2011 07:12PM

It was the Raleigh Maverick i lusted after as a kid. The cousin had one and compared to my singlespeed gate, in my young mind, it rocked.
Even now,in the unlikely event i ever see one for sale, a purchase will be made.

kumate_champ07 · 31-03-2011 07:18PM

Raleigh max would have come out when I was a young teenager, front supsension was the new thing to have. they were expensive so only the rich kids had them.

thehamo · 31-03-2011 08:07PM

CHIRST ON A BIKE that brings back memories!!!!!!!!! They also came in black as I recall, I wanted one in black!

Donie75 · 31-03-2011 08:17PM

I had a Raleigh Budgie, the baby brother of the chopper. It was purple and very cool. Later on I had a raleigh medale racer and then a raleigh maverick. I nearly had a grifter but my dad said it was too big for me. I'd love an old retro medale if anyone has one lying around. It would be a nice restoration project.
A neighbour had a Raleigh bomber years ago. Now that was seriously cool.

Mutz · 31-03-2011 08:30PM

We all knew someone who owned one alright!

I really wanted one when I was younger. I just had to settle for my Raleigh BMX bike. Little did I know they'd come back into popularity !

xz · 31-03-2011 08:35PM

Donie75 wrote: »

I had a Raleigh Budgie, the baby brother of the chopper. It was purple and very cool. Later on I had a raleigh medale racer and then a raleigh maverick. I nearly had a grifter but my dad said it was too big for me. I'd love an old retro medale if anyone has one lying around. It would be a nice restoration project.
A neighbour had a Raleigh bomber years ago. Now that was seriously cool.

http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/raleigh-medale-vintage-racer/76986138

Its in London though

el tel · 31-03-2011 09:46PM

LOL, my mate has one of these at his parents house! Buried in a room full of 80s tat, big pye and baird tvs stacked up all around. Place is like a time warp.

FesterBeatty · 31-03-2011 10:41PM

I used to have one when I was 8..I thought it was class and didnt know how my parents afforded such a cool bike! I found out literally only last month that they got it free with a telly they bought in kilnamanagh shopping centre! haha

Still - cool bike

KOIZUMI · 08-04-2011 10:29PM

FesterBeatty wrote: »

I used to have one when I was 8..I thought it was class and didnt know how my parents afforded such a cool bike! I found out literally only last month that they got it free with a telly they bought in kilnamanagh shopping centre! haha

Still - cool bike

I'm in kilnamanagh

mloc123 · 10-04-2011 07:49PM

Your parents must have bought alot of TVs...

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