tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15452053.post3347916539709666673..comments2022-11-20T16:10:01.087-08:00Comments on Periodically.org: First BikeNiteowlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12539564869436309431noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15452053.post-76059833465967158902022-06-21T18:20:22.457-07:002022-06-21T18:20:22.457-07:00Good sshareGood sshareBrodyhttps://www.brodycollins.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15452053.post-75093365579976426842009-09-01T23:02:00.219-07:002009-09-01T23:02:00.219-07:00Hot damn, now that's a comment. So you are one...Hot damn, now that's a comment. So you are one of those bastards who knows how to do all those crazy tricks and knows the ins and outs of the most obscure thumb shifters eh? I can't believe the patience you had to slowly build the most optimal bike EVER. Your geek cred was showing through, even then.Niteowlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539564869436309431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15452053.post-19417805318403174362009-08-26T11:56:52.502-07:002009-08-26T11:56:52.502-07:00I had a Green Machine until I was old enough to ri...I had a Green Machine until I was old enough to ride a proper bike, and my folks got me a Huffy. I wasn't much for brands back then, and I liked it just fine. Unfortunately, I left it out in the yard one night and someone took it while I slept. We were going on vacation the next day and my dad asked me to get my bike so he could load it on the trailer. I thought he was messing with me when it wasn't in the garage or in the yard. That was a long, long ride to northern WI. <br /><br />With a promise that I'd be more diligent about bike security, I got a Team Murray bmx. We got it from the hardware store if that tells you anything. At this point, I met some guys who were more into bikes than me and started learning tricks and stuff, so the Murray quickly became an albatross. I started reading BMX Plus! and Freestylin' magazine (photography by a young Spike Jonze) and eventually hand-picked out the parts for my dream ride. I asked for the parts for my birthday and Christmas two years running, and finally saved up enough money for the frame and forks after all that time. Finally, at age 14, I built the beast. I rode it all the time. Winter, summer, to school, to bmx races (didn't qualify to race w/freestyle platforms welded on), forest preserves, etc. I was more adept on my bike than on my own two feet, I think. <br /><br />Eventually, when I graduated from college, I got a mountain bike as it seemed like the next progression (plus - RockShox!) and I was riding distance more than jumping and doing tricks. I stored the old Free Agent for a number of years, then found the BMX Archives site where other guys like me were posting pictures and love stories of their old rides. I posted mine and immediately got hit up to sell it. I figured I'd never ride it again, anyhow, so put it up for sale. Amazingly, I got >$1000 for it at a time when we were kind of scraping for cash. It got me through my youth, then helped me out one more time before parting ways. Awesome bike. <br /><br />Anyhow, first bike? Huffy. Best bike? No question - Free Agent freestyle bike, custom-built by yours truly in 1984. :)Chris B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08028080487158010693noreply@blogger.com