Bikes of the late 80s were far superior to the rubbish about today...

[welsh dragon]

I don't think they make refreshers anymore do they. ?

 

[biggs682]

and Valerie Singleton wore short skirts on Blue Peter

 

[welsh dragon]

That's just plain wrong. Valerie singleton. ?

 

[JtB]

It was always sunnier in those days as well and summer was longer

That's not how I remember it. Holidays were always grey skies and rain.

 

[welsh dragon]

Can I open an even bigger can of worms here. If you think the 80s were bigger, better, stronger, longer then what about the 60s......

 

[vernon]

Mars bars were twice the size they are now

Are you sure that it isn't a case of mouth shrinkage?

 

[welsh dragon]

Could be

 

[Arch]

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I had that edition!

 

[Davidc]

Can I open an even bigger can of worms here. If you think the 80s were bigger, better, stronger, longer then what about the 60s......

60s bikes were a lot faster than 80s bikes, though it's true that 80s bikes were faster than modern ones. The fastest ones though were the bikes in the 70s, and that was despite in the early 70s being the same bike as was fast in the 60s.

I had a 50s bike for my first one. Strange really, it wasn't faster just smaller.

This change of speed of bikes is of course in no way related to me having been in my teens in the 60s, 20s in the 70s, 30s in the 80s and 60s now. it's entirely caused by the bikes. If I still had the bike I had in the late 60s and early 70s I'd still be able to go just as fast as I did then, especially up hills.

 

[welsh dragon]

I agree with you entirely. It can't possibly be becuase of my age, although I do admit to having a bad memory nowadays.

 

[Cyclopathic]

Given your avatar, this works on several levels.

(well two)

It's the budget version of the Raleigh Team Panasonic. My first proper racer which I remember with great affection. It was quite a bit faster up hills than my current racer despite my new one being lighter and having mostly 105 bits 'n' bobs. (Stop me if I get too technical. A more correct term might be "doodads")

 

[Cyclopathic]

Cars loose their horsepower as they get older, so evidently do bikes.

Harnessing horses to pull a bike is a freaking genius idea.

 

[Cyclopathic]

I'm witnessing the beginnings of an outbreak of "The older I get, the better I was" syndrome.

I hope this is true. If so my past self will get exponentially better the older I become. If I can manage to live long enough then my past self will become infinitely good and be able to transcend space and time and come and rescue my old, decrepit self from its ancient crapitude. Sounds like a plan to me.

 

[biggs682]

Can I open an even bigger can of worms here. If you think the 80s were bigger, better, stronger, longer then what about the 60s......

i only saw the last 8 so cant really comment

 

[Cyclopathic]

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Sweet jesus!