When I was a teenager BMX bikes were all the rage. I never was interested in them and much preferred my Peugeot road bike but that's another story. Any self respecting BMX, er back in its day wouldn't be seen dead on anything else unless if it was a Raleigh Burner or a Mongoose. Unfortunately not all kids were blessed with rich parents, and the lad in particular was living in hard times. I remember his mum. She was a lovely person, and worked hard on low pay wages scrimping by. Obviously the lad was besotted in wanting a BMX, but it was just out of his mums reach to afford one.
One day though his dream came true. His mum managed scrimp enough money to buy one, but it wasn't a Raleigh burner or the likes. It was called a Baur (i think that's how it spelt) , and it was truly awful quality. Everything was made of cheese on this bike and he was just not accepted by the group for his inferior bike. I really felt sorry for him being treated like the laughing stock by these cruel kids. Never the less he was proud of his bike and looked after it, but as the quality was awful it didn't take long before it fell apart.. Sometimes i still see him about, and he's still a keen cyclist who loves the old "school" Road bikes like me.