Submitted by bitchan4 t3_10q20hy in OldSchoolCool
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NotOK1955 t1_j6nhm6j wrote
Yep - me, too...and popping wheelies!
Insanely-Awesome t1_j6nyrmx wrote
Showing off those "bunny hop skills" and jumping off curbs!
Local kids built a dirt course out of a construction site where they dumped all the extra dirt. . . Great times. So many injuries.
MyBunnyIsCuter t1_j6nhsyl wrote
'If those street lights turn on and you're not in this house, you're grounded.'
Then it was a whole day of adventures, stopping by everyon's house for snacks or to grab a toy
Best life ever
Deskman77 t1_j6p75zt wrote
Stop spoil the goonies
Level_Watercress1153 t1_j6o04o3 wrote
Kid with the purple second from the front making the face. Definitely got into a lot of shenanigans and was at times the ring leader.
The last Cub Scout towards the back (I think his hand is raised,) was definitely the “man I don’t think we should do this guys…” kind of kid and probably saved a lot of ass beatings lol meanwhile the smallest Cub Scout, had to always run to keep up, was always down as long as he was included and more than likely is the middle Cub Scout’s little brother.
Kid in the gray was the fighter. Lots of fights, lots of wins, and would be the first one you grabbed when another group of kids started something.
Kid in front, was the kid from the family barely scrapping by and usually had hand me downs. Everyone knew it, no one gave a hoot. Usually could be found in someone’s house eating a sammich.
Kid from second to last, was the athlete. Varsity jacket and all in just a few short years and might have went to college on a scholarship. Also, the ladies loved him. Unfortunately, he probably went with a different group of more jockish kids in just a few short years.
Kid on the end… may have had a tough childhood. Maybe the old man drank too much and was known for the brutal beatings he dished out to the poor kid. Which in turn, made the kid unwilling to trust anyone, partied his ass off in last years of high school. Wound up in jail in his 20s. Met a beautiful Christian woman, had a rough few years but eventually found Jesus. Had a couple kids, built up and owned a business that became fairly successful and now leads a youth group and works with troubled teens.
Or I’m completely full of shit and just judged and Stereo typed an neighborhood of kids lmao. Either way it’s fun to think of how their lives went and what they grew up to be
amcnewman t1_j6nhtr6 wrote
It used to be okay to wear your cub uniform whenever you wanted.
Desperate_Brief2187 t1_j6ne8xn wrote
K-Mart making a killing off those yellow bikes.
you_thought_you_knew t1_j6nuold wrote
Poor kid in back has his older sister’s bike.
B5Otaku t1_j6npd2i wrote
Are those Raleigh Choppers? I used to have one of those. I also had a Cub Scout uniform just like the one in the photo.
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Bikeman420 t1_j6opjzs wrote
I don’t think any of them are Schwinn stingrays. They look more like Huffys and Sears free spirits. It’s cool. The kids in the middle have Cub Scout outfits on. Quite the gang.
ReallyFineWhine t1_j6p5m06 wrote
But the Schwinn Stingrays were the best; those Huffys (and especially Sears Free Spirit) were for losers.
Bikeman420 t1_j6pbr8a wrote
Or for people who did not have a lot of money. Schwinn was the original and the best.
WorldwearyMan t1_j6oz83h wrote
The red one looks like it might be. I had one too, loved that bike!
UnifiedQuantumField t1_j6ns3uw wrote
Lookin' like an ET audition.
im-buster t1_j6odqm7 wrote
They need to bring back banana seats
Responsible-Ad-6131 t1_j6p7sle wrote
Yep, we’d ride three on those bikes. One in the handlebars and two on the banana seat and riding outside till after dark all summer. Wish I could go back to those days sometimes!
AllReflection t1_j6oh4zd wrote
I had a banana yellow Schwinn Stingray in the 70s…great bike
babyBear83 t1_j6owqip wrote
It’s like Stranger Things took this exact photo as inspiration…
Prestigious_Sweet_50 t1_j6ov6kt wrote
Oh my gosh those handlebars
stevesmele t1_j6oy4s6 wrote
I had a bike like that. I remember paying $15- for it around 1970. Purple frame, white banana seat, easy rider handle bars. I treasured it.
[deleted] t1_j6p58ca wrote
This is photo taken just before a number of cut up shins by metal pedals with unforgiving teeth.
imameanone t1_j6nengp wrote
I remember those days. Making unstable ramps and jumping our bikes. Lots of road-rash. Running around "terrorizing" the neighborhood. Getting into trouble. Lots of fun. Those were the days.