1971 - Bicycle Ride

[rbdavis1957]

no, not Canadian. This was in Oklahoma City, OK.

[southernweather1]

Canadian A?

[rbdavis1957]

Yes they were. Life was much simpler then.

[joetubealong]

Man those were the days!!! I had a bike just like that! I wish I could go back to that day!

[bettyfelon1]

We got our banana seat bikes from Otasco but it was still fun to perform death defying stunts in the driveway for hours.

[tmber01]

This video brings back a lot of great memories for me as well. I got a 1969 Sears Screamer 1 for my 8th birthday that year. Man that was one cool bike. @theWickedJohn, you're right - they just ain't nearly as cool as they once were.

[ClancyCoop]

This is awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[frankorrall]

nice!



[ballhairification]

Mom made us get safety flags for our bikes....we hated them!

[UpcomingJedi]

Nowadays, a the cop would stop and taze you for taking his picture in public instead of giving you the V.

[xmakeitmyway97x]

my dad had one of those bikes in 1968. and i have an old rusty schwinn stingray like yours that im fixing up.

[theWickedjohn]

i miss bicycles like that. bikes these days just aren't as cool.

[rbdavis1957]

@theWickedjohn ; you got that right!

[lionbeograd]

...that was the years man, not this today.

[rbdavis1957]

@lionbeograd , I know miss times like that.

[3244don]

I got that exact same bike for Christmas in 1970. And that ford Galaxy you rode by in the background was the same car my Dad owned at the time. AND our local neighborhood hottie just found me on facebook after 35 years. Great memories you brought back with this video. thanks so much for posting.

[rbdavis1957]

@3244don

You are very welcome! Thank you for watching. Yes, those were the days.

[1987ian]

this is exactly what i used to do when i was little!

[banditboy6666]

so cool

[SensibleCyclist]

The local hottie was filming you?! That explains all the rad tricks and showing off! /lol

[rbdavis1957]

Yeah, her name was Ruth Ann Morris.. I sure wonder what happened to her after 40 years.

[ratrodschwinnmesa]

That is awesome dude.

[73DrtSprt]

sweet. i just found an old 50s Rollfast. im gonna fix it up. its a nice bike.

[my8villains]

where can you perchase one?

[teendude16]

fun vid, too bad no sound, it was a homemade film?. Thanks for posting.

[rbdavis1957]

yes, it was an 8mm movie shot by a friend, Ruth Ann Morris. She was the local hottie! LOL I just had it transferred to DVD. It did not record sound at the time.

[teendude16]

Hello, thanks for the information. I liked the movie.

[CheesesteakFO]

What I'd give to see my kids enjoying such a simple life. Those times were the absolute best. Where was this video shot? Thanks for the posting this. Really cool!

[rbdavis1957]

I miss those times myself. This was filmed on my block at Westminster Place and N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Oklahoma City. My house is the one with the orange squares on the garage door. The address was 1703.

[kronie19]

You should put your "Spooky" soundtrack to this video

[kronie19]

Funny stuff. Ya I was about 3. Life was a lot simpler then.