XA-XC Falcon

I was only 3, and for some reason Mum and Dad wanted a holiday without me. (It gets stranger). Some "friends" were employed to look after the house and me. Mum and Dad said goodbye, I did some kicking and screaming, and the new people parked their car were Mum and Dads car would have been. It was weird, but I tried to carry out my daily activities. Playing in the sandpit, throwing rocks at the chooks, and riding my tricycle etc. Then the lady came running at me! "Get away from the car" she shouted. I was shocked. The garage belonged to me, for me to ride my trike in. That’s what Mum said. They were guests. I would crash my tricycle into Mum and Dads car often. This puzzled me for many years, and only later (retaining the visual from that event) I worked out that car must have been a XB Falcon. Hey wait a sec, in 1977 that Falcon must have been fairly new. Regardless, Mum and Dad wouldn’t have talked to me like that. To them I was more important than a car, and I can almost guarantee that Falcon is now a rust bucket or crushed long ago.

My current bike

This is very similar to my current flatland bike. It's a 20" BMX of course. It's a DNA flatland frame (not my first choice but was left over from my shop, its ok). I have all different parts. I have Odyssey Hazzard Lite chrome rims, 99er seat, Day Smith "Christian" tyres. I have radial spokes (not pitured), and of course my own brand freecoaster and front hubs. This week I am widening the bars to 26" as they had been cut to 24". I am saving for Profile cranks again and Odyssey flatland forks.

Me

This is me as a little boy. I didn't know many things, but I was probably alot happier. One thing that I did know was that germs were very small and can get on your hands. I picked up a magnifying glass I found in the garage once and saw a few floating around.

About me

I was born at an early age,
but I'm not as young as I was.
I am older than I used to be,
but feel younger now because,
I got back on my little bike
and adjusted the brake pads.
So now I do some little tricks,
check my bike I think it's rad!

(And hopefully I can cope with indigestion and whatnot.)

first blog thing

Well, I had my first free Geocities website around 1995, and I still have it. But my website has only had technical information to do with hobbies/sport/work. I am told we now all need a blog as well. Maybe I could meet more people staying at home on the computer... What a sad world.