My first bike!!!

[tantrumbean]

My parents have finally entered the age of computer technology, so my mum scanned and sent me some of my kiddie pictures - including one of me on my first bike! Don't know what's happened to the colour, it's all gone a bit orange - the bike was actually a deep red. A Wittekind with 20 inch wheels - it looks enourmous in the picture! I must have been 6 or 7 at the time....in a strange rainbow jumper handknitted by my auntie... :D

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l21/punkypossum/My%20Bike/IMG_0002.jpg

[smurfalicious]

Should it look more like this? Not perfect but I pulled the red levels into check in photo shop, and little brightness/contrast, etc, etc...

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g50/hillbillary/IMG_0002.jpg

[Tri Girl]

Too cute!!! Your bike does look enormous, even tho the wheels are only 20". You look so happy!!!:D

[lph]

I like the jumper :D

[tantrumbean]

Thanks smurf, that is loads better! :)

Took me ages to learn to ride - or more like believe I could ride. Used to pedal along quite happily, till I realised my mum wasn't holding on to the rack anymore - at which point I would scream "I can't do it!" and fall off. Then I refused to go on it completely for 6 months or so. Funnily enough, once the bike got out of the garage again after that, it didn't take me long at all to get confident...

P.S. I have outgrown both the jumper and the bowl haircut by now! ;)

[Zen]

That looks like a very nice bike!
Your Auntie is talented, I like that sweater, er...jumper as well.

[tantrumbean]

It was rather scratchy!!!! :D

Coaster brake at the back - those were the days! ;)