Braddy 160 Posted September 22, 2012 Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 Got plenty of burn marks trying to stop the trolley with me hands,me legs me feet, did put wooden brakes on but still didn't stop until you fell off it, got plenty of scabs to pick at though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted September 22, 2012 Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 I had a scooter my Mum won at Goose Fair, cheap MoBo, wore a few pairs of shoes out on that before it was scrapped ...LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted September 22, 2012 Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 We had a Triang scooter - I loved it! It had a brake on the rear wheel that you operated with the heel of your foot - you could do amazing sliding stops with it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted September 22, 2012 Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 We had a Triang scooter - I loved it! Had one of those also. I had this notion that it would be great if it could 'hover' a few inches off the ground and requested my dad to make this happen for me. Really annoyed with him when he laughingly informed me it wasn't possible! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted September 22, 2012 Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 Funny how scooters in the modern genre have made a come-back. And they seem to be favoured by kids a lot older than in our day. A few lads in the early years at the secondary school just round the corner (say 11-12 year olds) go to school on them. I reckon we would have looked down on this as infantile. Bikes yes, but scooters - that was for little kids. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted September 22, 2012 Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 Only talking about this in the pub the other day.. There's a couple of lads round here must be eighteen years old that can be seen every night on their little kids scooters, sometimes skateboards.Earlier that night I'd been watching a World at War type programme, and there were lads their age flying Spitfires and Hurricanes and fighting for their lives and ours over Southern England. The huge difference between one generation of kids that need to grow up...and another generation that had no choice but to grow up very quickly. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Am i correct recalling the Triang scooter had a rear wheel 'stand' that was also a heel operated brake? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,466 Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 One of these? https://www.google.c...WCsbB0QXY6IGYDA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 They'd be great for burning a few calories!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Jack 3 Posted September 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 The huge difference between one generation of kids that need to grow up...and another generation that had no choice but to grow up very quickly. Your dead right about that Poohbear, The only two scooters i remember were Triang & MoBo, I had a MoBo, was there any other manufacturers ? Thanks for Photo link Cliff Ton, having looked at it, what about that other form of transport when we were smaller the Pedal car !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Actually, I think mine was a MoBo as opposed to a Tri-ang. They were not quite as sophisticated as the latter I don't think. No wonder the auld man couldn't make it fly... Also recall re trolley, hatching a plan to motorise one that never got off the ground. A mate of mine's dad part-owned the local VW dealer and we formed an ambitious plan to load the trolley with a starter motor from the garage there. I'm still sick that it never happened. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
piggy and babs 544 Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 and dont forget your rpller skates guys and gels i must say i was never very good on them always seemed too heavy for me much prefered to go ice skating. as for trolleyes when i worked at ballooon woods we spent the whole of one summer hols designing and building six different models and had timed races at the end of the hols the girls beat the lads hands down but lots of fun was had . the one big problem we did find was in getting the right kind of wheels modern prams just arnt made the same the best one we made after the kids had finished theres was made from wheells brought from a silver cross pram company and axles got through enginering company along with a bolt for the sterring that wasin use for at least two years before i left. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 There was a specific make of Roller Skate. I can see um but name escapes me? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Davis were the make that I had, c/w a front 'brake' under the toe of the footplate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Here's me on my scooter, I am 8, so it would be mid 50's. I don't ever remember a brand name on it, it was quite big, no brake, you used your foot. I went everywhere on it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Could be an early Triang? I had a later model The stand doubled as a brake. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 Now you tell her Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 If they made trolleys/carts today, they'd have to fit air bags, elf and safety. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Could be an early Triang? I had a later model The stand doubled as a brake. That's also the one I had....................used for 'tazzin' round Minver Crescent........................ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Now, there's a phrase I've not heard in a while - "tazzin round". Funny - I was looking at facebook today and found a picture of some local kids making what was called a go-kart. But it looked mighty like a trolley to me - a bit fancier than them from our days - shiny wing nuts, new wheels, length of new rope - I ask you - NEW rope? and a posh plastic seat. Bit of a Rolls Royce sort of effort - but essentially the same design. Good on 'em. Hope they have as much fun with it as we did with ours. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Found another one... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 That's a great photo, poohbear. You only have to look at the happiness on the faces of the four kids to see that they're having a great time. I've not seen the 'de luxe' model before...lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 It just need a fag packet nailed to the axle to catch on the spokes. Then you've got a real velocipede. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Wonder if they charged for advertising CFM Lamb Tongues on the side! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Jack 3 Posted September 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Brilliant photo Poohbear!! Thats about the length mine was, no sides on mine though, We didn't always sit either, some times we'd lay on top of each other to go faster, WEEEEEH, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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