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1972 J.C. Penney Swinger I

My first 20" bike.

I jumped this bike probably more than any other bike I've ever had (off wooden ramps in the street). It's long gone, but fortunately, I still have these photos taken May 1979 on the day I got it as a family hand-me-down (yes, that is me at 7 years old). I swear, I was fearless on this thing. Couldn't have had the bars further back or the seat further down!
#11! I never officially raced this bike, but to me, it's still BMX roots! When I got this bike, I remember that my dad told me that kids got together and raced bikes (I probably asked about the number plate). This fueled my young imagination! I didn't actually know about BMX until probably a couple years later though.
NOTE: I have seen photos of these described as "Foremost Swinger", but I never knew it as that, so I'm not putting it in the bike title. It could very well be a "Foremost Swinger I"

mdf80 · 2009-06-15 7:05pm

awesome bike and blast from the past picture!!

bonze1973 · 2009-06-15 7:11pm

Brings back some memories. I had a Free Spirit from Sears around that time..

trktwo · 2009-06-16 6:55am

thats great bro! thanks for sharing!!!!

Mirage1972 · 2009-06-16 9:31pm

LOL, thanks. Yeah, it was a sweet ride. Wish I hadn't dumped it when I built my first Huffy BMX bike from a frame my aunt found in the woods behind her house. Oh well. I just realized I'm drying off the bike after washing it in the pic. Nice.

And thanks to the admin/mod for adding the "bad ass jacket" comment. Yes... yes, it was a badass jacket.

These are the only photos I know of where I look like Ralphie from A Christmas Story, by the way, I swear.

Last edited by Mirage1972 (2009-06-16 9:34pm)

TRILOGY · 2009-07-12 6:23pm

Mirage1972 wrote:
These are the only photos I know of where I look like Ralphie from A Christmas Story, by the way, I swear.

lol !
took the words right outta my mouth.
you'll put your eye out kid !

vonmark01 · 2009-07-20 10:27am

wow ..that a sweet ride, love the history. i had the schwinn 5 speed fast back , my dad found it in the garbage painted it black with fake lug work in gold.

take it off any sweet jumps?

Mirage1972 · 2009-07-20 12:35pm

All the time! Set up the ol' 1x8's in the street on concrete blocks and launched off it all the time! I vaguely remember biting it a couple times, but that sure didn't stop me back then.