LEON Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 (edited) Ever used to ride with a strange mysterious character many years ago? Someone who was never really into learning much, and didn't care what bike they had, but rode it anyway? Would come out to ride at 2am with out hesitation? Seemed to have no fixed address? We had one simply known as "Beaver" about 10 years ago. A small chav like creature in appearance, but really a harmless boy in a tracksuit, and he could always be found in the dark corners of town on a brakeless cracked bike, his baby blue Nike TN hate like a shark fin circling the town centre. He had all my cracked "hand me down" parts/frames. Often had no brakes because a cable snapped & he couldn't afford a new one, we used a scaffold pole to snap his cheap bars one day, so his mum would buy him new ones, she said no.....He had a can of beer once, was sick, lost control of his bike & fell off the loading bay. He was pretty much an idiot, but had me in tears and made every ride twice as enjoyable. I miss those days & I don't think anyone will take his place. I have no idea where he is now, probably a crack den in a Kappa tracksuit, but wherever you are Beaver, I salute you. I made a small clip of some of his greatest hits a few years ago. If you ever had a "Beaver" then share your story. Edited December 29, 2012 by LEON 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Anscombe Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 i am a beaver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted December 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 (edited) Then you have no idea how important you are! But good point, is anyone the "Beaver" in their group? You don't have to be chavy, or poor, or an idiot. But the one who's a bit different, the entertainer, the one everyone hopes is riding! Edited December 29, 2012 by LEON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Anscombe Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 sure i do! im the class fool! i like to see people laugh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted December 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 (edited) Me too, but a "Beaver" is a bit more than the funny one, he doesn't even mean to play the part. He's elusive, frequently changes phone numbers and is hard to find, but when he's found everyone has a great time. Edited December 29, 2012 by LEON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Jon Granger in his later years. Some say he still rides, others say he's now a lawyer. I love and miss that guy a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 one name....Iolo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrialsMan Dan Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Funnily enough, we have a local lad who we call 'Beaver' or 'Beav'. Thats mainly due to his beaver-esque front teeth arrangement. Must be about 15/16 and used to ride on a bashed up X-Rated bike, gears were all knackered up and so ripped the front and rear mechs off and ran 'singlespeed'. Used to come to our local skatepark and jump everthing and rode the bowls too. His speciality were ETs, something he grasped in an afternoon (beats my learning curve by half a year). Last time I saw him he was on some Apollo thing, so the jump bike has clearly gave up the ghost. It's been a while since I last rode our skatepark on a busy day and haven't seen sight of him since last year at least...hope he's still out riding though, was certainly an entertainer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted December 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Haha, ours was called Beaver because of his front teeth too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 (edited) bob: http://www.freewebs.com/ducko/kscan_000e.jpeg Edited December 30, 2012 by PaRtZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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