I bought no less than eight bikes in 1980 – not all of them crap and including a few months off with a broken leg. By now I was really into trail biking: riding all week; bouncing around the nearest bit of wasteland on the weekend.
Thatcher turns the screws; R80 G/S; Rubik’s Cube; Yes Minister; Mt St Helens; Mad Max; London Calling; Elephant Man and loads of great music.
Dexys Midnight Runners in Birmingham 1980
The Seattle Times covers the eruption of Mount St. Helens.
The original R80G/S – They’ll never catch on.
