when I got my Goose – I basically thought I was a badass with it, had the best bike on the block, etc. Then I went to my first race at the Jersey City Armory and realized I wasn’t even close!
Still – that bike was my 8th grade grad present. I talked my dad into it. In my family, you were supposed to get a 10speed from Bradlees for graduation. This bike cost more than double, but like I said, I talked my dad into it. How? I reminded him of all the put-together bikes I had and how I was constantly breaking stuff, so this would be an upgrade and much, much more reliable. He bought it (the bike and the b.s.! lol). I don’t think he ever told my mom how much that first one cost (about $200+). She would have had a cow. Eventually she fell in love with the racing, so it didn’t matter.
If my dad only knew where this would lead, I’m not sure he would have done it. I spent just about every penny I had for the next 4yrs on BMX bikes.