Spokey Dokeys
Spokey Dokeys :
Coloured plastic balls that you fitted to the spokes of your bike so that when you rode around slowly they would clatter up and down noisily and when you rode fast the centrifugal force would push them all out to the wheel rim and they would just look like a coloured blur.
I'm not sure who first had the idea for these but Spokey Dokeys were made even more popular when they were given away free inside boxes of breakfast cereal.
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Halfords Spokey Dokeys (Spoke Beads) 36 x 2
£0.99
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SPOKEY DOKEY JOE BMX REFLECTIVE FLASHING SPOKE SPINNERS
£5.49
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CYCLE BIKE COLOUR SPOKE BEADS SPOKEY DOKEYS 36 RRP £5
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CYCLE BIKE COLOUR SPOKES BEADS SPOKEY DOKEYS 36 490789H
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Also remembered...
It's hard to tell when BMX bikes first came on the scene but by 1984 the BMX bike craze was in full swing and nearly every kid had one. BMX bikes were quite different from anything ever seen before - they only had one gear, they were lightweight and tough and if you were a proper BMX rider you didn't have any brakes and would use the pedals to slow the bike.
The BMX was, and still is, the ultimate street stunt bike and was used for all sorts of tricks and jumps. Some riders would perform acrobatic tricks on the bike (a bit like skateboard freestyle) and others would use them on half pipe ramps to achieve somersaults and other impressive tricks.
The BMX is an incredibly versatile bike and can be used off-road, on ramps, in the street, in races and on dirt tracks.
...and do you remember these?
- Racers
- Miami Miss BMX Bike
- Raleigh Lizard
- Huffy Thunder Road
- R-R-R-Raw Power
- Mountain bikes
- Raleigh Grifter
- Zipper Bike
- Raleigh Budgie
- Raleigh 14
Comments
I remember my first spokey dokey, I was so pleased when I got it but I really wanted a pink one. Although I'm now 25, I'd still like to find a pink one and put it on my current bike to re-live my youth! Does anyone know where I can get them from nowadays?
Holly Thompson 30-Mar-2005, 02:26:09 PM
Spokey Dokeys were great, I was one of the first of my friends to get one on my bike & everybody was jealous though they soon caught up. They were a guaranteed way to be popular!
Dan Bordch 30-Mar-2005, 02:29:04 PM
I had spokey dokeys on my bike that were given to me from my mom and I loved them so much that as I got older and bigger, therefore got bigger bikes, I would take them off my old bike and onto my new one.
Maria 15-Apr-2005, 09:14:12 AM
I used to steal the Spokey Dokeys from Shreddies cereal packets in supermarkets.
TERENCE BESMIRCH 26-Jul-2005, 12:02:03 PM
i could never find any big enough for my 5 spoke plastic tuffs. i did have a batman card pegged on my frame so it would sound like a motorbike though. does anyone know any other names for spokey dokeys?
aaron 01-Aug-2005, 11:56:20 AM
I want to start a campaign to get spokey dokeys fitted to the London Eye :D
Mike 04-Dec-2005, 01:17:07 PM
I had them on my pick and white bike in an assortment of colours. I remember they made lots of noise when I would ride slowly, but being on my bike I couldn't really see the colourful blur.
JEM 26-Aug-2006, 03:57:48 AM
My mother always said that Spokey Dokeys were a waste of money so I had to make do with the plastic tags from loafs of bread, I can still hear the other kids laughing.
Daz Atkinson 20-Mar-2007, 09:02:52 PM
I had these on my banana seat!! As well as a horn that was Slimer from Ghostbusters.
Linake 19-Aug-2007, 07:06:59 AM
LMAO... I thought i was the best with my Spokey Dokeys and my brand new BMX. I was awesome! So awesome that I created a fan page on Facebook called Spokey Dokeys. Join up! Too funny!
raatzy 22-Jun-2009, 10:13:45 PM
spokey sokeys can be brought from halfords, but colours are more vibrant, and no where near as cool as the originals, i also had the kellogs cockrell reflecters on my raliegh burner, p.s brakes are for wimps, use ur foot on the back wheel
johnjrambo 02-Jul-2009, 08:40:42 PM