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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The original fiendishly difficult puzzle,
now with solution guide
The original fiendishly difficult puzzle, invented by Erno Rubik in Hungary and one of the biggest toy crazes ever. In 1982 Hawkin's Bazaar was the first to bring a few cases of the Rubik's Cube to England. Unfortunately 25 years ago we were very small and it wasn't long before a much larger company had the exclusive rights to distribute in the UK. We are very pleased to be offering it again! And now includes a new seven step solution guide.
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About Hawkin's Bazaar
Hawkin's Bazaar has been providing you with unusual gifts, toys and gadgets since 1973. Originally a local toy shop at the Hawk Inn (hence the name), Hawkin's Bazaar now sells things you thought had gone forever and things you never even knew existed. They bring you Pin Art, Morph, Rubik's Cube, Big Trak, Space Hoppers and much more.
Also remembered...
The younger brother of the Chopper, the Grifter was the cool bike of the 80's. Like the Chopper, the Grifter was a chunky, heavy, cumbersome bike that felt more like a motorbike than a bicycle.
The most innovative thing about the Grifter was the gear shift which was incorporated in to the handle grips and was controlled with a twisting motion.
...and do you remember these?
- Huffy Dragster
- Raleigh Tomahawk
- Raleigh Alpha
- Bread Ties on Brake Wires
- Raleigh Burner
- Raleigh Chipper
- Raleigh Budgie
- Za-Zooom
- Raleigh Commando
- Raleigh Strika
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, 03:26:09 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, 03:29:04 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, 10:14:12 AM
I used to steal the Spokey Dokeys from Shreddies cereal packets in supermarkets.
TERENCE BESMIRCH 26-Jul-2005, 01:02:03 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, 12:56:20 PM
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, 04:57:48 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, 08:06:59 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, 11:13:45 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, 09:40:42 PM
I Remember like it was yesterday when I was in the bike shop and my mum brought me some Spokey Dokeys!
Daddykol 10-Feb-2010, 10:55:21 AM