Spokelers / Spokies / Spoke Beads

Spokies Remember getting spokies in your Frosties? Remember trying to out-do your friends with the number you could fit on your bike? It used to make a racket but we loved spokies. They’re still widely available – especially the Disney ones. Some clever people used to get flashing ones or spokies that made a noise – the very dizzy heights of the spokie world. If you would like to send in your spokie pics, just leave a comment to that effect and we’ll send you an e-mail.

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80s Child

As my name suggests, I was born in the early 80s, the things I write about will be late 80s onwards. Pretty much my earliest coherent memories are of Italia 90, which gives you some clues! I'm English. I'll update this profile bit some more soon!

One Response to “ Spokelers / Spokies / Spoke Beads ”

  1. I used to call them “Spokelers” but I remember them. My brother, who thought he was “hard” had hundreds of them, and somehow got away with it, despite the very effeminate pink and yellow colours…

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