Photos That Have Us Feeling Nostalgic About the Past

2. Pimp My Ride, 90s Edition

As you drove around the neighbourhood, the small plastic beads seen above were like a tiny disco party on your vehicle and also produced the hippest sound. They came in a rainbow of hues and forms; the more beads you owned, the cooler you most likely felt you were. The best thing was that they nearly always flew straight off anytime you would come upon the least road obstacle. Among children, these vibrant embellishments evolved into a status symbol that turned regular bicycles into rolling sound machines announcing their presence from blocks away. Carefully threading each bead into the spokes, building patterns with varying colours, and hoping they would remain in place longer than the last batch, the installation procedure itself was an experience. If you were a child riding a bike in the 1990s, chances are you had these secret weapons to make your ride unique from the others - those useless but absolutely beautiful plastic beads that somehow made every bike ride feel more special, even if half of them ended up scattered across the neighbourhood by the end of the day.