I use to cruise, jump, and cause mayhem on a Diamond Back Silver Streak with black Skyways. I thought I was the baddest on the block. When my son was old enough to ride a 20" I found him a 83 Mongoose Californian and got him hooked up!
put me on the dahm list to i'am guilty of riding bikes to mosty street nothing esle to do in a small town plus my folks said there's no money in bmx so get a job hahahahahaha what fucking waste of time a job was
sheepdog , i will go check it out . i am getting back into riding after 24 years . thanks for the reply . donnie
i heavent ridden in a while. all our dirt jumps got torn down and i dont have the time or energy to build them anymore. still make some trips to the local park or just mess around on the streets.
My 1st bike was a Stingray that was a hand me down from my uncle. My dad rebuilt it and painted it for me when I was @ 7. I didn't really appreciate the bike at the time, cause all my friends had new Redlines or Haros whatever. Man I wish I had that bike now. Don't know whatever happened to it after I got a new Schwinn with TuffWheel 1 Mags. I still have the Schwinn though... -Troy
No prob, just a warning though. Kids in bmx are not what you remember. Attitude, lifestyle and more has changed considerably. The bikes will be familiar, they have gone ultra lightweight and breaking parts constantly has returned. There are some good ones still out there though. Oh and be prepared for sticker shock, you can almost build a car for what many of these kids have in their bikes these days. $2k is not uncommon and easy to do. $1500 seems average for a lot of them, but some have been known to crest $4k. The good news is parts selection has never been better.
i am actually trying to get rid of my bike right now. i spent around $1500 on all the parts and when i finally finished it i left for wyotech. so ive got a bike that is a couple years old but pretty much brand new. wish i had time to still ride. that was my life before i got int othe car thing.
I raced BMX from 79-86. Raced mostly in the EBA (Eastern Bicycle Association) in NY/CANADA. In 85 I was NY state champ for my age division. Owned a few bikes but my favorite which I still own is a JMC Derrell Young Design. All custom built with a slew of the old goodies. Ran 1 3/8's straight laced rims and also had a custom set of 1.5's straight laced as well. Bike is hanging in my parents garage like a side of beaf. thinking of it makes me wish I was 15 again. -Paul
I raced NBL for a few year when I was younger. Had a Dyno then built a Hyper. Had a blast but the got to big. Had a 24" diamondback cruiser for awhile but was way to outta shape by then. My brother-in-law was sponsored by Desotoe Skatepark and Skateparf of tampa for awhile. Don't know how much he rides now since he broke his arm.
I dabble. Trying to get my Soon to be 9 year old son into it. He has a Free Agent 20" and I have a XL GT 20". We go here: http://www.metroplexbmx.org/Home_Page.php
started riding seriously when i was 18, street, ramps and dirt. got sponsored at 20 did nothing but ride and travel to contests till about 24 25 when i blew my knee and needed surgery year later got back into it for about 2 months and blew both elbows one needed surgery. about year and a half ago went down on a motorcycle and broke my femur, 2 surgeries so far one more to go. i miss riding every single day. still got my king liberty hanging in the garage waiting for me.
My step brother raced around that same time... 84-88 and was state champ in california in his age bracket. ...only difference between me and him was I was faster but his mom had the dough to take him traveling...I raced local only.
Yup, still racing, went to the BMX worlds in Canada this year, my wife got a fifth! Our team got third over all for regional standings, me and the wife are leading regional scores, I got a national 20 this year, and our team had quite a few top 20 and top 10 numbers...its still a great time to get away from the shop a little!
I rode street and flatland.Had a gt pro freestyle until it was stolen.Now I have a vertigo,custom painted orange with pearl,that I have not ridden in 5 years.
I have been riding mountainbike since 1991... ouch... I´m getting old! Still ride once in a while, but not as often as I would like to! I still skate sometimes, hooks up with some old friends and spend a whole day at the park. Often the result is that I am totally wasted more than three days after... My bike: A Rocky Mountain Slayer, Hot-rod limited edition!
After 20 plus years of being away from BMX, I stumbled onto my old '82 GT pro frame that was stolen from me out of my parents garage. I bought it back from a seller on eBay that claimed it had a bit of a past from the guy "He" bought from at a flea market in Houston. The story goes : it had been hanging at this flea market booth for years and the shop owner stated that he purchased the bike at a police auction in Houston back in the 80's. Shadey at best... When I got it I recognized the fimilar etching on the bottom bracket. It was what was left of my Dad's drivers licsence number that had been partially ground off. I will never be let it out of my site again I raced from 79-85 and then went on to dirt and ramp. I rode several different bikes. Rebel, Hutch, GT, Torker, SE Quad, ETC. I always missed my GT pro. Im currently on a '94 24" GT last of the American GTs. Heres my '82 GT Santa Ana PRO.
I still have this 88 General RL Osborn in my garage! I think he only rode for General for a year, wonder how much its worth? I'm still amazed I never killed myself,,, those were the days!
I was into it way back when; never went any further than the street, or AJ Agajanian's track out in Gardena, CA. I rode an SE Racing PK Ripper. I sold it to a friend's little brother for something ridiculous like $50 in '86 or '87 (I think...). I really miss that bike. Edit: I, too, have the bad back and shot knees from years of skating and riding that bike.
All three of my kids race. My daughter just pulled a #1 plate for 12 year olds here in Oregon. My boys are #10 (our 7 year old) and #4 (our four year old, who races as a five year old). Here is the little one on a pass. They all ride thanks to West Coast Redline. I couldn't afford the constantly changing bike sizes without them!
I forgot about all yhose good old days, had a co factory sponsor from REDLINE, raced in the northeast in the early 80s, my knees are fucked now.
i ride when i can, which lately hasn't been any. i miss the days of riding all day and not getting sore at all. i mostly ride park and street.
BMX is THE MOST heathy & Positive sport any young dude or dude-et can be involved in. How many of you HOT ROD experts took apart your bike before you wrenched on a car...? I STF did. Both my Neffs race - I practice with em & help my Jr buds all I can. Christopher Pauza is a 12 year old inter & Chase Pauza is a 9X - He just took a hard fought 2nd at The Red Line Cup in KS this past weekend. Team Rockin Home track - The Hill In Elgin. Look for us at Mouse Land Next Month.
Been riding Freestyle since 87, still got my Dyno slammer with the built in bash guard, Mongoose DMC, and a Standard lengthy, also got if anyone remembers a GT Zoot scoot with 14' Skyway tuffs. And this year my power series cranks are 21 and still going.
this is a cool old thread, i ride bmx, been riding for about 10 years now and i still suck. street, park mainly. kept me out of trouble when i was a kid(well sort of, if you dont count the skatepark and trespassing tickets...). i still try to ride at least every other day after work, keeps me sane. T1 all the way.
Here's a few pics of me about a year ago when i rode almost everyday. Hotrods have since takin over my day to day life.
Wow.. this thread has been going for a while... This is going to date me, but who else used to look forward to the next installment of "Radical Rick"??? BMX Plus was the sh!t!! Raced ABA for a long time as a kid.. Rode for Kastan, was one of the first with the alumintanium frames. Robinson, Elf on Z rims, Powerlite, had 'em all... Then got into freestyle/street.. still remember tearing down the street on my Quadangle and my Haro Master!! Man, good old days... 63Compact> Remember when the "Hammer" was the first bike with the bash guard??
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