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A revisionist view of 80s BMX ... What do you think?

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factory pilot:
Here's how my thinking has changed ..

I've always loved TAs .. I always wanted one Bitd BUT...
It's strange because back then I really wanted a white one because of Craig Campbell and Billy Stupple .... Whereas now I'd love a chrome one and a white one just wouldn't do ... As mentioned above the chrome frameset is a real thing of beauty.

The irony for me too is that if on getting back into the scene I'd been offered a TA XL I'd have walked away saying 'oh I really just want a classic TA'  :idiot2:.... Whereas now of course...  :LolLolLolLol: you know that I would be salivating more at the rarer XL !

brettypeeps:
I look at it like this.


If i didn't want it BITD I don't want it now.  There are a few more I would like in my collection but not come across yet at a the right money or at the right time. 
I have seen a lot of people come in to the hobby now buy everything and then sell it all again and vanish off the scene.
I love the rides and they are bigger now than ever.  The parts are drying up a bit.  But I enjoy the chase for parts.

Big_6:
BMX magazine was my rag.
We fixed our own bikes.
Racing BMX in Oakland,  NJ was the weekend activity in the summer.
Middletown, NY state had the closest big time track. A third place finish came, in one Vans sneaker.  Trophies came regularly on the track.
Redline and Diamond back bikes were my rides.
A 30 mile round trip BMX bike, ride took me to my friends.
It was no feat to
"bunny-hop," a standing trash can.
At the BMX camp in PA, I brought to the fellow riders a table-top demonstration on the whoops in the final turn.
Wheelies were my thing. A 200 foot wheelie was my personal best.
Riding a wheelie and crossing up the bars was in the mix. In the balance of riding a wheelie, going no  handed came with the territory.
We rode hard, fast and crashed harder.
We kicked ass!
Those were the times.
At the age of 13,  at Devonshire Downs, I was in the presence of Pro racer, Bobby Woods.
This was one of my happiest moments.
Thanks for stirring up the memories!

factory pilot:
I've got to say FB has altered the landscape immensely ... It overloads the senses with constant pictures of Haros, Rippers, TAs etc etc
Total over exposure which I guess leads people to hunt for something a bit rarer which seems a bit more cultured or imaginative I suppose?

griff:

--- Quote from: factory pilot on October 10, 2016, 08:50 AM ---I've got to say FB has altered the landscape immensely ... It overloads the senses with constant pictures of Haros, Rippers, TAs etc etc
Total over exposure which I guess leads people to hunt for something a bit rarer which seems a bit more cultured or imaginative I suppose?

--- End quote ---

First time I've ever heard someone cite FB as a reason builds have become more 'cultured'
It's certainly helped increase the number of clown bikes out there (I hear clowning is very on-trend this season though)  :whistle:

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