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How long has the old school scene being going strong?
moley:
Not ridden a bike since 1985. Was fat and really unfit so I started riding my old MTB in April 07 that I bought 14 years ago and only used about twice.
I started to enjoy the riding and started getting fitter and then I found this site in August 07. I bought a Quad Freestyler within 2 weeks. I probably overpaid quite a bit for it, but I am really stupid!!!
I've spent a fortune on bikes and magazines since then. I still haven't ridden my Quad, apart from around the block.
Got a Coyotes Schizoid and a Haro Group 1 RS1 for racing OS Summer Series.
Looking forward to riding with a few lads. I haven't been out on BMX's much because I haven't anyone to ride with.
I feel like a sad old so and so riding on my own, so I'm really looking forward to the OS Racing.
Started collecting magazines which was a huge mistake. I can't stop now and it's costing a small fortune.
I'm not in control anymore, ebay caught me and I'm stuck in its headlights.
I'll only stop now when I run out of money or when someone commits me under the Mental Health Act.
I'm enjoying it too much.
JT71:
I was never really into the BMX scene BITD. Our village had a crap little track, the only part of which we uses was a small table top that we'd pile tyres up on to see who could get over the most tyres. Saw a super tuff burner's chain stays part with the bottom braket shell on one particular flat landing and a compoud leg fracture on another.
for me as a kid, save for the above and a few dirt jumps/plank jumps, the BMX was just transport.
for a while I'd thought about getting a BMX and last May I asked on freecycle for a Raleigh Burner, just to use to go the shops on in the better weather and someone gave me one.
Now (many other bikes have been through my possesion) I have my stripped down super burner, a FLY new school, a Coyote new school, an old school Akisu frame that I'm planning to build, a raw streetbeat frame and forks, not sure what I'll do with that and a set of orange tuffs that I have no bike for. (mmm, tuffs and streetbeat...)
So I've not been into it for even a year yet, but hope to ride more if I can stay fit. Bad back getting better but think I've broken a finger playing five aside last night. :'(
Waxintaxin:
2000 , and there were maybe 40 of us collecting in the UK
only about 10 of us actually racing them
kirk:
I was at the first Alans, never stopped being into the bikes since the 80`s, suppose got into the web based old school scene when I got online in 2000, am a very early member on Vintage, or as it was then oldschoolbmx.com. the UK member then were.
Me.
McNulty
Dingo
Max Farran
RetroGeezer
Cyclops
FilEbz
Alan Woods
Julian Torker
Greame
Ron Burgandy
Dan Dare
Waxintaxin
Other pioneers were Stuntmaster, Viralto, Jazzeyj, Biaggio, if you can remember more please add as my old brain is numb,
I am so glad we bought all the parts then as I would be priced out of it now.
Wax is right about the racing, then it was done by us gents and it was a laugh, now its elbows and attitudes.
kennyhunter6061:
I've always been bmxing, to a greater or lesser degree, since 1981. I was still racing a DB Harry Leary Turbo at the Coppull National in 1996! I got a GT Speed Series bike in early 1997 and that was when I stopped using my old 80's bikes and parts. Like a lot of others on here I sold off a lot of my old stuff for buttons. In 1994 I sold my graphite skyways for £55, in 2000 I sold my complete HL Turbo for £150, along with 401's. hutch pedals etc etc. I only started thinking of building up another 80's bike when oldschool racing became a popular/regular thing. Much as I think some of the show bikes look stunning, with amazing attention to detail, I'm only really interested in a bike which will be ridden. The oldschool scene is a great way of hooking up with old riding buddies, as well as making loads of new friends and useful contacts along the way.
It's a shame we can't encourage more of the oldschool 'stars' along to the races. I really wish I'd been able to get to some of Alans first races, lining up alongside Terry Lloyd and other guys I looked up to back in the day. Maybe Tim March will come along to MK08. Then 'Andy Ruffell' could kick his arse around a track, just like the 80's :LolLolLolLol: Ok, maybe not :-[
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