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Title: I got a cycling book out from the library ... and im in it
Post by: SaMAlex on September 30, 2010, 04:43 PM: The other day I went into my local library with my kids. They chose a book on cycling, along with some other stuff. On the way home my wife was flicking though the cycling book, and was as surprised as I was to see that Im in it!
What are the chances of that?

The photo was taken around 1998. Im doing a pedal grind on my 24" challenger.

(oh, thats me at the bottom. I dont know who lycra dude is!)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/Bookshot1.jpg)
Title: Re: I got a cycling book out from the library ... and im in it
Post by: kev-s on September 30, 2010, 04:54 PM: how cool is that!! also a little freaky, do you know who originally took the pic?
Title: Re: I got a cycling book out from the library ... and im in it
Post by: brettypeeps on September 30, 2010, 05:13 PM: 8) Wow 8) famous 8)
Title: Re: I got a cycling book out from the library ... and im in it
Post by: JT71 on September 30, 2010, 05:40 PM: that's sooooooooooooo cool, though I'm sure I read somewhere recently that you don't do pedal grinds Alex! lol. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: I got a cycling book out from the library ... and im in it
Post by: Bigplinky on September 30, 2010, 05:47 PM: Cool as, had the pic been in a mag before?
Title: Re: I got a cycling book out from the library ... and im in it
Post by: modfather on September 30, 2010, 05:55 PM: Hope you got some royality for it
Title: Re: I got a cycling book out from the library ... and im in it
Post by: 58 delray on September 30, 2010, 06:19 PM: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: I got a cycling book out from the library ... and im in it
Post by: gobshite on September 30, 2010, 08:17 PM: cool concidence :daumenhoch:

bet the lads were well chuffed to see you in it,
Title: Re: I got a cycling book out from the library ... and im in it
Post by: superbikedan on September 30, 2010, 08:38 PM: well cool mate :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: I got a cycling book out from the library ... and im in it
Post by: SaMAlex on September 30, 2010, 09:10 PM: My friend Ian Oz used to work for Future Publishing. I have taken quite a few pics for him in the past and he wanted me to ride my 24" for something or another. Id not seen that pic before, I didnt know it was used in a book, or that I was in a book.

Some other photos from that day (a feeble peg grind on my 20" BMX, at that same spot) ended up being used in MENS HEALTH magazine!!!
Title: Re: I got a cycling book out from the library ... and im in it
Post by: MartyC on October 01, 2010, 05:06 AM: No royalities received then Alex ;D

Cool stuff though :daumenhoch: