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Title: When did BMX start, 1957 ?
Post by: kungfunky on January 01, 2012, 11:28 PM: Found this on youtube, very cool and OLD footage of what could be the first BMX race ever filmed. circa 1957 8)
Title: Re: When did BMX start, 1957 ?
Post by: CustardLips on January 01, 2012, 11:59 PM: Well fancy that !!!
And here's us thinking were building old school bikes.
''Kidding Ourselves'' :idiot2:
Title: Re: When did BMX start, 1957 ?
Post by: hunterdubber on January 02, 2012, 12:10 AM: Bloody hell the yanks won't like that :10_2_12: :LolLolLolLol:

Great footage

Nice link Ash :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: When did BMX start, 1957 ?
Post by: griff on January 02, 2012, 01:16 AM: flatland started much earlier
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another one here - check the loop at the end :shocked:
Title: Re: When did BMX start, 1957 ?
Post by: hunterdubber on January 02, 2012, 01:21 AM: Quote from: griff on January 02, 2012, 01:16 AM
flatland started much earlier
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Was that the grandfather of Graeme (the Ruler) on here :D
Title: Re: When did BMX start, 1957 ?
Post by: griff on January 02, 2012, 01:34 AM: early article here from NY Times (Dec 1893) mentions the guy from the Edison film (Eugene A Neidert) performing slightly before Bob invented freestyle
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf'res=F50612F83C5A1A738DDDAF0A94DA415B8385F0D3

that's a tribute build waiting to happen right there ;D
Title: Re: When did BMX start, 1957 ?
Post by: kungfunky on January 02, 2012, 09:08 AM: Quote from: griff on January 02, 2012, 01:34 AM
early article here from NY Times (Dec 1893) mentions the guy from the Edison film (Eugene A Neidert) performing slightly before Bob invented freestyle
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf'res=F50612F83C5A1A738DDDAF0A94DA415B8385F0D3

that's a tribute build waiting to happen right there ;D

I'm already on it Griff :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: When did BMX start, 1957 ?
Post by: rooski on January 02, 2012, 11:34 AM: Pretty much since bikes were invented people have been trying to do tricks on them :daumenhoch:
as for racing bikes round an off road track,the americans just gave it a name,BMX.
Title: Re: When did BMX start, 1957 ?
Post by: theRuler on January 02, 2012, 12:46 PM: Quote from: Hunterdubber on January 02, 2012, 01:21 AM
Quote from: griff on January 02, 2012, 01:16 AM
flatland started much earlier
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Was that the grandfather of Graeme (the Ruler) on here :D

I like that guy's style!

I suppose as long as there has been bikes, there has been people doing tricks on them.
It's human nature to get rad.
Title: Re: When did BMX start, 1957 ?
Post by: deeman on January 05, 2012, 10:55 AM: This thread has just dispelled alot of myths!the flatland vid was insane!and i thought i was rad doing trackstands in '84! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: When did BMX start, 1957 ?
Post by: GREG-STER on January 05, 2012, 08:51 PM: It was only the other day I came across these they even call it an 'AERIAL'

http://www.sideshowworld.com/13-TGOD/2011/Loop/Divaolo.html (http://www.sideshowworld.com/13-TGOD/2011/Loop/Divaolo.html)
http://www.falconmotorcycles.com/blog/falcon-blog/1-motorcycles/159-the-early-death-of-defying.html (http://www.falconmotorcycles.com/blog/falcon-blog/1-motorcycles/159-the-early-death-of-defying.html)

(http://www.falconmotorcycles.com/images/stories/news/amaryllis_ian/loop_3.jpg)

(http://www.falconmotorcycles.com/images/stories/news/amaryllis_ian/loop_2.jpg)

(http://www.sideshowworld.com/13-TGOD/2011/Loop/LD-21.jpg)
Title: Re: When did BMX start, 1957 ?
Post by: kungfunky on January 05, 2012, 09:18 PM: This thread is starting to churn out some classic stunts :4_17_5: :4_17_5:

Love the loop the loop from 1902 :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: When did BMX start, 1957 ?
Post by: boofy44 on January 05, 2012, 09:43 PM: haha,quality.get them on mxmuseum,it'll piss some of the yanks right off.
Title: Re: When did BMX start, 1957 ?
Post by: rooski on January 06, 2012, 05:20 PM: 1902 idiots doing stunts on bikes :daumenhoch:
2012 idiots doing stunts on bikes :daumenhoch:
Nothing changes does it :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: When did BMX start, 1957 ?
Post by: griff on January 06, 2012, 06:13 PM: Quote from: kungfunky on January 05, 2012, 09:18 PM
This thread is starting to churn out some classic stunts :4_17_5: :4_17_5:

Love the loop the loop from 1902 :daumenhoch:

are those pics good enough for you to start the tribute build ash?