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Title: what do you call mid school?
Post by: weston on August 18, 2006, 06:25 PM
what time frame do you call mid school? i know i stopped riding in 84 to persue a career in hiphop, i startedriding again in 95 after seeing all the new school bmx's come out, i would say mid was about 88-94...am i correct?
Title: Re: what do you call mid school?
Post by: harris on August 18, 2006, 06:27 PM
it is what it sais it is mid school ..ie mid way between now and the start 1980s    1990s    and 2ooo
                                                                                                                               :D
Title: Re: what do you call mid school?
Post by: Stodgy on August 18, 2006, 06:28 PM
For Me...

Vintage = Pre 82
Old School = 83 - 87
Mid School = 88 - 99 (1" and early 1 1/8" HT)
New School = 00 onwards (1 1/8" HT)
Title: Re: what do you call mid school?
Post by: weston on August 18, 2006, 06:30 PM
in 95 all the shops started stocking new school bikes, aheadset, 14mm axles etc & i still see people riding standards, s&m's & haros from that era on the parks thats why i wouls class anything after that really to be new school
Title: Re: what do you call mid school?
Post by: Stodgy on August 18, 2006, 06:42 PM
The debate could run and run...  ;)
Title: Re: what do you call mid school?
Post by: harris on August 18, 2006, 06:46 PM
o dear not again :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: what do you call mid school?
Post by: theRuler on August 18, 2006, 07:22 PM
mid school = 90's
i wouldnt call an 88 mongoose decade mid school
Title: Re: what do you call mid school?
Post by: Stodgy on August 18, 2006, 09:47 PM
mid school = 90's
i wouldnt call an 88 mongoose decade mid school

Good point...
Title: Re: what do you call mid school?
Post by: lazychubs on August 18, 2006, 09:56 PM
so wots my 88 master come under then
Title: Re: what do you call mid school?
Post by: Bren Gunn on August 18, 2006, 10:05 PM
late 80s to late 90s...  now shut the feck up and show me your bikes :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: what do you call mid school?
Post by: billstup on August 18, 2006, 10:10 PM
I thought that it was generally accepted that old school was up to 1985.

I`m not that sure what date you could say mid school started, it would be more the style of the bike that would determine weather it was mid school or not..........................

what you say  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: what do you call mid school?
Post by: lazychubs on August 18, 2006, 10:27 PM
mid or old u decide lol
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v340/lazychubs/bikes/3cfbcba9.jpg)
Title: Re: what do you call mid school?
Post by: MeddlE on August 18, 2006, 11:24 PM
Mid or New?

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v738/meddlebmx/dirt.jpg)
Title: Re: what do you call mid school?
Post by: theRuler on August 18, 2006, 11:30 PM
mid school is the "dark ages" when the bubble burst

its the 1990's.
Title: Re: what do you call mid school?
Post by: lazychubs on August 19, 2006, 01:36 PM
Mid or New?

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v738/meddlebmx/dirt.jpg)
looking good mate
now sell me those wheels lol
or trade em with some wheels i have
got a shed load at the mo lol
Title: Re: what do you call mid school?
Post by: MeddlE on August 19, 2006, 05:42 PM
The graphites aren't available Rhys, the Araya aeros that used to be on it may be for sale soon though.
Title: Re: what do you call mid school?
Post by: lazychubs on August 19, 2006, 05:51 PM
cheers mate i got araya's every were lol 7x's pro class
and even turbolite ones lol
Title: Re: what do you call mid school?
Post by: FIL EBZ on August 19, 2006, 11:37 PM
Mid school:

When you broke every bike you could get your hands on to Grind Rock n roll and fakie wall ride everthing in sight.

and now wish you hadn`t as on the Evilbay you could have made a fortune.

and where have all the Mk1 mongoose Menaces with the allen keyed on bash guard gone i bought a brand new one when they came out brilliant machine.
Title: Re: what do you call mid school?
Post by: the_cyclops on July 07, 2007, 10:10 AM
Mid School?

It is a little known fact that it was indeed I that came up with the title 'Mid School'

I used to frequent Vintagebmx.com right at the beginning when it was still oldschoolbmx.com

I found that none of the users on there would even entertain talking about stuff from the mid 80s and onwards (i.e. from the Neon years!)

I started riding in '79 (which was the dawn of BMX over here) but my best times where from '87 till about '95 when the sport was dead apart from your real dedicated riders and if you missed out on that era shame on you!

There was nothing to call those years (apart from the dead years) so I came up with the label Mid School (it was obvious really Old School, New School......Mid School)

So, the official line on this is

Mid School = 1987 till 1995
Title: Re: what do you call mid school?
Post by: YGT on July 07, 2007, 10:15 AM
Mid school, applies to anyone whos 30+ ;)
Title: Re: what do you call mid school?
Post by: OrgasmDonor on July 07, 2007, 11:30 AM
Mid School?

It is a little known fact that it was indeed I that came up with the title 'Mid School'

I used to frequent Vintagebmx.com right at the beginning when it was still oldschoolbmx.com

I found that none of the users on there would even entertain talking about stuff from the mid 80s and onwards (i.e. from the Neon years!)

I started riding in '79 (which was the dawn of BMX over here) but my best times where from '87 till about '95 when the sport was dead apart from your real dedicated riders and if you missed out on that era shame on you!

There was nothing to call those years (apart from the dead years) so I came up with the label Mid School (it was obvious really Old School, New School......Mid School)

So, the official line on this is

Mid School = 1987 till 1995

if thats the real deal, then thats the real deal, youve heard it from the man who coined the phraze, end of!, 1987-1995

i always had in my mind it was 1989-1996, dont know why just did.

would also say vintage was pre 80 as a good few bikes in 80/81 didnt change much thro to 85/86

its a mine field  :D
Title: Re: what do you call mid school?
Post by: ron burgundy on July 07, 2007, 01:30 PM
Cyclops from Vintage? I remember you... is it Simon? You were kind enough to let Bill and Hal stay at your house...  2002ish?   :daumenhoch:



Title: Re: what do you call mid school?
Post by: the_cyclops on July 07, 2007, 09:05 PM
Cyclops from Vintage? I remember you... is it Simon? You were kind enough to let Bill and Hal stay at your house...  2002ish?   :daumenhoch:





Thats me! Although Kirk took all the Glory for Bill an Hals journey!
Title: Re: what do you call mid school?
Post by: crazy foool on July 07, 2007, 10:26 PM
i got a couple of bikes from either end of mid school in that case


1990ish redline 240 freestyle

started as this when i got it

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/o150/sputnicbmx/101_4652.jpg)

then i restored it to this

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/o150/sputnicbmx/DSC00001.jpg)


and a dyno slammer, sumwhere between 95 and 97 so it may be mid it may be new, but with 10mm drops my bets on mid

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/o150/sputnicbmx/101_4650.jpg)
Title: Re: what do you call mid school?
Post by: darkersomeday on July 07, 2007, 10:59 PM
for me,

any thing pre-girls jeans is pretty much mid school!
Title: Re: what do you call mid school?
Post by: SaMAlex on July 07, 2007, 11:09 PM
for me,

any thing pre-girls jeans is pretty much mid school!

Nice. Define it by BMX clothes.

Mid = Post-Neon, pre-skintight.
      = Acres of Denim!
Title: Re: what do you call mid school?
Post by: Capt Canuck on August 06, 2007, 04:27 AM
I'd say 89 when the bashguard came out is the start of mid school. then up till they quit putting frame stands on bikes. after that is mid school.
that works for me.
I was gonna say when they went to 1 1/8 headsets but they still had framestands on most models.
Title: Re: what do you call mid school?
Post by: choad666 on August 06, 2007, 07:05 AM
I'd say 85,86 to about 95,96.
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