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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: theRuler on November 28, 2006, 12:30 PM
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can anyone still wheelie?
before i got into bmx, my brother and i would have wheelie comps on my old puch arrow.
there were some right wheelie champs round where i lived. there was one guy who had a racer with cowhorns, and he could wheelie forever.
by the time bmx had taken hold, lengthy wheelies were a bit corny.
wish i could still do them though.
we would measure them by how many "cranks" you did.
phil (holmetech) was doing some cool wheelies at bones on saturday
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i havent stopped wheeling since i were 14
wheelied me R1 at 140 mph! wheelied me bmx at 14 mph :LolLolLolLol:
i still luv wheelies there the best!!!!!!
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craig strong was the nuts at wheelies
i was not bad 2 miles my record had to stop as the road ran out
me and my mate will on his raleigh bomber with mahoooooosive wide bars was great to so we rode side by side
till the road stopped ,shite now thou back brake dabber.
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was it craig strong that used to dismantle his bike wjile wheelieing?
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craig strong was the uk wheelie king, he did the wheelie striptease
over in the US brian scura (the guy who invented the flip over the bars) was the wheelie guy
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Used to be able to wheelie for ages when I was younger.
getting better but nowhere near as good as i was. As Dan said "back brake dabber".
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craig strong was the uk wheelie king, he did the wheelie striptease
over in the US brian scura (the guy who invented the flip over the bars) was the wheelie guy
craig strong was the uk wheelie guy...correct.
it was the freeman flip, not mr scura...he invented the gyro....sst.
graeme hearing you say that about lengthy wheelies being 'corny' has spurned me to ask your age.....cos you hate tuffs and wheelies not being 'in' leads me to believe your younger than most here....not that theres anything wrong in that.....but lengthy wheelies....i remember watching a clip of bob haro in like 82/83 doing coaster wheelies. at that time there was no-one more un-corny than the lord god 'bob'.....and he ran tuffs.....goddamit...i knew id get you.
lol
Dave
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Where I lived the road went around the estate in a circle (well, more of a square really) on a bit of a hill and one of the lads used to be able to wheelie all the way around. I was well impressed :daumenhoch:
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craig strong was the uk wheelie king, he did the wheelie striptease
over in the US brian scura (the guy who invented the flip over the bars) was the wheelie guy
craig strong was the uk wheelie guy...correct.
it was the freeman flip, not mr scura...he invented the gyro....sst.
graeme hearing you say that about lengthy wheelies being 'corny' has spurned me to ask your age.....cos you hate tuffs and wheelies not being 'in' leads me to believe your younger than most here....not that theres anything wrong in that.....but lengthy wheelies....i remember watching a clip of bob haro in like 82/83 doing coaster wheelies. at that time there was no-one more un-corny than the lord god 'bob'.....and he ran tuffs.....goddamit...i knew id get you.
lol
Dave
hey dave
scotty freeman learnt the flip from brian scura. brian called it the scura tuck - when he invented it.
i think abmx dubbed it the "freeman flip" when it was featured in action bike
as for me, i am 33 years old. the wheelie was a trick we did since we could ride bikes, it was not an en-vogue trick when i started riding bmx in 83.
bobs lengthy coaster wheelie in those vids look pretty smart, and they probably did look way cool at the time.
but like most early tricks they soon lost favour with the ever fashion conscious youth. remember 84, hops were cool, 85 hops werent? we were so fickle.
in 83 a whole gang of us would session wheelies forever. on racers and bmxs
in 84 things got more tech, with framestands and endos
85 was more trackstands and balance moves
no ramps near us though. street was all we rode
craig strong's wheelie act was a bit circussy (sp?) at the time.
looks great now though!!
i don't have any real dislike for tuff wheels, but i dont hold them on any pedestal as being the best freestyle wheelset you could use, or was used.
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I loved Wheelies but couldn't do them for very long, 2 crank spank. We had a mate in our BMX gang that could go forever, Keith Winyard. I've recently had dreams of doing wheelies for miles, felt really good too. I also have dreams of doing big airs on a q- pipe but I end up falling off the side of the ramp and land about 20ft away from the ramp, very disturbing dreams and I've had many - too much acceeeed :).
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I've recently had dreams of doing wheelies for miles, felt really good too.
you're not alone there mate
there have been a few threads on here about dream wheelies
i have them dreams a lot. i can wheelie forever and am unable to fall off the back
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bitd i could wheelie as long as i wanted 2/3 miles was no sweat , i even did the cycling stage of my cycling proficency test on my back wheel fo a laugh , got disqualifyed of course :LolLolLolLol:
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i think dirty vans sleep walk wheelies ;)
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Thanks Mr Ruler for your kind comments on my wheelies. ;)
I can wheelie my beat all the way up my road,well nearly. ;D
Can do one handers,but no for long. :D
Need to practice coaster wheelies, now they are cool. 8)
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i could do long wheelies and taught me little bro dan air to wheelie
and hes good lol
and even standing on peg manuals most of
regent street lol
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i can peg wheelie really well. i can go until i run out of road.
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i discovered sit down wheelies on the first london cruise i went on with waxintaxin, felt a bit silly doing them at first, then couldnt stop :)
had no-footed coaster wheelies by the end of the day and a sore arsh :P
only oldskool bikes are good for wheelies - and you need a layback seat post :daumenhoch:
i'm building the ultimate wheelie machine at the mo for the next oldskool bike cruise :D
swazall and dan dare could also wheelie at will :angel:
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thats cos dans arse weighs him down backwards.....and graham....you said flip not tuck(padantic i know)...and 83 was when you started riding bmx...i gave up in 84/85, had had a bmx since 1979, so sit down wheelies and coaster wheelies were deffo trendy for me(early doors)....yet a stand up wheelie was frowned upon...they looked dorky
lol
Dave
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thats cos dans arse weighs him down backwards.....and graham....you said flip not tuck(padantic i know)...and 83 was when you started riding bmx...i gave up in 84/85, had had a bmx since 1979, so sit down wheelies and coaster wheelies were deffo trendy for me(early doors)....yet a stand up wheelie was frowned upon...they looked dorky
lol
Dave
scott freemans flip was the same as scura's, but sf was too weedy to pull the bike back over his head. sf says in that action bike interview that he learnt it from big brian.
wow started in 79? i guess thats when we doing wheelies too.
as i didnt start on bmx until 83, things had changed since the golden years. bob haro was on his way out by then.
as for the stand up wheelies, that was all we used to do!
lol i can still see in my mind that kid on the racer, stood bolt upright with cowhorns cranking a massive wheelie, with half mast trousers on. great days
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i can peg wheelie really well. i can go until i run out of road.
cool but i bet you didnt over take a merc lol
me bro scared the shit out of him lol
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when i was competing i could never wheelie far. maybe about 20-30 feet. it used to be well funny, cos all the local kids used to see me doing amazing tricks and when they asked me how far i could wheelie and i said i couldn't they wouldn't believe me.
i used to be able to peg wheelie for ages though.
i learnt proper wheelies just before i stopped riding where i could go on till i got tired. can't do them now. the seat is too low.
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I can have a wheelie ;)
A long time ago I used to have very long hair. Not unlike Craig Strong actually. On more then one occaision I have been out street riding with Pikey Paul Davis and we have passed me off as Mr. Strong. Happy days........ hair and that............
For the debate though, Craig Strong was a fraud in my eyes. Banana saddle, fixed wheel? Cobblers. No more than gloryfied unicycling :angrysoapbox:
My friend at the time and I (aged 6-7ish) learned to wheelie our choppers. A long haul actually, 2 or 3 years before we nailed em. After a few unintentional ones which blew our minds we named a trick we honestly though we had invented. The Glider. Wheelie along - sitting or standing as was our choice at the time - go a little higher than was sensible and stop pedalling. Glide along as far as possible. 1975ish.
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have you ever tried unicycling , its not that easy
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Oh blimey, yeah. Please don't misunderstand me, I don't mean easier; I mean not proper wheelies.......
But the fixed wheel/direct drive is a massive part of unicycling, and a very real advantage once learned and applied to a bike. Lets face it, it was the only way he was gonna wheelie along and read a magazine at the same time eh?
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can you imagine trying to ride a frewheel unicycle , sucide
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haha
i didnt realise craig strongs bike was a fixed wheel! robs right, its not a proper wheelie, more of unicycle with a pk ripper frame attached :LolLolLolLol:
i do like banana seats though :P and he had a wicked mullet :daumenhoch:
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and he had a wicked mullet :daumenhoch:
who didnt???
Dave
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Centre parting for me........
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you devil
Dave
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i had centrre parted curtains with curly mullet :daumenhoch:
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wedge for me lol
bit like a emo haircut now
long ole fringe
very depeche mode
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I believe you. :D
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Centre parting for me........
:LolLolLolLol: I remember it well Rob :daumenhoch:
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i cant remember having hair at all
??????
Dave
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You got to love a wheelie...
I can still wheelie for the length of a road, turn around, go around corners etc and keep the front wheel up till I get bored. I think once mastered, never forgotten. I can still also do one handers, but chicken out after a couple of seconds doing no handed now though - must be my age and knowing that it hurts when you wipe out.
I'm deffinatley up for a wheelie contest on me Burner. :) I got a seat and post about a year and a half ago from the bay and was told that it's a Strong post (it's not bent yet).
Uni-cycles are pretty easy too, I learnt by a using a set of forks with wheel, stem and bars from an old burner and a unicycle (all painted the same colour). You get your balance that way as it is something to hold on, but also look good as you can tricks.
J.
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I used to be pretty good at wheelies. We used to have a cycle path near my house that ran along a dissused railway line, so it was pretty flat. I once wheelied about 7 miles along there. My forearms were like Popeye's by the time I got to the end ;D
Damon, I know what you mean about those weird ramp riding dreams. I often have dreams where I'm getting huge air, but keep pulling out too much and land front wheel first on the flat bottom. Scarey ???
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i learned to wheelie at 10yrs on a 20 inch normal raliegh with cowhorns ;D progressed quickly to a 26inch racer (piss easy) then on to the owd Grifters 8)
then BMX arrived :smitten: .... and wheelies got boring after a mile or so :LolLolLolLol:
i can still wheelie my mountainbike quite a distance ..... and ive been known to wheelie a motorcycle a bit too ... Eh Rob :D
will we ever grow up????? ;D
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I could wheelie for ages, I could even slow down and stop.
Now I'm frightened I might fall off the back and catch my knackers on the rear brake!
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I could wheelie for ages, I could even slow down and stop.
Now I'm frightened I might fall off the back and catch my knackers on the rear brake!
you should try wearing some kecks mate lol