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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: Spence on January 15, 2007, 11:14 PM

Title: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: Spence on January 15, 2007, 11:14 PM: New to this excellent site, back in the eighties was into BMX & photography, after a 21 year break, back into BMX & photography.

Anyway, have been clearing the loft and came across some old photos that I that I had taken at Rom in Feb 1985, thought I would share with RADBMX , more to follow.

JESS DYRENFORTH

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/o312/Spence100/RomFeb1985JessDyrenforth2.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/o312/Spence100/RomFeb85JessDyrenforth.jpg)

Craig Campbell on a Pro-Lite
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/o312/Spence100/RomFeb1985CraigCampbell.jpg)

I don't know the name of this guy, but he was airing as high as Jess, Neil + Craig that day.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/o312/Spence100/RomFeb19852.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/o312/Spence100/RomFeb1985.jpg)

ME 1985
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/o312/Spence100/Me1985.jpg)
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: DR VINOAH on January 15, 2007, 11:19 PM: ace pics spence

any of neil flying in ya stash :coolsmiley:

ps excuse my manners

welcome to radbmx :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: danny silverstreak on January 15, 2007, 11:22 PM: top photos spence - this is what its all about pal :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: Trev on January 15, 2007, 11:29 PM: cool pics.... anyone else wondering why craig is riding a prolite wearing skyway gear?
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: Spence on January 15, 2007, 11:33 PM: Pictures of Neil Ruffel to follow once scanned.
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: Rombloke on January 15, 2007, 11:36 PM: welcome spence...cool pics fella.

thanks for sharing...bet you got some nuggets of gold .......get em posted mate

Dave
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: madall on January 15, 2007, 11:38 PM: Quote from: Trev on January 15, 2007, 11:29 PM
cool pics.... anyone else wondering why craig is riding a prolite wearing skyway gear?

Looks odd must have been a prototype lol
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: dj_benice on January 15, 2007, 11:39 PM: Welcome aboard, always been a race boy but thems some nice photies :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: billstup on January 15, 2007, 11:59 PM: Quote from: Trev on January 15, 2007, 11:29 PM
cool pics.... anyone else wondering why craig is riding a prolite wearing skyway gear?

I recon the frame was ready, but not the uniform. I see Peter Hawkins camera in hand there too :police:
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: billstup on January 16, 2007, 12:01 AM: Not a spoked wheel in sight either, Skyways ruled back then :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: madall on January 16, 2007, 12:02 AM: They still do for fatties like me now Bill....lol
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: electobooty on January 16, 2007, 12:34 AM: :4_17_5: :4_17_5:

WOW

Welcome and bring em on

:4_17_5: :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on January 16, 2007, 08:44 AM: feckin ace photos, check the trickstar with vdc freestyle bars, i think the legend of jess getting 13ft out of the performance might have been a small fib
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: Stodgy on January 16, 2007, 10:04 AM: Sweet pics dude and welcome to the site!

Is that Neil Ruffle on the far right of the first pic? I see glasses...

:daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: CD17 on January 16, 2007, 10:09 AM: Great Pic's love to see these old pic's of Rom Bitd.

Keep them coming & welcome to the site :)
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: harris on January 16, 2007, 10:11 AM: ye thats neil f in great pics .this is what i want to reproduce today similar pic edited back ground.
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: theRuler on January 16, 2007, 10:14 AM: wicked pics spence

they'd make good posters
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: Stodgy on January 16, 2007, 10:20 AM: There are loads of these surfacing now...perhaps it's time for a classic pics section?

You could divide it by; Freestyle & Race and then by the park (rom, harrow, slades, etc) or track (b'mouth, hayes, mk, etc)...it would be a nice one stop resource then...I think someone else mentioned it in the past also...

What do you think?

I've got dozens to add!

:daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: RATTY on January 16, 2007, 11:12 AM: welcome on board mate, superb pics, well done
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: kdw712 on January 16, 2007, 11:45 AM: WOW
cool pics
can't wait to see more of them

:daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: rudhallrascal on January 16, 2007, 01:24 PM: cool pics
keep them coming. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: muttley on January 16, 2007, 03:14 PM: BRAVO MATEY!!! Superb pictures. :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: jT Racing on January 16, 2007, 04:41 PM: love the pics. i like it, all mags.
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: dirtyvans on January 16, 2007, 05:10 PM: coo pics, dig some more out :)
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: jedi on January 27, 2008, 09:22 PM: sorry for digging up the dead but i have a pic of jess ways out of the performance bowl the day he snapped his bike in half(my dad carried the bike out)
i still have it somewhere h's up near the top of the lampost behind.i never saw jess go half as high since that crash.
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: union on January 27, 2008, 11:28 PM: great pics man,keep em coming,id love to see jess up by that speaker-i remember many,many rumours of that back then.
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: jedi on January 27, 2008, 11:31 PM: i watched him go higher that day eachtime til he binned it.
he knows i got the pic as i told him a few times but never remembered to bring it with me.its in my loft or my mums alomg with my gt teeshirt(yellow)signed by ediie fiola,dominguez,haro etc..
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: TwoBobRob on January 27, 2008, 11:36 PM: I was there on a few occasions. I don't know about the claims of 13ft..... but I can tell you that he started cranking by the pool and he didnt stop. He aired speaker height for sure.

My recollection of it was that he aired that high just for a short period of time - a few weeks maybe - and after a slam or two it was over.

Jedi - I wasn't there for any of his slams, but I always heard he snapped a set of forks off at the steerer - but you say it was a frame? Scary either way... :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: jedi on January 27, 2008, 11:38 PM: pretty sure it was his frame.
could've been front end i guess.
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: TwoBobRob on January 27, 2008, 11:42 PM: It's all the same really - nasty!!
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: stumpy on January 28, 2008, 01:57 PM: I was there the day Jess broke the frame off at the head tube. On the air he only turned 90deg, and stopped rotating, then dropped like a stone, although it wasn't 13ft. Also look in the 2nd pic, u can see Paul Zak (Red top), Jason Hassel (on Pauls Right) and Jess's mate Silas (White TA, blue jumper next to lamp post). I couldn't make that day as had to work.
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: DML on January 29, 2008, 07:49 PM: Cool Pic's :daumenhoch:

I think your unknow rider is Peter Breybrook who was a Basildon local i'm sure Harris can confirm as he would recognise him from back in the day.
Title: Re: Pictures, Rom Feb 1985 1
Post by: bmxer4ever on January 29, 2008, 10:19 PM: Good stuff - I guess you've got loads of old pics if you were into photography AND bmx (me too!). Can't wait to see more...