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Title: even the hot shoes couldnt break us
Post by: Rombloke on February 27, 2007, 07:27 PM: been far to much fannying around on this forum with non bmx related shite.....

back to basics

enjoy!

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v255/rombloke/Picture538.jpg)

Dave
Title: Re: even the hot shoes couldnt break us
Post by: sawzall on February 27, 2007, 07:54 PM: thats one of the best ads ever done :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: even the hot shoes couldnt break us
Post by: oberonspacefruit on February 27, 2007, 08:07 PM: I think so too.
Title: Re: even the hot shoes couldnt break us
Post by: DR VINOAH on February 27, 2007, 08:42 PM: spoke at some length

to dave bout this advert

much chin scratching and museing

and the conclusion

iconic

thats all folks ;)
Title: Re: even the hot shoes couldnt break us
Post by: jimwise68 on February 27, 2007, 08:44 PM: It is iconic indeed, but the kerning on that headline is shocking. The typographer who styled that should have got shot!

I want some of those early decals for my single pinch flights. :-\
Title: Re: even the hot shoes couldnt break us
Post by: MartyC on February 27, 2007, 09:01 PM: Quote from: jimwise68 on February 27, 2007, 08:44 PM
It is iconic indeed, but the kerning on that headline is shocking. The typographer who styled that should have got shot!

bad day at work Jim? :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: even the hot shoes couldnt break us
Post by: Zippy on February 27, 2007, 09:31 PM: I was admiring a set of Shimano 400's today hanging up in a bike shop attached to a mint redline race bike of some type. A thing of beauty indeed.
Title: Re: even the hot shoes couldnt break us
Post by: jimwise68 on February 27, 2007, 09:32 PM: Nah marty, just hate to see shoddy type! :LolLolLolLol:

I wont even start about the missing initial cap on the first word. >:(
Title: Re: even the hot shoes couldnt break us
Post by: theRuler on February 27, 2007, 09:33 PM: they were made by landar
Title: Re: even the hot shoes couldnt break us
Post by: jT Racing on February 27, 2007, 11:31 PM: gotta love em.
Title: Re: even the hot shoes couldnt break us
Post by: mattes on March 01, 2007, 03:30 AM: One of my favorite ads
I see very early vans shoes without white vans label.
Title: Re: even the hot shoes couldnt break us
Post by: jimwise68 on March 01, 2007, 12:39 PM: When I was younger I used to dream of owning a set of 400 flights. I much preferred the spider version to the cross chainring.
Title: Re: even the hot shoes couldnt break us
Post by: Flaz on March 01, 2007, 12:42 PM: 401's :4_17_5:
Title: Re: even the hot shoes couldnt break us
Post by: Geth on March 01, 2007, 10:14 PM: I broke some. ;)