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Title: first flip
Post by: selfpreservation on April 18, 2007, 11:48 PM: i distinctly remember a guy called yanezz (possibly called mike yannezz"doing the first back flip must have been around 85 i reckon , i was astounded at the photos in the mags at the time can anyone elaborate on this milestone
Title: Re: first flip
Post by: RATTY on April 18, 2007, 11:53 PM: I remember seeing a still sequence in BMX Plus or BMXA of a guy doing a flip, that was before 83, possibly 82, anyone else remember the pics?
Title: Re: first flip
Post by: Lazarou on April 18, 2007, 11:54 PM: Jose Yanez from the movie RAD 1986

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Title: Re: first flip
Post by: selfpreservation on April 18, 2007, 11:56 PM: Quote from: RATTY on April 18, 2007, 11:53 PM
I remember seeing a still sequence in BMX Plus or BMXA of a guy doing a flip, that was before 83, possibly 82, anyone else remember the pics?
thats gotta be it but seems a bit early to me
Title: Re: first flip
Post by: RATTY on April 19, 2007, 12:02 AM: I might be wrong on the date, but I quit in 83, and didnt read mags afterwards :-\, to busy workin, drinkin, etc
Title: Re: first flip
Post by: TwoBobRob on April 19, 2007, 02:11 PM: Yip. Jose Janez (sp). Deffo doing them early on, I packed up in 84 and I remember them distinctly. He used a nearly vert transitioned take off to flatbank landing. Kinda looked like a fcuked up spine ramp.

He came from a circus background I believe, and it wasn't a new trick to them. :)

For me, true BMX flips began with Hoffmans vert flip in France (the one on the cover of Headfirst I believe). Completely different to anything else and a true triumph of balls over brains. No disrespect intended..... :4_17_5:
Title: Re: first flip
Post by: BrianP on April 19, 2007, 05:13 PM: there was a vid out a while ago called the trailer trash and carnie show. (was a BMX vid, honest!) which had quite a long section in it at the end showing that yanez dude. will see if i can find it if anyone wants to see it?

Brian.
Title: Re: first flip
Post by: kdw712 on April 19, 2007, 05:18 PM: i've got a copy of the mag at home

will scan it and post it up later
Title: Re: first flip
Post by: MCSMagnum on April 19, 2007, 10:59 PM: Wow.....

I remember those pictures well..... Made a deep impression on me, it was when my interest in BMX was beginning to fade, but I still used to read BMX Plus in Smiths from time to time..... seeing that made me realise things were moving way past where I would be prepared to go..... So, along with getting tired with girls laughing at me riding a kids bike, and the fact BMX was dying a little at the time (I blame pastel/primary coloured bikes for both) it was a major reason I didn't ride a BMX for another 10 years, by which time I couldn't give a shit if I was able to do the latest tricks, or got the piss taken out of me.....

My memory is really going though, as if I imagine it now, I see Mat Hoffman..... I kinda assumed it must have been him.... but it did seem strange that it took a good few years more before he became a household name.....

Mike
Title: Re: first flip
Post by: theRuler on April 21, 2007, 06:26 PM: i remember seeing him in bmx action, on a trick star doing flips on the ramp setup that bob described

his name was jose d. yanez
Title: Re: first flip
Post by: Bob_Acid on April 21, 2007, 06:32 PM: he did it with clipped pedals too didn't he?
Title: Re: first flip
Post by: theRuler on April 21, 2007, 06:34 PM: Quote from: Bob_Acid on April 21, 2007, 06:32 PM
he did it with clipped pedals too didn't he?

they didn't mention it at the time but it turned out that he did!!!

still gnarly though.