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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: reilley1 on April 23, 2007, 06:34 PM

Title: A little more history
Post by: reilley1 on April 23, 2007, 06:34 PM: After the epic sidehack ride with the Red Baron, I continued on with the history fest by going to Rick Twomey's house. Again, he and Patti were great hosts and had the oportunity to hang with some great people. While I was searching through the garage, i found some treasures. Mind you, these two are pictures of pictures but still pretty historical.

First one from a "Lightining Bolt" poster. I "fixed" it a little bit as it was bit torn

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/BOLT-PIC.jpg)

The second one from a High Gear publication. Notice the bike?

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/F-FRED.jpg)

I have a few more items, but for now that's it. Again thanks To Rick Twomey for sharing some history
Title: Re: A little more history
Post by: Bob_Acid on April 25, 2007, 05:13 PM: No pics Rick
Title: Re: A little more history
Post by: RATTY on April 25, 2007, 05:44 PM: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: A little more history
Post by: Bob_Acid on April 26, 2007, 04:36 AM: The bike in the bottom picture looks like the good ole racer with cow horns i used to have, saw one in town last week, not seen cow horns for years :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: A little more history
Post by: Stace on April 26, 2007, 08:15 AM: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: As usual ;)
Title: Re: A little more history
Post by: reilley1 on May 01, 2007, 10:31 PM: Mike, that is indeed Friendly Fred and if you look close, he is riding a cruiser.

Here's two More pictures and some info by Rick Twomey:

Legendary monkey Doug Takahashi riding a Rick's Bike Shop custom made frame for Rick's Bike Shop at Soledad Sands around late 1972 or early 1973 jan or feb as Doug is wearing a rick's tshirt/jersey
and trees dead in winter.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/RBS-27.jpg)

and one of Thom Lund riding an early Twomey designed single guesset Webco at Yarnell sometime in 74.

He is also riding For RBS and the picture was taken as part of a photo shoot for an early Webco catalog and also for a Sizzler steak house promotion.

The trickness factor was high already in 74. Check out the Simi Motomags and the "cigar" chainstays (rather than the traditional "cigar box" behind the bottom bracket.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/RBS-20.jpg)

Patti Twomey was involved too and just as a pit-tootsie. Check out this front page article from Ernie Alexander's "Bicycle Scene" July 1974

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/PATTI.jpg)
Title: Re: A little more history
Post by: Bob_Acid on May 01, 2007, 11:38 PM: Pukka :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: A little more history
Post by: reilley1 on May 02, 2007, 08:19 PM: A few more. Some early hack pictures with some of the early legends: Thom Lund and Marvin Church (?) in the lead with JP and Doug Takahashi second

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/RBS-23.jpg)

JP and Doug at BUMS. Check out the killer Schwinn Springer fork

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/RBS-22.jpg)

JP and Doug again. this time at Soledad

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/RBS-21.jpg)

Crazy pictures! If you are a hacker you gotta love them...

(All pictures by Rick Twomey)
Title: Re: A little more history
Post by: RATTY on May 02, 2007, 08:23 PM: hacks rock, I hope we can get a gate of hacks at a meeting this year, would be absolute carnage >:D
Title: Re: A little more history
Post by: Flemdog on May 02, 2007, 10:13 PM: I love this stuff, please keep 'em comin' US youff!
Title: Re: A little more history
Post by: reilley1 on May 07, 2007, 02:52 AM: ID these guys

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/RBS-26.jpg)

Specially this cat

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/RBS-24.jpg)
Title: Re: A little more history
Post by: ronnie360 on May 07, 2007, 09:53 AM: super pics :4_17_5:
Title: Re: A little more history
Post by: magna13 on May 07, 2007, 12:36 PM: Quote from: reilley1 on April 23, 2007, 06:34 PM
After the epic sidehack ride with the Red Baron, I continued on with the history fest by going to Rick Twomey's house. Again, he and Patti were great hosts and had the oportunity to hang with some great people. While I was searching through the garage, i found some treasures. Mind you, these two are pictures of pictures but still pretty historical.

First one from a "Lightining Bolt" poster. I "fixed" it a little bit as it was bit torn

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/BOLT-PIC.jpg)

The second one from a High Gear publication. Notice the bike?

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/F-FRED.jpg)

I have a few more items, but for now that's it. Again thanks To Rick Twomey for sharing some history
i like that DG, well trick!! :smitten: :smitten:
Title: Re: A little more history
Post by: reilley1 on May 09, 2007, 09:16 PM: And a few more:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/LV-3.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/LV-2.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/LV-1.jpg)
Title: Re: A little more history
Post by: magna13 on May 12, 2007, 09:55 AM: loving those fmf's, how come motocross companys like yamaha,kawasaki,fmf etc dont make racing bmx's anymore :(
Title: Re: A little more history
Post by: kdw712 on May 12, 2007, 10:18 AM: some how i missed this lot

love these pics - just don't stop posting them :daumenhoch:

real pieces of history :)
Title: Re: A little more history
Post by: ronnie360 on May 12, 2007, 10:20 AM: more great pics keep them coming :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: A little more history
Post by: JAY on May 12, 2007, 11:34 AM: I could look at those pics all day , Brilliant..........