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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: eloopnai on November 19, 2007, 11:58 PM

Title: jarvis brothers
Post by: eloopnai on November 19, 2007, 11:58 PM

now i know im getting old but am i right on this i seem to remember the ruffells like everyone does but i also remember many years ago the jarvis familly been looking around on the world wide web but cant find out anything on em im sure one of them was called sam ?  didnt they win a few things ? did they ride for mongoose ? or am i imagining things?  :)

Title: Re: jarvis brothers
Post by: RATTY on November 20, 2007, 12:14 AM

Sam and Malcolm Jarvis were the directors of ammaco, the first mongoose importer in 79/80. Thet also built the first bmx track in the uk, albiet in their back garden. from memory the kids were Juilian and Sam. Im sure there was about 5 kids but I cant remember their names :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: jarvis brothers
Post by: RATTY on November 20, 2007, 12:16 AM

Im sure their daughter raced, possibly Holly. I do remember they appeared on the cover of a street sounds album bitd

Title: Re: jarvis brothers
Post by: kdw712 on November 20, 2007, 12:37 AM

alexia, holly, sam, russell & julian were the kids

Title: Re: jarvis brothers
Post by: Buckmore Bat on November 20, 2007, 12:37 AM

The childrens names are russell, julian,sam, alexia and holly and the mum and dad are sue and malcolm jarvis.

Title: Re: jarvis brothers
Post by: kamodo on November 20, 2007, 07:57 PM

Malcolm jarvis went back into the building trade after BMX and one of the Jarvis boys apparently is a pro surfer

Title: Re: jarvis brothers
Post by: eloopnai on November 20, 2007, 08:00 PM

cheers lads  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: jarvis brothers
Post by: jonny5 on November 20, 2007, 09:22 PM

sam jarvis has just turned up on bmxtalk.com today .

Title: Re: jarvis brothers
Post by: Brandy Truffle on November 21, 2007, 09:10 AM

Photos of Sam & Alexia along with the Ruffs,Steve Greaves n Wayne Llewellyn of the Ammaco Mongoose Team in my BMX Special Album..

Was just looking at it last night thinking wonder what they are up to now.. :)

Remember seeing young Sam race, he was  fearless little rider!

Title: Re: jarvis brothers
Post by: RATTY on November 21, 2007, 10:17 AM

get them pics scanned so we can see them :4_17_5:

Title: Re: jarvis brothers
Post by: Brandy Truffle on November 28, 2007, 09:28 AM

Sorry for the delay Ratty,my computer does not compute right now..  :2funny:

(http://www.theflow.co.uk/mongoose-sam.jpg)
(http://www.theflow.co.uk/mongoose-alexia.jpg)


from 1980's "BMX Special" photographs Ammaco BMX Ltd (did i need to put that?)

Also Ruffs,Steve Greaves and a young Wayne Llewellyn as well,though this topic not about them..

Title: Re: jarvis brothers
Post by: RATTY on November 28, 2007, 02:46 PM

quality, they bring back some memories :daumenhoch: