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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: Stodgy on July 29, 2005, 09:59 PM
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Hi All
Just getting back into BMX after a very long 16 year break. Decided to get a new school bike and discovered they weren't all that, so I tracked down my old GT Pro Performer from the same friend I sold it to 16 years ago. Luckily he still had it at the back of a barn (phew!), looking a bit sad - but ripe for restoration. I hit the web to find out more information and have been amazed by the size of the old school scene and how nice everyone is! So, thanks to Biagio at Vert-ego, Rudewheels and a constant magazine supply form Dordymush - I'm on my way to re-building my pride and joy.
I've been exchanging emails with Dordymush regarding the old days and he told me that Neil Ruffle was no longer with us...very sad. I remember the days at ROM and Southsea in 1984/85 - he rocked. Dordy asked me if I had any pictures from those days - certainly have! Here are a few from Southsea...enjoy! I've also got some great ones of your own Billy S...I'll upload these later.
Many thanks all of you for making me feel welcome!
Cheers, Dave.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/neil_southsea_4_72dpi.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/neil_southsea_3_72dpi.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/neil_southsea_6_72dpi.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/neil_southsea_5_72dpi.jpg)
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As promised, here are the Billy Stupple pics as well - they were taken at ROM king of the skatepark and one from Southsea. Check out Mark Likely in the last shot! Nice.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/billy_rom_1_72dpi.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/billy_rom_3_72dpi.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/billy_rom_2_72dpi.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/billy_southsea_1_72dpi.jpg)
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Nice pics, Oh, and welcome my friend. Ad
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Is there any chance I can get a grant for a bigger hard drive, mine are nearly full. Hardly surprising really, as I only have 240 Gig. Tight barstool :o Keep them piccy's coming. Ad
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Loads more where they came from Ad - I'll need to do a mass scanning session if the wife lets me... ;o)
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Stodgey, you only on your 3rd post, and you hgivin us some quality pics! Where have you been all this time, or do we need to say? >:( :-\ ;) ;D Ad
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pukka photos, well impressed with bill in the performance that be mental but dont know if thats a vanderoll or one of his special crashes, dordydave be a topman, more photos please and welcome
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cheers for the picture dave.mental riding from back in the day.im going to send these on to neil's brother.if you have any more mate. let me know. welcome onboard the site aswell mate. i thought you would like it on here ;).
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No worries Dordy - absolute pleasure! Awesome pics of Neil, eh? Recognise that bike?! :o)
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the photos of fiola where were they taken? harrow? pics asap please
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the photos of fiola where were they taken? harrow? pics asap please
Yep - I think it was Harrow leisure centre...dark pink bike with white wheel discs...that the one you remember?
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think so have to check me photos, fiola was bloody awesome, did you ride harrow bitd?
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think so have to check me photos, fiola was bloody awesome, did you ride harrow bitd?
Certainly did - it was my second home at the weekend! It seems a long time ago...I remember a chap called Matt (i've got a pic with me, him and Fiola!)and a little guy who went on to ride for Skyway...can't for the life of me remember his name is, but have got some pics...
I'll need to have a monster scanning session...
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Glad you found us Stodgy, see you at Bournemouth!!
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sholly sh$t, mat baines, the geezer was fecking awesome, got some photos of him, used to go every weekend 40p return on the tube with several mates, there was a bloke martin somebody rode a ta super smooth, we dug the peanut out once and the buggers filled it back in the following week, there was some top riders
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Recognise that bike?! oh yes mate.heres my attemped at a replica dave
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v229/dordymush/PIC_0107.jpg)(http://)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v229/dordymush/PIC_0109.jpg)(http://)
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sholly sh$t, mat baines, the geezer was fecking awesome, got some photos of him, used to go every weekend 40p return on the tube with several mates, there was a bloke martin somebody rode a ta super smooth, we dug the peanut out once and the buggers filled it back in the following week, there was some top riders
Yep, Mat Baines - he was awesome.
Me and a mate of mine use to ride up there every weekend as well. Me on my white Pro Performer and my mate on a White TA back in 84/85/86. My GT went Baby blue with pink tuffs in around 86...perhaps you remember it? (That's asking a lot, eh?!)
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Recognise that bike?! oh yes mate.heres my attemped at a replica dave
Nice one Dave - hope my Performer looks as good when it's finished! I'm getting Biagio to powder coat it back to the original white.
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Glad you found us Stodgy, see you at Bournemouth!!
Thanks mate - Love to come to Bournemouth...used to ride down there a lot too (grandparents)...both at the track and Slades Farm skatepark...
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I'm getting Biagio to powder coat it back to the original whitecool mate get some pic's of it before then as you do it up. we all love a restoration story ;).
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well done stodgy dave
i should visit the freestyle forum more often i think i may
superb pics mate
welcome aboard to rad
and a big hello do dordy
stu
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think I've got a photo of you in the halfpipe, rode there between 83-85
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i should visit the freestyle forum more often i think i mayabout time we saw you in here stu.you old poser you ;).
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hi dave
will do mate
i was a freestyler bin the day
but love old school race bikes now more choice to admire
saying that i think thats why i hate new school freestyle rides they look so bland mate
bring back the colour the nf rep of yours is a perf examp
oh and andy prestons helmet foxtail extentions not yours i know
stu
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bring back the colouri must agree with you there stu. these new school all look the same to me. if you took the stickers of em you would never tell the difference.
thats 2 things weve agreed on now ???.
you can tell the season has'nt started yet you old scouser you ;).
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Looks like I'm not gonna get any sleep tonight! Here's the Fiola pics...the first one was taken after the show...from left to right: Colin (used to live next door to Darren and Sam Woods - Raleigh team in Tatling End); myself; matt baines and the man himself...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/me_fiola_72dpi.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/fiola_1_72dpi.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/fiola_2_72dpi.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/fiola_3_72dpi.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/fiola_4_72dpi.jpg)
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think I've got a photo of you in the halfpipe, rode there between 83-85
Nice one - love to see it!
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hey is that vanilla ice standing behind fiola ;D.
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More pics! Top one is me in July 84 with my new Performer, the other 2 are me at Harrow - jog any memories?
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/dave_gt_72dpi.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/dave_harrow_2_72dpi.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/dave_harrow_1_72dpi.jpg)
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dave mate you have some cool photo's mate. i wish i could find the ones i had. they went missing years ago. the only trouble with these photo's is that you can see how bad the clothes and hair cuts were back then ;D.
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Yep - a great mullet in those harrow shots, eh? And have a look back in those shots of Neil Ruffle on the flat...there's a bloke in the back ground (to the right of neil) with a lovely padded white suit - nice. God, the 80's were tasteful!
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with a lovely padded white suit - nice. God, the 80's were tasteful!i was just laughing at him. proper miami vice style 8).
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Nice pics Stodgy, but I`m afraid that last one at Southsea is not me, I`d jacked in by the time that extra bit of vert was added to the bowl :(
Nice pics from Rom though, and that was a vanderoll Pete, I don`t usually get my hands down first when I`m crashing, I just use my head to break the fall ;D
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dordydave the vanilla ice geezer is matt baines friggin top rider, yes was ther that night, and the harrow photos bring it all back, yes can remember you now, I also had a white performer, bubbs had a vdc, barry had a bike his dad made (still has it now) lee rode a pink and lavender ripper and hugh rode a siler ripper do you remember any of them?
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Nice pics Stodgy, but I`m afraid that last one at Southsea is not me, I`d jacked in by the time that extra bit of vert was added to the bowl :(
Nice pics from Rom though, and that was a vanderoll Pete, I don`t usually get my hands down first when I`m crashing, I just use my head to break the fall ;D
Thanks Billy - could have sworn that was you at Southsea...oh well, live and learn...I'll keep posting the pics, got loads of Craig Cambell, Gonzales, Jess, etc...
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stodgy come in the chat room
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dordydave the vanilla ice geezer is matt baines friggin top rider, yes was ther that night, and the harrow photos bring it all back, yes can remember you now, I also had a white performer, bubbs had a vdc, barry had a bike his dad made (still has it now) lee rode a pink and lavender ripper and hugh rode a siler ripper do you remember any of them?
Yeh, I remember a couple of other guys with performers and I do recall that pink & lavendar ripper! Did you check out that 'MATT' tag on the half-pipe in the pics...that hung around for years.
Post a pic of you guys if you have one - see if i recognise any faces!
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I did'nt know you could air both ways Billy.........
Can you still do it now??
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stodgy
get up its 8.46am and no more photos yet, sort it out , more fiola and harrow photos please
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hurry up dave.our pete here needs his dayly photo fix.he gets all shaky if he dont see some ;D.
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you can tell its not bill....no horse feet allowed in that bowl...lol...sorry billy
Dave
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Welcome aboard Stodge, great pics mate!
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Nice pics Stodgy, but I`m afraid that last one at Southsea is not me, I`d jacked in by the time that extra bit of vert was added to the bowl :(
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i know who that is ........................ ;) thats my hubby that is !!!! :-* :-* :-*
;) you were right dave !! :-X
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Nice pics Stodgy, but I`m afraid that last one at Southsea is not me, I`d jacked in by the time that extra bit of vert was added to the bowl :(
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i know who that is ........................ ;) thats my hubby that is !!!! :-* :-* :-*
;) you were right dave !! :-X
Sorry - I'm new - who's your hubby?! :)
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;) Sorry - I'm new - who's your hubby?!
sorry :-[ Mark Likely :D
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welcome aboard mate, top pics.
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hi stodgy nice photo shame it was me and not billy when aws it taken?
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hi stodgy nice photo shame it was me and not billy when aws it taken?
Nice air dude! Took some work to get that high of that part of the bowl!
It was taken in 1985 at the Southsea King of the Skatepark event...the one when all the US Skyway team cam over. Can't remember the exact date...it was so long ago! I've got a high res version of it, if you'd like one...just PM me. BTW - have you had a look at the ROM shots I put up today? Is that you in those as well (the last 3)? ...very similar style but on a Haro...
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that was the year he won KOC, the pic you took was a warm up. (the rom ones arent him) thanks for the pics they are nice to see.
i have some pics from that KOC :D i may get told off for putting them on but .... :P
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y72/diane123/bmx5.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y72/diane123/bmx3.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y72/diane123/bmx1.jpg)
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Nice pics Di - that last one is awesome! Good work Mark!