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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: aerostylie on March 23, 2008, 11:51 PM
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Hi folks. :daumenhoch:
After watching one of the BMX Beats, it was either the Cherry or Tizer (and a Blue Peter short on You Tube) I was well impressed by how good Rich Sigur was. However looking on the net, I can't seem to find much about him, even less picture wise, apart from my current avatar from a BMX mag.
Anyone have any info or help at all ::)
Paul :)
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Cherry Coke International BMX Beat 86 Winner.
Won it basically because he pulled two 540s in the final and was american.
In my opinion Pepi blew him away on flat and was maybe level on ramps. If Rich did beat Pepi on ramps it wouldn't have been by as many points as what Pepi should have beaten him on flat.
That was back when the UKBFA were desperately trying to get American riders over here to compete and when they did come over, they always seemed to be biased towards them. Rich Sigur was a great rider, but he didn't come close to Pepi.
When RonW and DMC came over (and of course Hoffman), then yes, I agree they deserved to win. But I'm sure I remember Josh White placing really high in Pro Flat one year.
I think one comp, RonW came first in Pro and Josh White came second. Eddie Roman won Masterclass and Scott Freeman won flat for his age group.
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jay has a scan i think of him at the pipeline on a supergoose when riding for haro, there are quite a few photos of him about in old mags, really should try and understand my scanner
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Not the best quality, but here's some for you.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa255/trev2hip/richsigur/sigur-ruffell.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa255/trev2hip/richsigur/quickchange.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa255/trev2hip/richsigur/gutlever.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa255/trev2hip/richsigur/reversegutlever.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa255/trev2hip/richsigur/backwardsframestand.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa255/trev2hip/richsigur/cherrypicker.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa255/trev2hip/richsigur/nosewheelie.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa255/trev2hip/richsigur/fakie.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa255/trev2hip/richsigur/onefooter.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa255/trev2hip/richsigur/lookback.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa255/trev2hip/richsigur/onehandedcancan.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa255/trev2hip/richsigur/xup.jpg)
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Here's one from pipeline on a weird Haro Sport....
http://www.os-bmx.com/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=29085
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Here's one from pipeline on a weird Haro Sport....
http://www.os-bmx.com/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=29085
What frame is that?
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Here's one from pipeline on a weird Haro Sport....
http://www.os-bmx.com/forums/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=29085
Thats my avatar, I think its a proto-type Sport.
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heres one
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j243/quimrider/Sigur.jpg)
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Cheers guys, Rad pics :4_17_5:
I'll endeavour to try and find out more, perhaps on the American BMX sites and will prob do a montage post on here.
Yeh the Cherry Coke, cheers Trev, would agree those two 540's did it for Rich........is that you though doin the cherry picker :coolsmiley:
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i'm in touch with rich sigur via email. he contacted me about the youtube vid i put up of him & ron w on blue peter. i still gotta get round to sending him dvd of it & bmx beat sumtime. he said he still has 2 haro sports which he is sorting out and has the odd ride now and again. i did tell him about this site & to join up, maybe he will if i say there is a thread about him. i also mentioned andy shohara was having a reunion for his 40th and left it up to him to contact andy about going. sure he said something came up so he didn't make it.
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Del Mar 1985-practice the day before the KOS event.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/f199/ashohara/del%20mar/2491223-R1-E019.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/f199/ashohara/del%20mar/2491222-R1-E017.jpg)
one more 1984 Pipeline
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/f199/ashohara/pipeline/2491222-R1-E025.jpg)
In 1985 at the Pipeline Rich was skying. Dude had to be hitting close to 9'.
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Yeah - love Spidey -
One of Tony Mac's new creations.....always loved this pic. Salute one footer.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m280/ramprat69/bmx1.jpg)
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Great stuff guys :4_17_5:, and amazing 'welsh denny' having e-mail contact, how cool is that.
Keep it comin guys, will try and do a dedicated post to Spidey if I can source enough material from the net.
Cheers all ;)
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On the cover of Freestylin!!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb31/mackymc/fs8503.jpg)
I've never seen his Bmx Beat run... wouldnt mind seeing it!!
are there any clips about??
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I've never seen his Bmx Beat run... wouldnt mind seeing it!!
are there any clips about??
Cheers for the pic DaveMc :daumenhoch:
Got the Cherry Coke on DVD so will try and figure how to get it onto here, although Trev might (BMX) beat me to it. The crowd (and judges) were just blown away by the 540s (probably don't seem much now but back then :D )
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you should listen carefully hen rich sigur is being interviewed by andy ruffell for some classic xenophobic heckling from the crowd. somebody should point out to carlisle youths that a californian with hispanic (?) features is definitely NOT from Pakistan!! :D
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540's back then were like flairs in the 90's and prob like flair whips nowadays. if you know what i mean. :daumenhoch:
i just emailed rich about this thread so hopefully he sees it and joins up.
here's what i posted on youtube of rich.
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Awesome thread! Be great if he can join Rad 8)
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Ok, managed to film off the TV (soz about film quality) Spidey's runs at one of the Cherry Coke preliminary rounds 1986 (not the final) as I thought these runs were cleaner (even though Rich won in the final). Turn up the volume to hear commentary from Andy Ruffell and the legend that is Gaz Top.
Flatland (2min 3 sec): Almost faultless, just one foot down:
http://media.putfile.com/Rich-Sigur-1986-Cherry-Coke-Flatland
Ramp: (1min 56sec): 540 at end of run:
http://media.putfile.com/Rich-Sigur-1986-Cherry-Coke-Ramp
Hope you like
Paul ;)
ps: If you change the video size in the putfile options to 'Original Window' it should look a bit better
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They were Great!! Thanx for posting!! :daumenhoch:
I noticed he did a bunnyhop 360 ( full 360 )...
i always see new skool riders trying that!!
Great to watch!! ;D
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Holy shit he only went and did a stupple in his ramp run!!!!!!!!!
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Holy shit he only went and did a stupple in his ramp run!!!!!!!!!
:LolLolLolLol: i mentioned that to someone the other day..
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I thought you would be all over it way sooner Trev.
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I thought you would be all over it way sooner Trev.
Hey, my BMX Beat knowledge came in useful on Monday when I told Trevor Cowell which BMX Beats he was in.... :angel:
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Dont worry I know how good your beat knowledge is, I wasn't sure if you would know what a stupple was as bill was doing em at first Holeshot before you were riding i think, i then recalled they did a bmx beat how-to with bill and said trick, a really nice o/s trick.
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Dont worry I know how good your beat knowledge is, I wasn't sure if you would know what a stupple was as bill was doing em at first Holeshot before you were riding i think, i then recalled they did a bmx beat how-to with bill and said trick, a really nice o/s trick.
yeah, it was before my time. my 1984 bmx beat knowledge isn't too good as i only saw it for the first time about a year ago and only watched it a handful of times compared to the 1000's of times i've watched the others.
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Hello All, I'm kinda new to this, how do you post pictures from your harddrive? I have some good pics
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By the way that guy looks pretty familiar except about 20 pounds lighter.......
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Hello All, I'm kinda new to this, how do you post pictures from your harddrive? I have some good pics
You have to upload your pics into Photobucket from your 'My Pictures',
and then copy the image code from Photobucket when its uploaded...
and paste it into your message board when you post a message...
you can preview your message before you post to make sure it works!! :daumenhoch:
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By the way that guy looks pretty familiar except about 20 pounds lighter.......
Are you Rich Sigur by any chance? ;)
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By the way that guy looks pretty familiar except about 20 pounds lighter.......
Are you Rich Sigur by any chance? ;)
I've just had that same thought myself!!!! ???
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Yes this is me... A friend turned me on to the site.
RS
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By the way that guy looks pretty familiar except about 20 pounds lighter.......
Are you Rich Sigur by any chance? ;)
well done sherlock :police: :police:
surely it's past you bedtime
priv
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sweet videos,what bars were you using rich 'they looked super wiiide
priv
edit:welcome to rad :daumenhoch:
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Holy shit he only went and did a stupple in his ramp run!!!!!!!!!
OK, I'm gonna hope that this doesn't rank up there with the 'what's a looptail?' question, but what's a Stupple? I can remember hearing the phrase bitd but I can't remember what it refered to.
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Holy shit he only went and did a stupple in his ramp run!!!!!!!!!
OK, I'm gonna hope that this doesn't rank up there with the 'what's a looptail?' question, but what's a Stupple? I can remember hearing the phrase bitd but I can't remember what it refered to.
I'll try and upload footage of Billy doing 'The Stupple' on BMX Beat circa 84 (will be later 2nite when i get home). Will I have to pay royalties or seek permission off Billy though ::)
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wasn't it a rollback then pulling the bars 90 degrees and sliding the front end round 180 then riding out? :-\
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close enough. roll back, turn the bars 90° take one hand and one foot off. back foot leans on the coaster brake, the bike then spins around 360° or more.
note: it was called a stupple cos apparently there was nothing else to call it... ;D
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yeah, they've got Billy showing you how to do it on my BMX Beat at home :4_17_5:
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I think they were intended to be 540 rotation, a coaster was best, i learn't them with a free-wheel using them frame stand fiola handle jobbys i used to put my heel on the handle as if i was applying a coaster.
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Welcome mate to Rad! :daumenhoch: What are you up to now? Still riding or not? ::)
Yes this is me... A friend turned me on to the site.
RS
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what's a Stupple? I can remember hearing the phrase bitd but I can't remember what it refered to.
''The Stupple'' BMX Beat 84 :daumenhoch:
When it appears, reduce the size of the screen (the icon between minimize and close) the film quality is better
http://i148.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid148.photobucket.com/albums/s6/aerostylie/PICT0024.flv">
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Great to see that again, thanks for posting.
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was just going to say rich emailed me to say he'd check it out. looks like we have another pro in the house. :daumenhoch:
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Who's next on your hit list Den? ;) And welcome Rich! :daumenhoch: Here's a couple of scans from BMX Action from way back, February 84 at the KOS at Uplands on the classic Supergoose. I think I've got the bits to build that. Other than the Supergoose f&f...and about 100 tons of concrete for the background.......
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v213/mikamagic1/richs091-1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v213/mikamagic1/richs2092.jpg)
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Cherry Coke International BMX Beat 86 Winner.
Won it basically because he pulled two 540s in the final and was american.
In my opinion Pepi blew him away on flat and was maybe level on ramps. If Rich did beat Pepi on ramps it wouldn't have been by as many points as what Pepi should have beaten him on flat.
That was back when the UKBFA were desperately trying to get American riders over here to compete and when they did come over, they always seemed to be biased towards them. Rich Sigur was a great rider, but he didn't come close to Pepi.
When RonW and DMC came over (and of course Hoffman), then yes, I agree they deserved to win. But I'm sure I remember Josh White placing really high in Pro Flat one year.
I think one comp, RonW came first in Pro and Josh White came second. Eddie Roman won Masterclass and Scott Freeman won flat for his age group.
Probably my biggest regret in life is breaking my scaphoid bone in my left wrist the night before that contest during ramp practice. If I just hadn't gone for that Death Plant....
I had soooo many new tricks for that comp - after making an arse of it in the previous Bmx Beat, I was out to win that one.
And I let my team down to, which was a shame, 'cos we would have won......maybe!
Welcome to the site Rich, wish I could've ridden with you that day.....
Gary Forsyth
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Bmx%20Beat/CherryCoke032.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Bmx%20Beat/CherryCoke.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Bmx%20Beat/CherryCoke07.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Bmx%20Beat/CherryCoke06.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Bmx%20Beat/CherryCoke08.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Bmx%20Beat/CherryCoke05.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Bmx%20Beat/CherryCoke04.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Bmx%20Beat/CherryCoke03.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Bmx%20Beat/CherryCoke02.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Bmx%20Beat/CherryCoke09.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Bmx%20Beat/CherryCoke10.jpg)
Yes..... I still have the program.....!
That was the quickest half an hour of scanning, uploading to Photobucket and posting I think I've ever done!
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By the way that guy looks pretty familiar except about 20 pounds lighter.......
I know the feeling......
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Great scans Gary. Nice one! :daumenhoch:
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Never saw a bmx beat program before!! i never got one at the 87 bmx beat!!
Great to see... :daumenhoch:
oooohh.... i noticed Terry Jenkins on there... dont wanna start any rumours like but..
an old mate of Terry's came to Rampworx tonight while we were riding...
he told us Terry MIGHT be riding again soon..!! I hope so, he wont remeber me as i was
just a kid riding at Kirkby & Rathbone skatepark... but it would be Great to see him ride again!!
It's Brilliant all these old skool riders appearing back on the scene!!! ;D
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Rich Sigur in the house!
Welcome Rich. very pleased you made it. let us know if you have problems with uploading pics, and someone will probably kindly help you out or email them etc.
Hope you are still riding and having fun.
Ross
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Never saw a bmx beat program before!! i never got one at the 87 bmx beat!!
Great to see... :daumenhoch:
oooohh.... i noticed Terry Jenkins on there... dont wanna start any rumours like but..
an old mate of Terry's came to Rampworx tonight while we were riding...
he told us Terry MIGHT be riding again soon..!! I hope so, he wont remeber me as i was
just a kid riding at Kirkby & Rathbone skatepark... but it would be Great to see him ride again!!
It's Brilliant all these old skool riders appearing back on the scene!!! ;D
Dave, Terry Jenkins is a member on here "T Jenkins" click on his profile from the member list and click on last posts, sure it will be interesting as your both from same neck of the woods. sorry if youve already done this.
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had message off terry jenkins too as he'd been told there were videos of him on youtube (i put em up). terry was a frequent visitor to cardiff bitd as he sponsored mike cameron for space parts and helped him get flow from elsewhere. maybe i should post up on my youtube profile ' OLDSCHOOL BMXERS JOIN RADBMX.CO.UK'. :LolLolLolLol:
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had message off terry jenkins too as he'd been told there were videos of him on youtube (i put em up). terry was a frequent visitor to cardiff bitd as he sponsored mike cameron for space parts and helped him get flow from elsewhere. maybe i should post up on my youtube profile ' OLDSCHOOL BMXERS JOIN RADBMX.CO.UK'. :LolLolLolLol:
Nice one Denny, this thread just gets better, Mike Cameron one of the smoothest riders I ever saw!
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Dave, Terry Jenkins is a member on here "T Jenkins" click on his profile from the member list and click on last posts, sure it will be interesting as your both from same neck of the woods. sorry if youve already done this.
Yeahh, thanx Steve, i'll do that... :daumenhoch:
For a time in Liverpool it seemed every rider rode with Space bars from Terry!!
We had Space ramps at the local sports centre!!
John Kennedy...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb31/mackymc/oldskoolpicsracinnstuff813.jpg)
Terry Jenkins... and the Space bars!!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb31/mackymc/oldskoolpicsracinnstuff900.jpg)
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Well, well - that bmxbeat programme is interesting.I used to ride with Ian Tovey in Coventry many years ago.He was dead lucky- the 1/4 pipe we rode was 50 meters from his house but I had to ride 2 miles to get there! I havn't seen him for years but bumped into another one of the gang last year who says he still rides every now and then.Is he a RAD member?
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excellent pictures
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Off topic I know, but I have the program from the previous Bmx Beat too......I never threw ANYTHING away!
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Ive got the programmes and the original itenary for the worlds one year - where we all travelled around the country on buses..........anybody remember that one?
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close enough. roll back, turn the bars 90° take one hand and one foot off. back foot leans on the coaster brake, the bike then spins around 360° or more.
note: it was called a stupple cos apparently there was nothing else to call it... ;D
It was ment to have a 540 spin in it, but every now and again a 720 would happen :daumenhoch:
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Ive got the programmes and the original itenary for the worlds one year - where we all travelled around the country on buses..........anybody remember that one?
1987? Post 'em up! Think Ive got some of that too! Let's see what you got.....
Off topic again!
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what's a Stupple? I can remember hearing the phrase bitd but I can't remember what it refered to.
''The Stupple'' BMX Beat 84 :daumenhoch:
When it appears, reduce the size of the screen (the icon between minimize and close) the film quality is better
http://i148.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid148.photobucket.com/albums/s6/aerostylie/PICT0024.flv">
Thanks for that. Memories have come flooding back.
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Old school coaster brake tricks like Billys are just so cool. Since nobody rides a coaster that way anymore, nobody does these tricks any more, which makes them kinda special. Need to try a Stupple on my bike, must be a way of doin' it on a freewheel!
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No probs at all fellas with the 'off topic' posts :daumenhoch:, it's all BMX and stuff I wasn't aware of, some gems of pics appearing as well :daumenhoch:
Paul ;)
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i got the afa contest video in the video vaultfrom late 80's. rich does trick how to's in between the pro runs. maybe i should edit em together & youtube em up.
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I'll get the thread back on track after denny ruined it with a picture of those ugly buggers.....
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v213/mikamagic1/RichSigur.jpg)
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Hello Everybody,
First Off, I wanted to say thank you for everybody for welcoming me to the site and for posting all the old school pics on this thread. There are so many things I would like to comment on from what I have seen and read but I will try to keep it short for this first few postings until I get the feel for forums.
Well, Let me tell you all what I can remember from the above posted photo from the October 83 Issue of BMX Action. I was working at a local bike shop at the time unknown and unsponsored. I had stopped bmx racing for about a year before and started riding the local skate park Skate City in Whittier, Ca. I had met Eddie Fiola a few months earlier when he was still riding for Haro, anyway we would ride together at the park with the other locals a few nights a week. I saw a flyer at the park promoting the contest at Del Mar Skate Ranch which was about two hours drive away. I begged my mom to take me so when that weekend arrived I packed up my stuff and arrived at practice that Friday night. We had some good sessions practicing and when contest time arrived on Saturday I was ready to go.
I was entered in the 16 and under expert class and I knew I had a decent chance of placing, my only competition was another kid from my neighborhood who also made the trip down he was a good rider, I figured if I could just beat him I would be happy. He was also a rider who no one really heard of until a few months before until he scored a cover shot on BMX Action a few months before a 14 year old Michael Dominguez. The contest went off well and after it was all said and done Michael had got the win I got second and I went home pissed. But that is not the whole story, a couple of other interesting things happened...
I was getting ready to practice the morning of the contest so I was all suited up in my brand new first run DYNO leathers and Morales(Bob) Fiola trick team jersey, helmet goggles etc. I was walking through the arcade / video game section to the pools and this little boy 4 or 5 years old comes running up to me and says "You look like Spiderman! are you Spiderman?!" I said yep that's me I decided to ride my bike today instead of a web. A photographer was standing close by and overheard the conversation....
I was riding a Mongoose Supergoose at the time which was the strongest bike I could think of at the time but for some reason that day people started asking me if I wanted to ride their stuff, a guy game me free elbow pads, another guy gave me all this cool Oakley stuff, someone else gave me about three pairs of Vans tennis shoes, a number plate , stickers, tuff wheels it was crazy did I just hit the lottery? People down here are cool! I was just some kid who worked at a bike shop I could even afford a pair of Vans tennis at the time. So I was pretty pumped when contest time came around....
Between practice runs this long haired surfer looking dude came up and started talking to me asking my questions about where was I from, how have I been riding and all kids of stuff. I was think to myself, "Man this Mutha F%&#er asks a lot of questions what is this a job interview?! " I answered his questions as best I could and when he was finished he gave me a business card and said to give him a call when I got back home. I just tossed it in my helmet bag without reading it and said okay see ya later...
A couple months have now passed and I was still doing my bike shop job and I had been asking for a couple weeks now if the new issue of BMX Action had came yet. The reply for the past couple of weeks was "no" so I wasn't really thinking about it until the shop owners wife came in and told me the new issue was here. I was just hoping for a long shot chance that I might get a small black and white photo in the issue. So I flipped to the center of the mag and got to the contest section and looked through the small black and whites photos looking for a shot of myself. I put the magazine down and went back to work and I said "Nothing this time." She handed back the magazine and said you better look again. She opened up the magazine and I nearly passed out when I saw the two page spread. I don't know how long it took to come back to earth but when I did she said "oh yeah I think you got one more photo somewhere in the front" I didn't even think to look at the cover. When I saw it I was Holy Shit! My first cover ever I was now famous! I think I took all the copies home but I don't remember how I got there....
I was cleaning out my helmet bag a couple days later getting ready to practice and I dumped all the stuff on the floor and this business card fell out. I had remembered it being the one the surfer dude gave me I picked it up and read it said, " Bob Haro, President Haro Designs" .... Aww Shit I was talking to THE MAN and I didn't even know it!!! I better call this guy back...
And that's how it began...
Spiderman.
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Here are some favorite pics from my collection.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/nn295/speedraycer/delmarkeyhole3.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/nn295/speedraycer/kosfinalsbigair.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/nn295/speedraycer/huntbeach.jpg)
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WOW!! :shocked: Thats a great story!! :daumenhoch:
and Great pics too... Lovin the 3rd pic!!
Welcome again to Rad!!!! :daumenhoch:
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Cool story Rich. I'm looking forward to hearing a lot more in time to come. :daumenhoch:
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Great story Rich and thanks for the photos, loving that 3rd piccy too :4_17_5:
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Cool story and pics.
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Welcome aboard Rich and that third pic is off the hook man 8)
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Great pics Rich, are you still riding?
What frame is that in that last pic?
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Here's that first cover shot Rich. I missed that one from earlier..... :LolLolLolLol:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v213/mikamagic1/ars.jpg)
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i need one of them MF shirts
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welcome aboard rich
fantastic pix & story
are you planning on making a trip out to the UK in the near future???
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Awesome awesome story!!!
Love stories like that!
Have you got any of your stuff from back in the day?
Nick ;)
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Totally agree ,Awsome story,To be honest i had some doubt if you were the real thing,but anyway Welcome........
Great story,I'm just wondering how much you remember form back then,Sorry to ask to tech stuff but i'd love to know some info on that Sport you rode without the platform on the toptube.I was just wondering if the sport was originaly intended for yourself as you look a tall guy in those shots and always wondered if that frame was designed for yourself in mind,but Haro marketed it using the Dominguez signature on the sport,just a theory,could be totally wrong....again sorry for the tech stuff ;D
Keep the stories coming...Brilliant
FREESTYLIN Fall84.......
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q66/harogenone/IMG_0001_edited-7.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q66/harogenone/IMG_0002_edited-6.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q66/harogenone/IMG_0003_edited-7.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q66/harogenone/IMG_0004_edited-4.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q66/harogenone/spidy.jpg)
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Great pics Rich, are you still riding?
What frame is that in that last pic?
Looks like a Gen 1 Sport to me :)
Great story Rich & welcome, so do you still have any of your bikes, Gen 1 Sport or Single top tube Sport ???
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great stuff. and to think you nearly binned off bob haro. :LolLolLolLol:
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Great story Rich & welcome, so do you still have any of your bikes, Gen 1 Sport or Single top tube Sport
I like your thinking Chris :LolLolLolLol:
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Welcome Rich. Another legend joins the ranks!
Keep them stories coming Spiderman, we love em here.
Sean. :daumenhoch:
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Was a bit disappointed you chose "Spiderman" instead of "Spidey" though.... But like Sean says, great to have another legend on board. :daumenhoch:
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That cover shot is so good Rich. Thanks for the background story. Very interesting read.
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apologies if this has been posted before...
this is Dennis McCoy's flatland run, but there's a how to by Rich at the end...
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Hello Everyone,
Its been a busy week so I ahve been away from the board froa while I wanted to answer a few of the questions that have posted overv the past few days:
From Jay, I was just wondering if the sport was originaly intended for yourself as you look a tall guy in those shots and always wondered if that frame was designed for yourself in mind.
You are actually spot on with this question. The single top tube Sport I was riding in the Pipe photo was the first prototype model. I had attemped to ride the original Master Frame Haro sent to me after Del Mar but I was too short for pool riding I asked if they could build me a longer frame and the prototype Sport was what they came up with. Although I was the first to ride the Sport they decided to market it with the Mike D logo on the rear chain stays (kinda of a slap in the face) or maybe I wasn't as savvy as Mike's people when it came to negotiating my contract. It was a very well balanced frame for both flat and ramps and many top riders made their careers while riding it.
From Trev: Was a bit disappointed you chose "Spiderman" instead of "Spidey" though.... But like Sean says, great to have another legend on board.
Thanks for the warm welcome Trev, regarding my nickname, it was sort of pinned on me after the episode at the Skateranch, Bob Osborn was the photographer who saw the exchange between myself and the young boy at the park. I remember he called me Spiderman from that day on but it did not transcend into print until many months later.
From Munners: Have you got any of your stuff from back in the day?
I do have a fair amount of stuff from back in the day, I have copies of 90% of the magazines I have been in, I have tour posters and schedules, pictures, video, and thanks to Ebay I have a flo panel that I autographed back in 1984 and some old tour shirts etc. Most importanty I still have all my trophies from the King of the Skatepark and AFA wins. I also have my UKBA world championship trophy.
By the way does anyone know how I can get one of those cool t-shirts with my pic " air salute"
Here is another one from the archive.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/nn295/speedraycer/backyardair.jpg)
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Thanks Rich for taking the time to come back and answer our questions. :daumenhoch:
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i think ramp rat posted the t-shirt pic so try sending him a pm. :daumenhoch:
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Wow,Thanks for the reply Rich,very interesting,thought i was right :LolLolLolLol:
But that must have been a bit of a kick in the teeth though,sorry.
Would love to see those KOS trophies though,seeing you guys riding those parks on video and in magizines was a major part of why we rode then and are still involved today,Respect.......
Shame that proto frame isn't still about,those two proto sports(if there was no others)are one of the most sought after frames out there by freestyle collectors.
Do you still own any bikes and still ride?
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its great when these ex pro riders put the time in
to tell us story's from way back
cheers spiderman ;)
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brilliant story Spidy, I love how you got your nickname. I remember that BMX Action issue - got me very inspired to ride skateparks.
Welcome aboard mate!
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Hello Rich, welcome to Rad and hope you enjoy the site, some great stuff on here :daumenhoch:
Keep those stories coming, it must of been well cool in the 80s riding in sunny Cali surrounded by the legends of BMX, any more memories from back in the day ::) Also what are you up to now, still have any involvement with BMX, still ride?
Also just wanted to say many thanks to all radsters for the posts, would never of imagined when the post was started, that there'd be this level of response, and especially to get Rich onto Rad (props to welsh denny for that :daumenhoch:). Thanks all :4_17_5:
Paul ;)
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Great thread everyone, keep it up! Glad to see you on the site Rich - I've not long joined up with these nutters myself!
LOVE the story of your first contest, classic stuff. Hope to see more of you on here soon.....
And great pics everyone, keep 'em coming.
G