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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: reilley1 on January 17, 2006, 07:59 PM
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I had the previlege of hanging out with a few BMX legends this weekend. Johnny Johnson, Sidehackguy AND Mr. Rick Courteau:
(http://images.vintagebmx.com/web_pages/sidehackguy/Rick1.jpg)
Rick Courteau was factory Webco back in the day, worked at their facility and was teammates with the legendary Cash Matthews and Matt Raymer:
(http://images.vintagebmx.com/web_pages/sidehackguy/courteau_room.jpg)
A few publicity pics were taken of the guys, including this one:
(http://images.vintagebmx.com/web_pages/sidehackguy/Matt_and_Rick.jpg)
Rick was featured in the old Webco ads:
(http://images.vintagebmx.com/web_pages/sidehackguy/Rick_webco_ad.jpg)
Back in the stone-age, the ads would say it was Archie Watson, but the visor said Rick and I always wondered about that. I brought up the subject to Rick and he just smiled.
We talked about the old days, checked out a very cool photo album and we found out that Rick C. is quite the talented artist. Life size wooden portraits of Pterodactyls, monkeys and other stuff dot his house. I wish I had taken a picture of this, but take my word for it, they were VERY cool.
Rick Graciously passed for on a few items to the Reilley1 Museum of Ancient BMX radness including one of the first "long" frames ever made. This frame was custom made for him in 74 and is about 2" longer than the standard frame of the period.
(http://images.vintagebmx.com/web_pages/sidehackguy/EXTWEBCO.jpg)
along with his cr-mo bike team issue model:
(http://images.vintagebmx.com/web_pages/sidehackguy/CRMOWEB.jpg)
with cool Webco stem:
(http://images.vintagebmx.com/web_pages/sidehackguy/WEBSTEM.jpg)
and Webco ROUND fork:
(http://images.vintagebmx.com/web_pages/sidehackguy/WEBFORK.jpg)
He also had this beauty. Early non-drilled out mild steel "Team Repica":
(http://images.vintagebmx.com/web_pages/sidehackguy/MSWEBCO.jpg)
He also passed on couple of other bikes including a very cool Cycle Pro Jammer and some other stuff including this killer tool box:
(http://images.vintagebmx.com/web_pages/sidehackguy/TOOL1.jpg)
Which was set-up very moto ith the sprockets ready to go:
(http://images.vintagebmx.com/web_pages/sidehackguy/TOOL2.jpg)
and had very cool set of Oakley grips, Preton Petty grips and a motofied ashtabula stem with the threaded hole on top for additional grip
Like I said before, the items are very cool and are highly appreciated but the memories that the items, pictures and recollections brought back is what made this an excellent weekend.
Thanks Rick!!
PS. It was a bit cold so I couldn't wear the RadBMX shirt...:)
(http://images.vintagebmx.com/web_pages/sidehackguy/rick_and_me.JPG)
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nice projects Reiley, i really dig the late 70's early 80's bmx.
john
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I Just remembered this picture of Harry, "Dirt clod " O'Hare and Rick on the far left with one of the bikes pictured above at Corona
(http://images.vintagebmx.com/web_pages/sidehackguy/leary_corona.jpg)
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cool pics mate
is the "long" frame the one shown on joe kid? on the film it had some initials on the gusset. e.p.?
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reilly every post you put up amazes me bro....
thanks for sharing
Dave
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Great story and memories!
I bet that toolbox could tell some stories :)
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Cant wait to see what you do with them mate
not to cold for the other guy though lol ;D
Rich :)
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Reilley1
WoW...Wow and Wow....
As Dave says, every post you do is amazing - they just blow me away, you just keep giving us all real history!
I have said so before and i'll say it again, thanks for sharing all this with us..and keep the updates coming ;)
Jem
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cool pics mate
is the "long" frame the one shown on joe kid? on the film it had some initials on the gusset. e.p.?
The one in Joe Kid belonged to ER (Erich Richter) Another old school cat and is currently in Rick Twomey's possesion (I'm going to visit him and will try to take pics of it this weekend) The one I have came a little later but was basically made by the same crew.
To set some people straight, I'm not showing off with the people I know, I am a nobody who happened to be there at the begining and have been blessed with friends who just happened to be very good racers back in the day.
I am trying to share with the UK old school cats some of early history. Plain and simple.
Thanks
Rick G
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doh yeh eR not eP !!
keep the pics coming rick!
and if i knew the people you know i would blatently show off!!
cool :coolsmiley:
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Hey,Reilly keep em comin buddy! cool story's 8) cool pics,look forward to reading your posts! ;)
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Thanks guys. Somebody just threw a little hate at me in e-mail saying I was showing off...
But back to the subject. Here's another pic of Courteau from a local paper 30 years ago.
Picture also includes Robby from the #50 from the pic above:
(http://images.vintagebmx.com/web_pages/sidehackguy/Court1.jpg)
I cleaned up the tool box and found the remains of a painted "Rick" just like on the visor from the pics above...to me, it was sooo cool..
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which tosser sent the jealousy mail??
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you always get one sad person that gets upset about something.
who was it ?.
i for one although am more into freestyle.really love to see these old bikes and here the stories.
keep em coming rick.
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Reilley if you want send me a pm with the name of who sent the e-mail and we`ll ban him for a bit :(
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:wtf: :wtf: :wtf:
Who sends emails to slag people? We're all here to swap stories and knowledge, I for one love all this stuff (even though I never followed racing at all) and I can't understand anyone seeing it as showing off...... :tickedoff:
Fcuk em.
Keep the cool stories coming :daumenhoch:
And do tell Bill who sent the pissy email :knuppel2:
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reilley m8 your just spreading the word & passing it on
that aint showing off man keep it coming
and as its been said already NAME AND SHAME !!!!!!