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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: kusam on February 06, 2006, 11:32 PM

Title: 1984 Freestyle Open Olympia mag scan
Post by: kusam on February 06, 2006, 11:32 PM

No Stupple in this one unfortunately, apparently he was 'down in the west country' with the rest of the Skyway clan.

(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y119/KuSam/bmxbiker10001.jpg)

(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y119/KuSam/bmxbiker10002.jpg)

(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y119/KuSam/bmxbiker10003.jpg)

(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y119/KuSam/bmxbiker10004.jpg)

Title: Re: 1984 Freestyle Open Olympia mag scan
Post by: RADHAB on February 07, 2006, 08:47 AM

That was the first comp i ever went to, they had a really nasty wooden track there and the QP and trickramp were off to one side.....Sketchy days!

Title: Re: 1984 Freestyle Open Olympia mag scan
Post by: spinmaster on February 07, 2006, 09:20 AM

great scans sam, keep em coming :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: 1984 Freestyle Open Olympia mag scan
Post by: theRuler on February 07, 2006, 09:27 AM

awesome
mike and andy were tied up?

Title: Re: 1984 Freestyle Open Olympia mag scan
Post by: Holmetech on February 07, 2006, 02:50 PM

They probably were,just to give everyone else a chance eh!  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: 1984 Freestyle Open Olympia mag scan
Post by: andy irwin on February 08, 2006, 08:11 PM

What do you have to do to get your pic in a mag ??? I  saw Andy Irwin close up that day and he was good. ;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: 1984 Freestyle Open Olympia mag scan
Post by: coasterbrake on February 08, 2006, 08:37 PM

go down on Sue Jarvis

Title: Re: 1984 Freestyle Open Olympia mag scan
Post by: andy irwin on February 08, 2006, 08:42 PM

What mag is that Simon ?  ;D ;D And that is a nice pic of you on there . :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: 1984 Freestyle Open Olympia mag scan
Post by: andy irwin on February 08, 2006, 08:44 PM

Quote from: theRuler on February 07, 2006, 09:27 AM

awesome
mike and andy were tied up?

Andy still does that a lot.

Title: Re: 1984 Freestyle Open Olympia mag scan
Post by: dordymush on February 08, 2006, 08:51 PM

 :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: 1984 Freestyle Open Olympia mag scan
Post by: coasterbrake on February 08, 2006, 09:07 PM

Quote from: jeff spicoli on February 08, 2006, 08:42 PM

What mag is that Simon ?  ;D ;D And that is a nice pic of you on there . :daumenhoch:

BMX Biker Monthly - I think it did about 10 issues... the thing I remember most about that comp , was the demo by a dutch Mcyle trials rider - he shut the place down on a honda 200.

Title: Re: 1984 Freestyle Open Olympia mag scan
Post by: andy irwin on February 08, 2006, 09:59 PM

I never saw him but I did see Andy Ruffell and Charlie Reynolds doing super fast and smooth 360s on the crappy jumps.

Title: Re: 1984 Freestyle Open Olympia mag scan
Post by: coasterbrake on February 09, 2006, 06:29 PM

Quote from: jeff spicoli on February 08, 2006, 09:59 PM

I never saw him but I did see Andy Ruffell and Charlie Reynolds doing super fast and smooth 360s on the crappy jumps.

Yeah they were crappy (but big) wooden ramps for the race track, just flat banks really. Plus the 4ft wide mongoose 50p bit of a quarter.

Title: Re: 1984 Freestyle Open Olympia mag scan
Post by: andy irwin on February 09, 2006, 06:37 PM

Why do you think I won? I was used to crap ramps lol.  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: 1984 Freestyle Open Olympia mag scan
Post by: coasterbrake on February 09, 2006, 07:50 PM

did you kill it with a vanderoll? Olympia was quite a trip for you - I think you were in the North West then? Were you on GT at the time- did they give you much? Being sponsored seemed like a big deal back then - but I think it was really exploitation.

Title: Re: 1984 Freestyle Open Olympia mag scan
Post by: andy irwin on February 09, 2006, 09:09 PM

no vanderroll but I have done them for a laugh. I did manage stuff like 540 kickturn , 360 bunny hop , surfer, barhop with a hop back to peddals, wilton and tailwhip and a few more tricks all clean . I never touched down once all day . wish i could have done that in the kellogs. Never got a lot from GT but loads of bikes gear and a bit of money  ;D I was only in it for the sport and the buzz of bmx .
Getting back into it at the moment and can still do all my old moves and I love it as much as ever.

Title: Re: 1984 Freestyle Open Olympia mag scan
Post by: coasterbrake on February 09, 2006, 09:56 PM

I'LL DRINK TO THAT - its in the blood? I still love it - the best buzz, n no hangover...

Title: Re: 1984 Freestyle Open Olympia mag scan
Post by: theRuler on February 09, 2006, 09:59 PM

Quote from: jeff spicoli on February 09, 2006, 09:09 PM

Getting back into it at the moment and can still do all my old moves and I love it as much as ever.

cool

pics!!!

Title: Re: 1984 Freestyle Open Olympia mag scan
Post by: andy irwin on February 09, 2006, 10:11 PM

(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/e305/andyirwin/cherrypicker.jpg)That was in Spain over christmas . Will get some good pics when the foot gets better.

Title: Re: 1984 Freestyle Open Olympia mag scan
Post by: theRuler on February 09, 2006, 10:12 PM

dope.

Title: Re: 1984 Freestyle Open Olympia mag scan
Post by: andy irwin on February 09, 2006, 10:22 PM

(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/e305/andyirwin/miamihopper.jpg)

Spain again and I pulled a miami hopper first go .  ;D ;D

Title: Re: 1984 Freestyle Open Olympia mag scan
Post by: coasterbrake on February 10, 2006, 07:55 PM

cherrypicka ouch!

Title: Re: 1984 Freestyle Open Olympia mag scan
Post by: sadowdgit on February 10, 2006, 10:33 PM

bloody Flash Git ::)

 ;D

Title: Re: 1984 Freestyle Open Olympia mag scan
Post by: andy irwin on February 11, 2006, 10:23 PM

Thanks Tony  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: 1984 Freestyle Open Olympia mag scan
Post by: theRuler on February 11, 2006, 10:26 PM

awesome
even with my wealth of endos the hopper has eluded me over the years

nows the time to learn em again

now where's me wide bars . . .