Author Topic: CREATION BASH - GOOD & BAD!........ (Read 4562 times)

baldbmxer · « **on:** December 09, 2007, 11:47 PM »

It was a truly great night at Creation last night. Well done and thank you to all who had a hand in organiseing the event

It was an eventful day for me but was well worth it. I'm still very overwhelmed that I my Floval won best in show as the bikes that were on show were truly brilliant. I dont know whther its because is was a small intimate affair in a confined space but I thought the bikes were better than ever. I know some will have been on display at MK, but I noticed so much more in th ebikes last night. Some I know had been given face lifts, some had the odd part changed - some for the better some for the worse (in my opinion) but overall there seemed to be so much more 'detaiing'. The array of colour scheme options on the SE bikes were great. Different blends and colour ways, different ways of setting the bikes up. All in all I am truly houred to have come out top in the show and shine. theres lots more to come from OS builders up and down the country and I for one cant wait to see them

Another thing that was cool was talking to so many new faces. Thanks to those who said such kind words regarding my builds.

Here's a brief good and bad list of my Creation 2007 day!

I'll start with the bad!

BAD (well more 'not so good' really!)

:' (My car dieing at the side of the road on Saturday morning!

Standing in the pi55ing rain while the RAC man broke the clips off the distributor cap!

Paying £100 for a hire car and full damage wavor insurance!

Big Plinky's description of the location - 'its just behind a kebab shop and an Indian restaurant' couldnt be much more vague!!

Not getting down into the skatepark and.......

missing seeing Billstup and his boy ride

missing seeing S&M Alex ride

Watching Radman only put £2.73 in the Stephen Murray box for one of my SE display boards! FFS

Radman putting Mushroom grips on a Patterson

GOOD

WINING Best in show

RADMANS GHP

The red MRD Badlander

MartyC's Scorpion

Stodgy's PK Ripper

Red Race Inc

JAYS Haro - just how clean and immaculate can a bike be? - this clean and immaculate!!!!!!!!

Yellow Assassin

a great range of colours and builds on the SE's

Dingos awesome bling Quads

Dingo looking like Billy Bunter in his wooly cap/hat thing!

Shiners OM Flyer

Loads of help from Andyman, Garyman and Jayman ferrying my gear in and out of the show - thanks guys

Taking home a spanking brand new 2007 Ripper for winning Best in show

Loads of DC goodies

DVD's

There you go I'm done!

SaMAlex · « **Reply #1 on:** December 10, 2007, 12:19 AM »

Dam! Sounds like you had a right old night! Sorry I didnt get to talk to you much / at all.

..... So are you saying that watching me ride was a bad thing??

Dingobmxer · « **Reply #2 on:** December 10, 2007, 06:41 AM »

Bad:-

Baldbmxer badgering me for my hat all night because "it was too damn cool for me"

Not getting to meet more people as catching up with old friends took all night

Pete Quad (he is just bad lol)

not buying a riding ticket

my blue Quad getting overlooked by the Judges when my "rider" came 2nd

raffle ticket? why didnt I get one???

Good:-

The bikes! OMG how many cool SE's do we own?

That OM Flyer

The Flovals

Neils Assasin, very fresh

Baldy and Lee's collections, how nice
The motomag
the Scorpion
Jays Haro
ect....
ect....

Lee wearing full length trousers for a change

Joe's models, 400 peices of tread stuck on by hand on a mini Comp 3 tyre UNBELIEVABLE!!!!

the riding, the oldies and the kids all rippin

Chatting to Lazarou and C.B.C.L, boys should form a double act lol

McNulty Pished

seeing Pete Quad and Lee, always a pleasure (and always a little disturbing lol)

And so much much more......................

DINGO

JAY · « **Reply #3 on:** December 10, 2007, 10:10 AM »

Dingo,no one had a raffle ticket,Lee had them all LOL!!!!!(no smiley things,mmmmm)

harris · « **Reply #4 on:** December 10, 2007, 11:11 AM »

my bad points
i couldnt ride

i had been practicing but if i fell so far from home it would/could have messed up some peoples evening
so had to watch utted with that bit.

the rest was spot on..was great meeting some new people
everyone was in good spirit
twobobrob looked cold and in much discomfort but he stuck with it

loved the show bikes
top top riding from so many
cant wait for the next one
and catching up with me olde pals

Gashead · « **Reply #5 on:** December 10, 2007, 11:16 AM »

No bad pionts other than the hotel was fully booked and I couldn't stay and have a beer !

We need name badges so we know who we are

Nick

JT71 · « **Reply #6 on:** December 10, 2007, 11:18 AM »

BAD: I couldn't go...and the tutankhamun exhib i went to at the dome was sh1t and a rip off., but the tapas at la tasca was first class.

GOOD: you all had a great time.

it is a bit bloody cold in creation if you ain't riding isn't it?

Mattdub · « **Reply #7 on:** December 10, 2007, 11:26 AM »

Quote from: GASHEAD on December 10, 2007, 11:16 AM

We need name badges so we know who we are

Nick

Nick ,

Dunno about you but I'm perfectly sure I know who I am ! LOL

Gashead · « **Reply #8 on:** December 10, 2007, 11:38 AM »

Trouble is I know who you are too.........

Mattdub · « **Reply #9 on:** December 10, 2007, 12:01 PM »

Quote from: GASHEAD on December 10, 2007, 11:38 AM

Trouble is I know who you are too.........

Damn ! LOL

pickle · « **Reply #10 on:** December 10, 2007, 12:01 PM »

Quote from: GASHEAD on December 10, 2007, 11:16 AM

No bad pionts other than the hotel was fully booked and I couldn't stay and have a beer !

We need name badges so we know who we are

Nick

sorry you were??

gossa · « **Reply #11 on:** December 11, 2007, 12:01 AM »

JJ, well done me old fruit! I saw the piccies, did you have an SE coloured Bell BMX3 full face lid with a terribly era incorrect haro visor on it? Surely you wouldn't have made such an error with your ludicrous historical knowledge? Seriously was it your lid? If so do you want one of these?

Got an original from Darren Woods sticker box, still had an OT price sticker on it for Â£6.21!!!!! How many of those stickers must still be around not stuck to a lid? Not many so i've got my sticker guy to make some repros. they are EXACTLY the same, let me know if you want one for christmas. BTW, I also have a smoked SE bubble peak, but that's going on my lid! If that lid wasn't yours, whose was it?

Dingobmxer · « **Reply #12 on:** December 11, 2007, 06:40 AM »

I gave JJ a Smoked brown SE Visor to use at the event so I am pretty sure the lid must have been someone elses or he would have used that on there.
I wouldnt mind one of those Gossa for a lid I want spraying up
LMK

DINGO

JAY · « **Reply #13 on:** December 11, 2007, 07:52 AM »

The lid was Bigplinkys from bitd complete with haro 84 peak,not really incorreect if you ask me,depends how you look at it,i thought that lid was a great piece on JJ's stand.

Sorry JJ,I didn't relise you had any bikes there , LOL......

Well deserved mate winner mate,brilliant bikes.

Superkav · « **Reply #14 on:** December 11, 2007, 10:45 AM »

BAD
Breaking down on the M6 just before J6, missing the whole night and paying out for the AA to get me home to Watford! I had my fingers crossed all the way home that I would maybe get lucky and win something on the raffle but the gods were not happy with me that night.
Maybe I need to sacrifice a lamb or something to appease them??

RADHAB · « **Reply #15 on:** December 11, 2007, 01:37 PM »

Good:- The usual banter from Pat and co, always makes me laugh. Billstup ever the entertainer, pegged in off that vert wall FFS!!!! Rich (Dirtyvans) moaning he didnt get any DC wristbands and then trying to mug me and Trill for ours. Radmans legs covered up for a change. That techy chap with the chrome Fly bike riding again, so flowy and smooth. Jays haro....noicce! the new spine is great. Love seeing the group of guys on the vert practising stuff, stick with it chaps Those new SE frames look cool and finally Stodgy and co's organising, well done guys.

Bad:- Nuffin other than the sh!t weather on the way up! oh and i didnt win the lottery either

gossa · « **Reply #16 on:** December 11, 2007, 05:54 PM »

Quote from: Dingobmxer on December 11, 2007, 06:40 AM

I gave JJ a Smoked brown SE Visor to use at the event so I am pretty sure the lid must have been someone elses or he would have used that on there.
I wouldnt mind one of those Gossa for a lid I want spraying up
LMK

DINGO

You get one f.o.c. for being a passer on of useful info, if anyone else wants one i'll get some knocked up for sale. PM me your address dingo.

Dingobmxer · « **Reply #17 on:** December 11, 2007, 06:04 PM »

wicked Clive, cheers

DINGO

baldbmxer · « **Reply #18 on:** December 11, 2007, 07:39 PM »

Quote from: gossa on December 11, 2007, 12:01 AM

JJ, well done me old fruit! I saw the piccies, did you have an SE coloured Bell BMX3 full face lid with a terribly era incorrect haro visor on it? Surely you wouldn't have made such an error with your ludicrous historical knowledge? Seriously was it your lid? If so do you want one of these?

Got an original from Darren Woods sticker box, still had an OT price sticker on it for Â£6.21!!!!! How many of those stickers must still be around not stuck to a lid? Not many so i've got my sticker guy to make some repros. they are EXACTLY the same, let me know if you want one for christmas. BTW, I also have a smoked SE bubble peak, but that's going on my lid! If that lid wasn't yours, whose was it?

The helmet was brorrowed from Andy Lincoln for the show. Yes the peak is a little newer than the helmet and I borrowed a smoked SE peak from Dingo for the show but the Haro peak was reluctant to leave the helmet as its been there over 20 years!

Trust you to find a negative in a line up of sweet build like that. Suprised you didnt notice that the cable ties werent period correct! - I bought them in Homebase a couple of weeks ago! haha

So how about sending me a nice helmet sticker too?... me old fruit

MartyC · « **Reply #19 on:** December 11, 2007, 08:11 PM »

Good: Meeting lots of peeps like JJ, Jay, Laz (a legend) and many more, seeing some of the awesome bikes on show, watching S&MAlex riding so smooth, Bill going for it and the music (nice work Rich), the support from SE, Shindig and DC, chicken burger, chips and a coke for £2.40, warm beer and finally all the effort put in by the Rad management to make it such a great event.

Bad: Not much really worth mentioning.

gossa · « **Reply #20 on:** December 11, 2007, 10:56 PM »

Quote from: baldbmxer on December 11, 2007, 07:39 PM

Quote from: gossa on December 11, 2007, 12:01 AM
JJ, well done me old fruit! I saw the piccies, did you have an SE coloured Bell BMX3 full face lid with a terribly era incorrect haro visor on it? Surely you wouldn't have made such an error with your ludicrous historical knowledge? Seriously was it your lid? If so do you want one of these?

Got an original from Darren Woods sticker box, still had an OT price sticker on it for Â£6.21!!!!! How many of those stickers must still be around not stuck to a lid? Not many so i've got my sticker guy to make some repros. they are EXACTLY the same, let me know if you want one for christmas. BTW, I also have a smoked SE bubble peak, but that's going on my lid! If that lid wasn't yours, whose was it?

The helmet was brorrowed from Andy Lincoln for the show. Yes the peak is a little newer than the helmet and I borrowed a smoked SE peak from Dingo for the show but the Haro peak was reluctant to leave the helmet as its been there over 20 years!

Trust you to find a negative in a line up of sweet build like that. Suprised you didnt notice that the cable ties werent period correct! - I bought them in Homebase a couple of weeks ago! haha

So how about sending me a nice helmet sticker too?... me old fruit

JJ, as in the PM, you are a living breathing tribute to the longevity of BMX but you know that peak belongs on Hoffmans helmet not the OM's!!!! Awesome job though johnny boy, awesome job. Remember, this sticker is for life, not just for christmas!

baldbmxer · « **Reply #21 on:** December 11, 2007, 11:11 PM »

Remember, this sticker is for life, not just for christmas!
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Always! - you should see JJ's house of BMX! haha

Thats an awesome pic you sent me. You need to post it for the rest of the world to see.

gossa · « **Reply #22 on:** December 11, 2007, 11:28 PM »

Quote from: baldbmxer on December 11, 2007, 11:11 PM

Remember, this sticker is for life, not just for christmas!

Always! - you should see JJ's house of BMX! haha

Thats an awesome pic you sent me. You need to post it for the rest of the world to see.
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On Johnathon Hearnes request, here's us going at it over the first speedjump at Hounslow National 1987. Him in gear pants, me as Darth Vadar. Wish I still had them Profile cranks!