Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 > Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!)
what got you started..???
Steve P:
My Dad worked in the local bike shop in the early 80's and I always wanted a Supergoose but money was always tight at the time and my constant Xmas requests were ignored
I ended up painting the outside of my parents house during the school holidays to earn the bike I always wanted and by August 1982 I had my very first BMX . . . a year or so later I got a new TA which I still own today
Bring back the 80's . . . I miss those days big time !!!
bmxgirl:
I got into it by watching bmx beat. I was really young and still had my first bike with stabilisers :shocked: after watching bmx beat i'd go out in the garden and try to do stunts :LolLolLolLol:
The kids who lived opposite me all had burners and i really wanted one. A couple of friends also had bmx's i would always ride their's and make them ride my girly bikes lol
When i was about 12/13 i finally got my first bmx a California Star, which i still own :)
Jazzchimp:
I started at a very early age by emulating Evil Kinevil (75'ish) and various stuntmen by tipping my 3 wheeler onto 2 wheels
I progressed onto my budgie type bike (77ish) and just wanted to be a moto-x rider.
Then my dad gave me a leaflet on Puch Murray bikes and that was it.. A week later I had one and never looked back
mike pardon:
Classic memories guys and gals keep em coming!!!!
MartyC:
I used to skate at Harrow Skatepark, was one of the infamous Harrow Boyz with Buzz, Dave, Rodga, Sh1thead, Hamster (Steve Douglas) and many others. In 1979 we used to get these two guys come down on these new bikes and they could ride if you know what I mean. Both could really jump and carve the performance bowl (with it's 4 foot of vert!) and ride the halfpipe (which is really tight at Harrow). They used to let me have a go on their bikes which was pretty cool, I could wheelie and jump a little. I got to know them quite well and loved the bikes (they rode Mongooses), the two guys were Andy Ruffell and Cav Strutt. I then saved like fook to get myself a BMX bike and in three months had earned enough to go to Alpine Sports (as it was then) and get me a Scorpion Explorer and went racing the following weekend at Chatham, gave up skating and have loved BMX bikes ever since :daumenhoch:
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