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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: ORB on August 23, 2005, 07:45 PM

Title: Name that rider
Post by: ORB on August 23, 2005, 07:45 PM: Been a bit quiet on the freestyle front recently, so, here we go, name that rider:

BMX Beat 1986, Sands Centre, Carlisle.

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Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: Andy on August 23, 2005, 07:52 PM: stuart "pepi" winder
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Post by: ORB on August 23, 2005, 07:53 PM: Top of the Class for you Mr. Streetbeat
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Post by: ORB on August 23, 2005, 08:03 PM: Another .................

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Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: ORB on August 23, 2005, 08:33 PM: ok....................

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LOL
Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: TwoBobRob on August 23, 2005, 08:50 PM: Hey Orb, scan in the bottom photo on page 13 of that Dave Spurdens book........ ;)
Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: ORB on August 23, 2005, 08:54 PM: Harder.....

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Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: ORB on August 23, 2005, 08:58 PM: And for you Mr TwoBobRob

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Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: Rombloke on August 23, 2005, 09:05 PM: rob steele....

Dave
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Post by: TwoBobRob on August 23, 2005, 09:06 PM: Woohoo!!!!! That's me baby!!!!!!!!

I'm all over that book like a cheap cologne..........

Or a bad suit from Burtons ;D
Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: ORB on August 23, 2005, 09:09 PM: any other requests?
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Post by: lazychubs on August 23, 2005, 09:10 PM: where was the pict taken rob
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Post by: ORB on August 23, 2005, 09:11 PM: Rom by the look of it
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Post by: TwoBobRob on August 23, 2005, 09:22 PM: As it happens, I can't remember where that particular pic was taken, we shot at few different places.

Mason Smith on the bottom of page 15

Andy Peerless on the floor on page 21

If you fancy a chuckle, that's me in the background on page 35 :o
Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: ORB on August 23, 2005, 09:30 PM: El Roberto.....

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Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: TwoBobRob on August 23, 2005, 09:35 PM: Chris Young riding..... Me in the background....

Rest assured I look NOTHING like that now ;)
Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: ORB on August 23, 2005, 09:38 PM: Who is this young youngster at Rom?

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Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: TwoBobRob on August 23, 2005, 09:43 PM: That's never Dave Curry is it? And I have no idea who your's is.

And another thing bollockchops; I ain't as wide a I used to be........

Not that I'm sensitive about it........ ;D
Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: ORB on August 23, 2005, 09:43 PM: I say, go to Photo Bucket and resize it (reduce, 50%)
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Post by: TwoBobRob on August 23, 2005, 09:54 PM: ;D ;D I'm here to please ;)

Pretty much the first thing Billstupp said to me after not seeing me for 20+ years was an insult about my weight...

He's nothing if not consistent...! ;) ;D
Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: ORB on August 23, 2005, 09:56 PM: well, there are some stupple pictures that could be scanned....
Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: TwoBobRob on August 23, 2005, 10:07 PM: But it's wrong to mock the afflicted ;D
Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: ORB on August 23, 2005, 10:11 PM: Afflicted?

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Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: TwoBobRob on August 23, 2005, 10:26 PM: Good Lord, his hand is all wonky..
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Post by: dirtyvans on August 23, 2005, 10:27 PM: nice hairdo rob, looks like a bowl cut! ;D
Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: TwoBobRob on August 23, 2005, 10:31 PM: As it happens, there was a bit of a centre parting going on, had 'Rob the Viking' as an occasional nickname ;D

Shaved my head a couple of years later when I started playing Street Hockey. Too damn hot with all that barnet.
Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: Bob_Acid on August 24, 2005, 07:07 PM: Is that a bottle of whiskey under your arm Rob?

Fair to say mate, i'm a good 4 stone heavier and have a lot less hair on my head than i did in the mid 80's. Too be honest i'm 3 stone heavier than i was in 1999.
Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: TwoBobRob on August 24, 2005, 11:44 PM: Ha HA!! Nah mate, no whisky. I'm basically teetotal. In fact, a proper straight edge as it happens :)

Hmmmm....... 1980 - 10.5 stone. Bmx followed by fairly serious street hockey.
1990 - 10.5 stone. Start bodybuilding in order to gain weight, change diet drastically.
1994 - 12.5 stone. Return to BMX, ride, ride, ride. Eat, eat, eat.
2000 - 14.0 stone. Give up BMX again. Eat, eat, eat. ;) ;)
2004 - 16.5 stone. Eat, eat, eat some more. End of year - return to BMX again.
2005 - 13.75 stone. Ride, ride, ride!! eat a little bit.......

Moral of the story? Getting old sucks. Don't stop riding! ;D

Oh yeah, if you want to lose weight make sure you eliminate from your diet (as much as possible) all bread, fizzy drinks of all types and all readymade microwave meal thingies.

I guarantee it will work. Or your money back ;)

Job's a good 'un.
Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: ORB on August 25, 2005, 09:43 AM: is beer allowed?
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Post by: TwoBobRob on August 25, 2005, 05:29 PM: Yip. 8)
Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: theRuler on August 30, 2005, 04:30 AM: Quote from: ORB on August 23, 2005, 08:54 PM
Harder.....

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andy irwin
Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: theRuler on August 30, 2005, 04:31 AM: Quote from: ORB on August 23, 2005, 08:58 PM
And for you Mr TwoBobRob

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is that andy preston?
Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: theRuler on August 30, 2005, 11:23 AM: hehe it was late and i was bleary eyed
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Post by: billstup on August 31, 2005, 12:49 AM: Rob said:

Quote
Pretty much the first thing Billstupp said to me after not seeing me for 20+ years was an insult about my weight...

That was just an observation Rob, the insults havn`t started yet ;D
Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: Jazzchimp on September 01, 2005, 05:49 PM: Quote from: ORB on August 23, 2005, 08:54 PM
Harder.....

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That's what happens when you fit 3 brakes on a bike!!
Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: radders on September 06, 2005, 03:17 PM: The guy doing the miami hopper is Paul 'Rock' Hudson.

Rob, that hairdo is awesome, I think you ought to go for that style again!!
Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: andy irwin on September 10, 2005, 07:31 PM: Quote from: ORB on August 23, 2005, 08:54 PM
Harder.....

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Thats me doing the front brake trick.
Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: theRuler on September 10, 2005, 07:35 PM: can you still do it mate?
Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: andy irwin on September 10, 2005, 07:52 PM: Quote from: theRuler on September 10, 2005, 07:35 PM
can you still do it mate?
Yeah its not that hard. Went to Allans old school event two years ago and managed miami hoppers, surfer ,cherry picker , front hops and the flip over the bars on a borrowed bike . got all the tricks first go .never did that bitd. Not to shabby for a 16 stone 40 year old.
Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: theRuler on September 10, 2005, 07:54 PM: nice one!!!

i guess with the flip its just a case of trying it the first time.

i remember seeing brian scura do it, on some tv show.
back then it was called the "scura tuck"

before it somehow became the freeman flip (i think action bike named it that)
Title: Re: Name that rider
Post by: andy irwin on September 10, 2005, 08:13 PM: Quote from: theRuler on September 10, 2005, 07:54 PM
nice one!!!

i guess with the flip its just a case of trying it the first time.

i remember seeing brian scura do it, on some tv show.
back then it was called the "scura tuck"

before it somehow became the freeman flip (i think action bike named it that)
Yeah I remember scotty Freeman from the kerb dogs saying he got the trick from scura. Anyway if anybody asks me to do a trick thats the one I do as it seems to impress but is one of the easiest tricks if it is a trick. .i first did it in Andy Prestons garden about 84.