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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: ED209 on February 23, 2012, 09:05 AM

Title: Mike D is not effected by gravity.
Post by: ED209 on February 23, 2012, 09:05 AM: ...he must have wings.

How the FOOK can you get this high of a twiglet quarter.

This is one of the most amazing pics I have ever seen :shocked:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i63/209ed/Screenshot2011-07-21at122333.png)
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Post by: brettypeeps on February 23, 2012, 09:13 AM: That be a long way up then ::) or should I say a long way down
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Post by: JAY on February 23, 2012, 09:16 AM: Bloody awesome rider.
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Post by: pickle on February 23, 2012, 09:39 AM: on Tuffs as well! :shocked:
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Post by: deeman on February 23, 2012, 01:02 PM: They were real men back then!!short bikes,skinny tyres,tuffs and a skinny quarter!one of my favourite riders bitd!awesome pic! :daumenhoch:
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Post by: stuntmaster on February 23, 2012, 04:57 PM: Quote from: JAY on February 23, 2012, 09:16 AM
Bloody awesome rider.

yep as jay says awesome rider and was for me the best air man untill hoffman came along
Title: Re: Mike D is not effected by gravity.
Post by: CD17 on February 23, 2012, 05:06 PM: Quote from: stuntmaster on February 23, 2012, 04:57 PM
Quote from: JAY on February 23, 2012, 09:16 AM
Bloody awesome rider.

yep as jay says awesome rider and was for me the best air man untill hoffman came along

I agree :daumenhoch:
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Post by: TORKER mick on February 23, 2012, 05:23 PM: mental :shocked: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
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Post by: animal on February 23, 2012, 06:17 PM: :4_17_5: Top air :daumenhoch:
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Post by: meticulous on February 24, 2012, 06:33 PM: no fear for self preservation becomes borderline madness...
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Post by: Haro Fan on February 25, 2012, 01:01 PM: Did he land that or end up in hospital?

For some reason, it's more enjoyable to watch the old footage of Mike D, Brian Blyther and Craig Campbell pulling high aerials with silky smooth landings than the new-fangled aerial tailwhips, 720's and flairs.

GF.
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Post by: GREG-STER on February 25, 2012, 03:36 PM: i watched that clip a few times,
ED post the you tube link
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Post by: welsh denny on February 25, 2012, 03:42 PM: thats a still from the video i posted up on youtube. just look for dennyd71 on youtube and thats my page. about 200 videos so far and more to come in time.

the 540 he does 2 airs after is nearly as high. madness.

kevin jones has been posting loads of his footage on facebook of afa at velodrome. some of the riding in that is nuts. dominguez especially.
Title: Re: Mike D is not effected by gravity.
Post by: doomchild on February 25, 2012, 10:19 PM: A fookin' legend. A hero of mine, from BITD. Didn't he do the highest indoor aerial back then, and hold it for a couple of years?
:daumenhoch:
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Post by: QUADROPHENIA on February 26, 2012, 09:32 AM: Anyone got a scan of the first freestylin mag, Eddie and mike havin it in a 14ft bowl and gettin 10ft, on plastic wheels ;D