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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: gudge on November 16, 2005, 10:04 AM
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Sreading the word about this great site to some of my old Bmx mates, the name John Povah cropped up. He was an old friend i used to ride with in the 80's, he was sponsered by Raleigh when Sam Wood was in charge, i quit about this time and John then Emigrated to the States with his Folks. Rumour has it that he rode for someone decent out in the USA. Can anyone fill in the gaps?
On another note, the same pub conversation brought up the rumour that Neil Ruffell had died, any truth in this sad news? Darryl
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hey darryl!!!
sadly yes neil has passed on. just over a year ago!! there's a thread marking the anniversary of his death on this site somewhere.
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http://www.etniesbmx.com/blog/2002/05/
Scroll down to read about John
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Cheers for that Geth, looks like the boy done good! Soon as i get access to a scanner i'll post some old school photo's of Mr. Povah down at the Bosenquet 1/4 Pipe.
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hmm, read that, looks like he's doing alright ;)
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and he has a signature stem!
(http://www.coalitionbmx.com/blog/archives/custompovah4.jpg)
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Geth, out of interest, have you got any stuff with your name on?
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Nice bloke but stingy with the freebies, when he turned up at Southsea
with the US Etnies team no t-shirts or any thing, cos i always blag a
freebie, duffs DC and Eastpack were the exeption.
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Geth, out of interest, have you got any stuff with your name on?
Yeah,...................his coat ;D
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lol
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Geth, out of interest, have you got any stuff with your name on?
Billy's about right!
I did have a helmet called a "Pro Shooter" by AGV in 85.
It didn't last long and it wasn't my idea before you all start on me!
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Have you got one Geth, or a pic of one :D
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Geth, out of interest, have you got any stuff with your name on?
Yeah,...................his coat ;D
bit like Rodney Trotter when he met Cassandra at evening class ;D
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LOL
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Have you got one Geth, or a pic of one :D
Ha ha.
It got me thinking!
Here's me in my one off paint job special!!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v661/owdrider/Cruiser85.jpg)
Rachel has the one you could buy in this pic -
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v661/owdrider/Ilkeston85.jpg)
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Did you chose those colours Geth, you could have had something a bit brighter, mind you it is grim up north ;D
Back on to the subject of John Povah there was an interview with him in Ride mag a few months back. ;)
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Yeh, I read that Bill - it was from the month I got back into BMX...looks like he's really happy with life in the states.
I remeber him from the Raleigh days with Sam Wood, as I lived just down the road from from Sam and was friends with Darren Wood.
I did a demo with the Raleigh team up in Tamworth once, 1984/5?, I seem to remember John being there, together with Jason Lunn...it was a great day...got some pics somewhere...
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I tracked John down a good few years ago, and we spoke on the Phone. He was managing the Schwinn Team. Top Bloke. He went out
with the Simon Bisley's sister ( a comic artist )sister (who incidentally was on gladiators in the UK). Haven't spoken since then, but was always a really good bloke.
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Found this piccy in a box of old press cuttings. Mr Povah at th(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c329/kgbhot/bmx/CIMG1753.jpg)e legendary Bosenquet 1/4(http://)
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cool pic!
what year?
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That would have been late '85 (He's got his coat on!)
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I hate that picture of me!!!........I used to be able to go WAAAAAY higher than that....LOL !!!!
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Welcome John!
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welcome jp !
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Hello John, did I really ride your ramp bitd ?
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Hi Billy. What is BITD?.....I'm basically a yank now so you have to explain & spell it out coz I'm stupid (as most yanks are) LOL
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john, bitd means back in the day
welcome to the site by the way
Dave
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Hi Billy. What is BITD?.....I'm basically a yank now so you have to explain & spell it out coz I'm stupid (as most yanks are) LOL
All it was John was that in an interview you did for ride last year, or maybe the year before, you mentioned that me, Craig and Neil had rode your ramp at some time back in 84 or 85, but I have forgotton a lot of what I did back then :idiot2: so I just wondered if I had rode it :daumenhoch:
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Hey John, look at you! You hardly ever answer my emails but as soon as I tell you where you can find some of your REAL friends from the 80s, you are here in a flash! ha ha
Glad you made it,
Alex
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You got me Alex!!! LOL.......I promise I'll do better.
I'm out of here! I have to go sit in LA traffic to go pick up my son from daycare.
Bye!
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You got me Alex!!! LOL.......I promise I'll do better.
I'm out of here! I have to go sit in LA traffic to go pick up my son from daycare.
Bye!
Ha! I told him about this site fecking ages ago too when I first joined up, good to hear it's not just my emails he don't respond to :LolLolLolLol:
Good to see you on here John, btw, not still got the anorak have you, or my old Haro jersey and race pants?????
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I hate that picture of me!!!........I used to be able to go WAAAAAY higher than that....LOL !!!!
One hand one footed too :daumenhoch: