RADBMX.CO.UK

Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: Faze7-Ade on October 14, 2008, 08:53 PM

Title: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: Faze7-Ade on October 14, 2008, 08:53 PM: I found some real old photos, which go right back to my 1st bike.

So it got me thinking - how far back can you go ? Post up your real early photos, and lets see how far back we can get !

So these are mine - pre Faze 7 days.

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3198/2940909568_da722956c7_d.jpg)
The day I got my 1st BMX in 1979 - a huffy.

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3073/2940909202_ac4bf8378d_d.jpg)
Rom performance bowl - 1981 - my all red redline

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3013/2940908930_0cf8368f26_d.jpg)
Rom again - when jumping was rad - 1981

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3193/2940909892_70ab7828ea_d.jpg)
Local jump - 1980

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3178/2940053181_4061ba724e_d.jpg)
Me and the legend - 1982

The first BMX I saw in the uk was 1978, which was an import direct from the states, can anyone post up a photo from that far back ?
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: Flatcap on October 14, 2008, 10:14 PM: As per usual us poor northerners suffer again, we couldn't afford a fooking camera in 1979 let alone get the film developed! :LolLolLolLol:

Daz.
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: Lee Reynolds on October 14, 2008, 11:37 PM: I hear you on that one Daz!
Pictures of me from my childhood are few and far between!
I grew up in Wales and we were dirt jumping single speed bikes with cowhorn handlebars years before I saw a BMX.
I will try to dig up the one crappy photo I have of me on my Diamond Back Silver Streak from 1982 (I think).
-Lee
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: Flatcap on October 14, 2008, 11:47 PM: I think this about as early as I've found, 79/80 not sure??

Holywell Bay in Newquay, really dodgy undervert skatepark but I still had fun!

Daz.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j46/Flatcap1968/Dazbmx2.jpg)

This has been seen before but I just LOVE this pic...SO old school!

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j46/Flatcap1968/Endo_01.jpg)
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: Lee Reynolds on October 15, 2008, 01:00 AM: Awesome pics!
What an amazing setting for a skatepark!
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: macky on October 15, 2008, 02:02 AM: Not too sure of the exact year here... 84/85? ( the Mirage bars could give it away? )

Kirkby Sports centre...... 1st ever pic on a quarter. ( I've just found those Mongoose race pants too!! )

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb31/mackymc/l_886539a37648cd4cca8a9d6b4589a5-1.jpg)

This is somewhere between 81 - 83 i think?..... garden trick ramp...

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb31/mackymc/l_7cebaddc9ad62377d52962a81ed07359.jpg)

Good days.....
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: Bob_Acid on October 15, 2008, 05:47 AM: ??? here we go again with all them 'i was riding in the 70's' posts.....

82 for me i think, i do have a few pics that i should scan in
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: pickle on October 15, 2008, 08:20 AM: yep about 82 for me too.......got my Burner for christmas and rode Bowes Lion skate park Stevenage and Knebworth skate park/track (which knackered me out) but mainly just around the streets! :daumenhoch:

loving the old pics though!! never get sick of seeing the old pictures! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: DIRTBIKER250F on October 15, 2008, 08:26 AM: 83-84 for me Aero Burner :smitten: chromed by my uncle with a home chroming kit :LolLolLolLol:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p88/dirtbiker250f/bmx2.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p88/dirtbiker250f/bmx.jpg)

Shit pics but i will get a scanner one day
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: kdw712 on October 15, 2008, 01:19 PM: think i got my piranha in late 80/ early 81 and was done by early 83 as i started work that summer

only pics i can find

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/piranha/piranha2.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/piranha/Image3.jpg)
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: The Bicycle Source on October 17, 2008, 03:54 AM: It all started for me in 1974, shortly after this pic was taken I swapped out the ape hanger bars and banana seat for an MX set up and headed for the first dirt jump I could find.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/t189/steveblackey/TheBicycleSource/MyfirstSchwinn.jpg)

I discovered organized BMX in 1979
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/t189/steveblackey/TheBicycleSource/SteveAscotGandPrix2.jpg)

Early 1980, I discovered "freestyle" while watching RL Osborn and BoB Haro practice on ramps at the Wizard Publication secret headquarters.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/t189/steveblackey/TheBicycleSource/BMX050.jpg)
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: Lee Reynolds on October 17, 2008, 04:07 AM: Ha, you win Steve! Sweet kickturn... love the motomags!
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: Flatcap on October 17, 2008, 05:37 PM: Quote from: Mr.Reynolds on October 17, 2008, 04:07 AM
Ha, you win Steve! Sweet kickturn... love the motomags!

I'll second that Lee, proper old school is that kick turn!! :4_17_5:

Daz.
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: tricknuts on October 17, 2008, 08:31 PM: I think this is from '81
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a322/tricknuts/burner.jpg)

then I got an ammaco 202 in 82 or 83 which of course could only be ridden while wearing Aero pants
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a322/tricknuts/jump1.jpg)
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: bmxer4ever on October 18, 2008, 07:23 PM: Started in the spring of '83.

This pic was taken late '84....
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/curtis013.jpg)

Then....
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/gdfendo01.jpg)

One year and one bike later and we have this.....
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/mrd022.jpg)

And this....
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/mrd042.jpg)

Early '86 I think....
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/gdfmic01-1.jpg)

G
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: kdubbmx on October 18, 2008, 07:32 PM: Quote from: Faze7-Ade on October 14, 2008, 08:53 PM
I found some real old photos, which go right back to my 1st bike.

So it got me thinking - how far back can you go ? Post up your real early photos, and lets see how far back we can get !

So these are mine - pre Faze 7 days.

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3198/2940909568_da722956c7_d.jpg)
The day I got my 1st BMX in 1979 - a huffy.

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3073/2940909202_ac4bf8378d_d.jpg)
Rom performance bowl - 1981 - my all red redline

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3013/2940908930_0cf8368f26_d.jpg)
Rom again - when jumping was rad - 1981

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3193/2940909892_70ab7828ea_d.jpg)
Local jump - 1980

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3178/2940053181_4061ba724e_d.jpg)
Me and the legend - 1982

The first BMX I saw in the uk was 1978, which was an import direct from the states, can anyone post up a photo from that far back ?

You must have had one of the first pairs of DX pedals in 81 as they werent generally available till 82 (i think)
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: Jt on October 18, 2008, 07:36 PM: 83...tuff burner..... 10 years of age.

spades out and off we went digging up the local rugby field.

no pics.

i am sad cos they were fooking great days.
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: kdubbmx on October 18, 2008, 07:40 PM: Take it back, i just looked at some pictures i have from Rom & it looks like they were taken on the same day in 81 because thats me just about to pop a 360 behind you doing the the one foot table, i'm wearing the same distinctive airtex top in my pics, & the guys over by the performance bowl in the background were there with me that day, (one in an ACE shirt & one with a jacket on with ACE pants!!!!!

How spooky is that???? :shocked:
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: Faze7-Ade on October 19, 2008, 07:11 AM: Quote from: kdubbmx on October 18, 2008, 07:40 PM
Take it back, i just looked at some pictures i have from Rom & it looks like they were taken on the same day in 81 because thats me just about to pop a 360 behind you doing the the one foot table, i'm wearing the same distinctive airtex top in my pics, & the guys over by the performance bowl in the background were there with me that day, (one in an ACE shirt & one with a jacket on with ACE pants!!!!!

How spooky is that???? :shocked:

Spooky ! Especially as I don't live that near to Rom (we had to take a train, and a long tube ride to get there), so I didn't get over there that often.

There is something wrong with my original post for all you eagle eyed bike spotters. Me mate Dave, from the Faze 7 trick team has reminded me that my first bike wasn't a huffy, it was a Team Murray, which I sold to him and he then broke (2 careful owners and no cracks in the frame - honest!). As for the dates on my photos, I'm pretty sure they're right, and I was always a sucker for getting the latest trick part as soon as it was available (in the early days from Alpine Sports in Nottinghill). If I'm not right, then I must be pretty close.........

Great to see all the old, old photos ! Lets have more !
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: generallee on October 19, 2008, 07:51 PM: 1982.
And non stop ever since.
Im a LIFER.
anyone else?
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: bmxer4ever on October 19, 2008, 07:57 PM: Quote from: generallee on October 19, 2008, 07:51 PM
1982.
And non stop ever since.
Im a LIFER.
anyone else?

You really shouldn't need to ask me that....... :LolLolLolLol:

How's the family by the way - not heard from you in a while...
G
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: oldschool rider on October 19, 2008, 10:08 PM: September 29th 1980 (11y/o) - got my first BMX well almost :LolLolLolLol: a Halfords Turbo in black & Red been hooked ever since.........
will post photos of me in my Halfords Uniform and my bike the day I got it when I get the pics from my parents house this xmas.

so that means I've been into BMX for 28 yrs, and as far as I can remember I've always had a bike throughout those years.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/kk107/oldschoolrider_2008/me1980.jpg)
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: bmxer4ever on October 19, 2008, 10:34 PM: Quote from: oldschool rider on October 19, 2008, 10:08 PM
September 29th 1980 (11y/o) - got my first BMX well almost :LolLolLolLol: a Halfords Turbo in black & Red been hooked ever since.........
will post photos of me in my Halfords Uniform and my bike the day I got it when I get the pics from my parents house this xmas.

so that means I've been into BMX for 28 yrs, and as far as I can remember I've always had a bike throughout those years.

Yes.......but there's a difference between having a bike and riding a bike..... :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: rosscoe on October 20, 2008, 04:45 PM: blah blah blah
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: Guillotte on October 20, 2008, 07:50 PM: (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp218/Guilloteg/77.jpg)

Won this in an event where we collected a certain amount of money from people who paid x amount of cents per mile ridden. I rode a lot, collected the cash, and they gave me this. A Schwinn Hornet.

1977
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: Lee Reynolds on October 20, 2008, 09:52 PM: Super Hot! Did it use much gas?
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: Guillotte on October 21, 2008, 03:51 AM: Shut it Burt, that thing taught me wheelies!
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: Moose on October 21, 2008, 07:44 PM: Quote from: oldschool rider on October 19, 2008, 10:08 PM
September 29th 1980 (11y/o) - got my first BMX well almost :LolLolLolLol: a Halfords Turbo in black & Red been hooked ever since.........
will post photos of me in my Halfords Uniform and my bike the day I got it when I get the pics from my parents house this xmas.

so that means I've been into BMX for 28 yrs, and as far as I can remember I've always had a bike throughout those years.

Was it really 1980 those Halfords Turbo's were out? (Oh the shame) :-[

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/e250/Christmoose/Misc/MeBMX.jpg)
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: DIRTBIKER250F on October 22, 2008, 04:50 PM: FOOK ME WERE YOU AND GREG SEPARATED AT BIRTH :shocked:
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: Guillotte on October 23, 2008, 04:35 AM: Quote from: DB250F on October 22, 2008, 04:50 PM
FOOK ME WERE YOU AND GREG SEPARATED AT BIRTH :shocked:

Sweet, sweet blond bowl cuts for the win, baby!

EDIT: But I win cuz I have a gas cap!!!! :4_17_5:

:2funny:
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: rumblebum01 on November 15, 2008, 01:39 PM: Hi. some good pics on here. Thought i'd post one of my own. Check out my lovely jubbly kickturn from last week on http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jVYkWhRwVEM as well! (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/mm184/rumblebum01/09062008895.jpg) This pic's from about 1984. JJ
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: TwoBobRob on November 16, 2008, 03:31 PM: Got a Redline for my 15th birthday in '81, but didn't really ride it that much. I didn't like BMX that much then - though it was all phoney gay crap. I was riding motocross and ATCs and loving it.

Then, at some point in '82 my friend finally convinced me to go riding with him at Rom and I was hooked. :)
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: PK RETRO on November 17, 2008, 07:10 PM: Was into BMX in 81 got me 1st bike in 82 a Piranah ;D
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj210/bmxbadboy/scan0048.jpg)
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: hotdog on November 18, 2008, 08:32 PM: (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo34/snapbacknarler/CSC_2413.jpg)

1980/'81. Makeshift ramp at the back of Curbishleys Antiques/bmx shop,Stockport. My first bike - Scorpion SX with suntour holeshot 2-speed derailleur. What a rush!
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: moley on November 18, 2008, 09:30 PM: Oooooo Arrrrghhh!!

Is that a Treasure Chest filled with pieces of eight I sees before me?
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: Ramp Rat on November 19, 2008, 11:17 PM: I'm not in this pic. but this is the crowd I met one day at a local park - Steve Baldrey, (Crazy Leggs - bloke in the center) Ralph Tribe and Eddie Morris (Radical Rat) - know as the Belmont Bombers from Belmont, Surrey. This was taken around '79/ '80.

Check out those lovely bikes :smitten:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m280/ramprat69/n1016809589_195913_1206.jpg)

I met this lot in 1981 riding my Team Murray down the local park - Such a cool feeling to meet others with the same passion for BMX. Back then, if you saw another BMX'r, you had to stop and say hello and ask where's some other local spots to ride and they'd tell you some secret spots. Check out the Tracker boy wishing he had a BMX. 8)

I remember getting Halfords race pants and crashing on the grass on purpose to see how trhat foam padding would hold up...ha ha ha. What a twit.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m280/ramprat69/bestofalbum340.jpg)
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: telelogic on August 20, 2009, 02:59 AM: This, I think, must be early 84?

I'd been riding for about three years by this time. the Curtis freestyler that I'm riding was the culmination of the usual bit by bit build that started with a diamondback viper.

this is unfortunately the only picture of this bike.

Within a month of this picture being taken the bike was stolen and my bmx days were over! well, for 23 years at least ;)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/qq30/telelogic/curtiskickturn.jpg)
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: FAZE3 on August 24, 2009, 04:41 PM: My first bike was a Black & Red Halfords Turbo, love that pic Moose. Think it cost £89 :P

Were they really about in 1980 ??? I can remember I was one of the last kids in my hood to get a bmx, so they must of been riding in 79.

I don't have any pics going that far back, expense of film etc ;D Here's one of our local sunday morning sports centre gathering, this must of been 84.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w92/faze3_photo/IMG_5019.jpg)

Below is last pic taken of me riding bitd, 85, sold bike a few weeks later :'(

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w92/faze3_photo/IMG_5006.jpg)[img]

Love the old school pic's, keep um coming fellas. Me ma says she has found 2 old bmx scrapbooks whilst clearing the loft, so I should be able to post some more ol school pics soon 8)
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: paulb113 on August 25, 2009, 05:09 PM: (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ww333/paulbarlow_album/scan0020.jpg)(http://)

Hi

Started riding in 1981 i think, loads of us got raleigh burners for xmas!
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: adenough on August 25, 2009, 06:00 PM: old, not sure, but i dont think i even had pubes.. :LolLolLolLol:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb199/adenough/P7070132.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb199/adenough/P7070133.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb199/adenough/P7070120.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb199/adenough/P7070119.jpg)
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: adenough on August 25, 2009, 06:09 PM: havnt aged abit :LolLolLolLol:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb199/adenough/PA030013.jpg)
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: Coastvl on August 28, 2009, 12:12 PM: heres a couple of me on my first POS bike. It didn't take long to be replaced. The first of many Mongoose came very soon after...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v108/coastvl/bike%20bits/blacktown1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v108/coastvl/bike%20bits/Ghostrider.jpg)
FiveDock Skatepark, Sydney Australia. 1981
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v108/coastvl/bike%20bits/me%20riding/dadandfivedock0001.jpg)
Still got this baby!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v108/coastvl/bike%20bits/me%20riding/oldbmxpics0004.jpg)
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: lk_97 on August 28, 2009, 03:49 PM: Quote from: Coastvl on August 28, 2009, 12:12 PM
heres a couple of me on my first POS bike. It didn't take long to be replaced. The first of many Mongoose came very soon after...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v108/coastvl/bike%20bits/blacktown1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v108/coastvl/bike%20bits/Ghostrider.jpg)
FiveDock Skatepark, Sydney Australia. 1981
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v108/coastvl/bike%20bits/me%20riding/dadandfivedock0001.jpg)
Still got this baby!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v108/coastvl/bike%20bits/me%20riding/oldbmxpics0004.jpg)
Love that second pic :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: meticulous on February 16, 2013, 06:35 PM: worth another viewing...
Title: Re: How far back in the day do you go?
Post by: Bob_Acid on February 18, 2013, 02:33 PM: Good shout :daumenhoch: