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Anybody here race BMX back in the 80s?
Posted on 8/16/15 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 8/16/15 at 1:00 pm
Good times racing back then. Capital Schwinn and Shipley's in BR. Bike Connection in Gonzales. Who else partook?
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Posted on 8/16/15 at 1:05 pm to Sarsippius
Didn't race but my childhood friend did religiously. There was a place called Armadillo Downs here in Houston we used to go to.
BMX.... Hutch, Haro, Diamond Back, Redline, GT... Good times!
BMX.... Hutch, Haro, Diamond Back, Redline, GT... Good times!
Posted on 8/16/15 at 1:05 pm to Sarsippius
I raced at Capital Schwinn and Shipley's just about every weekend. Hutch Holeshot FTW.
Posted on 8/16/15 at 1:09 pm to Sarsippius
Can I answer if I did in the 90s? 
Posted on 8/16/15 at 1:13 pm to MikeBRLA
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I raced at Capital Schwinn and Shipley's just about every weekend.
I worked at the mall and spent every dollar I made on BMX.
Posted on 8/16/15 at 1:20 pm to Sarsippius
Around the neighborhood streets , the woods and cane fields behind the neighborhood
Posted on 8/16/15 at 1:21 pm to MikeBRLA
Same here. I raced a redline and my best friend was sponsored by CW. My son now rides that same 84 redline. Seems like it's the only chromoly frame in existence. The other kids don't even know what to make of the original UNI seat.
Posted on 8/16/15 at 1:30 pm to Sarsippius
GT Match 1/ MT Fox
Behind the old WalMart in G-Town.
Behind the old WalMart in G-Town.
Posted on 8/16/15 at 1:34 pm to dyslexic
[quote]Behind the old WalMart in G-Town.
Lots of Sundays spent back there. "Riders ready...watch the lights"
Lots of Sundays spent back there. "Riders ready...watch the lights"
Posted on 8/16/15 at 1:39 pm to Sarsippius
Redline, Mongoose, or Diamondback. Anything else and you're a nerd.
Posted on 8/16/15 at 1:40 pm to Sarsippius
Good times when the gate would malfunction and slam closed throwing everyone over the handle bars.
Posted on 8/16/15 at 1:46 pm to Sarsippius
I had that Dyno Nitro with the 3 spoke mags around '98 
A few years later I got a Haro Ryan Nyquist edition
A few years later I got a Haro Ryan Nyquist edition
Posted on 8/16/15 at 1:48 pm to biglego
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Redline, Mongoose, or Diamondback. Anything else and you're a nerd.
We had a little bit of everything in my neighborhood: Skyway, Torker, Redline, Hutch, CW, Kuwahara, Elf, Robinson, Schwinn, Mongoose...we cared for those bikes more than most people cared for their cars.
Posted on 8/16/15 at 2:04 pm to Sarsippius
If you consider watching the movie Rad ad nauseum as a kid then yes, yes I did.
Posted on 8/16/15 at 2:15 pm to biglego
They had a guy in my hood with a rare DG bike. We would all drool over it. I don't think he even raced it though.
Posted on 8/16/15 at 2:17 pm to 82fumanchu
Posted on 8/16/15 at 2:29 pm to Sarsippius
An old picture taken of my (now) wife and me at a high school dance circa 1986:
Great memories.
(And frick Mongoose Racing, The Federation of American Bicyclists, Bart Taylor, dude twins, red-headed kids, and SAT exams.)
Great memories.
(And frick Mongoose Racing, The Federation of American Bicyclists, Bart Taylor, dude twins, red-headed kids, and SAT exams.)
Posted on 8/16/15 at 2:38 pm to shutterspeed
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An old picture taken of my (now) wife and me at a high school dance circa 1986
Glad you're doing well, Cru...
Posted on 8/16/15 at 2:41 pm to Sarsippius
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Glad you're doing well, Cru...
I have that song "Send Me and Angel" on my workout play list.
I remember going to watch BMX races somewhere in BR in the 80s. Where was a track at in town?
Posted on 8/16/15 at 2:44 pm to Sarsippius
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Same here. I raced a redline and my best friend was sponsored by CW. My son now rides that same 84 redline. Seems like it's the only chromoly frame in existence. The other kids don't even know what to make of the original UNI seat.
Same here! raced a Redline with the UNI seat and had Cooks 3 piece cranks, it was rad
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