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re: Spinoff mid - late 40's baws BMX time

Posted on 1/15/17 at 10:15 am to
Posted by Pectus
Internet
Member since Apr 2010
67302 posts
Posted on 1/15/17 at 10:15 am to
sick air.
Posted by Boxcar
Richmond VA
Member since Mar 2016
900 posts
Posted on 1/15/17 at 10:16 am to
We used to jump everything.
Cars, ditches, culverts, ramps, even off the roofs of houses. We all broke something
From wrists, arms, legs to skulls.
Snowflakes now days cant touch a bike without a helmet and enough pads on to be a baseball catcher.
Posted by Mottleduk
Moss Bluff
Member since Nov 2009
561 posts
Posted on 1/15/17 at 10:18 am to
Us neighborhood kids got together at a friend's house and built the most bootleg 6ft vert ramp that a bunch of 6th graders could build. How we lived or avoided major injury is pretty amazing. being the owner of a good ramp was probably the highest status that one could achieve in our world.
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
147993 posts
Posted on 1/15/17 at 10:19 am to
Man I loved BMX in the young 90s.

Had GT performer. diamondback. Had a powerlite.

As a kid I would ride my bike over to the the bike shop and help them out for discounted prices on components. Like knee saver handlebars, three piece cranks, sealed bearings, and of course chrome caps
Posted by No8Easy2
in these ( . ) ( . ) 's
Member since Mar 2014
11828 posts
Posted on 1/15/17 at 10:20 am to
quote:

different jumps and tracks with his tractor.


told my dad we wanted something like this build



we ended with something like this instead
Posted by Boxcar
Richmond VA
Member since Mar 2016
900 posts
Posted on 1/15/17 at 10:22 am to
Fuq thats funny.
I think all of our ramps ended up the same.
Posted by Sparkplug#1
Member since May 2013
7352 posts
Posted on 1/15/17 at 10:24 am to
Grew up poor so I'd catch snakes and sell them for money to buy BMX bikes.

In the 80's I had a hutch all star and then a redline B with flight cranks. The redline was my favorite. Both were stolen.
Posted by bayoumuscle21
St. George
Member since Jan 2012
4979 posts
Posted on 1/15/17 at 10:25 am to
quote:

No8Easy2


As long as it got you air, who cares lol.
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
66939 posts
Posted on 1/15/17 at 10:29 am to
What are these outdoor photos of?

Signed,

millennials


Plus,

This was the "have to have" bike, with shock absorbers, way ahead of its time:
Posted by No8Easy2
in these ( . ) ( . ) 's
Member since Mar 2014
11828 posts
Posted on 1/15/17 at 10:29 am to
quote:

As long as it got you air, who cares


very true! spent many an hr trying to figure out how to get air, not much on landing
Posted by AUbagman
LA
Member since Jun 2014
11150 posts
Posted on 1/15/17 at 10:29 am to
Only 30 here, but this was my ride:

Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
44691 posts
Posted on 1/15/17 at 10:31 am to
Did any of you buy those miniature BMX bikes at the grocery store, and customize to look like your ride?
Posted by Boxcar
Richmond VA
Member since Mar 2016
900 posts
Posted on 1/15/17 at 10:31 am to
Could you imagine iff all Of us on here dug up our old bike and got together and tried that shite today.
Every ER in town would be full.
Posted by dinner roll
buttery goodness
Member since Feb 2006
6482 posts
Posted on 1/15/17 at 10:35 am to
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NEVER had "mags" on my wheels.

That pic makes me STILL jealous


I had instant jealousy seeing those mag wheels too.

Rocked this bad boy. Thing was fast. Probably because it weighed less from not having mag wheels.

Posted by eScott
Member since Oct 2008
11376 posts
Posted on 1/15/17 at 10:36 am to
I can imagine having the gate at Capital Schwinn springing back on me at this age.
Posted by Ric Flair
Charlotte
Member since Oct 2005
13867 posts
Posted on 1/15/17 at 10:40 am to
Thought about buying a 26" Haro Master throwback. Had one growing up (the original 20") and want something to cruise around, do endos and framestands.

Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
119980 posts
Posted on 1/15/17 at 10:40 am to
Where the stunt pegs?
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
147993 posts
Posted on 1/15/17 at 10:46 am to
Had a performer similar to this... with a couple upgrades and customizations.



Damn I'm seeing some of the old GT performers from that era selling for over a grand!!

Me and my brother threw up money and bought a GT vertigo off a guy and come to find out it was stolen, or not his to sell or something like that.
Posted by stlslick
St.Louis,Mo
Member since Nov 2012
14607 posts
Posted on 1/15/17 at 10:53 am to
we would ride to bike shops, where the pros would come in and do freestyle shite.

gt,haro,redline,etc all would be some where during the summer on tour. And on occasion, they would be on tour with the vision,powell and peralta,etc groups for double whammy action.

shite, we would ride 2-3 hours and then 2-3 hours back, every day to see a show or go some where to do shite.

We had freestyle bikes with pegs, but no one did shite, all 2 much of pussies, after that 1st nut crush on frame, or rip of leg on peg, it was ova.
Posted by Placebeaux
Bobby Fischer Fan Club President
Member since Jun 2008
51852 posts
Posted on 1/15/17 at 11:02 am to
Had a RM250 back in the day
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