This is vintage 8mm footage of a BMX bike race. The race took place in the San Diego area.
On Wednesday, June 2nd, we place an order with Vans Custom for the Bob Haro / Bob Morales Vans Wafflecup Custom Slip-ons. These shoes form part of a package that includes the global edition of the book (with around 200 additional pages of content), the custom Vans Tote backpack, two limited-edition T-shirts, and other items. For those who wish to grab this package and guarantee their size is locked in, now is the time to place the order.
The Limited Edition Vans X The Birth of the BMX Freestyle Movement Package launches the Global Edition of the book.
With almost 200 pages of new and updated content, we journey through the history of the UK Freestyle scene in a dedicated chapter that features input from British riders and industry figureheads. We also get into the van with the Factory Tour teams in a chapter that pulls the curtain back on the mid-80s summer tours titled “East of the 5” with insights from the teams, the announcers, and the brand owners who handed over the company credit cards and AAA maps before sending their crews into the depths of every town USA and beyond for the summer months.
To send this last edition up, the good folks at Vans allowed me to design some of their new dedicated
1980s Old School BMX VDC, JMC, SE Racing, PK Ripper, Cook Bros, National Pro, GHP, Race Inc.
1980s Old School BMX VDC, JMC, SE Racing, PK Ripper, Cook Bros, National Pro, GHP, Race Inc. 15 bikes to ride and BMX dealer on speed dial.
Released in early 1995, Prody Three - The X Up Files contains footage from all over south east Queensland featuring some of the best riders in Australia at the time.
Same thing. Different part of the world. The early days....
Pre-internet Gen-X: Skating, freestyle BMX, and the explosion of goth, industrial, post-punk, and electronic music connect and divide a series of teens exploring sex, drugs, and violence amidst a racially polarized blue-collar bedroom suburb backdrop of Cleveland, Ohio, Dayglow Black is a series of all true tales from 1987–1991.
Craig and Isaac chat with Bill Batchelor about his old school photo collection he took in LA during the peak of the Freestyle movement - at 14 years old.
Just so I can watch and get stoked whenever I need it. Also went with a crusty VHS tape so it had the proper feel.
Shot locally and released in 1986, the movie Rad tells the story of Cru, a young man with a dream of making it big as a BMX racer by racing the “Helltrack” and winning the grand prize of $100,000 (and a sweet Corvette).
NBA founder, Ernie Alexander talks about early organized BMX racing competition.. the National Bicycle Association (NBA)
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.