If you are into BMX you would have undoubtedly seen TLB real name Tim Leighton Boyce’s pics some where, even if you didn’t realise they were his. For us kids who came through in the 80s Tim is a name we all know. we get into Tim’s start into the skateboard industry working at Alpine sports and the skateboard explosion in the 70s. His start in being a skateboard magazine photographer. The collapse of skateboarding into the BMX boom years and what he did and didn’t like about it. His early approach to covering the local kids as well as the pros of the time. The iconic photo shoots with Craig Campbell at Rom and the Eddie Fiola and Mike Dominguez Livingston story. The re emergence of Skateboarding and slowly creeping it into BMX Action bike, the emergence of the newer BMX street style. The infamous Mons jam’s and the UKBFA vs BMX action bike conflict. Turning the magazine into Read and Destroy with Nick Philip.
The demise of Read and Destroy and what came next, We also talk about the up coming read and Destroy book-which doesn’t feature any BMX pics inside, we did talk about his BMX archive but couldn’t include that part. Rumour has it there are over 3000 of Tim’s BMX pics out there…Let’s hope they make it into print sooner than later.
Tim Leighton-Boyce - Episode 27 - The Union Tapes Podcast
BMX action bike was the real UK BMX bible back in the 80s, it set the standard for uk bmx mags in its approach to covering BMX and how the many themes of it grew.I don’t know where to start with this intro, this is the first person on the show that has never ridden BMX, but contributed so much to it and many people have requested I get him on the show.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.