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.
You won't believe the old-school bmx photos Bill Batchelor took as a kid!
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.
NBA founder, Ernie Alexander talks about early organized BMX racing competition.. the National Bicycle Association (NBA)
Mours saint Eusèbe (26) . Deuxième Championnat d'Europe de BMX en France aprèsDijon en 83.
In 1972, Gary Turner, a professional drag racer and experienced welder, started out making a BMX bike out of chrome-moly tubing for his son Craig to race at the BMX tracks. Craig's bike gets noticed and Gary starts to supply the frames to other kids and building his reputation one frame at a time. Gary Turner BMX was born.
BMX Vintage Footage - Rare find of the early years! by Terry Dussault
Awesome vintage BMX movie filmed on Schwinn Stingrays around 1976 in Southern California titled "Born to be Wild".
Mel Stoutsenberger's photo picks. Episode 54e; Who, Where, When, What, and Why?
We've asked Mel Stoutsenberger to pick his favourite photos from back in the day and give us the Who, Where, When, What, and Why. Mel documented BMX first hand. Here's photo number Five.
IMAGE FIVE:
Who: Bruce Bufkin from Canoga Park, California. Bruce and I became friends in 1968 because of our shared interest in motocross. We didn't have motorcycles yet but we had our Schwinn Stingrays which we rode as much as we could in the empty fields and trails around our neighborhood. His older Brother used to help us work on our bikes, gave us tips, customizing and making them better suited for riding in the dirt.
Where: Indian Dunes Motorcycle Park, mini-bike track, Valencia, California.
When: August 1972.
BMX Old School Pictures by Bmx Old school
Massive Oldschool BMX Collection // Going through My Stash // Goods BMX by Snakebite BMX
We just moved into a new shop and stuff is everywhere! Thought it would be a good time to share some of it with you!
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.