A look back at a few early BMX tracks in Cali - circa 1970's... Escape Country, Malibu Canyon, B.U.M.S., Redondo Beach. A brief history of BMX tracks and old school BMX racing...
BMX Beat! International hosted by Andy Ruffell & Gaz Top. The show featured some of the best BMX freestyle riders in the world at that time including the Hugo Gonzales and Rich Sigur and UK riders Craig Campbell, Dave Young, and Jason Hassell.
The Featured Riders are from the Flatland Pro Class and a Collage of Expert Level Riders. Pro Class (Flatland): - Donnavan Ritter (Hutch) - Mike Dominguez (Diamond Back) - RL Osborn (Redline) - Woody Itson (Hutch). NFA stands for National Freestyle Association. The National Freestyle Association is formed.
BMX Worlds Cologne 2019 ...THE LEGENDS with Mat Hoffman Brian Blyther Dave Nourie on the bikes plus Bob Haro Ron Wilkerson Stephan Prantl (only watching) Thanks for another great day at BMX Cologne, Germany.
Unreel Productions & Vision Street Wear present: Freestyling Fanatics BMX. Released in 1988.
Dedicated to the memory of Curb Dogs founder Dave Vanderspek, this blast from the past features classic footage from the 1980s showing how extreme skateboarding and BMX bike riding was done back in the day when old school was still in session.
1987 AFA Masters Finals @ The Velodrome which was held on November 21, 22 1987. ESPN Televised this and it may have been their first attempt in bring the Sport of Freestyle BMX to TV and the masses. It mainly focuses on a few of our Favorite Pros (R.L., Dennis, Martin, Wilkerson, Blyther Dominquez, Hofmann, ) on both Flatland and Ramp, but was heavily sponsored by "Murray" and Rich Sigur is highlighted many times. It was covered by "Super BMX & Freestyle" (March 1988 Issue)
(1986) Freestyle Clinic Featuring: Dennis McCoy. This video was released in 1986. This was right as Dennis was starting to get big. My friend Jamie brought this tape up to my house (Knowing I was a DMC Fan) and suggested I watch. It was filmed in the Kansas City area where Dennis lived. Most of the Ground Demo's are done in what looks like a Mall Fountain area.
GT Bicycles Produced this Video back in 1986. GT Factory Riders: Eddie Fiola, Martin Aparijo, Brian Scura and some new guy Josh White. Combined with some cheesy music, it brings back a lot of good memories!
Bob Haro BMX Australia Simon Townsends Wonder World. Master Bob kicking it old skool back in the day. If you want to see what modifications Bob did to his Torker to turn it into a Freestyle bike there is plenty of detail shown. Note that Bob has some very rare "Magnesium Alloy Wheels" on his Torker.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.