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. His photos tell stories.
Who: My long time friend and fellow bike mechanic, John George. Little did I know when I shot this photo that John would land the NBA National #1 position later in the year. John worked as a mechanic for Canoga Cycle Center and raced for their team exclusively. He raced NBA sanctioned events almost every weekend of the year as well as many week nights. He was fast, hard to beat and had piles of style. Whether he was on a long gnarly downhill course like Malibu Country Club or a Friday night flat track bash at the Van Nuys Teen Center, John always held his own.
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. His photos tell stories.
Who: (L-R) Bill Ford, Mike Aldred, Butch Baum and John George. We had just received our new Canoga Cycle Center BMX Team shirts that Russ Okawa had made. Completely stoked, we decided to head over to our closest hot spot wearing our new shirts for some photos. I shot a roll of 36 exposure black and white film and got a lot of killer pics but this one was the money shot. Tight formation, everyone has decent air, the light was good and none of the guys hit me after landing.
We found it! This is the official video for 'BMX Boys' by Danny Owen & The Mongoose team! Released in 1983, this track was everywhere in the early '80s including The Kelloggs BMX Racing series.
EVENT BMX CROSS ACEH TAMIANG
Made in 1985 by Trends In Professional Sound And Video Dimensions.
Never Seen Before footage of Fred Blood SE Freestyle BMX in Taipei Taiwan from May of 1985 by Fred Blood
I traveled to Taipei with Mike Devitt of SE Racing to get ready for the Taiwan Bicycle Show and this video was produced by the Dodson Factory to show what Freestyle BMX was to the factories.
Hi all, for those interested, I share details of a new BMX History project I am working on with Redline Bicycles and company founder, Linn Kastan. Redline Foundations looks back on Linn’s story during the early years - his entry into the emerging BMX scene and the founding of the Redline brand - arguably the most innovative of the 1970s and 80s era. The project brings together a community of ex-Redline riders, industry figureheads, ad ex-employees to tell the story of the brand through video, features, and a dedicated Redline history website.
We launch the project with a unique proposition. For those who appreciate and collect BMX hardware,
Gary Turner's (GT Bicycles Co-Founder) First BMX Monoshock Story by Pipeline Digital Media
Legendary BMX (and A LOT of other bikes) innovator and developer, Gary Turner is assisted by voices of Stompin' Stu Thomsen and his brother Glenn Turner to tell the story of the development of Gary's first monoshock BMX bike in the 1970's. Written and Directed by Todd Huffman, Produced by Don Hoffman and photographed by Keith Martin and Jimmy Cook. Produced by Pipeline Digital Media, creators of "The Motocross Files" and "PENTON: The John Penton Story narrated by Lyle Lovett".
Isaac and Craig have a conversation with the Lord of BMX Freestyle and street riding legend, Dave Voelker of Dyno fame. Dave talks about his history and looks at the future with 29 inch BMX bikes.
Mendo Veljanovski started practicing BMX about 6 years ago.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.