Nice. You gotta love the colors on those things.check out this dude's collection of old freestyle bikes:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/guav/sets/72057594061980326/
doesnt look like they are gonna have 24"s with the convertible axle. bummer...OH hell, yeah, Cru!
Check this out! I had NO FCKING IDEA! http://www.coloredtuffs.com/shop/index.php?act=viewDoc&docId=8
Be sure to read to the end! They are still in business and actually going to release two new bikes! WTF! Maybe your new 24" Cru??
That's a little before my time. Is that Greg Hill? Only guessing that because of the GHP.The only person that could make Tuff's look good on a cruiser:
I'll see if you guys know who these 2 legends are in the pic.
That's a little before my time. Is that Greg Hill? Only guessing that because of the GHP.
haha, Thanks. Yeah, that Leary is me at the trails I had in my parents backyard back in '85 or so. 8 acres of woods and me in high school at the time, I just dug and rode. It was pretty dialed setup especially for the time. We had a mini half for skating too around '88. Bike is a Hutch Pro Racer that I had just repainted w/ a rattle can a few days earlier.That's you, right? With a nasty leary... Harry would be proud.
I'm interested, post it up or drop me a PM. I remember reading the how-to on kick-turn 540's and the included quote along the lines of "If you can do this, go find a sponsor" (or something like that) then going out and learning them in like a day. Never did get beyond an LBS sponsor though...OGRipper - cool pics - that ad w/ Buff is great as it's a ripoff of an for RadPads (IIRC).
Very strange is I just found a pdf file of that issue of BMX Action you put up. I can send the link to whomever is intereted in it.
Sh1t, I may be sitting in the crowd in that pic.The only person that could make Tuff's look good on a cruiser:
Here it is: http://files.filefront.com/BMXA_April82zip/;4922160;;/fileinfo.htmlI'm interested, post it up or drop me a PM. I remember reading the how-to on kick-turn 540's and the included quote along the lines of "If you can do this, go find a sponsor" (or something like that) then going out and learning them in like a day. Never did get beyond an LBS sponsor though...
How about 3/4? Blue Dyno, pink GT performer, and a mongoose decade? Or is it a blue GT and a pink Dyno? Not sure about the fourth.Name the bikes?
I think you're right on the year. It could be '92. Yeah, 1 1/8" wheels, Uni seat, Ecko helmet, Big Daddy Ralph's team uniform, and, of course, Vans. I started to wear the mask (sometimes) after I knocked out a tooth in a crash while I was wearing a jofa. I'm trying to remember the frame I was on, I think it was either a MCS or an ELF.Cru - that is rad! I have some mid-school flavor myself as I was riding a lot up to the summer of '88 (according to the "higher ups" on Vintage - old school ended in '85). I then got back into it in '95 when I started riding trails and reading Snap mags and watching Props vids.
And whatcha running there? 1 1/8" or 1 3/8" wheels? Uni seat? Echo or Ecko helmet (btw, I loved those Euro wrap visors). Can't tell the plate - Crit? Zeronine? Extra cool factor if those are your goggle mask around your neck. My guess for the year is 1991.
That thread is bad ass. I think this is my favorite pic...There are plenty of great old school pics in this thread on Vintage:
http://www.vintagebmx.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=027113;p=1
Now we know where you get your trick ideas from.That thread is bad ass. I think this is my favorite pic...
The biggest difference is that with a leary your legs are bent and with a turndown your legs are straight. That and the bike is usually in a more vertical position in a turndown. They are close enough, though, that Harry Leary is generally credited with inventing the turndown.I'm not sure I see much of a difference between a turndown and a leary though, educate me
Heck yeah it is. Don has some rad old school tricks. I always wanted to do this one...don, cool site you have.
who wouldnt want to do such a sweet trick. i think cru, you, should make an old school only shess some time. dress up in all the colors and through only old school tricksHeck yeah it is. Don has some rad old school tricks. I always wanted to do this one...