Here are a few magazine and tour pics from the late 80's of me at comps and on tour...
Some Old BMX Pics
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And two more...
You should slam your seat. Haha. Those are some very rad shots from the true old school. That candy bar is wicked.
Look how big my sprocket is... funny stuff!
those VSW shoes REALLY bring back some memories. I had the VSW hip pack and I thought I was the shiz....
I know Voelker still rides and does some shows with one of my buddies. Voelker is just an all around killer rider. Tons of skill and he would most definitely kill it on the 26es.
Cool stuff man! I used to ride back then too.
Me and my bros started doing endos and other little tricks in about 1983, right before 'freestyle' started getting big.
Me and my bros started doing endos and other little tricks in about 1983, right before 'freestyle' started getting big.
A published photo of oneself taken by Spike Jonze equals instant cred. Nice work!
haha... 'Joel Slaw'...
Nice pics.
lol someday were gunna be looking back and sayn' man look at that bike without brakes, and look that guy has a chain!
lol someday were gunna be looking back and sayn' man look at that bike without brakes, and look that guy has a chain!
Those are such rad shots. I particular like the pics with the Mongoose motorhome ramp - you are boosting that quarter huge! The one 2 page spread w/ the photo by Spike Jonze is something to be very proud of as well. Was that in Go?
Some of the younger riders are probably used to seeing this level from the modern day talent - but this stuff was top notch BITD - actually I'm not sure how many guys these days could get double can's that extended out of a 1/4.
Some of the younger riders are probably used to seeing this level from the modern day talent - but this stuff was top notch BITD - actually I'm not sure how many guys these days could get double can's that extended out of a 1/4.
That was from GO... I had 3 more 2-page pics like that invert, one of a cancan at the last AFA Masters event ever, one of a turndown from a King of Vert in Colorado Springs, and another of a topside no foot cancan, but I cannot find the magazines. I'm hoping my parents have them at their house in Texas. I also have about 10 more magazine pics, but most of them were either candybars or topside no footed cancans so I didn't post them up. Spike Jonze was always my favorite photographer because he got the sickest angles and made stuff look so good. I was always stoked when I got a shot from him.