New member from Bristol! mix of mid and new school bmx's NOW WITH PICS

[raymondo]

Alright guys, my names Ray and im from farmersville, Bristol!

Ive been riding bmx seriously since i was 14, im 22 next week! and ive just got back into again since having a baby nearly 2 years ago.

Just finished my new build and last weekend i got a 98 gt dyno compe off a friend witch im currently restoring to its former glory!

The gt dyno was the first bmx i everwanted so im so glad i finally got one, i know it isnt iconic BUT its good memborys for me!

ive owned loads of bmx's over the years off the top of my head ive had

Pre 'serious' bmx days

.1997 gt pro performer

.Robinson ruckus

.2000 gt pro performer

.Haro zippo

.Haro backtrail x3 nyquist signature

.Specilized 413?

More serious bmx days

Muitiny sinister custom build

Simple custom build

kink farside custom build

And now my subrosa pandora custom build witch i finished today!


ill get some pics together of my recent bikes over the years and a restoration thread of the dyno!

thanks for looking!!!

[GavinDavis]

Welcome to Rad mate! 

[webbie]

Welcome Ray 

[raymondo]

thanks for the welcome guys


heres a couple of pics from 2010-2011 down my local skatepark this was when footjam stuff started getting popular i leart them then stopped riding so its gonna be a trial and error getting to pick them up again! i did pull off a hop 360 earlyer though witch i was pooing myself over because i never done it in sooo long haha!

ive got loads of other pics on my old hardrive, mostly riding street, plenty of rails and stairs gonna get them uptogether when i got 5





flat bank to bowl transfer



and a cople of the dyno nothing special i know im spending quite a bit of english pounds getting it up together at the moment and im trying to find some nice dyno forks if anyone got some kicking about, 1" threaded of corse!!







as she stands at the moment

[stidds]

Welcome to the site Raymondo, looks like your local skate park is Hengrove Park.

I live in Hengrove myself.

[raymondo]

ah sweet!

yea man hengrove was my local and will be again when the weather improves!!, i used to live 5 mintes from dean lane but it got propper rough down there a few years back so started riding the grove and never looked back! luckly i only live a stones throw away from hengrove now in inns court

[stidds]

You are not very far from me then, I live by the Academy school in Hengrove.

I used to ride Dean Lane but that was in 1982/3 so a very long time ago.

[raymondo]

hmmmm by anychance did you ever know a local lad (well bloke now) called lee popel? he always said to me he was a good rider back in the 80s

[Jaan]

Welcome to RAD bud 

[BMX1973]

welcome mate