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[bobafett]

Great work as always 

[MartyC]

Great work as always 

+1 Really appreciate the work you put in to get these posted up 

[Johnnyringo]

An open letter from Johnny Ringo


Oldschoolmags .com was built on the simple notion that ‘When everyone contributes, then everyone benefits’.  The idea being that people share whatever resources that have in order to build a huge online BMX library.  Unfortunately the reality has turned out to be quite different.  While a lot of work has been done in building the library (and I am quite proud of what has been achieved so far), most of the contributing has been done by a small minority while the vast majority of users seem content to sit back and do all the benefiting.

It staggers me to think that so few people seem to believe that the site is worth supporting and that there are so many people out there who are happy to keep taking without any thought of giving anything back.

THE SITE DOES NOT RUN ITSELF NOR DOES IT PAY FOR ITSELF.  The site was not set up to make money but to keep these magazines and books freely available to all members of the oldschool community.  Up to this point, some of the costs have been covered by a small group of 12 or so financial supporters and the rest has come out of my own pocket.  This is neither fair nor exceptable.

The simple reality is that if everyone who uses the site on a regular basis just kicked in $5 each then the site running costs would be covered for the next couple of years.  Is this an unfair expectation?  Is it not worth putting in a couple of dollars in order to have these documents available?  The fact that so few people have been willing to give up to this point would suggest that the answer is no, it’s not worth it.  And if that is the case then what’s the point of continuing?

I have tried in the past to subtly encourage users to make a small contribution but these have yielded little support.  Perhaps I was being too subtle.  More likely though, it’s just that people don’t care.

Now I understand that some people simply cannot afford to give.  And that’s fine.  I have no problem with that.  But what does bother me is that there are a lot of site users who are happy to spend hundreds of dollars on some old bike part to finish of their ‘latest build’ and yet they won’t put in $5 or $10 to support a resource from which they benefit so greatly.  It’s this short-sighted and selfish attitude that is the hardest thing for me to swallow.  And if this attitude continues then the site cannot.

So the point is this:  site users need to take more responsibility in helping the site to continue to grow.  If more people do not start contributing financially then the site will either have to become a paid membership site or it will close.  Both of these are very real options at this point.

You’ve been warned.  Either support the site or lose it.  It’s your choice.

End rant.

Johnny Ringo.

[bobafett]

At $5 a shout I reckon paid membership would be the way forward - I for one would be happy to pay a few dollars to continue using this great site 

[MartyC]

At $5 a shout I reckon paid membership would be the way forward - I for one would be happy to pay a few dollars to continue using this great site 

+1 It's such a valuable resource for all of us and $5 is about the price of a large flat white 

[hunterdubber]

Just donated  $10 with thanks , small price  for you contributions ,Johnny 


Christian

[MartyC]

Just donated  $10 with thanks , small price  for you contributions ,Johnny 


Christian

+1 AUD$10 winging its way from my wifes Paypal account 

[Johnnyringo]

A big thanks goes out to to the 13 good-hearted people (That's right, just 13!!!) who responded to my call for help.  These guys along with the small group who have previously donated have shown that they truly understand the value of the site and what it is about.  The rest of you need to take a good, hard long look at yourselves.  Do the right thing and be a site supporter rather than just a site user.




BMX Action - March 1986 .pdf now available for download at http://oldschoolmags.com/

[ED209]

$10 sent 

one amazing resource!

[hunterdubber]

Well hopefully with Ed's message in the shoutbox and the more people see the donation request  on the entrance to your site 

 , then hopefully alot more will show their apprecation by contributing ,,,literally the price of a couple of beers 

[Johnnyringo]

Freestyle Spectacular - December 1986 .pdf now available for download at http://oldschoolmags.com/
Thanks to Paolo L.




BMX by Mike Devitt (1974) .pdf now available for download at http://oldschoolmags.com/
Thanks to Ron C.

[Haro Fan]

$10 sent. I think I've already got my monies worth. Please keep the Freestyle magazines coming. Thanks.

Haro Fan.

[Johnnyringo]

BMX Plus - November 1982 .pdf now available for download at http://oldschoolmags.com/
Thanks once again to Ray J.



Skyway 1982 Catalog .pdf now available for download at http://oldschoolmags.com/
Thanks to Philippe D.

[Johnnyringo]

Freestylin' - Summer 1984 .pdf now available for download at http://oldschoolmags.com/
Thanks again to Ron C.

[Johnnyringo]

BMX Action - November 1981 .pdf now available for download at http://oldschoolmags.com/


***Special Note***
A big thanks to those generous souls who have supported the site by making a donation recently.  To those who have not - Don't be schmucks - the more support the site gets the more mags and books we can make available.

Thanks,
JR.

[hunterdubber]

Great work Simon  ,,really appreciated 

[Johnnyringo]

Great work Simon  ,,really appreciated 

My Pleasure.



Super BMX - April 1986 .pdf now available for download at http://oldschoolmags.com/
Thanks to Christophe P.

[Johnnyringo]

BMX Plus - October 1983 .pdf  -  Thanks once again to Ray J.

And



BMX Australia - February 1981 .pdf  -  Thanks to Andrew G.

Now available for download at http://oldschoolmags.com/

[hunterdubber]

I've not downloaded for a few month Simon

So at the end of the month , I'lll do a bulk download and DONATE again

So should everyone who uses the site , what's a few ozzy dollars for what you're getting back 

[kuwahero]

Yeah its well worth it lads, such a great resource for your builds

I donated the other month and got a very nice thank you mail, from Simon.

Keep up the good work mate

[Johnnyringo]

Thanks for the support guys.  Enjoy.



BMX Action - April 1986 .pdf now available for download at http://oldschoolmags.com/

[Johnnyringo]

Super BMX - December 1988 .pdf - Thanks to Phillipe D.

and



American Freestyler - August 1987 .pdf - This issue was scanned and uploaded to the web by Timo, 5 or so years ago but hasn't been available to download for a few years.  So I've compiled it and added it to the site.

Now available for download at http://oldschoolmags.com/

[Johnnyringo]

Hi guys,

I'm sure many of you have wondered why or been concerned that there hasn't been any new mags for almost a month now.  I haven't disappeared or lost interest in the project but I did start a new job five weeks ago which has kept me pretty busy.  On top of that, I'm currently rebuilding the whole site from scratch which will look better and more organised (as well as having a few new features).  So I haven't had as much time to work on mags as I previously did but my goal is still to make as many books and mags available as possible.  They just might becoming a little slower for a while.

So here's another classic out of the vault thanks to Matt P.



BMX Plus - August 1980 .pdf now available for download at http://oldschoolmags.com/

[Johnnyringo]

BMX Action - May 1979 .pdf now available for download at http://oldschoolmags.com/

[Johnnyringo]

Just added a couple of books:



Freestylin' by Len Weed (1982) - Featuring the BMX Action Trick Team and



BMX Bandits (1983) thanks to Coasty.

Now available for download at http://oldschoolmags.com/