Author Topic: Grind Magazine â€“ 1996 (loads of scans) (Read 5682 times)

SaMAlex · « **on:** September 21, 2007, 02:52 PM »

Grind Magazine â€“ 1996

Grind magazine was a BMX magazine from Future publishing. It was a one off BMX mag and I donâ€™t think Future did any BMXs mags after it. I friend of mine was very involved in the making of Grind we all were happy to help out with all kinds of things from â€˜how toâ€™s and bike tests. One of the funnies things we did was an article on BMX rider stereotypes. 5 of us chose a riding discipline and dressed up appropriately. We hammed it up big time, and people seemed to find the funny side, even if I did think I was going to get shot by a flatland gangster for a while.

Last night I found my copy of Grind so I scanned some of it in. There is loads of cool stuff in there, the adds, the bike tests, the products, all great. I could have scanned every page but I have just done a few â€¦ for now anyway.

Cover

Rider stereo types

Jamie didnâ€™t ride BMXs but he was the cleanest cut kid we knew. The closest thing we had to a race bike was Taffs 24â€ CW â€¦ which later he folded in half at High Wycombe race track

Ian was making the magazine so he got to be the cool guy Dirtjumper. That was his own bike at the time, which was Crowmans old dirtbike.

I was the gangsta flatlander. The bike was a 16â€ BMX borrowed from the bike shop we all worked at. It had a double top tube and was tiny so it seemed like a good flatland bike. I totally faked some flat land tricks. The pegs were so big and the wheels so small I was just leaning with the peg on the floor for the pics

Crowman cleaned up and tucked his shirt in for the vert rider. The bike was a bike that was tested elsewhere in the magazine.

Taff (who was taken away in an ambulance at MK07) was the street rider. He is riding Crowmans bike (see post in â€˜midâ€™ about it). Its just the bike same now, only hes painted the frame white. Funny thing is, Taff doesnâ€™t look far off street riders of today, with his Metal shirt.

There were loads of cool adds and products in Grind but Ive only scanned some of them.

harris · « **Reply #1 on:** September 21, 2007, 02:57 PM »

nice one alex that lots mad my day.
cracking adds i need that mag i will go on the hunt for it lazzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Lazarou · « **Reply #2 on:** September 21, 2007, 03:00 PM »

Of course i have it!

It did get a lot of flak however, i can't admit to loving it myself.

Sorry Alex!

SaMAlex · « **Reply #3 on:** September 21, 2007, 03:02 PM »

Quote from: harris on September 21, 2007, 02:57 PM

nice one alex that lots mad my day.
cracking adds

Dan

Here is another one for you

I didnt know the S&M team were co-sponsored by fishbone or that Ian Morris used a UFO for a while. It helps to explain why I got sent a UFO â€¦ even if I didnâ€™t use it!

harris · « **Reply #4 on:** September 21, 2007, 03:02 PM »

its more for the adds,and the lads in it been on rad with good bit of history.
plus im re building taffs bike

muttley · « **Reply #5 on:** September 21, 2007, 03:26 PM »

I didnt know someone else had been carted orff from MK in a abmulance

Must have missed that one

harris · « **Reply #6 on:** September 21, 2007, 03:29 PM »

taff the loon in mucho pain with broken collar bone.

SaMAlex · « **Reply #7 on:** September 21, 2007, 03:30 PM »

Quote from: muttley on September 21, 2007, 03:26 PM

I didnt know someone else had been carted orff from MK in a abmulance Must have missed that one

Dan, that pic RULES!!!! Taff did his coller bone on the sunday, just having a roll around between motos. He only started back at work this week! It might well have been a bit of rib and shoulder blade too but they cant do anything about any of them so they didnt bother X-raying him all that much. Taff does like to crash!

pickle · « **Reply #8 on:** September 21, 2007, 03:30 PM »

when was this Mag done Alex? £3:50 in 96! No wonder they never made another!

SaMAlex · « **Reply #9 on:** September 21, 2007, 03:33 PM »

Quote from: pickle on September 21, 2007, 03:30 PM

when was this Mag done Alex? £3:50 in 96! No wonder they never made another!

It was a massive mag. 112 pages of full colour!
Having said that, Future publishing could have probably sold it for free, they are so big!

harris · « **Reply #10 on:** September 21, 2007, 03:34 PM »

lol i kept that picture back from mk as i wasnt sure it was in good taste

SaMAlex · « **Reply #11 on:** September 21, 2007, 03:36 PM »

Your probably right Dan. It is in bad taste to post pics like that ...

harris · « **Reply #12 on:** September 21, 2007, 03:38 PM »

i was actually trying to take his mind of the pain for a moment or 2 so i said smile

dialledbikes · « **Reply #13 on:** September 21, 2007, 03:41 PM »

Nice one Alex. I bought that mag and it's in one of several boxes of 1990-2001 BMX mags in my folks loft!

I'd forgotten all about that mag. Thanks for reminding me!

Came out just before the 1996 Worlds (when Dale Holmes won his first title), so it had plenty of racing in it

SaMAlex · « **Reply #14 on:** September 21, 2007, 03:45 PM »

Quote from: dialledbikes on September 21, 2007, 03:41 PM

Came out just before the 1996 Worlds (when Dale Holmes won his first title), so it had plenty of racing in it

There is loads of racing in it. Its a very full magazine. I might do some more scanning, Im sure there is more that people will like

Quote from: Lazarou on September 21, 2007, 03:00 PM

Of course i have it!
It did get a lot of flak however, i can't admit to loving it myself.

Laz, have another look through it. I think you might like it more now, what with all the talk of how empty and samey UK Ride is now.

scooby74 · « **Reply #15 on:** September 21, 2007, 04:14 PM »

more scans please Alex

Lazarou · « **Reply #16 on:** September 21, 2007, 04:15 PM »

Quote from: S&MAlex on September 21, 2007, 03:45 PM

Quote from: dialledbikes on September 21, 2007, 03:41 PM

Came out just before the 1996 Worlds (when Dale Holmes won his first title), so it had plenty of racing in it

There is loads of racing in it. Its a very full magazine. I might do some more scanning, Im sure there is more that people will like

Quote from: Lazarou on September 21, 2007, 03:00 PM
Of course i have it!
It did get a lot of flak however, i can't admit to loving it myself.

Laz, have another look through it. I think you might like it more now, what with all the talk of how empty and samey UK Ride is now.

Will do me old skip!

darkersomeday · « **Reply #17 on:** September 21, 2007, 04:21 PM »

interesting reading there dude

great to see the s&m test's and stuff,

who was the flatlander that got the kite on??

cheers for posting those up like

harris · « **Reply #18 on:** September 21, 2007, 04:24 PM »

taffs cw cruiser is that a "pe" hub i spot..

SaMAlex · « **Reply #19 on:** September 21, 2007, 07:22 PM »

Quote from: harris on September 21, 2007, 04:24 PM

taffs cw cruiser is that a "pe" hub i spot..

Taffs CW had red Ukia rims on suntour large flange hubs ... the very same wheelset that are on my 24" challenger right now. Him folding that frame came right when I was after some 24" wheels. I really must give them back to him.

Dingobmxer · « **Reply #20 on:** September 21, 2007, 08:17 PM »

I have that mag at my parents and had forgotten all about it, its in with my BMXRider collection I think?

DINGO

the_cyclops · « **Reply #21 on:** September 21, 2007, 10:49 PM »

Man!

I remember reading that mag on Fistral beach watching the Surfmasters competition whilst on my Honeymoon!

Philbert · « **Reply #22 on:** September 21, 2007, 11:10 PM »

if memory serves me correct it was released just in time for the backyard jam in 96 in the field. pretty much everyone had a copy. i believe future publishing needed to sell roughly 20000 cpoies to make it profitable. i don't think there was 20000 bmxers in the country at that point! maybe the next year when the big boom hit. cheers channel 5!

can't say as though i liked it though. i thought some of the pics made a mockery of the sport i love!

SaMAlex · « **Reply #23 on:** September 21, 2007, 11:12 PM »

Ive got a connection with the backyard 96, in the field, and this magazine.

Philbert · « **Reply #24 on:** September 21, 2007, 11:45 PM »

alex. can you remember any vids that featured the 96 backyard jam. in my collection i can only find footage of 97 on thunder.

Author Topic: Grind Magazine â€“ 1996 (loads of scans) (Read 5682 times)

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dialledbikes

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