Radlands Icepick pic by Coombes - 1995

[SaMAlex]

I got sent this photo ages ago from Andy Coombes (of Lord Clothing). It was taken in 95/96 Id guess, at a contest at Radlands, Northampton. I’m just catching the bars during a barspin icepick on the mini ramp. Andy did some crazy stuff to the photo to make it distorted and partly coloured. There is a little hand written note on the photo.

My bike was fairly customised at that point. Here’s how it went down:

94 Dirtbike frame – Custom textured black powder coat.
Slam bars– cut down “dancing man’s”
Menstrual (“Stupid”) forks – canti mounts added
Menstrual 1” clamp on stem – Upside down cos they didn’t do rednecks for them yet
PE hubs on peregrine chrome rims – These were the first set of PE hubs and apart from the prototypes, the first LHD hub
Prince Albert cranks – hand painted red, fitted backwards for Left Hand drive
Redline flight ring – Holes added for sprocket pocket
4 spoke sprocket pocket – Home made from a chopping board, to fit flight ring
DX pedals, Shimano? – spindles swapped round cos of Left Hand drive
Homemade Ally/steel-sleeve pegs with forward facing chain tensioner built in (pre T1 pegs)
Homemade upper gyro cable splitter – all that was left from a Fishbone gyro
Primo V monster tyres
Front cantilever brake
Scott Motorcross grips
S&M top tube pad!

[Lazarou]

Are the Coombes still doing the Lord thing? I see stuff on Ebay now and then.

[SaMAlex]

Ive really no idea what the Coombes are doing now or what is going on with Lord. Ive not spoken to them for a long time. I imagine Gogo & Grant are still in touch with them.

I always got the feeling that the Coombes boys (and Lord) were more into skating than BMX, but I could have been wrong about that. They were well behind Ian Morris, Fids and Dan Price, so they were BMX too. I think they still have something to do with Dig too, but again, Im not sure.

Man, I am no help at all Im I? Come on, someone help me out here 

[teamsano]

yeah i heard from nick just before xmas. 4down got behind lord, but nothing ever came of it. although andy has some other things going on at the moment. think its him still selling nos stuff on ebay tho.

i found the biggest bag of mid school t's in the loft when i moved house this month!