The Forgotten Men of Freestyle!

[jedi]

heh heh!
gutted i was driving or i'd have drank more

[bmxer4ever]

Oh and Donovin Ritter makes a special appearance on Mike D's Myspace page.
 
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=68960522

If anybody has spent any time with Fiola they would know where Donovan was coming from here.

that is the first time I have heard somebody talk the truth about fiola. Fiola told me the Donovan story but not the way Donovan told it and now it makes sense. Fiola was a small minded ego maniac and hated anybody that was better than him and there were quite a few that he had it in for.

He even started a fight with Dave Breed who was a very nice bloke and about 6'2 and Dave just pushed him away and said grow up.

He started on Glynn Lewis when we went out for a meal and he exploded on me for nothing and I nearly killed him  (ask djbenice). It is sad but a man who was so many peoples hero was a complete c0ck. I think he may have had an altitude problem.

I hear you Andy - all starts to make sense after reading Donovans story. I alwayswondered why he won so many times when he obviously wasn't the best on the day.
I would have liked to see him pick on Glyn! I've seen Glyn take someone out and it wasn't pretty! Fiola would have been toast!
Hero to zero.

[bmxer4ever]

Gregg Guilotte too!! 

With Andy Brown.....

[bmxer4ever]

Mark Atkins
Gary Henderson
Paul Gerlach
Paul Zak
Karl Denton
Ollie Matthews
Jason Webb
Simon Kefford
Paul Hudson
Neil Stevens

Dave Nourie
Scott Freeman
Dennis Langlais
Martin Aparijo
Fred Blood

I'll think of some more soon...

With Scott McDonald....!

[bmxer4ever]

John Povah 

[bmxer4ever]

Neville Potts
Simon Smith
Nick Martin
Alan Sibley
Andy Brown
Lincoln Blacksley
Phil Dolan
Jamie Morley
Tony McKenzie
Jason Lunn
Fergus Heron
Scott Carroll

R.I.P. dude.

[bmxer4ever]

Dean Rush (F**cking mental)

Joe (First 2 whip air) Johnson

Bob Kohl (half spin bars to fully clicked lookback FFS!)

Stephen Prantl (Vert Abubacas and founder of We The People)

Ollie Matthews (Big Big Airs!)

Brian Wills (So Innovative)

Right - that's enough for tonight! That's what happens when the telly's crap!
See you all tomorrow......
G

[Trev]

you're a legend gary. absolutely superb pics. i'm gonna have to try a few more obscure names and see if you can rise to the challenge.

i don't think i've seen a single pic of denton since the last time i saw him about 18 years ago.
i got to know denton through gareth swan, who's house i stayed at a few times. i remember in my very early days of competing i stayed at swanny's house for a week before a comp. i rode everyday with swanny and denton. it done me the world of good and really helped me progress. both of them were excellent riders.

gary, do you have any pics of swanny? i know denny has some.

[macky]

Brilliant pics Gary!!! 


Also....

Rob Alton??

Dave Blundell!!

( both circus riders now i believe!! )

[MartyC]

Fook me Gary, awesome pics 

[stumpy]

by the way love that full pipe pic thats ok...

An look he's brakeless (prob got a coaster though!)

Stumpy

[stumpy]

Dean Rush (F**cking mental)

Stumpy

[bmxer4ever]

Dean Rush (F**cking mental)

Stumpy

I know the name - where do I know him from? I've a feeling he was a bit mad too!

[bmxer4ever]

Mark Atkins
Gary Henderson
Paul Gerlach
Paul Zak
Karl Denton
Ollie Matthews
Jason Webb
Simon Kefford
Paul Hudson
Neil Stevens

Dave Nourie
Scott Freeman
Dennis Langlais
Martin Aparijo
Fred Blood

I'll think of some more soon...

Recognise anyone in the background, Trev?

[welsh denny]

i can see phil bevan and karl denton. rode with phil loads at cardiff warehouse 1986-1988, penarth rd warehouse 1989 and then phils halfpipe in mynachdy,cardff 1989- 1990. phil actually took some of us welsh lads for our first beer at 15 years old in merthyr (nite before merthyr open comp). walked thru the pub with our bmx's
(phil, me, evo,tomo, swanny,nipper, jon cole- andy reardon and swannys dad were already there playing pool) and the landlord said to leave em in the toilets. had me first cider and a ride thru the mental hospital at midnite. more malarky from bevan and his mates than i care to tell but was a fun nite. 

[bmxer4ever]

i can see phil bevan and karl denton. rode with phil loads at cardiff warehouse 1986-1988, penarth rd warehouse 1989 and then phils halfpipe in mynachdy,cardff 1989- 1990. phil actually took some of us welsh lads for our first beer at 15 years old in merthyr (nite before merthyr open comp). walked thru the pub with our bmx's
(phil, me, evo,tomo, swanny,nipper, jon cole- andy reardon and swannys dad were already there playing pool) and the landlord said to leave em in the toilets. had me first cider and a ride thru the mental hospital at midnite. more malarky from bevan and his mates than i care to tell but was a fun nite. 

This will look familiar then..............!

[bmxer4ever]

I'm amazed that no-one has mentioned one of the most amazing, ahead of his time, and now rarely mentioned riders this country has ever produced......

LARRY BULL!

Larry was ten years ahead!

He was doing forward cancan hang fives on the pedals back in 1988!!!

Anyone got any pics or stories?

[Trev]

I'm amazed that no-one has mentioned one of the most amazing, ahead of his time, and now rarely mentioned riders this country has ever produced......

LARRY BULL!

Larry was ten years ahead!

He was doing forward cancan hang fives on the pedals back in 1988!!!

Anyone got any pics or stories?

http://www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/exist/studentperson.xql?name=Larry%20Bull

[Coastvl]

Ok I have just stumbled across a vid of Jeff Watson on youtube. I have never seen this vid before and almost shat when I found it! 
Only very short but still cool.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=599IaZsZAIk&feature=related

[Trev]

Noel Cowan and his brother.
The Hudson brothers.

[bmxer4ever]

I'm amazed that no-one has mentioned one of the most amazing, ahead of his time, and now rarely mentioned riders this country has ever produced......

LARRY BULL!

Larry was ten years ahead!

He was doing forward cancan hang fives on the pedals back in 1988!!!

Anyone got any pics or stories?

http://www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/exist/studentperson.xql?name=Larry%20Bull

Scary picture! Professor of Artificial Intelligence!!! Even scarier! He's the guy that invents SkyNet then, and Arnie has to come back with John Connor an take out an old school flatlander....?

[macky]

WoW!!  Prof Larry Bull!!! 



http://www.bit.uwe.ac.uk/~lbull/BB.html

[bmxer4ever]

WoW!!  Prof Larry Bull!!! 



http://www.bit.uwe.ac.uk/~lbull/BB.html

Nice find! And that's the trick I was talking about!

[Flaz]

marco lara  proper mental,,, i rode with him in about 81 a hero in north london everyone knew marco he was doing stuff no else could or even dare to  at that time  a proper forgotten old school freestyler

[rosscoe]

WoW!!  Prof Larry Bull!!! 



http://www.bit.uwe.ac.uk/~lbull/BB.html

Nice find! And that's the trick I was talking about!

I remember reminding Larry of his first magazine picture when we were on the bus between world's venues in 86 or 87..............prize for anyone that digs that out of the archives............needless to say it was before he (and we) realised his talents ;-)