Author Topic: The Forgotten Men of Freestyle! (Read 207233 times)

Bigplinky · « **Reply #100 on:** July 20, 2008, 05:21 PM »

Dave Clark from Burton on Trent only say him ride once but he was fookin Rad.

bmxer4ever · « **Reply #101 on:** July 20, 2008, 05:29 PM »

Quote from: rosscoe on July 20, 2008, 05:15 PM

Quote from: bmxer4ever on July 20, 2008, 03:43 PM
Quote from: DaveMc. on July 20, 2008, 03:14 PM

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 ;-)

Would that be the one with him wearin' a rather funky helmet and his bars waaaayyyy forwards? Mmmmmmm....wonder if I've got it somewhere....

macky · « **Reply #102 on:** July 20, 2008, 05:33 PM »

I liked watching the Hudsons too!!

and juice... he got so good so quick!!

Trev · « **Reply #103 on:** July 20, 2008, 05:41 PM »

Quote from: bmxer4ever on July 20, 2008, 05:29 PM

Quote from: rosscoe on July 20, 2008, 05:15 PM
Quote from: bmxer4ever on July 20, 2008, 03:43 PM
Quote from: DaveMc. on July 20, 2008, 03:14 PM

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 ;-)

Would that be the one with him wearin' a rather funky helmet and his bars waaaayyyy forwards? Mmmmmmm....wonder if I've got it somewhere....

I'll find a pic later of Larry in 86 with said bars so far forward the were almost horizontal...

bmxer4ever · « **Reply #104 on:** July 20, 2008, 05:50 PM »

Marcus Cent....

Amazingly - he still has that black Master - hasn't changed since these pics at Tizer '88!! (nor has he!!).

rosscoe · « **Reply #105 on:** July 20, 2008, 06:25 PM »

nope, one in the letters page......hhehhheeee

bmxer4ever · « **Reply #106 on:** July 20, 2008, 06:49 PM »

Quote from: rosscoe on July 20, 2008, 06:25 PM

nope, one in the letters page......hhehhheeee

I was sure the one you were talking about WAS on the letters page, he was wearing all black, full face with peak upside down and very forward bars.....no? Doin' a surfer or something. No?

rosscoe · « **Reply #107 on:** July 20, 2008, 08:13 PM »

was it the one showing his latest mods???

bmxer4ever · « **Reply #108 on:** July 20, 2008, 11:01 PM »

Quote from: rosscoe on July 20, 2008, 08:13 PM

was it the one showing his latest mods???

I'm lucky i've remebered that much! Don't think I've seen the pic you're talkin' about for a loooonngg time!

kuwahero · « **Reply #109 on:** July 20, 2008, 11:26 PM »

Loving the pics Gary. Remember Gary and Wee Brian Henderson. I was mates with theie older brother Mark and their Dad ran the BMX club. Framey and Scott too, they were all years younger than me though. When was this Scott Carroll pic taken as i'm pretty sure thats me sat down on the lip second in from the right. black/grey nike windbreaker.

Here a few more names for you that you might remember if not already listed

Ricky Fleming
Duncan "Junior" Fraser
Colin Reese
Big Cammy ? - PK Ripper Tabletop Meister up the hip

stumpy · « **Reply #110 on:** July 21, 2008, 02:25 PM »

Quote from: bmxer4ever on July 19, 2008, 01:31 PM

Quote from: Trev on July 17, 2008, 01:14 AM

Jason Webb

I'll think of some more soon...

Ah, my protege from bitd, anyone know where he is now?

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #111 on:** July 21, 2008, 10:10 PM »

Quote from: Flaz on July 20, 2008, 04:58 PM

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

No, no, no....... Marco will never be forgotten. Rode with him throughout 82-84. You're right, a hero to us all. He turned up at Rom in the late 90s on a tricked out new Ripper with his son, both riding the moguls. He promised me he would become a regular but sadly never did

I have a photo somewhere of him doing the first ever 540 in Roms Performance Bowl. And I do mean the first one ever

Arma · « **Reply #112 on:** July 21, 2008, 10:12 PM »

agree with flaz , marco was better than all on this thread so far , not saying there aint no animals here but marco was the original animal he was brakeless in 81 nuff said..

macky · « **Reply #113 on:** July 21, 2008, 11:06 PM »

Quote from: Arma on July 21, 2008, 10:12 PM

agree with flaz , marco was better than all on this thread so far , not saying there aint no animals here but marco was the original animal he was brakeless in 81 nuff said..

would love to see some pics if anyone has any??

Flatcap · « **Reply #114 on:** July 21, 2008, 11:11 PM »

Quote from: DaveMc. on July 21, 2008, 11:06 PM

Quote from: Arma on July 21, 2008, 10:12 PM
agree with flaz , marco was better than all on this thread so far , not saying there aint no animals here but marco was the original animal he was brakeless in 81 nuff said..

would love to see some pics if anyone has any??

TwoBob's got some Dave, I saw them all when I was down at his, some cracking pictures but I'm not sure he's got a scanner. $:-\$

He may also need a little persuasion

welsh denny · « **Reply #115 on:** July 21, 2008, 11:24 PM »

Quote from: bmxer4ever on July 20, 2008, 10:49 AM

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?

i can remember larry as a regular visitor to cardiff bitd as he used to ride with mike cameron bitd. a quiet bloke but give him a bike and actions speak larger than words. i can remember when he was doing those whiplash drop ins off small walls and curbs in cardiff city centre around 1990.
very underated rider. anyone made a beyond bike yet for the museum?? now that could be like hte search for the holseshot rf-1

Arma · « **Reply #116 on:** July 21, 2008, 11:25 PM »

i gave aload to Mc stupple so bill scan them bro , i watched him roll down hill at rom brakeless and bunny hop into pool about 82 , always screamed like speedy gonzales did our marco , ondray ondray eepa eepa........!!!!!!!!!

bmxer4ever · « **Reply #117 on:** July 22, 2008, 11:05 PM »

Quote from: kuwahero on July 20, 2008, 11:26 PM

Loving the pics Gary. Remember Gary and Wee Brian Henderson. I was mates with theie older brother Mark and their Dad ran the BMX club. Framey and Scott too, they were all years younger than me though. When was this Scott Carroll pic taken as i'm pretty sure thats me sat down on the lip second in from the right. black/grey nike windbreaker.
Here a few more names for you that you might remember if not already listed

Ricky Fleming
Duncan "Junior" Fraser
Colin Reese
Big Cammy ? - PK Ripper Tabletop Meister up the hip

Livvy King of the Skatepark - 1985 or '86

Ricky

Junior

tricknuts · « **Reply #118 on:** July 23, 2008, 07:00 AM »

Gary

Was that last photo in a scene from Taggart?

I think there's a dead body under that blue tarpolin

manlio · « **Reply #119 on:** July 23, 2008, 09:38 AM »

Oliver Matthews... has lived here in Italy for a couple years around 2000,
at the time he worked at Venice Airport, and we rode bmx togheter.
On 2001 we had sponserd him with our distribuiton company WUP-BMX,
now are 3/4 years I don't have any info about this good rider, and very special person.
Sorry for my English not very correct..

Nosepick

tailwhip

flatland

Andrea, Ollie and Me

oldschool rider · « **Reply #120 on:** July 23, 2008, 01:14 PM »

NICE PICS (GARY ENCICLOPEDIA OF BMX)

Noone has mentioned Amos & Andy Burke
Michael Reilly
Marcus Cent (oops Gary did)
Stevie Mcpherson LOL
Scott Timmins
Brian Scura (Inventor of the Scura Tuck)

Hope you've recovered from your Man Flu G !!!!!!!!!!!!

Trev · « **Reply #121 on:** July 23, 2008, 01:31 PM »

Quote from: oldschool rider on July 23, 2008, 01:14 PM

NICE PICS (GARY ENCICLOPEDIA OF BMX)

Noone has mentioned Amos & Andy Burke
Michael Reilly
Marcus Cent (oops Gary did)
Stevie Mcpherson LOL
Scott Timmins
Brian Scura (Inventor of the Scura Tuck)

Hope you've recovered from your Man Flu G !!!!!!!!!!!!

Also invented the Gyro. Patented it and got $1 for every Gyro sold. When you think about every budget bmx that came with one...
He recently bought a $7m house.

oldschool rider · « **Reply #122 on:** July 23, 2008, 01:40 PM »

shit didn't realise he invented the gyro to; that's a nice little earner.............

macky · « **Reply #123 on:** July 23, 2008, 02:25 PM »

Ollie Matthews is now into surfing and apparently no longer rides...

Zach Shaw and Gerry Galley bumped into him.....

Ollie made a remark about still riding kids bikes... $:-\$

apparently, Gerry had to be held back!!

Flatcap · « **Reply #124 on:** July 23, 2008, 06:05 PM »

Quote from: DaveMc. on July 23, 2008, 02:25 PM

Ollie Matthews is now into surfing and apparently no longer rides...

Zach Shaw and Gerry Galley bumped into him.....

Ollie made a remark about still riding kids bikes... $:-\$

apparently, Gerry had to be held back!!

That's a shame from someone who was very highly rated!

He was a good rider Ollie and I wouldn't have expected him to have come out with a remark like that

Author Topic: The Forgotten Men of Freestyle! (Read 207233 times)

bmxer4ever

macky

Trev

bmxer4ever

rosscoe

bmxer4ever

rosscoe

bmxer4ever

stumpy

Arma

macky

welsh denny

Arma

bmxer4ever

manlio

oldschool rider

Trev

oldschool rider

macky