Author Topic: FAVOURITE RIDERS FROM BACK WHEN (Read 2454 times)

Mattdub · « **on:** October 16, 2008, 11:23 PM »

List one rider in each category from Racing & Freestyle from the 80's or 90's ( depending on when you were riding I guess )

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Who were your childhood heros in BMX , the ones you aspired to be like ? .

I'll start ...........

RACING - Greg Hill ( I got a GT Pro Santa Ana because of seeing him in magazines & on covers being so dominant in 82/83 ) .

FREESTYLE - Mike Dominguez ( always looked uber cool ) .

1986 Comp , check how smooooth the 540 is ! .

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QUADROPHENIA · « **Reply #1 on:** October 17, 2008, 07:00 AM »

some bloke called FIOLA

Lazarou · « **Reply #2 on:** October 17, 2008, 07:22 AM »

Racing 80s - Stompin' Stu (Just seemed larger than life!)
Racing 90s - Christophe Leveque (I've yet to see anyone smoother)

Freestyle 80s - Camps (Had the best bikes and best tricks)
Freestyle 90s - Rick Moliterno (IMO the finest BMX rider in history)

magna13 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 17, 2008, 07:48 AM »

Freestyle 80's - My favorite has to the master... Bob Haro
Racing 80's - Andy Ruffell

Gashead · « **Reply #4 on:** October 17, 2008, 07:54 AM »

Clint Miller

Mr Fiola

Zippy · « **Reply #5 on:** October 17, 2008, 08:09 AM »

Racing - Pistol Pete
Freestyle - Brian Blyther

Jt · « **Reply #6 on:** October 17, 2008, 08:40 AM »

clint miller - 1983 ibmxf world champion.

bought my first kuwahara( a nova) on the strength...

davevilla · « **Reply #7 on:** October 17, 2008, 09:07 AM »

80s racing - Mike Miranda (US), Andy Ruffell (UK) - sorry I know you only wanted one name

80s freestyle - Mike Dominguez

se-bmxer · « **Reply #8 on:** October 17, 2008, 09:48 AM »

Racing - Gary Ellis
Freestyle - Fiola

RATTY · « **Reply #9 on:** October 17, 2008, 12:30 PM »

Racing USA Stu
UK Andy

Freestyle Bob haro US
UK Neil Ruffel

southern andy · « **Reply #10 on:** October 17, 2008, 02:21 PM »

A chap called Nigel Murphy who rode for Bournemouth BMX club, he also rode at the 85 Kelloggs for the Hot Wheels team.

I was never in to big named riders.

baldbmxer · « **Reply #11 on:** October 17, 2008, 05:51 PM »

Quote from: Lazarou on October 17, 2008, 07:22 AM

Racing 90s - Christophe Leveque (I've yet to see anyone smoother)

Oh yeah

predtor bmx · « **Reply #12 on:** October 17, 2008, 06:04 PM »

RACING: STU, GREG, PETE,EDDIE,HARRY, AND BRENT
FREESTYLE:ANDY RUFFLE, EDDIE

MartyC · « **Reply #13 on:** October 18, 2008, 02:04 AM »

80's race - Stomping Stu
80's freestyle - Bob Haro

macky · « **Reply #14 on:** October 18, 2008, 03:44 AM »

80's racing........ has to be Andy Ruffell bar

80's/ 90's freestyle... Mr Carlo Griggs!!

among many, many others!!

GREMLIN · « **Reply #15 on:** October 18, 2008, 04:16 AM »

Racing = "Turbo" Harry Leary.
Freestyle = Eddie Fiola

G.

OrgasmDonor · « **Reply #16 on:** October 18, 2008, 06:31 PM »

i had no interest in famous riders at all BITD i just used to enjoy riding, saying that i did know who greg hill was as i had a GHP, but the only rider that i ever took notice of was sid salisbury (spelling?) there was one picture i saw of him, possible a gt test and i thought he was cool as fook!

lodge · « **Reply #17 on:** October 18, 2008, 06:44 PM »

Quote from: OrgasmDonor on October 18, 2008, 06:31 PM

i had no interest in famous riders at all BITD i just used to enjoy riding, saying that i did know who greg hill was as i had a GHP, but the only rider that i ever took notice of was sid salisbury (spelling?) there was one picture i saw of him, possible a gt test and i thought he was cool as fook!

I remember sids jumping was amazing he did a demo at one of the holeshot comps 85 or 86 did loads of jumps off a trick ramp to flat it was mental.