Author Topic: South Shields Old School BMX riders.. (Read 17050 times)

GT666 · « **on:** January 23, 2009, 04:28 AM »

Any old school bmxers(1980-85) from South Shields on here?

Biggeorge · « **Reply #1 on:** January 23, 2009, 06:37 PM »

you've got a pm.

yoda · « **Reply #2 on:** January 24, 2009, 09:45 AM »

aye....

baldbmxer · « **Reply #3 on:** January 24, 2009, 10:14 AM »

Quote from: Young on January 24, 2009, 09:45 AM

aye....

aka - 'the legend'

sweetbeats · « **Reply #4 on:** January 24, 2009, 12:21 PM »

Don't live in the toon anymore used to get loads of stuff from conways bmx over your neck of the woods,is it still there?

Biggeorge · « **Reply #5 on:** January 24, 2009, 12:32 PM »

Still in Salem St. Westoe rd one closed years ago when they moved to salem st.
still got some bmx bits in.

sweetbeats · « **Reply #6 on:** January 24, 2009, 12:42 PM »

Used to love going over there,do you remember Gary Prosser?Old Kuwi Rider?

Biggeorge · « **Reply #7 on:** January 24, 2009, 12:54 PM »

yeh, bumped into him years ago at some mtb demo in bents park.

sweetbeats · « **Reply #8 on:** January 24, 2009, 01:28 PM »

Decent lad..seen him a few times down there BITD on his Lazer Lite...

Flatcap · « **Reply #9 on:** January 24, 2009, 01:56 PM »

Although I live in South Yorkshire I spent loads of time up in Newcastle and South Shields as a kid. My Mam's from Newcastle and my Grandma used to live on Marsden Drive on the Marsden Estate just up from the Grotto. I still come up to work and see family and meet up with Dave Young for a beer or a wobble. I'll be up at some point in the next few weeks so I'll be hooking up with Mr Young and we'll probably do a bit of riding, either that or beer and curry

Daz.

sweetbeats · « **Reply #10 on:** January 24, 2009, 01:59 PM »

So you quater geordie then Daz?

Met Dave a few times as a kid at Kawasaki Bike Shop on Westgate Road think he had some sponsorship deal with them BITD.
...used to drool over his GT

tosser · « **Reply #11 on:** January 24, 2009, 03:22 PM »

Not always from shields, but i now live just of john reid road/a194

Flatcap · « **Reply #12 on:** January 24, 2009, 07:48 PM »

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So you quater geordie then Daz?

It's mad mate, I've got a Scouse Dad to Scottish parents and a Geordie Mam to Irish parents. My mother-in-law is also from Roker so you can imagine when there's a big family get-to-gether there's usually some fighting

My uncle Neily who is now sadly no longer with us had THE most Irish name ever....Cornilious Patrick Connor

Daz.

sweetbeats · « **Reply #13 on:** January 24, 2009, 08:53 PM »

that's one hell of a mix match of regions

Sounds like a classic recipie for a good family kick off

PK6061 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 25, 2009, 01:53 PM »

use to race the conways lads at the washington track.
the shop is big now but the bikes they sell r cr*p

sweetbeats · « **Reply #15 on:** January 25, 2009, 01:55 PM »

It had some great stuff BITD,Every weekend we used to get the ferry over and spend ages over there..happy days.

suts89 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 03, 2009, 07:11 AM »

Quote from: yosser on January 24, 2009, 03:22 PM

Not always from shields, but i now live just of john reid road/a194

If your just off the Jr road then your right next to the old South Shields track. Have you seen it lately?

tosser · « **Reply #17 on:** February 04, 2009, 06:24 PM »

Lately? i have never seen it previously.....lol

suts89 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 05, 2009, 01:07 AM »

Quote from: yosser on February 04, 2009, 06:24 PM

Lately? i have never seen it previously.....lol

Should get yourself over for a look, its still there albeit its just single track now. Went round on me mountain bike not long ago

Its behind the new fire station if you didnt know.

Biggeorge · « **Reply #19 on:** February 05, 2009, 10:36 AM »

Theres a skatepark at the Temple Park Centre next door.

tigerbrown · « **Reply #20 on:** February 05, 2009, 01:57 PM »

Aye me and suts89 had a ride round the old track on our mtbs last year for old times sake..bit over grown and not as big.. Table tops goneZzz You got nowt better to do with ya time offshore like suts?

When ya back so we can get out?? God I wish conways was still like the old one we remember..Gary prossers a legend in early bmxing and not so much on the doors once he discovered roids... Haha.. Threw me out a few bars BITD..
We should all meet up in the summer..

tigerbrown · « **Reply #21 on:** February 05, 2009, 02:00 PM »

Quote from: biggeorge on January 24, 2009, 12:32 PM

Still in Salem St. Westoe rd one closed years ago when they moved to salem st.
still got some bmx bits in.

Westoe road was hornsbys Raleigh dealer btw.. Got my Raleigh budgie and grifter from there late 70s

JAY · « **Reply #22 on:** February 05, 2009, 08:46 PM »

Always remember the journey's to shields amongst others,I live in Consett and bitd myself and a few mates would have a road trip with our Northern bus express Day pass,We would take the bikes to bits ,chuck them in bin bags so we could get them on the bus and head off down to Newcastle,usually hit Westgate rd first and spend ages in Kaw/Newcastle and riding around the city centre and then head further up to another bike shop just past the general hospital,can't remember the name now.Later wrap the bikes up again,jump the metro barrier and head down to Shields,remember Conways pretty well,but don't remember riding shields very much,but those little road trips when we were youngins were the best.

PK6061 · « **Reply #23 on:** February 06, 2009, 07:16 PM »

got my first vans from conways, paul with the white hair served me
he was still in the new shop in the 90's. think june was the
last to go but she still had time to sell me some redline flights
for £40 before she left

suts89 · « **Reply #24 on:** February 07, 2009, 04:08 AM »

Quote from: PK6061 on February 06, 2009, 07:16 PM

got my first vans from conways, paul with the white hair served me
he was still in the new shop in the 90's. think june was the
last to go but she still had time to sell me some redline flights
for £40 before she left

Wye Aye the memories are kicking in now

, Did Paul with the white hair wear a blue overall coat thing??

What about Conway stickers, you were nobody if you didnt have at least one of the little blue stickers on ya frame