Author Topic: Anyone remember Craig Strong, the wheelie king? (Read 3184 times)

RATTY · « **on:** February 15, 2009, 10:13 PM »

Just wondered what happened to him?

stu27 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 15, 2009, 10:31 PM »

im curious as well,didnt he just have the pk ripper frame and a chopper syle seat
oh and hair to die for

jedi · « **Reply #2 on:** February 15, 2009, 10:32 PM »

last i saw of him saw at sobel center 84 ish

CD17 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 15, 2009, 10:36 PM »

Quote from: stu27 on February 15, 2009, 10:31 PM

im curious as well,didnt he just have the pk ripper frame and a chopper syle seat
oh and hair to die for

Yes he did I have an article about him in one of my Magazine's

Don't know what happened to him though $:-\$

harris · « **Reply #4 on:** February 15, 2009, 10:40 PM »

i remember a recent pic of him at a us bmx get together,so he is about.

daz bmx it! · « **Reply #5 on:** February 15, 2009, 10:45 PM »

I wonder if he's still wheelie-ing around now?

MartyC · « **Reply #6 on:** February 16, 2009, 01:23 AM »

I remember him wheelie-ing round Eastway's road circuit in the pouring rain

scary_leary · « **Reply #7 on:** February 16, 2009, 07:37 AM »

Fair play.. he got lots of exposure from one trick.

RATTY · « **Reply #8 on:** February 16, 2009, 07:43 AM »

He did the one wheel wheelie round eastway road circuit as well if i recall. He was rad as well, im sure he had a photo shoot in obmx in the early days

meticulous · « **Reply #9 on:** February 16, 2009, 08:15 AM »

Wow!!! i remember him too, riding everwhere without a front wheel... didnt have a world record for doing that....

pickle · « **Reply #10 on:** February 16, 2009, 08:19 AM »

didn't he also do a thing when he would ride around doing a wheely and take the front end apart as he went around? $:-\$

Swivel · « **Reply #11 on:** February 16, 2009, 08:42 AM »

Yes I remember him clearly actually. I have a BMX annual somewhere, with him wheeling and then taking apart the bars, forks and what not off the bike as he went along, leaving just the frame, crank and back wheel, was very cool

. I remember him being in all Haro gear also? Be good to find out what his doing now. Anyone know him on here?

Matt

Swivel · « **Reply #12 on:** February 16, 2009, 08:59 AM »

http://brainfood.howies.co.uk/2008/12/fixed-wheel-funthe-wheelie-king-craig-strong/

Check this

daz bmx it! · « **Reply #13 on:** February 16, 2009, 09:07 AM »

nice forks on that ripper aswell

Swivel · « **Reply #14 on:** February 16, 2009, 09:09 AM »

Check out that seat also, huge! Wonder what he is up to now and if his still got that hair!

mattnice · « **Reply #15 on:** February 16, 2009, 09:59 AM »

i bought his hair on ebay NOS

dialledbikes · « **Reply #16 on:** February 16, 2009, 10:13 AM »

He'll always be remembered for wheelies, but he/his family also owned Strongs Cycles in the Bournemouth area and I think they were the main importer for Nishiki BMX frames/bikes, which I always thought were pretty underrated at the time.

lodge · « **Reply #17 on:** February 16, 2009, 10:16 AM »

Flaz posted this clip in another section, craig strongs in it.

Swivel · « **Reply #18 on:** February 16, 2009, 10:41 AM »

Quote from: mattnice on February 16, 2009, 09:59 AM

i bought his hair on ebay NOS

southern andy · « **Reply #19 on:** February 16, 2009, 01:07 PM »

His Dad built my first race bike back in 83, a Diamond Back senior Pro. Their shop was a tiny place on a little side road in Boscombe, the main shop for BMX at the time in that area was Hot Wheels.

I never saw craig in the shop, only his dad but i used to see him a lot at Solent Spitfires Southampton track.

I was also given a Strongs shirt when my dad bought me my DB, wish i still had it.

Mind you i wish i still had that bike, nice tyres also.

gossa · « **Reply #20 on:** February 16, 2009, 08:38 PM »

Mmm, he used a fixed wheel, so with the banana seat i'd say he wheelied like a queen, not a king...........

Ow, check me out being controversial!

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #21 on:** February 16, 2009, 11:31 PM »

Unicycling.

Not a wheelie at all.

In my humble opinion, obviously........

RATTY · « **Reply #22 on:** February 16, 2009, 11:49 PM »

Quote from: TwoBobRob on February 16, 2009, 11:31 PM

Unicycling.

Not a wheelie at all.

In my humble opinion, obviously........

His early stuff was on a bike, a supergoose iir!!

gossa · « **Reply #23 on:** February 17, 2009, 09:32 PM »

Quote from: RATTY on February 16, 2009, 11:49 PM

Quote from: TwoBobRob on February 16, 2009, 11:31 PM
Unicycling.

Not a wheelie at all.

In my humble opinion, obviously........

His early stuff was on a bike, a supergoose iir!!

Yep Ratty but that Ripper with a fixed wheel and banana seat might as well have been a unicycle.

Author Topic: Anyone remember Craig Strong, the wheelie king? (Read 3184 times)

jedi

daz bmx it!

scary_leary

daz bmx it!

mattnice

dialledbikes

lodge

gossa

gossa