Author Topic: Tell me about you (Read 1367 times)

akh666 · « **on:** July 15, 2009, 10:15 AM »

Morning,

There is clearly a lot of talent on these forums and some of the bikes are unbe-fookin-lievable and I wondered how many of the builders weren`t riders BITD. And also what is it about building an old skooler that gets the creative juices flowing?

Cheers

moley · « **Reply #1 on:** July 15, 2009, 10:28 AM »

I think everyone was a rider BITD except the youngsters!!

But of course each rider had a varying degree of ability!!

I never raced BITD but was (and still am) a stupid idiot so I used to do some crazy things on my bike.

But after 20+ years away from cycling all of my ability has gone and my decrepid old age has taken over!!

I now ride like a little old granny with arthritis!

jedi · « **Reply #2 on:** July 15, 2009, 10:43 AM »

i got back into riding bmx 18months ago after 25ish years away.
loving it like i never left it

akh666 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 15, 2009, 10:46 AM »

You sound like me only I don`t have the bike yet. I sold a Master about eighteen months to fund another purchase and wish I hadn`t now. I`ve hit forty and want one more blast while my knees are still working.

So what are you riding now?

Cheers

jedi · « **Reply #4 on:** July 15, 2009, 10:48 AM »

custom built fit.
ride corby once a week plus various parks

akh666 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 15, 2009, 10:50 AM »

I took the daughter to school a couple of weeks ago and another dad arrived on a new skooler and I was made up and thanked God I wasn`t the only grey haired twonk who still loves it.

jedi · « **Reply #6 on:** July 15, 2009, 10:51 AM »

there's loads of us about

akh666 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 15, 2009, 10:51 AM »

Any nice injuries yet fellas?

jedi · « **Reply #8 on:** July 15, 2009, 10:52 AM »

yeah of course!

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #9 on:** July 15, 2009, 10:57 AM »

plenty of them.

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=15423.0

akh666 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 15, 2009, 11:00 AM »

Nothing broke I hope.

I got some inspiration back after seeing Danny Macaskill on youtube. I know its trials riding but he is unbelievable. Back flip after riding up a tree tunk? I can do that.........famous last words.

akh666 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 15, 2009, 11:06 AM »

That belly button injury looks paricularly nasty. Theres nothing worse.

I must say after looking at those injuries I might stick to riding to the shops for milk.

scary_leary · « **Reply #12 on:** July 15, 2009, 11:35 AM »

Hi ..Im Lee and I like to party.

moley · « **Reply #13 on:** July 15, 2009, 11:47 AM »

Quote from: scary_leary on July 15, 2009, 11:35 AM

Hi ..Im Lee and I like to party.

Thats 100% true!!

akh666 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 15, 2009, 12:36 PM »

Lee,

Electro 5 is a classic... Breakers Revenge = Pure Genius.

JT71 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 15, 2009, 01:41 PM »

I can't ride, never have been able to really, not even BITD, bmx was a means of getting from A to B and maybe doing a few jumps down the building site.

but enjoy trying to ride nowadays.

lmmrst · « **Reply #16 on:** July 15, 2009, 01:58 PM »

me and the hub both had bmx bikes back in the day mostly pulling tricks and having fun on them nothing serious!!! i bought a burner going back about four years and the hubby followed suit!!we are in our mid 30s now and loving it as much as we did back then :daumenhoch:the hubs a car mechanic so he does most of the hard work although i still like to get my hands dirty every now and then

lodge · « **Reply #17 on:** July 15, 2009, 03:45 PM »

One thing that amazes me with bmx is that the buzz you get from riding isn't affected by age.

JT71 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 15, 2009, 03:48 PM »

Quote from: S&Mc Bicycle Co on July 15, 2009, 03:45 PM

One thing that amazes me with bmx is that the buzz you get from riding isn't affected by age.

and the I get the same buzz pulling a peg stall as better riders get pulling their tricks.

magna13 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 15, 2009, 03:53 PM »

Im 15 coming on 16. I was sadly never around when the 80's was spawned, i was an 90's child. The reason i love Old School BMX and the reason why i own and ride them is because when i first got into BMX i thought the modern day BMX's had nothing special about them, plain, all looking the same and had no style and when i got the first wiff of an 80's BMX, i was amazed to see that every single one looked somewhat different and the things they'd do were unbelivable like making a race bike with tensioned cables, a bike with a design to make four (Quadangle) and to make a race bike by filling the whole frame up with helium! I love OS BMX because everything is just bonkers!

oldschool rider · « **Reply #20 on:** July 15, 2009, 04:16 PM »

Hi my names Steve and I'm an alchoholic !!!!

I've loved bmx since my 11th birthday (1980) when I got my first bike, I am about to be 40 and still ride.

When I moved to Mallorca 18+ years ago there was no bmx scene here so I hardly rode, but just over a year ago I got a N/S bike and ride as much as I can now and love every min of it.

BMX is in my blood and I will ride (albeit badly) until my body says I can't.

watching the Haro demo in Germany last weekend was such a rush for me that I put it on every morning whilst I have my coffee and it gives me a smile on my face all day.

P.S anybody got a pair of blue and white haro pants size 30 and top for sale ?

Steve.

DIRTBIKER250F · « **Reply #21 on:** July 15, 2009, 05:42 PM »

Im Paul...............................I look good on the dancefloor

Spen69 · « **Reply #22 on:** July 15, 2009, 06:12 PM »

Quote from: DB250F on July 15, 2009, 05:42 PM

Im Paul...............................I look good on the dancefloor

No you don't Paul, not without the Buzz outfit

I'm an idiot, did this to my skull last year in January after getting into riding BMX again after about 20 years off (rode mountain bikes for a good few inbetween but not too seriously after I got a company car!). Gutted as I was getting my ramp mojo back but now I'm scared as this hurt like hell - dislocated my shoulder and fractured my skull in 6 places which the A&E missed and I ended up with a titanium plate and a beeeeeeatch of a two-week long headache.....

Before - getting confident.....

Getting even more confident.....

Mmm - not so confident in A&E........

3 days later it hurts like a bastardo, and another trip to A&E this time found 6 fractures and a detached cheekbone....

Still ride and I'm 40 and don't care, I just take it a bit easier now

oldtired · « **Reply #23 on:** July 15, 2009, 07:08 PM »

same as oldschool rider, but i need a 32 trouser

, spen 69, ouch man that looks harsh ,,,,, i've noticed i don't bounce as well as i used to either

harris · « **Reply #24 on:** July 15, 2009, 07:16 PM »

i like bikes.

Author Topic: Tell me about you (Read 1367 times)

akh666

moley

jedi

akh666

jedi

akh666

jedi

akh666

jedi

akh666

akh666

scary_leary

moley

akh666

JT71

lmmrst

lodge

JT71

magna13

oldschool rider