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Found this yesterday when I discovered the new Greystoke BMX magazine.
It made me a bit sad and misty eyed but it's a good watch.
I'm not quite in their age group but I'm definitely the mid school, Road Fools, street generation. That time of my life was the best and I had no idea at the time. Loads of mates, out all day, traveling for miles looking for spots on the strength of rumours and word of mouth. No energy drinks or Instagram.
I'd write even more but I've got a 2 year old swinging from my left arm because the bloody Gruffalo just finished. I just want to listen to Slayer and feeble some ledges!
Watched that yesterday, made me excited to ride the bmx.
Ordered Greystoke the other day, and off to the 30yr Dig show tomorrow night - should be good!
Not watched Lifers yet, but will later tonight. Cheers!
Follow Early 2000s BMX on Instagram for a massive nostalgia hit! I loved the Road Fools era, was really into BMX back then despite being a bit crap at it. Tried to get back into it a few years ago with a Sunday Model C 24" but still feels too twitchy when you're used to MTB. Recently been thinking of getting a 26" DJ/street type bike which might feel a bit more like home.
I sold my S&M Stricker a few years ago after not riding it for over 10 years. If I had one now it would just gather dust next to my other dusty bikes. I just can't find the time for anything.
The bike I'd like to have back would be the T1 Progression. I loved that thing. It would probably feel awful to ride now.
Maybe I'll get one when junior graduates from the balance bike and needs some supervision at the skatepark.
What I really need is a part time job so I can play out on weekdays and find some sketchy banks and trannys to play on.
What a great vid! Thanks for the share.
Got into BMX seriously around'86 when I was 14/15, Haro masters/sports era that then became rider owned stuff - S&M Maddog etc.
Best years of my life - was part of the Manchester street BMX scene.
Will watch it now
Ha I always wanted a T1 Barcode or a raw Stricker back in the day! I was always terrible at riding park, I could drop in etc but steep faced transitions always scared me, they still do on MTB too! Always worried about hanging up on the coping when airing. Street was always the most fun to me.
Tried to get back into it a few years ago with a Sunday Model C 24″ but still feels too twitchy when you’re used to MTB
Stick with it, it will return. The key for me is if you have a decent skate park near by not a crappy concrete council park made with transitions for scooters.edit: also don't bother with 24" BMX they don't seem to have the geo sorted, just a scaled up BMX go 20" or 26" DJ bike. Shame really as 24" jump bikes were good and 24" BMX could be really good
If you guys like a bit of old school / Mid School worth checking out the union tapes by John Dye https://m.youtube.com/@theuniontapes
Ahhh that was a lovely watch cheers.
I'm in my 50s and was very much a first wave BMXer, they were indeed brilliant times.
A couple of my mates were the very first to ride in the UK for Robinson. One of them, Alan Woods, still has a very popular BMX shop (Alan's BMX). He's the very definition of a lifer.
I remember when Alan's BMX was still Alan's Records. I bought a LOT of stuff from there that I couldn't get in more mainstream shops, like limited edition Fields Of The Nephilim stuff. He even gave me a demo cassette single of a Krishnacore band called Shelter after I saw them on some random friday night TV show and thought they sounded interesting so asked if he had heard of them. Frustratingly they'd played locally just a few weeks earlier...
Thats him, he and Mel (who also worked at Alans) and another mate Sean used to put all the hardcore bands on in Wigan at The Den and The Unity Club. It's through that scene (i was briefly on Alan's First Strike record label) that we became mates.
Ahhh nostalgia eh? 🙂
What a cool video. As many have said, it takes me back to my mid to late teens.
loading up with the boys and just going somewhere random to ride street. Hours out just looking for spots to session.
I had a few cool bikes… Hoffman deebo, standard STA500, federal division.
good times
I have the privilege of knowing and ring with some bmx legends. Cav strutt, zac Shaw, mark atkins etc... they don't know what they mean to bmx history, its just riding to them xx
Thanks OP, great little film!
Takes me back to the early 80’s when as young teens we would get the train from Wolves to Brum to ride at Wheel’s and visit Stechworth Cycles because there were no BMX shops locally.
Great times which shaped my future cycling.
Down to earth no bullshit I like it.
I’m in my 50s and was very much a first wave BMXer, they were indeed brilliant times.
I was absolutely obsessed with riding BMX in the 80's and blame it for my poor exams results as I didn't revise as too busy riding my BMX. Tim March lived a couple of miles down the road from me and used to see him fairly often at the track I used. One of my friends even bought an old GHP frame from him for £10 which I was very jealous of.
I think one of the mistakes I made when trying it again 10 years ago was that I went straight for a brakeless bike which I simply didn't have the skills for as almost 30 years between riding is a long time!
The Union Tapes did a podcast with Tim March recently. Well worth a listen.
Brilliant film, saved to 'watch later' list when I first saw this thread but thought I'd probably not get round to watching it, glad I did, good on those guys, lovely film with some great tunes and nostalgia.
This is a brilliant vid. I bought a bmx last year at aged 44. I am terrible but trying to learn the basics
Went to the premier of that in Belfast and I sort of know some of the faces and met most of the guys over the years.
That's them in the back of this shot from Kilinchy pump track a couple of months ago. Nice lads and still infinately more skilled than I!
The Union Tapes did a podcast with Tim March recently. Well worth a listen.
Saving this for later
That's a good one.
So is the Craig Campbell and Scott Malyon ones