Hey Pauly,

Didn't you say you were buddies with Lavander? I think I remember you now...Wasn't the PK from about the time Eric started trick riding the 1/2 pipe?

Nick

The pic on the first page is Nick's brother Dave jumping Nicks Torker - man we drooled over that thing for a long time before anyone got anything even close to it.

That was a sweet bike, had to be one of the first... even had a Torker stem if I remember right.

Yes, Brad that is exactly the time when Lavander started getting more serious with freestyle. Man, I was a dopey lookin teenager, I have no idea why the ladies chased me so much maybe it was the effed up hair, lol.

[ February 07, 2006, 09:12 PM: Message edited by: PaulyMN ]

Hey Paul,

Nice checkerboards Spicollie!!!

The 80's what were we thinking????

call me about watching that movie, maybe tonight????

Nick

It's on like Donkey Kong, I threw the DVD in my car this morning! Anyone else wanna watch Joe Kid on a Sting Ray tonight all are welcome, give us a shout...

Here are a couple:



A couple of the Sheely's Wheels guys at a show in '85. I think that's Marty Schlesinger standing on the ramp, don't remember the rider's name.



The true "Spicolli"...

Erik Levander and I out in front of his mom's townhouse in '82 after a FS session, we stored the ramps in the garage.

[ February 12, 2006, 04:29 PM: Message edited by: Shawn Sheely MN-1 ]

Yup, I remember those ramps, that brings back some serious memories! Once I saw that pic I knew exactly where it was... Looks like you got some pipes there Sheely?

Oh, I wouldn't call'm pipes - I was always on the skinny side.

But I spent 3 years solid in the weight room (and was always the smallest regular of the bunch). I always concentrated on high reps and building up strength over time without loosing flexibility or getting bulky.

By the time I quit racing I was at 175 lbs., 20 more than I weigh now! Oh, to have it back...

Nice pic Ted My niece wants her bike back.

I always had a hard time keeping weight on, high metabolism I guess... I was back up to 170 a few years ago when I was serious about DH and hitting the weights again. But I have to eat like a horse to keep the muscle on - at least 1500 calories a day, if not more.

Then I started riding the road bike and racing XC - I was under 150 for awhile - and actually had my best results. But I was so light I was feeling like I could catch a cold in a cool breeze.

Any pics will do, keep posting them.

Here's my old buddy, Wayne Murray of Mira Mesa Schwinn Race Team, cruising down a Mira Mesa/San Diego street being himself around 1977.....lol....


Here's Mike Welsh(me..lol) when I was 12 on some Mira Mesa trails in 1973ish.....

Whoa, awesome pics Mike... Looks like you flyin pretty good. Thanks for sharing and stay tuned, I am sure there will be more pics to come!

livin'; large and takin' charge
Plywood launch and grandma's house back in 1979.

yo MN-1 1500 calories is a meal for me. .

Man I have got to get me a scanner so I can post some pics too.

Those pics are great!! Sure reminds me of some old memories, thanks for posting those!

Hey I'll tell you something funny I just remembered about that yellow bike of mine up there in that pic(a few posts up). The back rim on that bike was from my Schwinn Pea Picker(is that what those are called?) and I had no brakes on that yellow bike. I used to jam my right foot between the back tire and the frame to stop. I got so good at this braking method of mine that it became second-nature.

Anyway, here's a pic of me off the very same jump as in the yellow Schwinn pic(a few posts up) although it's about a year later and I think it's my second bmx bike I built. I think I was about 13 so it's probalby around 1974......we used to call this "The Tree Jump" and it was in Mira Mesa/San Diego.........



Here's my brother, Tom, on that same second bike of mine when he was 12(1974). That's a wooden jump we built from some wood we "found" at a local construction site.......again in Mira Mesa/San Diego



I later tricked out that same Schwinn and had my friends dad weld a cross-bar on those cool Schwinn handlebars in the pic's (below). Those rims were mega-heavy-duty-rims(lmao) and were soooooooo heavy but they were the latest and the greatest at the time. They had 120 gage spokes and were almost as wide as motorcycle rims! That Schwinn had a Goodyear Eagle on the front and a Carlisle on the back. I was 13 and so it was 1974........

Hey Ted Carl,
LOL.....I just read what you wrote about stealing little girls Schwinn Pixies.......you nut!.........

Sweet... Man, I love these '70's non-racing pics better than anything else!

Ted, seeing you on that pink pixie (man were you ever ripped!) reminds me of when I was 6 or 7, and the bike I used to steal from my neighbor in New Hope. My Schwinn Bantam had been stolen, so I would sneak into her garage and take her pink Schwinn so we could go jumping on the hill.



Dean Cebula and Jim Gosewich at "the lot" in Maple Plain.



Me, jumping at the "the lot" on a way too small for me EK Torker, dig the brown corduroy!



November '69, my first bike - a Schwinn Bantam.



The Pedaler's Paradise Team in 1980 or 81, not sure if the is BP or Shorewood.

Dave Welch, Lane Moore, Curt Hanson, Larry Shaw (hiding behind that big trophy), myself (shirtless skinny dude on the trailer), Matt Lau, and Shane Ruud. Check the Schwinn Cruiser on the trailer.

[ February 15, 2006, 01:18 PM: Message edited by: Shawn Sheely MN-1 ]

Cool pics everyone. I wish I had some of me on my bike(s)from when I was a kid.

Mike Welsh, cool green stingray! Where are you in Lawrence? I'm also here in Lawrence and I occasionally ride with my buddy John Zook in KC. I'm always looking for a reason to hit the Centennial skatepark for an old school session. Let me know if you want to go riding sometime.

Hey bmxbully, what sup.....I live at Parkway Commons apartments on Clinton Pkwy and Kasold. Ya man we need to go riding sometime for sure. Thanks for the compliment on that old Schwinn, unfortunately I don't have that Schwinn anymore. That's just an old school pic from the 70's. At the moment all I have is a Cannondale Lefty but I do some serious riding on it. I'm surprised I havn't broken the frame yet. Uh, anyway, I do plan on getting another bmx bike soon. My brother, Tom, still has his Pedal Power from the late 70's. We definitely need to hang sometime dude. You still got a bmx bike? Stay in touch! I'm out!

This is exactly why I created this post, its all about the fond memories of me and my bike, racing or hangin! You guys are great, thanks for sharing all the kick A S S pictures. This is exactly why we all have such a common bond to this crazy sport, this is obviously some of the most memorable parts of our youth. Keep em coming guys, when is this friggin snow going to melt, grrrrr...

[ February 15, 2006, 10:50 PM: Message edited by: PaulyMN ]

Wow, those are such cool photos guys...

I was a big Surf Punks fan, and I remember I had them plya'n on Lembke's "BOX" in the Hotel room and Eric was really dig'n it... The next time i see him on the half pipe at teh Civic Center he had it play'n during his trick ride'n thang... memories huh? remember that? I also remember smashing into a spectator at that event during practice ( she was on the track, WTF?) and I F'd her up pretty bad...

Shawn, you need to scan some pics for me.. please!!!!!!! BTW, do you know anything about Gary Fisher Mtn bikes? I found a 14.5" KooHoo-E-Koo w/ Rock Shock in great shape for 50.00... I think its a 93 model bike.. Its like a BMX cruiser w/ gears! LOL

Thanks for making this post PaulyMN. You're a cool dude....dude. Surf Punks rock man ! Hurry up and scan some pics Brad Apold! You MN dudes are cool!

bmxbully, What's your name man? Do I know you? Are you from Cali? How long have you been in Lawrence? Did you go to KU? I graduated from KU in 2001.

Brina B, Love the wooden ramp pic! You were a little dude getting some big air! Daring little bugger.... ..all these pics are cool and it's cool to see people sharing them.......keep em coming people!.........you dudes are all really cool man!

I still have everything they ever put out. record and CD...

BTW, that green Sting Ray is bow-down!!! please tell me you stil have it!