Is anyone aware of any video footage of this event. It was held late December in 1985 at the Manchester Armory. Everyone was there, including Mike Dominguez, RL Osborn, Ron Wilkerson, Woody Itson, and many others. It marked a turning point for the AFA by being one of the first truly national events. Some notables at this event included Woody Itson's gold Trick Star, Mike Dominguez riding a Diamond Back, and a couple of huge attempts at a canyon 540 over a wedge ramp that I'll never forget. There were also a few local riders from the Northeast that got to receive a little more recognition from the area, like Dennis Langlais, as well as others.

Here's a pic showing many of the pros, who, at this particular moment may have been getting the run order.
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What a great day this was for anyone interested in this sport back then. You can see Mike D. to the far right, helmet freshly spray-painted to cover the Hutch/old sponsors logos. I think that's Fred Blood in the center with RL looking on. Not too sure but I think Eddie Fiola is in the red shirt with the white helmet just left of center.

This was my first competition, and I really had little idea just how significant it was with the exception of all the pros being there. The fact that AFA history was being made never entered my mind. I also got to meet Rick Moliterno that day too. I knew he was a new factory team member for Hutch, but I don't think I had gotten the chance to read about him. He gave me some pointers on getting into a Miami Hopper. Never forgot it. Great guy.

If anyone has any pictures or video from this event, please post. I'm particularly interested in video. It doesn't appear to be out there on the web yet.

Thanks.

I have a few AFA contest videos, but unfortunately that isn't among them. I'd love to see that myself.. Woody on the gold Trick Star would be classic.

I'd also love to get a video of the 1987 AFA contest in NJ as that's the only one I was able to make it to.

Jeff

Here are some pics of Woody's gold Trick Star from that day.

Jeff -> I think I may have come across some of that footage on youtube somewhere. I'll have to take a look around.

Here's Mike Dominguez from that day. I'll never forget the 540 attempt over that kick-ramp. The gap was huge, may six or seven feet. I seem to remember the bike nearly coming down into the crowd alongside the ramp, as he almost grazed the edge of the platform on the way down. Just the most amazing rider. His riding spoke for itself. Crowds would always "rise-up" whenever he rode.

I don't think anyone hit the ramp with so much force, both up and back down. I still remember the pounding that the planks took as they were racked up against the angle-iron frame each time. I think the noise added to it, like pyrotechnics at a rock concert. Just the best to watch. Still remember my folks reaction seeing him for the first time, never seeing a magazine. Oh, it was too funny. It looked a little like this ->

I'm pretty sure this is Rick Moliterno. New to the Hutch Team that year and little coverage in the magazines up to that point, he caught me by surprise that day in the practice area. Of course, he would go on from here to dominate ground comps in years to follow. I remember the Hutch he rode, but I can't quite remember those white mags for some reason. Just a great guy. Getting some pretty decent air here to I have to add. I gotta plug his new Standard Bike Co. bike. It has a "trick star tribute" front end on it. A must see.

I have some pictures on my site from that comp.
Right now it's mostly my local buds who went up.
AFA Finals 1985

Side note: That HARO ramp was actually mine! LOL...man that thing was unstable at that comp...

Thanks Brett!! Great site. I've actually seen this site before. I was at the Fitchburg comp too! It was the first competition I saw. I can still see the divided hockey rink. I remember it being so packed. It was the first cherry-picker, and Miami-hopper I had ever seen at that point.

Nice work getting that ramp to the comp. It didn't sound easy. It was great seeing things starting to filter out to the east coast.

Some awesome riders from the east coast began to break-out onto the scene around the mid-to late 80's.

You have quite a bit of material there. I haven't read all of it, but I did catch something about a General bicycles team. Nice! Too bad that the overall organization of things started to roll up by the end of the decade. A lot of great talent was out there ready to make there mark, and some were. It seemed by the end of the decade nearly every bicycle maker was designing something for freestyle. If I remember right, General had picked up RL for a time. You may have mentioned it on your site.

Great job with the site!!

Thanks for the pics.

Here's a couple of Martin A. Ron Stebbenne is off to the far left, Fred Blood looking on, in this first photo. I'd have to say that Martin is probably a huge contributor to quite a few of the rolling tricks out there today. Just great to watch.

Brett,

Any chance that the video footage that is mentioned on your site still exists?

Top-notch post. Thanks for posting all these pics from this piece of history. Seeing all those riders really takes me back.

I like your first pic with all the guys in the group. When we used to think of all those guys as kids, I think a lot of us thought of them as pro athletes -- most times as rivals separated by teams. I'm not saying some of that didn't exist, but looking at that photo, it looks like all those guys were friends and pretty much liked hanging out together. Yeah, some of them were on this team or that, but from that pic, it doesn't look any different than my local jam circle BITD. Riders having fun. That's what it's about.

Thanks! I've been learning more about some of those friendships that existed among them. Of course, you have to take many of the stories at face-value, but you get a sense of it. Woody has been great allowing us to see some of the sport's early beginnings. While I had heard of the BMX Action Team, RL, Mike Buff, etc, I had heard relatively little of the Vans team. I had no idea that Martin, Woody, and Mike started out together. By the time I got started, GT and Hutch had their line-up, so the rest was a history that may have only been referred to a few times. Thanks for sharing that Woody! In fact, I had thought of Mike D. as starting out with Haro. I'm pulling this from memory, someone correct me if I've goofed it up.

Yes, it reminds me of the group I used to ride with too. That's really what it was about. Bouncing tricks off of one another, having a good time.

While I think some of the rider's, maybe many of them, felt the factory connection kind of killed the sport, looking back on it, I'd say if it weren't for the factory rides, I'm guessing the east coast would have been left in the dark. I'm guessing the factory revenue went some distance in bringing it out to us (magazine ad revenue, team sponsors, etc). Of course, without the riders there was nothing. In a sport that feeds on that independent spirit, it had to be a dicey relationship in at least a few cases.

Imagine it. A sport you and a handful of others at places like Long Beach, Venice, Del Mar, Upland, etc. were bringing to life like no where else. It would be hard to let factory muscle take the wheel. I know it would be for me. They were all very professional though. That's what made the whole thing sing. Seeing it all work, the shows, comps, newer and better bikes etc, just made it great to watch. By the late eighties, I think the factory side was overweight. Too many cooks in the kitchen... I'm beginning to get that sense when I see freestyle bikes made by companies I had never heard of in the museums, many from the late eighties.

The web has changed the game. So much great stuff out there. Unbelievable riders. I gotta tip my hat to the country's heart of everything radical though, that So. Cal. crew, and everyone who worked to give a kids something to do and more importantly -> be a part of it themselves. Man, to live there in the eighties!

Without getting too far off topic here - an old AFA event tribute - I should say that many of the bikes in the late eighties seemed amazing, but the number of factories out there were probably getting too numerous to support every product line, especially after the stock market slide, etc.

More pics to follow.

I'd love to see some footage of this too. I have a bunch of AFA contests on video, but I checked, and this one isn't among them. Definitely a great era though. You guys are right.. we did look up to the teams almost as sports teams. I'm not sure how competitive it was to everyone involved, but to a lot of fans, it was great. Everyone had their favorite rider.. favorite team etc.

Jeff

GREAT Thread Waggs!!!

Thanks for checking Jeff. One thing I seemed to take notice of was the drive to attract some of the younger talent. Scott Freeman was a key rider among them. If I hear his name, the first thing that comes to mind is the Skyway ad where he seems to be looking back doing a boomerang. The magazines just seemed to pull-out some of the best pics for everyone to etch in their minds, especially the ads of course. For some reason, back in the eighties, the skyway team had always been there, but I can't remember many of there riders. I want to say names like Hugo Gonzales, Peterson, ??. I know I'm forgetting someone.

Manchester Armory today?

This is it. It sits on the east side of the Merrimack River, just off the end of the Amoskeag bridge. The arched roof gives it away.

Ahhhh there we go, so many years ago I forgot what the place looked like.

It was a pretty big place. There was plenty of space, even though that event had the largest rider turn-out to date. There weren't any concerns with the height of the roof either as you can tell from the pics. The size of the place kind of gave it it's own feel too. The sound of the riders hitting the ramps would bounce of the ceiling/walls, echoing slightly, along with whatever would be playing over the sound system in between sessions, WGIR rock 101 most likely. It definitely gave you the feeling that the size of the venue told you something about the size of the event. After all, being the middle of winter, if it was going to be a big event, the space was going to have to match it.

Speaking of rider turnout, man.. I remember going to the '87 AFA here in NJ. I was only able to make it for the flatland which was on a Saturday. To say the place was packed would be an understatement. I think they mentioned there were around 2000 spectators. As for the riders, lets just say the event, and keep in mind this was flat only, lasted for about 8 or 9 hours. Those were the days.

I think today's riders would find it hard to believe just how big the sport was then. It's huge now as far as spectators and tv coverage, but I mean rider participation. Amazing.

Jeff, I've heard about that New Jersey event. I was amazed at how many people were in attendance. It is true that the events were growing year over year. The difference between the AFA events and the X-Games is fairly clear. X-Games, while still a competition, is much more about attracting an audience (it has to be to support ESPN sponsors). The AFA, mirroring its bmx racing cousin, was about the riders. It was much more about participation than it was for the entertainment value.

I think this shot of Greg Macomber is probably the best example of that distinction. Sure, he may have been just a little guy here, but the kid rocked the place. He was the hands down winner for all the dedicated parents out there taking their kids to the event. All parents who had a kid competing were that kid's biggest fan. All wondered if their "team" would win it. But when Greg would come out, you could see everyone's eyebrows raise with all Mom's going "Awwww", instantly paying a collective sense of respect. When he struck this pose, the cameras were snapping and flashing all over the place. His obvious showmanship here definitely won him over with the judges. This one picture I think captures best what it was all about really.

The AFA events were great for seeing the pros battle it out, but the events were there for everybody. Not only did they say, "Hey kid, check this out." They said, "Hey kid, try this one." If they were lucky enough, a pro might show them.

Incidentally, while he could have gone out there and just ran alongside his bike and been a hit with all parents, he was a great rider. He went on to do many shows with some great pros from the east coast, becoming a pro himself.

Jeff so do I one of te best times in my life. Did you go back in 88?

Here's a shot of RL Osborn doing a Blyther Air. I'm pretty sure he took the overall title for that year. Quite a career he had doing shows, comps, etc. When I think of people that founded the sport, he is way up there on the list. There were others of course. There were probably countless others all quietly doing their own thing all across the country. Names like Mike Dominguez, Eddie Fiola, Woody Itson, Martin Aparijo, etc all come to mind first for me when I think of the old school stars. These were the people I remember touring and reading so much about. Before them though, there was an "era" that I feel slightly pre-dates that one, if only for the magazine coverage, even if the others had been out there all along. They include people like Bob Haro and RL Osborn.

For me, Bob Haro has to be the hands down winner in the creation of the sport. I don't think any one person did more on their own to promote, develop, and market it, though there were others like him. I think Bob Morales career was very similar.

Many of the early magazines show both Bob Haro and RL side by side in ads and articles. So in terms of early recognition, I'd have to rank Bob Haro and RL Osborne pretty high on the list of sport founders. There were countless others, all out there doing their own tricks, developing their own style. Some of these people would soon be discovered at tours, comps spreading throughout the country. One person, Dennis McCoy, would go further than nearly everyone with it, competing non-stop for over 20 years, undoubtedly earning him legendary status. Others, like Jose Yanez(?), would be the first to pull one of the most mind blowing tricks (back-flip) and seemingly be never heard from again. Between those extremes, there were people like Ron Wilkerson, with intensity that was always there wherever and whenever, pumping up the crowds. So much talent, in so many different forms and styles.

Anyone have a favorite rider from then?

RL Osborn was always my favorite rider. It seems like people only seem to remember him for his early days of riding, but he continued to progress all the way through the 80s. He did all the rolling and scuffing tricks late in the decade, along with all the endos and bunny hopping madness from the early days. Not too bad on ramps, either. Yeah, certain geniuses surpassed him in flatland, but he was consitently one of the best riders -- probably among the to 3-5 for most of his career. There used to be a video -- freestylin' at the spot -- and at the end, RL makes an appearance. He was so smooth and flawless, linking from trick to trick. That was the inspiration for my riding style.

As far as teams go, I was a big Haro fan. I started riding in late '86, though, and I never saw the Hutch team fully assembled. Dominguez, Woody, Moliterno would have been crazy. But I saw Wilkerson, Blyther and Nourie on the Rampage 87 tour, and it was the best freestyle show I had ever seen, even if they were like two hours late. GT/Dyno were close runners-up in those days, and they came to our hometown the next year. Then Schwinn in 89, I think.

The R,

I think you're right about RL. I think his link to the roots of the sport kind of got in his way, with the early fans of the sport. It did seem most felt that if he was the beginning, where are we now? Who is the latest and greatest? Yet he was without a doubt one of the most polished riders out there. He was smooth on both ramp and ground and always progressing.

I think I missed the Haro team's best years. They definitely rocked in the mid to late 80's. Also, it seemed throughout the eighties, that team would find some of the greatest riders pass through it. I'm always finding someone who rode for Haro that kind of surprises me, not realizing they were on the team. I usually think of the Haro team as people like Ron Wilkerson, David Nourie, and Brian Blyther. I hadn't realized that earlier Mike Dominguez was also on it, and later on Rick Moliterno. Just recently, I think I've come to learn that Matt Hoffman was on it too, though I'm still not sure. The team just kicked.

Here's another pic. This one keeps me guessing though. I had labeled it as being Brian Blyther, but knowing his abilities, he may have been warming up here if it is in fact him. It is one of his signature Blyther airs though.

When I think of two people who could really get the crowds pumped with their energetic style, I usually think of two people. Ron Wilkerson and Dennis McCoy. In the mid-eighties, I remember both having a connection with the crowd like few others. They seemed to respond to the crowd with just as much energy as the crowd would deliver. With a great song playing, there were few riders better to watch. Wilkerson, to me, seemed to be that iconic symbol of all those surf shops from back then. The occasionally bleached spiked hair, always good for a few laughs. Just the coolest guy.

This brings back some great memories..I have a pile of photos somewhere of this because I covered the event for Super BMX & Freestyle in my senior year of highschool...In the first picture posted i am sitting on top of the Mountain Dew GT ramp to the left of the picture..I will post some stuff later including the article..Here are 2 for now Mike Dominguez almost hitting the roof!!!!..I have the entire video of this event but who ever taped it did a horrible job for Ron Stebbene..it was dark in there and hard to take pictures...

harrossa,

I'm glad you posted this. I've been a little confused about something here. I've discovered some things that are beginning to make me wonder about the events that took place around that time. I've seen numerous references to the Manchester event being the first east coast masters series AFA event, yet your pictures as well as a Freestylin' magazine article from the Jan '86 issue are beginning to make me wonder. The pictures you posted are not of the Manchester Armory, and Mike is still clearly riding for Hutch here. This seems to be of the Boston event that Freestylin' mentions taking place around that time. I'd have to guess that this precedes the Manchester event by a few weeks. Could Manchester have been the first location for the finals, with boston being just another comp? In fact, I don't think the finals in Manchester made it into Freestylin' until the Feb. issue because of the late Dec. date that it was held.

It would still be great to what you have.

Ahhh, now I get it. I just looked up the article. According to Freestylin', this venue was at the Fitchburg Center Arena, about 40-50 minutes southeast of Manchester, NH. I was at another event held there in August of the same year. I remember the lighting being poor. It was the reason cited for few pics/coverage of it. Otherwise, it was a great location.
Ron Stebbenne rightfully earned praise for the work he did organizing it. It was mentioned that he even put a few thousand of his own money up to ensure it was a success. Wow! Thanks for that Ron!

Yes, it's definitely Fitchburg. There's a pic of Ron W. with his arm around Martin with plexiglass in the background. It's clearly the hockey rink of the Arena.

You mention you were sitting on top of the ramp. Were you referring to a pic I posted or yours? Were you at both events? I wonder which one you have video of? Both possibly?

Awesome pics of Mike D. Can't wait to see what else you have!

why cant kids get air like that at modern day freestyle shows?

This is the cover of the issue i did the story in..I will post the contents later

This is the entire article

Awesome!!! Thanks for the article! I remember that 540 attempt. I'm pretty sure Mike D. had a go at it too. I'm increasingly taken by how much "style" was important back then. I don't mean just the way a rider pulled a trick, smoothness, quickness, etc. I mean presentation. Looking through a few old mags, I forgot how some of the pros actually modeled clothing. There was a lot more to freestyle than just riding. The hat that Eddie is wearing seemed to be a huge part of the attire to back then. I seem to remember Woody wearing them too. I think I remember trying to fit the part too, though I didn't wear any hats.

Thanks again!

Yeah, it seemed to me Haro always got around to having the best riders on their teams. And you're right -- Matt Hoffmann was on Haro right after Skyway as was Rick Moliterno. Dominguez was on Haro before Hutch, I think (If I'm wrong, let me know), and that was before I got into riding.

I think GT/Dyno was right up there with Haro for assembling the best teams. Fiola, Aparijo, Voelker, DeLuca. I know I'm forgetting a bunch.

Anyway, Haro always had two legs of the same tour going at once. One leg was Wilkerson, Blyther, Nourie; the other leg was DMC and couple other guys -- maybe Moliterno and Hoffmann. The Wilkerson leg was the one I remember, because they came to our hometown. But I do remember once a perfect storm of teams came together at the Schwinn Shop on Halsted in Harvey, Ill. (Don Vader -- you might have been there... I thought you mentioned this was your stomping ground. I think this was Burbank Schwinn?)

If I remember right, the two Haro teams showed up at this store, and GT was there, too. I remember Moliterno and DMC rippin' it up on ground. I remember trying to give Blyther a copy of our Zine in the van -- he gave us his address in Ontario, CA to send him more. I remember my brother getting his black Dyno jersey signed by Voelker. It was beautiful chaos. They did the show and then just kept jammin' with the locals in the parking lot. Thinking back, it was amazing.

And that show got business for the shop, too. About a month and a half later, my bike was stolen at a contest, and I returned to this shop to by a Diamondback Itson Strike Zone. Ha! The show did what it was supposed to do.

This thread is taking me back!

Wow! That sounded like quite the show. Haro and GT teams there together?!! Cool. Sorry to hear about the bike being stolen though.

You might like these two vids. Great friend of mine just passed them along to me.

Haro tour promo: http://vimeo.com/6255763
GT tour promo: http://vimeo.com/6260146

Just a few more to go. Here's a couple shots of Dennis Langlais. He was a super smooth rider and great on ramps. It actually wasn't until just today that I figured out he was the person in the photo (poor-quality photo) doing a perfectly flat table air. It was tough to tell, but I'm pretty sure it's him judging from the helmet and a hint of what's on his jersey there. He's really cranking out the height on this one. One of the greats among the local Boston crowd (and I must say nationally as well), he's most known for touring with the GT/Mountain Dew Team and riding with people like Chris Lashua, Greg Macomber, and Scott Moroney, as well as a few others that I'm probably leaving out. I'm sure Dennis was right at home on this ramp. He also rode for Hutch for a time, and toured all over the world. When people think of world tours in freestyle, I think most will come up with names like GT and Haro, but there were other teams that did so also. A team called the Mountain Dew Freestyle Performance Team, that Dennis was a member of, had a world tour too.

I was talking to Josh (Axlepeg) a few days ago, and he had a line that's very appropriate for this thread.. something along the lines of "it's not how hard a trick is, it's how good you make it look." That's definitely something that I think has been lost in this generation of riding.

Jeff

Harossa,

Do you have any AFA's on video?

Ant.. I didnt make it back for '88.. no idea why either. Which was more memorable in your opinion?

Jeff

I have the whole event on VHS from Ron Stebbene. I had a DVD made and sent it to Dominguez. Poor quality but all there including pro ramp practice. Call my cell.

Harossa,

Could I possibly get a copy? It would be just great to see it. I was not only there to watch but I competed in the event also. If it is on there, it would be so great to see my run, not to mention the main event, such as pros flatland/ramp runs.

Here I am with what appears to be Ron cheering me on in the background. I'd say this is another example of what the events meant to the organizers. I have to say, it wasn't until I was much older before I began to fully appreciate the sacrifices and hard work of those involved that put these events together. This being my first comp, I remember feeling a bit overwhelmed by all that was going on around me. This was not an easy comp for me. I remember having a bit of a tough time, but had fun just the same. You can see the camera behind me. Getting a video of this would be awesome!!! (If I'm actually in it, it would be the only video I have of myself riding. Video cameras were sparse back then.)

Waggs that's a cool photo of you with everybody looking on like that!!
I may be wrong but didn't you play "Walk of Life" from the Dire Straits for your run?
I remember you doing your textbook Squeaker trick with that song playing in the background.

I was just wondering last night what song I might have had. "Walk of Life" was a big one. It seemed that was played by someone at nearly every comp back then. I can't remember what song I played actually. Of all things I can remember, this slips me for some reason. I think it may have been "Modern Day Cowboy" from Tesla. I more sure of doing a Switzerland Squeaker than I am of the music. I think I may have picked up that trick a few months before the comp. Not sure how well I did it at the comp though.

These will be my last pics to post to this forum topic.

Like most things that grow to take the national stage, they grow into something extraordinary. Larger than life. Bigger than most could have ever imagined. It's a natural progression. With such a huge pool of talent to draw from, one eventually finds the Matt Hoffman's, Dave Mirra's, and Matt Wilhelm's of the sport. Always surpassing new limits. Each time more exhilarating than the last. Watch Matt Hoffman's first 900 on youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qhd4t6Z8ik4) and you have no choice but to understand what that means. As time goes along though there's something that is undoubtedly lost. As things become bigger, and the fan base grows larger, I've learned that the biggest thing that suffers is access. That is the one thing that rarely returns. The ability to ride alongside the sport's best, or to just stand within feet, without a guardrail in between and watch as though it was your neighborhood jam session. Obviously, after seeing Matt's first 900, one understands the growing need for a guardrail. Crowd control starts to become a safety issue after a certain point.

Of course, I think the majority of fans at the X-games are more spectator than riders, especially when considering the tv viewing audience. Relatively speaking, the portion of the audience that wants to be there meeting the riders, is probably fewer, but the desire is no less for those who do ride today. I'm guessing those riders don't get the same opportunity. The access to the pros, founders, and organizers back then was far easier. In fact, due to the sports infancy, I'm pretty sure access to some of the nation's best was made a priority to promote ridership.

These two photos are the best representation of that access. The right opportunity, time, and place was all that was needed. I was lucky enough to have all three going for me and nearly every other neighborhood rider back then.

Being an old-schooler from the early to mid eighties, this guy was the rock star. Few people were followed more and for a longer period of time up to that point.



Uncovering this recently was a shocker. You can bet it is now in a safe "off-site" storage location. Funny thing, I would one day be signing my own autograph for a few kids here and there riding on my own team.



For all the great comps and shows I saw though, it will always be those jam sessions with my friends from back then that are the best to remember. If I had the ability to go back to that time and given the chance to relive one day of it, it would be riding those neighborhood streets with friends, who like me, all wanted to be like those pros.

GT/Mountain Dew Trick Team Tour '86. Chris Lashua doing the I-hops as my group of friends looks on in the background. At bottom is us, post-show I think, doing our best to emulate Chris. (I'm in the background)



These are the last of my pics, but if anyone has any other pics of that event or others please post! As before, video would be the coolest! Thanks Harossa, Brett, and others for the content. Great stuff!!

Hope everyone liked the pics.

These are all the rest of the pics I have of that historic event for BMX Freestyle besides the great memories of driving from NJ with my best buds back then to drive a fresh painted ramp up there. Unfortunately all those video my friends Dad took are lost to history.
This thread really brough back a lot of good memories for me. I hope I can continue on the traditions started by Ron Stebenne and all those guys in NJ in the coming years. Here's my crappy, grainy shots from 1985. (PS, I was at that Fitchburg comp as well! First time I ever met Chris Lashua...Don't try to live your life in one day.)
In these pics are well...a couple of my buds, Tom Nieradka and Chris Young (the kid who got in Freestylin') but mostly it's McCoy, Anderson, Dominguez, Sigur, Johnson, Dizz, Delarrio (sp.? I remember Paul telling us at Fitchburg he was doing a cherrypicker dropin and we were like..WTF?) Osborn and I think Wilkerson. I gotta say it was pretty cool of Ron to let us bring our ramps in and set them up in there...at 19 years of age we felt like celebrities contributing to that comp.

LOL,
Ok apparently I can't post all the pics on the board even though they are linked to photobucket.

Well, here's the link to them all.
http://s268.photobucket.com/albums/jj26/br...mpshire%201985/
This has been a great trip down freestyle memory lane, hey....next year is the 25th anniversary....

Wow Brett! Great pics. Thanks for checking on that video too. One day... One day... I'll see it somewhere.

rl Osborne Afa finals Manchester NH. Mike Dominguez was rideing for Diamond back at the contest.
It was the only Pro event I attended as a kid. boy was It great to see all my hero's

Hey Guys,

I am part of a group that is doing a documentary on early NE Freestyle. We have the Manchester event on tape. Get in touch with me at moroneyscott@gmail.com for more details.

There is also a Facebook group called "Grass Roots: The Origins of a New England BMX Freestyle Community".

Thanks, Scott

Scott: I just sent you an e-mail.

Hope to hear back on whatever you have.

I do not do "Facebook" so I cannot/will not join that group unfortunately.

I am currently in North Haven CT but rode in the Enfield area back in the day.

Hope to hear from you soon.