You know me, I always was a real risk taker.

Me in 1989 on my 87 GT...

Looks like I stole Wilkerson's Hair... via a 2-Hip shirt.

Strike - I think you stole all my pics! All the ones I remember and thought I had, you have, cuz they're on here!! hahahahah

How many hours did we spent on that dirt jump corner getting 6 inches of air all those summers! WOOOOOOOO!!

---Ditchweed----now I'm up to 5 posts....

Yeah, I must have them all. It had to be because we'd all come back to my place when it was too hot, or snowing or whatever. I found them mixed in with all those magazines in those milk crates.

Oh man, the hours spent at that jump, it was incredible. We'd see how far we could jump, then try to jump over stuff, try 360's and whatnot. Fun times man.

Sorry for the late reply but how did I miss this picture? This completely sums up riding in the northern US and Canada. I mean you KNOW it was cold out and you're still out there tearing it up. I remember riding the Saint Cloud halfpipe when I was in college, late 80's/early 90's, we'd shovel/sweep it off and I'd struggle to get my standard 2 feet of air lol.

BTW, I'm also digging the abubaca shot above that one.

That is an awesome picture! I never got that much air, but I remember brushing snow off our ramps to ride them, growing up just outside Chicago.

I broke out the scanner and a few negatives I found in a box. I'm not sure who shot these, but it would appear that they were using my camera (28mm lens). Each of these are of myself, unless otherwise noted.



Locomotive while wearing a "The 'Zine" shirt. Keith K. looks on, wondering if I'll go more than 3 feet this time.


An exciting cherrypicker on Denny's Haro Sport.


Now THIS is an intense lawnmower, check out my patented "hold onto the brake lever during your tweaked lawnmowers" move. So hot!

More to come...

Yeah, grabbing onto that lever like that.... If that was a pic in Freestylin, that would have been a huge trick... Wow, that is tweaked......and stoke..

I remember this day like it was yesterday.

My friend and I were in our first year of college, we decided to repaint our frames instead of going to class. We painted in his parents basement (on a ping pong table...I always knew that would come in handy), and we got black all throughout their house. Needless to say the weather warmed up later the next day, to a whopping -10C, and we threw our bikes together and this was the result.

Winter was always a double edged sword. It gave you time to heal, but...so much energy in the spring time could ruin your summer. It was always awesome to get a few sessions in during the winter months. I would always keep the ramp clear of snow just in case we got some warm weather, then the ramp would always be ready...because I was.

This thread is awesome! I am lovin the pics... I am learning a bit about some of the Minnesota Faction guys I just recently met! I grew up in Blaine Minnesota and had the great fortune to have many local BMX and Freestyle legends to look up to and learn from guys like Dale Matson, Skovy,
Krt Schmidt and many others... Unlike Dale and Krt (or you Strike) my buddies and I did not think to bring a camera with us when we rode... Wish we had. We did however ham it up for mom when riding at home in the driveway or in fron of the house ... Here are a few I found
Oh and check out the 1 pink and 1 black Chuck T's with a red shirt and sweat pants? made sense right?

I seem to have a bunch from the same day in 1986 me and some buddies were riding in the driveway...


My brother Gary on my GT

Woah, those endos are awesome! You were really going for the extension on those babies. These pictures are exactly the reason I started this thread, stuff like this is so cool to look back on, for both the poster and the reader.

It's awesome to see that freestyle was happening in so many different corners of the world, well ok the US mostly back then. But then it's also cool so see that it was happening so close to you and ya didn't even know it.

My name is Brian Larson too! lol!

Wow, I love the pics guys.. !!!!

I've only got a few to share, but this is probably the best one i've found.. (of me) no handed cherry picker from the front page of the El Paso Herald post BITD... Believe it or not - that's Todd Anderson's old RL-20 (he had went to General bikes with RL Osborn). I had JUST got my peregrines a few weeks before the pic was taken.. The photographer spent about 2 hours shooting pics, and I never did find out if I could "have" any, this shot just showed up on a Saturday morning front page.. My Dad was geeked out - he came in and woke me up that morning at about 7..

Check out the bad bones..!!! They were still in my parent's closet a few years ago, but I think they got tossed out.. not like they'd FIT anymore, (size 29 waist??? not since 1990!!!) but hey - someone might have wanted them..!!!

Another friend of mine took a BUNCH of pics of us riding together (he skated, we biked), flatland and wedge ramp action & has been scanning away.. Hope to share some more soon..

Linc

That newspaper shot is Wicked Cool!

Great pictures!

BMXBrigade... that scene with you and your friends makes me think of how it was for me too. Always 3 or 4 of us out riding in the street in front of the house. You'd actually see that everywhere. Great pics.

Jeff

wow,strike,one of the nicest threads,I am not that much of a regular here,that will have to change!being that I live in a small island,these pics will help you guys see what went/goes on in the caribbean!take care!









the last one was recentle at a show,slamdunking from a perry doom!lol!the only way I could EVER play ball!most are from very distinct eras,ranging from the miami hopper in 86,till recently.hope you enjoy!

here are some more!















the last two are from the first mag I ever had,action now!

Hey Polanco - You and I can be Newbies here together lol! Let's see some more of those pics - I know from the museum that you have more to show us... If you guy's havent seen Polanco's video's on the web you will have to check them out - this guy is still shreddin it... Come on let's see the leap from pegs to bars video Jr. - That was awesome!

Jeff S - Thanks Man, Those were the days chillin with your friends and riding all day long and then maybe thinking about eating something at about 6PM and then going back out until to late to ride!

Great pics guys and a belated welcome to Vintage!

I gotta say Polanco, that pedalpicker on your 26" is awesome!

Here are a couple more from me...


A couple of lame backyard attempts.


G-Turn close up

Here is an oldie but a goodie - My little bro looks a little nervous lol!


Airing out the Haro Sport on a dirt jump the little neighbor kids had just made down the road
(1990 or so)

thanks,strike,indeed,I do remember eating well after the night had long arrived,guess when one's having fun,those things take the backseat!brigade,sure,we can be newbies together,yeah,newbie support teams,lol!strike,your pics look so good!they are like NOS pics(lol),I mean,they look like shots straight out of freestylin,I guess the equivalent of 56k beware was 110 film beware,you can even see the letters on the sidewall of the gt tire!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSqrUm15lfY

check that vid out,that was on a tv show in early 1992,let me see if I find a perry doom clip...

Newbie Support teams lol! Nice Pics and Vids as always Junior!

This one is really old


I do not know what you call this but I gotta get some points for style at least lol!

Here I am trying to show off to friends.. about 1991

That's awesome KOP! I hope you didn't shout out the famaous last words "Watch This"
It seems like I always bit it hard whenever I said that lol!

Every winter we had to do this...



So we could do this...

Who are the people in the pic, Jerry? Is that a young Stines i see?

TK, that winter half-pipe pics sums it up for so many of us midwesterners!!!

....take five runs, stop, warm up, repeat.

Nice to see this thread back from the dead!

Let's see some more pics guys!
Here is Flyin Brian Blyther Skyin in Anoka Minnesota - 1986


And Dave Nourie from the same show...

Two of those guys in the photo, i'm still friends with and see almost everyday.. One is oldtime on here, and the other still has his old Hutch from back in the day...

That halfpipe is sick.. It looks just about perfect. If I had one of those back in the day, we would have been air masters for sure. More pics....

I was at that Haro show... Got more????

that pic of blyther is so rad!!

makes me sad that nobody uses a 1/4 pipe lke that anymore.

at the 2hip shows all they use it for is to get some speed for the box jump....i wanna see some friggin AIR!!!!

Let me see..that'll mean I have to fire up the old scanner.

I do have more pics from that show... let me see what I have and I will scan em and post em up!

Thread resurrection time!!!


First: Local Rochester-ite Ben Heim (sp?) decades on his futuristic black Trick Star.


Apic of the crew BITD before a trip to a jumping spot: From Left to Right,
Dennis"ugot2legs" Grimm, Ben Heim, Tom " Railroad Ty" Iverson, John Haggard, Avi Morrison, DITCHWEED, Mike Hollaren, STRIKE.


Krt Schmidt, up close and personal....

What a fantastic thread!! This is what it's all about. Goes to show we've all been more or less alike, hairstyles, gear, bikes and so forth regardless where we are from.

A few pieces from Helsinki - all those years ago...


Photo by 2Fresh.
Voelker & Blyther at Helsinki bike expo 1991


Screen shot of me at bike shop's underground garage in 1991 during shooting of the 1st Lame Bike Video. I can't remember who was behind the camera.


Photo by Antti Huotari.
Me at Vartiokylän Pyörä bike shop sporting Hammer "ballet" gear.


Photo by Antti Huotari.
Hitchiking at the bike shop, riding my repaired '90 blue GT Pro FS Tour.


Photo by my Dad.
Landing a Smitty on my '88 Master at the concert hall parking lot in 1991. One of our regular spots in those days. Hair-a-plenty.


Tailwhippin' at the staduim parking lot in 1989 i think with brand new '88 Master. Actually these and the next three are screen shots from a video shot by my Dad.


Launching into air at a youth sporting event in 1990 with my pink Answer mx helmet and '88 Master. Skateboarders are waiting for their turn.


Another launch.


Bunnyhopping.


Photo by 2Fresh.
Voelker and a no-handed Fakie. Blyther on the deck 1991.

Nice taint.

Photo by Martti Kuoppa.
Me at stadium parking lot scuffin' in 1993 with stripped (pink) 1990 GT Pro FS Tour with Skyway forks. Those were the days of true mix and match.


Photo by Matz.
Martti Kuoppa back in 1993 riding his chrome Homeless Soul Bro at stadium lot.


Photo by Raimo Rouvinen.
The only existing early picture of me Elbowgliding on my '88 General in 1990 at the bike shop.


Photo by Matz.
Me at the bike shop in 1992 with the green St Beat. On the background far back, left Jouni Merikanto and on the right Martti Kuoppa.


Photo by Antti Huotari.
Silent Hitchiker 1992. Yet another afternoon at the shop, these were the best times.


Photo Mikko Kyheröinen.
Yours with a badass cut and bike too. I miss those Nikes.


Photo by Kimmo Kuusisto.
Outdoors for a change at Kauniainen train station 1992.


My buddy Mikko during his stay at Colorado Springs on his 88½ Sport ..or is that Bully?? Anyway, Guessing this was 1991.

Last pic looks like a Bully to me. (angled upward standing platform is the give away).

Great pics as always Timo!
I love the green streetbeat shots.

Cool pics so what was it like riding with marrti back then? Do you still ride with him once in awhile?

Here is a pic of me doing a modified poser in 1985.



Me and my friend Sean from the same day.

Finnaly got through this thread, 22 pages. I have very few pics of me BITD and Mike peterson has them. I lent them to him for a MN Faction slide show, hey mike can I get those back now.

Any way cool pics everybody!

You are absolutely right, that was Mikko's Bully. I was thinking about this but realized he got it only after being there for a while, the 88½ Sport. I remember he was so stoked about this bike:




Well, Martti has been full of energy for as long as i have known him. He definitely had/has his own style of doing things in his excentric and stubborn ways sometimes, lol. Back in those days in early 90's he was just 12-13 years old so he didn't make it to all contests, expos and whatnot but he definitely was a regular in our bike shop riding days and ofcourse afterwards. The bike shop's underground garage was our "kingdom" more or less, because there was just handful of us riding flatland in those days. Martti was always up to experimenting new tricks and variations as well as bike customizations whether they worked or not, usually not. lol! He wasn't the best bike mechanic around back then and still these days he gets frustrated easily when it comes to dialing his bike and that has sort of become a joke between us. I've said this before but i'll say it again that Martti was sort of like the kid brother to me back then, and the official flatland riding mascot in our group because he was the youngest. Here's an illustration i did back then showing our tight knit group of regulars at the bike shop, guess who's who:


Yes i do still ride every once in a while with Martti, we had a cool session last summer at the nearby blue tennis courts. He also lives just couple blocks away so in the summer i bump into him frequently. It's funny, no matter how many years go by or how old we get, the old chemistry kinda remains the same, the talk the jokes etc. And now, you appreciate those moments even more so it's very cool whenever we meet. Usually we meet atleast at Flatstyles jam in july which is a great get together event for us older riders aswell.

Back to photos, here's how i remember Martti back in '92 acting weird.

Screenshot courtesy of Lame Bike Video 2 by 2Fresh.


Photo bt Matz
Martti inspired by who else than Chase G, 1993.


Photo by Matz
Martti with a stall decade, 1993.


Photo by either Martti or Matz.
Yours with side scuffs.


Photo by 2Fresh
Back to 1991.. Blyther and Voelker have arrived to the bike shop and Mikko has just handed out their band's Häiriköt "Moukari Mies" EP to BB.


Photo by Antti Huotari
1993, me at the bike shop in the middle of some switch trick.

Heres one of my last competition pictures taken in 1987. I met Bob Haro in 2002 and had him sign it!

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Wow how come its so small?

Check out this little fat kid! Oh wait thats me in 1979! What a squid!


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Good form on the jump, though.

I have been on a 3 day search for one picture of Dave Volker on his red and chrome 88 and in the search have come across some cool old threads...this is an awesome one!

I figured I'd bump this thread, just in case some new people feel like adding some images. I'm going to have to break out the scanner again and start adding some more pictures to this thread.

Digging it up yet again....

My friend Chris Mazurenko over me (he has on Scott Clark's jersey from the worlds in Whistler B.C. in 1985)...


An indoor show 1987...


Chris, coaster brake one footer...


Me, one hand one foot winter of 1990


Me, spring of 1986.

Cool! Some great air in those. Cool red Hutch too!!!

Thanks, that was my Judge. What a great all around bike.

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