I have been wondering what happened to him...

Well, we found Krys Dauchy- anyone connected to Josh?

[ March 31, 2006, 03:01 PM: Message edited by: Flip425 ]

In the sand! That has to be a really difficult one to master. With barefeet no less.

I liked his style i think when they built the second camarillo ramp(i forget what video it was), he was killing it.He did awesome alley opp airs on a half pipe.

Based upon how much the sand is tore up under the bike I am going to guess he was "posed" for this picture, but I am not saying that Josh White is, or was a "Poseur".

Anyone else remember when BMX (Action, or Plus) built an all white GT Performer project and had Josh test it?

rumor had it he got involved in drugs and dropped out of the sport but again, rumor had it. he was the big up and comer too had a good future in the sport!

He was around just a few years ago, even got in a magzine dirt jumping. He was a great guy. Came out of nowhere and dominated the world for awhile.

He was around just a few years ago, even got in a magazine dirt jumping. He was a great guy. Came out of nowhere and dominated the world for awhile. I seen him at the first 2-hip event here in Minnesota. Just skying the halfpipe. I'll try and get some pics. Anybody else have any of Josh

Saw him when he did the Brittannia World Tour thing BITD. After that, Josh "Big Air" White was gone. As if erased from time some might say. But here's to you Docteur Air where ever you are.

Video was Freestylin U.S.A.
Josh had some sick airs!
Very creative doing flatland as well. Used no pegs.
He did a lot of videos back then.

Yeah...we all looked up to the guy...he was smooth..not as smooth as King Smooth..but smooth nonetheless

He also graced the best cover photo of all time - by ANY magazine.

Freestylin' Magazine - August 1986

Cool pic! Sort of like the one in Plus! where Scura surfs on an all white Pro Perfomer.

Drugs?! The rumors around VBMX have been that he was into bodybuilding and invented something that made him so much money he could live off of it. I'd rather believe those rumors...

does anyone have that jersey for sale that he's wearing in that surfer? if you do pm me

VBMX member Grizz used to ride with Josh before he rode with GT....ask him what happened to Josh, Ill bet hed know if anyone did!

Heres some pre-gt josh photos from BITD here...
http://www.vintagebmx.com/cgi-bin/ultimate...3;t=005608;p=10

Hello,
I am Josh Whites brother and think its great his legacy is still going! Josh currently lives in Portland Oregon is married and owns a house there. He is pretty well out of the freestyle scene but absolutly did not get into drugs or anything like that just moved on to other lines of work. I have a bunch of pics I will post later of before he was ever picked by Dyno in 85' and a bunch of rare ones of him on tour with Eddie Fiola.

[ April 18, 2006, 09:09 PM: Message edited by: custom-cruiser ]

First two are from about 84'

Josh(I think i'm Bruce Lee)White with Eddie

First two pics of Josh's first contest in Venice Beach 1985. He was a privateer but was picked up by Dyno with a second place finish to Todd Anderson. He broke Dyno frames very easy so they swiched him to GT as the Performer frames were alot stronger





This is an ultra rare vintage photo of Josh on our first 6 foot quarter pipe( about 1984)



I think he is riding a Torker but could be Haro

[ April 16, 2006, 05:49 PM: Message edited by: custom-cruiser ]

Hi Custom Cruiser!! Thanks for sharing those awesome images. Everybody here would love to see more, that's for sure.

Question?... Does josh or yourself own any oldschool bikes for the occasional burn down the street?

Is freestyle still in Josh's blood?

Tell us more about your connection to the sport!
Thanks, Robert.

Josh still has a bike but I don't think it gets alot of use. I used to have a small Trick team and we were CO-GT (just free frames, leathers, stickers, ect.)
Here is a pic of of me at a local fair



Here is a pic of me when Josh was doing a BMX plus photo shoot at the Camirillo Ramp. I jumped on the test bike and busted out for Todd Anderson sitting on top.



Josh and Eddie at a Banquet

I'm totally stoked!

That test bike looks like a day-glo pink Pro Freestyle Tour. What was your favourite trick? were you more ramp or flat?

I only ever learnt flat, I have a couple show bikes that make great projects and an 87 GT PFTTM as a rider. I might ride it once a month. I see what kids are doing today and it's crazy, but I still get a kick out of learning something old, like perfecting a lawn mower, I'm still trying to learn boomerangs. Hang fives are fun and are definately a trick that never got old ....lol.

GREAT PICS !!!

Please submit as many more as you possibly want - because all us guys on here really appreciate all the effort !


Tony
Bicycle Junkie

custom-cruise - welcome to the site! Any chance of ever getting Josh himself to sign on here? We'd all love to hear from him...be sure to tell him that even Eddie Fiola himself posts on here from time to time!

Thanks for shering those pics as well. THey are awesome!

I will talk to Josh and I'm sure he will be happy to post and answer some ?'s.

The Real Deal.....



Well before any Factory Ride....



Here he is riding my Quadangle with race forks I believe this is the Dunlava Halfpipe in Medford OR.

You're a legend mate !!

I'm compiling my questions sheet as we speak.

Ok...a couple questions for Josh "Dr Air" White.

Q1. What's Josh's pick for the Streetbeat Shootout?
Q2. Who dubbed Josh "Dr Air"? A friend? GT marketing dept?...lol
Q3. Josh's fav bike and colour of all time?
Q4. Who were some of Josh's riding hero's?
Q5. How far did Josh take his Martial Arts?

I got this number plate on ebay from a guy in Melbourne Australia who had it signed by Josh and Martin at the 1987 BMX World Titles.


Q6. Does Josh remember signing it?
Q7. What was Josh's favourite year in freestyle?

Be sure to tell Josh to hop on the thread for a quick chat. That would be RAD!

Thanks, Robert.

I gave a copy of GTV to my best friend a few weeks back as it is a local legendeary tape we all watched BITD. He wanted it for his son. This copy is the original copy that our LBS rented to us for $5 daily (keep it as long as you want) it was @ least 10 years old when I acquired it. Still played OK when I gave it away.

No audio from Fiola, Scura, Aparijo, or Josh White, just cheesy music tracks over-dubbed. Josh was like the "new guy" and he had this sh!tty bike not pulling any tricks to completion. Then the dudes show up w/ a GT, apparel etc. and Josh miraculously transforms. Some footage of the team noshing @ Taco Bell, Aparijo doing the rare magic bike move and some sic infinity rolls. (Aparijo was a God @ flatland) Scura's Scura tuck. Josh ripping the ol' dudes a new one. He was a strong rider compared to most BITD, Powered through stuff like Miron. Cool to hear that Josh is OK.

Welcome, Custom Cruiser! Those are some pretty cool pics. It's great to hear that Josh is doing well--he was one of my big heroes bitd.

Custom Cruiser- Thanks for sharing pics and storys! Glad to here that you and your bro are doing well! I see that he also did a lot of BMX Freestyle Videos BITD.
Keep more pics and storys coming!

Did Josh ever speak to Mark Eaton prior to the production of Joe Kid? Has even seen Joe Kid?

Does Josh keep in touch with any other former "famous" riders?

Did he save any stuff from his sponsorships?

What does Josh think of today's vert tricks? Today's flatland?

Josh, Jeremy and I had no idea that Joe Kid Stingray, VintageBMX.com or mag23.com existed. I stumbled across the website searching for stuff to show Josh's nephew how his uncle shredded it BITD. When I found the sites I immediately called Josh and Jeremy and that got the ball rolling.

Shad White...AKA - axiom98501

That's cool. Just to let you guys know, Josh White and Martin Aparijo are just about the ONLY 2 big named riders who have been MIA for the past 15 years!

Josh White = One of my vert heroes.

Jesse D

Ahhh...the ops should just creat his login now and send him an email with it...and the 'Dr. Air' tag. Wurd.

nuke this post. double.

[ April 17, 2006, 06:10 PM: Message edited by: Hudson ]

I talked to Josh he will post and answer ?'s

Josh White first time in a Cement bowl Upland Skatepark 1985



Josh GT world tour in Japan. I like to call it the "Kamakazi" Air...




Josh and Eddie Gt world Tour



[ April 17, 2006, 11:26 PM: Message edited by: custom-cruiser ]

Ask and he shall answer.

Hooboy !!!!!!!

My only question is where is the parachutes?? The pics are, dare I say it? "RAD"

Maybe one more question, where is that GT Trailer from the movie "RAD"? Im betting someone has it locked up in a barn

More Upland skatepark 85'. This bowl was very scary at the time because all we rode was a 6 foot quarter pipe until we went to Venice beach and rode the 8 footers they had there.




Airing it out on the GT world Tour



Home for some practice on the Fergy Half pipe.



[ April 18, 2006, 09:11 PM: Message edited by: custom-cruiser ]

custom crusier if you go to this site they have some footage of josh

http://www.23mag.com/dl/dlv.htm

That kicks [not so fast, sparky]! Aparijo's next...i can feel it. I LOVE THIS PLACE!

[ April 19, 2006, 03:15 AM: Message edited by: Axman ]

Man, what a story Josh must have. To come out of nowhere and dominate the world for a brief moment it time.

He left the limelight at the top of his game, too. It was weird, the new year rolled in and Martin and Josh were both GONE from the magazines, the both left GT, it was strange. The '89 pro GT team was totally different than than the year before.

Does anyone know WHY Josh and Martin left GT then? They were both in their prime!

No offense, but in 1989 Josh and Martin may have been "in THEIR prime" but "their" prime was no longer the standard of freestyle. Understand Martin Aparijo was my favorite flatlander BITD, but by 1989 Kevin Jones had reinvented flatland, and I think this is the time that GT picked up Kevin. Also, by 1989 Mat Hoffman turned pro and kicked his fellow Haro teammates (Blyther, McCoy, Wilkerson, Molinterno) in the butt with his airs.

Its sorta the same way when Josh White turned Pro, and Eddie Fiola just sorta faded away. Mat Hoffman turned pro & no one saw Josh White or Mike Dominguez anymore.

I will say that the fact that neither Martin or Josh were interviewed for Joe Kidd is my major complaint with the DVD. That and the fact that so much emphasis was placed on BMX Action and almost nothing was said about BMX Plus!

I don't remember Josh's part in Freestylin' USA. I remember Dave Voelker's. Does anyone have a copy or is there a sight you can download it from?

Also, around 1989 the only magazine coverage I remember seeing of Martin was some ad for a clothing company and it had a pic of Martin doing a fakie tree ride. I'll never forget the last interview I read with Martin. They asked him what trick he was working on and he said the hang-5 with the bars turned backwards with both feet on the pegs - like Kevin Jones. I knew at that point, Martin was no longer the king of flatland.

[ April 22, 2006, 09:29 AM: Message edited by: jlw515 ]

For me, its awesome enough to say you were once 'the king of flatland'

How many people get a handle like that!!

cool pic's, Just for fun, ask Josh if he wants to buy a old black 633 bmw.

Tell Josh Hay
Thanks.
Eddie Fiola

WOW.amazing posts.. NOW Im late for work.. missed my train.. hehehe.. AMAZING photos thanks for sharing them with us.. Hola Eddie.. from downunder SYDNEY AUST. hehee

Mr. Fiola, Was just talking with a friend last night about you.. Hows life treating you and what are you up too these days? Any cool stories you can share with us.?

Eddie,
You know that GREY MARKET 633(who else would know that?) seemed like a good idea at the time.......At least Josh made it seem like it was...I'll ask him what he'll take for it on trade on the 996 he drives now!!! HA..HA..

Josh has been moving the last few days so I guess his computers are packed up but he'll be on soon

Josh in moms living room(she always loved that) circa 1984



Eddie just making new friends.......



[ April 24, 2006, 08:04 PM: Message edited by: custom-cruiser ]

Thanks for all the pictures Custom Cruiser! I am really looking forward to hearing from "Dr. Air"

I guess the fact that my childhood heros can be found here is a primary reason I am glad to have found this site.

Eddie Fiola- amazing.

To all the pros who post here-

You guys were idols to me when I was trying to navigate my teenage years. Attempting to emulate your acheivements while experimenting with my bikes is largely what kept me off drugs (I spent all my money on parts...), and out of trouble (for the most part ;D ). I have a lot to thank you all for because the example you set was a healthy one for a young guy.
I only hope that my kids are fortunate enough to have such individuals to look up to.

Thanks again!

Philip