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I rode BMX loads in the 90's and went all over the place. I started out on an MTB thought so I never could find a bike I felt comfortable on because they didn't exist.
Things have changed now though. Frames are longer, bars are wider, front ends are much higher and the whole things are half the weight. I think I could actually fit on a modern BMX.
I still have a thing for SandM and keep coming back to the Tallboy;
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21.5 top tube with an extra tall headtube (by BMX standards) I can't find anything else like it. Paired with some modern 9 or 10 inch handlebars I think we'd be on to something.
That's odd considering 9" rise 28" wide bars and 21.5" TT frames were already easily available in the mid 80s.
Yeah but you didn't wanna be seen riding 'wingdings'. They went out with double toptubes and padsets. Street bars in the 90's were tiny. People used to cut them right down and run their grips over the bend.
This is what a typical bike looked like for me.
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Yeah. I'm well aware of the entire history of BMX fashion.
But Growing up as the only BMXer in a small minded town I didn't care what people thought. still don't.
the only BMXer in a small minded town
Sorry can't resist 😀
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Cheers Dark Side, very fond memories of my bmxing days, not many pics though...
I find it a bit funny when i read what helmet/pad/special shoes threads when i think back to what we did/didn't wear back then. Here's couple of pics i discovered recently from a 70's themed fancy dress party. First house i rented as a working man had a decent sized back garden that was big enough for a few dirt jumps and a mini ramp.
Time for a what wig, flares and brogues for bmxing thread? 😆
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Helpful1 in 1999. Freaking out squares in the provinces
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