it does look dated tho,i would see these guys in the magazines, and think -i'm going to be doing this soon, and i did till 86 then got a sk8brd and enjoyed that as a new challange.
Old school riders had the tougher job. Creating something that was NEVER done before. There were no formulas, The foundation of the every trick was created by old schoolers. You cant compete with that. The best flatland move I seen today was an upsidedown tailwhip. Now thats creative in the old school sense of flatland. Everything is relative to its time as well. A bar ride was just as tough as any move today back in 1987.
wow. i had a set of mags for 2 days and snapped them. btw, i have a 78 diamondback senior pro pre serial with skyway EZ bars, and skyway mags(broken now) but anyways, its complete tho. wanna know whats even better? the 2010 sunday funday pro sitting next to it. wanna know whats even better than that? the all og pink GT performer next to that.
@KuwaharaRacer props to the new guys- they're furthering the sport at an exponential rate; its the one or two douchebags with no respect that need told a thing or two
I remember trying to figure out to do these tricks by looking at the pictures in the magazines. Back then there was no internet and VHS tapes were super expensive. I managed to get the curb endo down really well, the rock walk, the kick outs, the bunny hop, the 180 and came close to 360's but not quite. and learned how to table top. That was painful, the 80's version of a foam pit was called concrete.
@4JayeP I hear you man... it was hard learning tricks from still pictures in magazines. 5 of us would throw in to ship a tape from the US to watch and I am 40 now and still have scars from the 80's "foam pit"
Ah, no... we did it too. So you're not the only one that knew how to perform the conversion! L0L!
I actually raced on my tuffs a time or two! Way too much weight so I quickly went back to the Araya 7X's, but they did look cool on the track for a minute.
I used to have those plastic rims, when they bend on me, i'd take the tube off and stick the rim in the the deep freeze and then theyd go straight, classic!
Man that Mr Air Billy Stupple is a living legend by the way............he should have well won that even his hook up looked cool lol if in doubt billy boy lmao radbmx rules
Great music..it`s off Streetsounds UK Electro.This takes me way back and people of my age 38 used to really look up to these riders.Just like younger people look up to Matt Hoffman etc today.
Cool memories...Terry Jenkins was so smooth, dunno how he got teamed up with Andy Irwin who was nowhere near TJs class. And as for Mike D, what the fuck were the organisers doing having them backhop through cones the previous week, what an insult!!!
For those of us that were in our teens in '84, these "pros" and tricks were the coolest thing in the world. If someone in town could rockwalk or do a simple kick turn, they were the sh*t. That kids who are 13 can tailwhip and backflip - they owe it to those old guys who STARTED freestyle BMX.
@weegleflip Yeah man these dudes were like hereoes with this Skittle colored bikes. I loved freestyle in the 80's. I have a Quad Angle and a GT Pro Performer
@weegleflip well said; I get sick & tired of punk bitches around here who don't respect their roots.... seems like at least three times a summer I have to school some spoiled ass rich punk on where his sport came from....
@DawidSmith bullshit nothing...... there was no videos until the mid-late 80's, but even then they weren't instructional, until later. The OG's made stuff up, not copy & expand from other's tricks. Maybe not the backflip, but much of it was just as hard. Pros are pros are pros, regardless of what year it is. They're pros because they're at the top of their game, & not everyone can do what they do, whether its 1983 or 2010.
This stuff - and in particular this show - made such a massive impact on my at the time it was shown, it will never leave my memory. I'm glad to say. I still have my Raleigh Aero shirt !! :D
My Name Is Michael Domingues
MichaelDominguesTv 3 weeks ago
My Name Is Michael Domingues
MichaelDominguesTv 2 months ago
kickturn 180? more like easily turn around on a crap bike
TheMultiKreamy1 2 months ago
Gay wheels
DijakJumper 6 months ago
haha "here's some great music"
Rollingpieceofshite 7 months ago
Those bikes look light as hell!
JoeTenNewToe 7 months ago
it does look dated tho,i would see these guys in the magazines, and think -i'm going to be doing this soon, and i did till 86 then got a sk8brd and enjoyed that as a new challange.
petemk1966 8 months ago
Old school riders had the tougher job. Creating something that was NEVER done before. There were no formulas, The foundation of the every trick was created by old schoolers. You cant compete with that. The best flatland move I seen today was an upsidedown tailwhip. Now thats creative in the old school sense of flatland. Everything is relative to its time as well. A bar ride was just as tough as any move today back in 1987.
cptnsolo77 8 months ago
i wonder what tricks they would accomplish on todays bikes.
soccermom31411 9 months ago
lol i thought something crashed on him at 1:04
Ipawn3r 9 months ago
wow. i had a set of mags for 2 days and snapped them. btw, i have a 78 diamondback senior pro pre serial with skyway EZ bars, and skyway mags(broken now) but anyways, its complete tho. wanna know whats even better? the 2010 sunday funday pro sitting next to it. wanna know whats even better than that? the all og pink GT performer next to that.
guiesppe1996gmail 9 months ago
ramps didn't seem that narrow back then; jeez!
turfguy87 9 months ago
i don't see why everyone is going you owe it too these guys to what we kids have today... no shit we aren't retarded
KuwaharaRacer 9 months ago
@KuwaharaRacer props to the new guys- they're furthering the sport at an exponential rate; its the one or two douchebags with no respect that need told a thing or two
turfguy87 9 months ago
@turfguy87 im not saying i dont respect it.. ive been racing for 9 years. but people dont need to go on and on about it
KuwaharaRacer 9 months ago
i love it how a 2:50 the bike its perfectly leaned up against the fance
XxpwnxnukexX 11 months ago
2:45 Aaaaahh
insanityprod 1 year ago
Was this at 3 sisters? Loved the track there.
DuffMan790 1 year ago
gotta love the "great music" =p
StolenMikMak 1 year ago
I remember trying to figure out to do these tricks by looking at the pictures in the magazines. Back then there was no internet and VHS tapes were super expensive. I managed to get the curb endo down really well, the rock walk, the kick outs, the bunny hop, the 180 and came close to 360's but not quite. and learned how to table top. That was painful, the 80's version of a foam pit was called concrete.
4JayeP 1 year ago 4
@4JayeP I hear you man... it was hard learning tricks from still pictures in magazines. 5 of us would throw in to ship a tape from the US to watch and I am 40 now and still have scars from the 80's "foam pit"
mikkars250 9 months ago
im loving this music
arbiqued 1 year ago 2
i love tuffs!!!! 80s- the golden years
mivec25 1 year ago 2
HEY!!! THAT'S MY SON!!! MIKIE D!!
judiecollins 1 year ago
Classic. I was expecting Mike Buff and R.L. Osborne to make an appearance at any second.
mattsonh 1 year ago
@Andyruffell do you remember my dad lee lewingdon ?
lewingdons 1 year ago
"Great music" haha.
verticalcinema87 1 year ago
thats so old :D
theninja4000 2 years ago
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fred1671 2 years ago
Sorry if my statement misled anyone. I meant I was the only one in my cirlce friends who knew how to do the conversion. My bad......
marcusdolby1 2 years ago
I want to go back to those years!
faviles71 2 years ago
I'd so be pro in '84.
It's amazing how high the bar goes with each oncoming generation.
DaniilBMX 2 years ago
@DaniilBMX
I was just thinking the same thing!
81eagle 1 year ago
EN KE SIGLO FUE ESO ..........
sleyker182 2 years ago
I used convert skyway tuff wheels coaster brakes to free wheels for my friends. I was the only guy who knew how to do it.
marcusdolby1 2 years ago
Ah, no... we did it too. So you're not the only one that knew how to perform the conversion! L0L!
I actually raced on my tuffs a time or two! Way too much weight so I quickly went back to the Araya 7X's, but they did look cool on the track for a minute.
fred1671 2 years ago
I turned pro in '83 and still have my original Raleigh Burner, all blue and yellow with yellow Tuff wheels and coaster brake.
fxrjohnny 2 years ago
I could have soooo gone pro back in 1984.
guide2sucessinRS 2 years ago
Someone please build a time machine and take me back to 1984!
Roboprop 2 years ago
YEAH!!! I LOVE BMX!!
damigp1 2 years ago
YEAH!!
damigp1 2 years ago
they are called Skyway Tuffwheels
T28toya 2 years ago
I used to have those plastic rims, when they bend on me, i'd take the tube off and stick the rim in the the deep freeze and then theyd go straight, classic!
BrokeTrailerTrash 2 years ago
lol i wonder what they wouldve said if one of them had quad tailwhipped lol
RememberPrice 2 years ago
haha! that first guy had a baby wipe out and he quit the contest... lol..
madeinph 2 years ago
that first guy?? lol. you dont know who that is?
dp11issosweet 2 years ago
WOW THEY HAD FREECOASTERS!!!!!!! :OOO
lmao at 2:45
xHiashix 2 years ago
actually they had coaster brake hubs.
outriding250xcom 2 years ago
haha yeah i know just jking =P my father used to ride these bikes which braking meant pedaling backward
xHiashix 2 years ago
Man i miss the 80s
dtpguitarist 2 years ago
2:44 aaaaaaaaaaaa
corbin1176 2 years ago
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corbin1176 2 years ago
Man that Mr Air Billy Stupple is a living legend by the way............he should have well won that even his hook up looked cool lol if in doubt billy boy lmao radbmx rules
bananamechanna 2 years ago
Great music..it`s off Streetsounds UK Electro.This takes me way back and people of my age 38 used to really look up to these riders.Just like younger people look up to Matt Hoffman etc today.
JohnnyScratch1970 2 years ago
haha that was pretty funny
josh1gdc1 2 years ago
Aguante BMX Ramallo!
Samtiago13 2 years ago
Cool memories...Terry Jenkins was so smooth, dunno how he got teamed up with Andy Irwin who was nowhere near TJs class. And as for Mike D, what the fuck were the organisers doing having them backhop through cones the previous week, what an insult!!!
neilus 2 years ago
nice, check my channel at the vids i was bored on some of them
scopes100 3 years ago
I still have a 88 model Haro Freestyle bike. I rode with these guys in the 80's. I'm 39 now.
scatpack01 3 years ago
Remember watching this and replaying it back all the time as a 12 year old - great memories Thanks for posting Andy!
theturpster 3 years ago
14 ft.....silly hearing that now to what the kids can do these days.
I think they can get out 30-35 feet.
gobigo12 3 years ago
mr air stinks
mageking7222 3 years ago
mike d-what a mongo.
teamsano 3 years ago
i was there at the newcastle round...shook hands with haro as i was leaving !!!what a day!!
sonofsolo69 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
i cant believe i wasted my time watching this piece of shit video
xXSPiTFiR3 3 years ago
And to make matters worse, you wasted MORE of your precious time posting a comment! You really ARE an idiot..LOL!
bmxer4ever 3 years ago 5
For those of us that were in our teens in '84, these "pros" and tricks were the coolest thing in the world. If someone in town could rockwalk or do a simple kick turn, they were the sh*t. That kids who are 13 can tailwhip and backflip - they owe it to those old guys who STARTED freestyle BMX.
weegleflip 3 years ago 34
@weegleflip Yeah man these dudes were like hereoes with this Skittle colored bikes. I loved freestyle in the 80's. I have a Quad Angle and a GT Pro Performer
datboysha40 1 year ago 2
@weegleflip well said; I get sick & tired of punk bitches around here who don't respect their roots.... seems like at least three times a summer I have to school some spoiled ass rich punk on where his sport came from....
turfguy87 11 months ago
you need to research your roots dickweed- this is where it came from- these tricks were just as hard as backflips are today.........
turfguy87 3 years ago 11
@turfguy87 yet i bet you haven't done either of those tricks to know how hard they really are.
scarthebad 11 months ago
@scarthebad DUH I've been doing freestyle off & on since '86 if you must know; yes I know firsthand how hard this stuff is
turfguy87 11 months ago
@turfguy87 BULLSHIT
DawidSmith 9 months ago
@DawidSmith bullshit nothing...... there was no videos until the mid-late 80's, but even then they weren't instructional, until later. The OG's made stuff up, not copy & expand from other's tricks. Maybe not the backflip, but much of it was just as hard. Pros are pros are pros, regardless of what year it is. They're pros because they're at the top of their game, & not everyone can do what they do, whether its 1983 or 2010.
turfguy87 9 months ago
This stuff - and in particular this show - made such a massive impact on my at the time it was shown, it will never leave my memory. I'm glad to say. I still have my Raleigh Aero shirt !! :D
mathowlett 3 years ago
excellent
ADAM10121 4 years ago