BOB HARO | 'On Your Bike' TV Show | NEC 1983 |
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Way back in 1983, Bob Haro appeared on 'On Your Bike' on UK TV with Phil Liggett.
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If you look carefully you can see Andy Ruffell & Tim March steadying the Quarterpipe..
Bob Haro (born June 29, 1958, in Pasadena, California) is a former freestyle BMX rider turned artist and business executive. He is the founder of Haro Bikes and was one of the most important early innovators of BMX freestyle.
He began biking in his high school sophomore year when he ran out of money riding dirt bikes. His father bought him a Honda 100 and he stripped the bike down to compete in motorcycle races. He won over 50 motocross trophies by 1975.
Around 1976, he got into BMX biking by racing his brother's bike out behind a bike shop in San Diego. After moving to Stockton, California as a result of his parents' divorce, Bob really got started racing and riding for a sponsor for Molina's Bike Shop. He was one of a small group of BMX'ers in that town to perform many of the common tricks.
In 1978, Haro teamed up with R. L. Osborn to form the very first freestyle BMX team, which made its debut at ABA's Winternationals in Chandler, AZ.
In 1981 Bob Haro and Bob Morales traveled on tour together performing shows all over the Midwest, Eastern United States, and parts of Canada to enthusiastic crowds. Also, in 1981, Haro was involved in the Steven Spielberg production of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as a stunt rider.
In 1981 Bob Haro designed the first frame and fork tailored to freestyle BMX. The frameset was manufactured by the bicycle company Torker and became commercially available in 1982 and was marketed as the Haro Freestyler.
He stopped riding in 1985 after four knee surgeries and, in 1987, he was inducted into the American Bicycle Association Hall Of Fame. In 1993 he founded his own company, Haro Design, Inc., a design and marketing company in Cardiff, CA.
Bob Haro also invented the style of Flatland BMX. In 2012, as part of the London Olympic Games, Bob Haro choreographed the Dove bike sequence in the Opening ceremony.
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I remember watching this on tv back in the day and recorded it on my vhs recorder. I watched it hundreds of times thinking this was the coolest thing ever! I haven’t seen this in over 35 years! Fantastic to see it again.
I saw this on the box back in the day. And nothing was ever the same again for me and many others.
I was there at the NEC.😀 It was Great!
Rumour has it Bob Haro has never touched the floor with his feet, Rad 🤘
Saw this as a kid with my mate and his dad, went home and "collected" 😉 a big pile of wood with a old wheelbarrow. I built the first quarterpipe and trick-ramp in our town ,just making it up as I went after looking at RL pics in bmx action. Other kids from far and wide came to watch or have a go at riding, scary now to think how narrow ramps were then by modern standards............... Still riding and still got my 1982 bike.
still inspiring after 40 (!) years - Bob for president !
Ah….The Godfather of Freestyling. I love Haro bikes.
Them tricks would get no love now 😂
WOW! Depeche Mode's 'Nothing To Fear'!
What a legend!
Had my suntour stem signed by Bob at this gig but polished it off
Nice. I was there at the NEC 83 what a day!!! Missed Bobs demoto catch the last train was absolutely gutted!! Bob was a real pioneer, an amazing designer, his whole branding and product lines were just incredible. Such a silky smooth rider too. Legend.
Kinda funny watching these old vids compared to what people are doing these days
Bob Haro is an icon still wish I still had my bike used one are 2000 dollars used want to get back into it so bad
That small ramp 540 will always be a tough one.
We ripped our tree house down to build a quarter pipe. It was all fun and games until one kid lost some of his teeth.
It's so crazy how the freestyle is today.
Bob showing his Love of early electronica by having 'Nothing to Fear' playing during his demo.
Look at how far BMX has progressed. But it had to start somewhere.
@ferralpip
Жыл бұрын
I know right, it's mad bc any kid can do these tricks nowadays that bob was doing back then as a pioneer
I idolized him back in the early eighties especially after e.t
This brought back memories. Remember when freestyle was all about being smooth?
This is like doing the back spin in breakdancing
1983: Does a 2 foot air. Crowd: goes insane. 2019: 12 foot air, flair double whip. Crowd: Meh didn't bar out. 😂
@acproductions1545
4 жыл бұрын
Anthony so true
@acproductions1545
4 жыл бұрын
John Spencer I’m a 13 year old and I admire stuff like this instead of looks at the new phones I’m looking at the new SE bikes or if I could get a pit of skyway mags for my so cal flyer!
@haro82
4 жыл бұрын
You're right. It was new then. These days things have gotten so extreme that people aren't really impressed by much these days. Those were great times.
@d4rkstay_997
2 жыл бұрын
@@acproductions1545 Im 13 aswell i can so relate to this I really don't care about all this new stuff in our generation I like to look back at the Old School riders of BMX. Bob Haro changed the way I liked BMX when I met him.
@neilrogers6767
Жыл бұрын
The guys one of the Pioneering bmx riders. In 20 years time it'll have progressed again much more than what's today's best.
look at the early bmx tricks and how people applauded...😂
Imagine no one new where this was going haha pegs more ramps to extreme games backflips endless 👍 this is were it began 😁
I spoke to Bob at MK19 earlier this year, and we discussed this actual event. He was super cool and is still a great ambassador for the sport....... keep posting the videos, they are great.
he's rocking a freecoaster hub😮😮I didn't know skyways did that back then
I am looking at my teal Freestyler right now wondering if my old ass can do anything on it.lol
Phil Liggett (one part of the voices of TDF-rip Paul) introduces the early days of bmx freestyle 👍🏻
My dude, I just don't get it. 23k views and only 40 comments and 300+ likes? Bob Haro was/is a legend! 14 year old moronic kids get those numbers for lighting themselves on fire. Thanks for the post and time machine Sir!
My son has a Bob Haro signed bike ..
Yeeeeew!
Ja pensou essas pessoas vendo as manobras de hj em dia iam ficar assustadas kk
Thats pretty awesome skills a lot of pros couldnt do some of these tricks
vcool
The new school certainly has technical abililty, but bar spins? Seriously? Yawn. Bob's demo was from the days when freestyle had style and smoothness.
"Bob I think you pulled out a rollback (which is the correct name, not fakie) 360" "it was a 720" It really was a 540
I THINK THAT WAS A ROLL BACK 540 - NOT 720
Good routine from Bob but Eddie Filoa was 👑