As a 51 year old guy who loved everything about BMX when I was twelve, I have such a special appreciation for these guys, and this era. ...Yeah, not huge air, but they were doing some intricate flat landing tricks that still impress me. I'm filled with nostalgia. Thanks for posting this video.

@scottitheyogichef

Жыл бұрын

Right behind ya! Seattle born 49. 86 Dyno. Bought a QP from Team GT/Dyno 91-92 in Seattle Stay RAD!

@shable1436

Жыл бұрын

Godfather shit gee, we are all with ya

@Diz_XS

Жыл бұрын

Same. In Australia but lived through BMX Plus and videos.. copied every trick we could. 👌🏻

@psychoticpsycho7665

Жыл бұрын

Nice story bub

@Mg-nx2cv

Жыл бұрын

49yr old here. I was actually at this show. BMX was my life. Being from Toledo, OH, only had about 5possible months to shred. We had an amazing trail network where we'd play wicked games of "bike tag".

This truly takes me back to a happier time in life when summers where about riding my bike all day everyday 😎 🚲🚲🚲 💯✌

@andymon6145

Жыл бұрын

And the x games with ALL the categories. Gave me a 1000 different ideas to get injured everyday.

@katrostorm3075

Жыл бұрын

@@andymon6145 I was never really concerned about my injuries back then. As long as my bike was in good shape and the weather was nice I was happy. If I crashed I was more worried about if my bike was okay lol

@marshmangunnar9150

Жыл бұрын

Katro.... indeed! I miss my GT MACH ONE! This was my era

@astout94

Жыл бұрын

I really miss those summer nights riding in the city was a blast back then I’ll never forget it

@GawgaCracka

Жыл бұрын

Me too bro me toooo!

Loved growing up in this time. 80s were great!

Takes me back to a better time...I remember these days like yesterday.

@Airik1111bibles

Жыл бұрын

Same here .

@cyclingroanoke4837

Жыл бұрын

Yep

@chrisprimmer6441

Жыл бұрын

80s kids rule..

@waylon7371

Жыл бұрын

Back to the Rad days!!! 🤘🤘

@scottd4426

Жыл бұрын

i rode a hutch, but ya the awsome frickin 80's

Nothing but RAD FREESTYLE!! PERFECTION BY THESE RIDERS.

These are the guys that would come to your elementary school for an assembly demo, leave tire scuffs all over the gym floor, bunny hop a few teachers, and say stuff like, "DON'T POP PILLS -- POP WHEELIES, KIDS." A simpler time indeed.

@boycottjews

Жыл бұрын

now we live in mexico. feel bad for the ones too young to remember seeing Whites.

@dmac7403

Жыл бұрын

Pills weren't a thing yet .

@Freud_Mayweather

Жыл бұрын

By any chance did you grow up in California

@Freud_Mayweather

Жыл бұрын

​@@dmac7403 yeah, first bmx happened and then the angels fell, taking our wives as their own and teaching them pharmakeia

Incredible balance and athleticism. Fantastic to watch even more than 30 years later.

@patmygroin

Жыл бұрын

You should check out today’s flatland.it’s insane.

Man this takes me back in my early 90s on my hutch trickstar doing trucks in the Ames parking lot where we all would meet up

This takes an amazing amount of core strength and balance. I love it so much!!

Love how hyped the crowd is

@donniebrasco4114

5 ай бұрын

Because nobody is on a cellphone and actually enjoying what’s happening in real life.

Wow does this bring back memories. I was there. Grew up in Toledo and hung out at Reggie's bike shop regularly. Got my first haro master there. Flatland was my jam. I was 12 going on 13. Best years ever.

@Tempus-N0X

Жыл бұрын

Best frame ever made…..had peregrine 48’s on mine with full gyro and vector bars…..good times!!!!

Kids these days will never know if they have this kind of talent. Can't get them off there phones long enough to find out.

I love you guys for posting this and I love everyone who left a comment! 🙏 I'm 34 ride park at a high level, flipwhips, no handed 720s etc. NEVER in a million years could I do a no handed Miami Hopper 🔥 9:33

As a 50 year old, the best bit for me being a kid was dreaming of improving my bmx or getting a decent one...CW , GT, HARO, SKYWAYS, ARAYA, diacompe, ukai, tuff neck, the list goes on , the excitement to buy something was beautiful

I love how this holds up!

The long wheelbase and generous head tube angle on these bikes is what caught my attention. Designs in the modern era have gotten much more squat looking. I could only do a fraction of these moves myself, but it was a super fun time to be a kid.

@Freud_Mayweather

Жыл бұрын

They've come a long way with the geometry and overall specs of these things, I actually bought a new one a year ago after not riding for 25 or so years just to have fun on

I still remember working all summer for my 600 dollar GT pro performer in 1989.

@tatmanmyownbossdannydraco

Жыл бұрын

I and i remember my parents not being able to afford me one so i would come and takeem out of rich peoples yards 🤷‍♂️🙏Lord forgive me

I still own my 87 gt performer Plastic wheels pegs front and rear About 100,000 miles on it seeing all we did as kids was ride This video brings back so many memories

Hes taking a chance risking it alll .. For the thrill of the moment!!🎵🎶

I was born in 1984. Great Era. Got a Diamond Back Viper on my 7th B- Day. Great first bike. All I did was ride bikes until I was 25. Why did I quit. . Thanks for a flash back of Great times.

I remember the older kids who had the DynoGT were like gods of the neighborhood

@ryangibson1900

Жыл бұрын

Still have mine!

@greyguy.960

Жыл бұрын

A lad had a PK ripper racing with landing gear forking in white, in my area. We all thought that was amazing.

I rememberthe first time Isaw Haro and the boys at the 80 Nationals, they blew our minds! 🤙thanks for sharing !

Watching this takes me back to the reason I started riding bikes …too cool for school

I miss them days alot I had a spine ramp in my back yard and rode bikes and skateboards would love to have my old mongoose decade but will not pay thousands to get one in todays time thanks for putting this vid up everyone remember the movie RAD

This is so awesome. 1987 was pretty much the sweet spot year for me with BMX freestyle. I could imagine all those kids in the crowd loving this and going home and getting on their bikes till the sun went down. As simple as those tricks look today, they were tough to get down. I had the magazines with the how-to's and the videos 101 Freestyle Tricks parts 1 and 2! Only ever landed a boomerang and decade once or twice.

@donniebrasco4114

5 ай бұрын

1987 was the best year in history.

Martin always an incredible showman something I would myself borrow when I did my 14 to 15 intermediate flat land routines in central Florida in the AFA in 1988. Saw him and Eddie Fiola Team GT a couple of times and team Dyno, and Dave Volker is a thrasher! He was doing 4 foot wall rides with a small ramp with us locals and broke his forks at PJ Cycle Center Lake Mary in Summer 1988. I see a couple of other 51 year olds on this comment page it's awesome to see us old timer BMXers are out there still, I ride an electric mountain bike that's similar to my 1988 Haro Master I got after my day glo orange 1986 GT Pro Performer, my first real freestyle bike that Martin and Eddie autographed on the down tube.

Man I miss those days I remember riding bikes every day all summer long with my friends learning tricks I was never very good but I loved every minute of it

@ryanclark895

Жыл бұрын

Sticking ur foot in the front tire and nollying

@jasonmeyers5849

Жыл бұрын

@@ryanclark895 I used to "Gumby Surf" the bike with one foot behind the seat and one foot in front of the seat on the bike frame. I thought that was so cool 😎 We would watch the movie RAD and then go out and try the opening credit tricks on our freestyle bikes. Life was so much simpler back then in the 80s.

@ronaldmcdonald9328

Жыл бұрын

@@ryanclark895 🤣

Martin aparijo 13:29 for a brief time was one the best flatland riders in the world, I was a haro guy, 1984 the haro sport blew me away, next year my parents bought me a haro team sport blue and green . I read my first issue of freestylin magazine I was hooked from that day forward

I was 16 when this was filmed. As a teenage boy there was nothing bigger than BMX at that time in the 80s. Kids literally could make millions if they got sponsored riding a bicycle.

I love seeing all these guys in motion,much better than what I tried to imagine from the magazines!

@nickm2031

Жыл бұрын

Lol exactly!!! I used to see this stuff in BMX Plus and BMX Action magazines and wonder what the hell are they doing!

I am from this time period as well and my God...how tricks have evolved and gotten WAY crazier, complicated and most folks ride with no brakes. Evolution my friends. GO GT!

80s-90s best years I dont care what no body says

I grew up dirt jumping and flat landing mid 90's and man how thing's have changed! The progression of the dudes today is unbelievable!!

@rizato1

Жыл бұрын

That is what makes Tony Hawk and Rodney Mullen so unbelievable from that same era in skateboarding, they were running 20yrs ahead of schedule. And now we see someone like Andy Anderson. Guy is immensely creative.

These guys were way ahead of their time. Great tricks.

Wow, to think how far the sport has come. Those guys would never have imagined some of the tricks guys are doing now.

@jesse_-

Жыл бұрын

It’s an evolution. Without guys like this to start it, the sport would not exist.

@abosworth

Жыл бұрын

@@davidpearson6346 the tricks skateboarders and BMX guys are doing now are way more technically difficult than these old tricks. Sure, they have big air stuff but they also have insanely technical street riding. They don't really do this ballet anymore because it's not nearly as exciting or difficult. It's still cool, I grew up watching this and always thought it was cool but BMX as well as skateboarding has progressed so far that there just isn't really a place for this anymore. Kind of like how they don't have that ski ballet in the Olympics anymore. The sport just evolved too much.

Awesome show! Thanks for sharing.

@erichburger1935

3 жыл бұрын

I only wish I had them all! But happy to share

Sick wit it! I miss watching the flatland on ESPN back in the day i got into it alot more than the street bmx..

Bikes and BMX Plus every single day! Those were the day’s.

I worked my butt off the buy a Hutch pro race all chrome back in the day and took good care of it and still have it till this day.Both my sons learned to ride a bike on it.

@nickm2031

Жыл бұрын

Nice! Did it have Bear Traps on it? If it is in good condition it would be worth quite a bit now.

@felixjones9198

Жыл бұрын

My mum bought me a Pro Star because I got stung by a wasp after she promised I wouldn't, lol. At the time they were the most expensive off the shelf BMX you could buy. I took it racing once, and wasn't allowed to ride it as I was sponsored by GT at the time, and it got nicked within the year. Spewin'.

Wow! This takes me back. I saw them either in 86 or 88. Two different shows though. GT came with Martin Aparijo and Eddie Fiola.. And Dyno came with Dave Voelker and someone else. I had my mom get Eddie's autograph for me. They had a launch ramp too and Dave was flying off that thing.

So glad this was my childhood, I was very lucky to have the first BMX on my housing estate, only a Raleigh burner, but my god I loved that bike, I remember riding it around and kids running over to me and asking what was it I was riding? The fans are awesome too on here. Great video.

1986. Home made quarter pipe. Newcleus Jam On It playing on my Toshiba Ghetto Blaster. Me attempting my first ever aerial. 👌 Life will never be better than that moment. ❤️

Back then all I dreamed about was having a GT Pro Performer but I never got one. However, I finally did a couple of years ago, for almost ten times the original asking price. It’s sweet though!

I miss my GT Aggessor. My long time friend still has his Haro Master. Love this stuff.

I remember riding my Apollo Child World Freestyle bicycle back in the 80s. These guys are great 🤙

Great memories of a radical time in BMX from the 80's thanks for sharing now my kids will know what it was like!!

From this to today's action what a wild ride

So amazing, I remember doing/trying alot of this. I stopped when my bikes kept getting stolen. I still have a second generation Dyno comp. Pretty much all original. I would love to get my hands on a Haro master or Freestyle and a GT pro performer lol. Absolutely awesome bikes! Even the Redline 2001 RL Osborne bike. So much fun!

I'm in my 40s and I still think about my GT Vertigo from time to time.

@justingiles9992

8 ай бұрын

I’m 45 and just picked up a 1989 GT Vertigo day glow in mint condition $850 I’ll probably break a hip riding it come summer but the passion is still there. I’m a cruiser now but still can’t get myself on a mountain bike or anything bigger than a bmx lol. I now choose between my 86 Haro Master or 89 GT Vertigo

I was 9 when I go my first Dyno in 1990. Bright orange with white mag wheels. Man I was the envy of the neighborhood lol. My favorite bike was my Robinson Amtrak, all tweaked out. Bent the frame on a 7 x 20' tabletop. Now that was a nice bike.

Reminds me of my fav childhood movie RAD that was so awesome..

R.A.D for fucking life. How the hell did this show up on my feed? Im all for it! YT finally doing something worth while

I remember these exact bikes! Bringing back hella memories!

RAD!!! Thanks for sharing this video. I mean like thank you thank you thank you. Much much love

@erichburger1935

Жыл бұрын

No worries I just wish i had more of them.

Yeah this takes me back to high school I used to ride every day and I saved up for a Dyno Slammer frame and added the latest custom parts….still have it too!!

Awesome takes me back to the Eighties

I'm from that era and that was the coolest I mean rad shit ever done back then I seen them live

Martin Aparijo, Eddie Fiola, RL Osborne, Woody Itson, Bob Haro, Ron Wilkerson, Dennis McCoy - The OGs of BMX Freestyle. I used to ride my Haro Master and try to do some this stuff. I fell off more often than I stayed on.

@paulchoiniere7322

Жыл бұрын

Dizz hicks

@paulchoiniere7322

Жыл бұрын

Scotty freemon

Wow the evolution of this sport is amazing

It’s crazy how fast sports advance. I remember watching freestyle motor cross as a kid and there was a race to do the first back flip, then front flip. Nowadays they do those as a warm up. Flatland bmx and skateboarding are interesting considering the fact no one does these type of tricks anymore. Anyway… off to the next bong rip ✌️

Those 8 foot wide quarter pipes left little room for error. I still have my 1985 CW California freestyler (Dizz Hicks LOL) and an1989 GT pro performer.

I remember when the skyway team came to rom skate park England,best days ever 😊

pioners of flatland. impressive video. !! thanks!!

So cool

Volker did not stand one single trick....but what massive airs, man! Aparijo was the Peter North of the BMX :)

@kurtloadinhan13

2 жыл бұрын

great reference!

@Hirthirthirt

Жыл бұрын

@@kurtloadinhan13 Thanks sir....not only BMX had its golden era in the 80's ;)

Wow! Takes me back when we used to sit at our friends house and watch Rad, go outside and freestyle for the night hahaha

@josephstocks7495

Жыл бұрын

I feel like we would've been great friends. Lol. RAD! was wore out every summer for at least 4 years at my house. We had to buy 2 copies. One for me and one for my brother. I still have mine. It's seen better days.

Man....I remember painting and customizing these joints

We went from, I can’t get this seat high enough, to, I’ll just sit on the middle bar. Lol!!

Better times. Spend days trying these tricks on my Dyno pro comp bmx back in 87’ or so

I also rode during the 80's and got pretty good until about 19 years old when females became my main focus lol. Its amazing the progression of freestyle from then until now. The kids today are doing things we would have thought impossible with no breaks on their bikes. I still have dreams at 51 years old that im back on my 85 Master in a parking lot with "Dreaming" playing in the back ground

@DaysofNotty

Жыл бұрын

Best days. I had an 86 master. See ya in those dreams bro

@felixjones9198

Жыл бұрын

My first bike was a Skyway TA and later I was sponsored by GT to race. I'm 50 now and if I had my time over again I'd do freestyle. This brings back a lot of great memories... these guys are riding GT Performers yeah?

@lifeisgood3589

Жыл бұрын

@@felixjones9198 Yes sir and those tricks were the beginning of the unreal tricks today. KZread BMX freestyle 2022 and prepare to me amazed

@felixjones9198

Жыл бұрын

@@lifeisgood3589 oh mate I know. What the boys are doing nowadays is fucking insane.

@rotaryskratch18

Жыл бұрын

*brakes

7:20 the first reverse bunny hop and last. Amazing.

Wow this is amazing just a couple of months later I was born to grow up also into BMX this is such a wonderful find

Great days takes me back

This brings me back to the days when I was part of a team that used to do skateboard demos at a local bike/skate shop. They'd set up the ramps and we'd just skate until our legs gave out. Didn't get paid but we thought we were something special at the time.

Incredible stunts! Those times...

This is so crazy ... In a great way ! Throw back classic BMX freestyle and Dyno with GT like blown away this video exist 👍📯

man. these were the days. the guys are amazing 👏 better times.

Weather it’s skating or bmx flatland tricks are by far my favorite

Once Dennis McCoy showed up then it was “Game over” and a new level was created!! I’m from KCMO and Dennis was a God to the BMX freestyle community….

@chrisgenovese8188

Жыл бұрын

There's a name I haven't heard in a long time! What a legend.

@alabamaoffshorefishing

Жыл бұрын

I remember going to that bike shop that was right by worlds of fun and watching a couple of shows there. Good times for sure.

@BILLEON2005

Жыл бұрын

@@alabamaoffshorefishing Pedals??

Z rim on the front, skyway on the rear, laid back seat post, CW bars and white walls.... how I rolled around Germany in the mid 80s.

The Lord and the Chairman ! Just fantastic !

Great share!! Thanks!

@erichburger1935

3 жыл бұрын

Word to your Mother!

Never ever seen Martin take the Quarterpipe - very cool.

Thank you for digging this out of your VHS collection 😆 Sadly I was born in 92 and missed out on the good times or was always too young to do the stuff my brothers got to do.

@LiterallyCensoredDaily

Жыл бұрын

You could always do the the old school tricks in the modern age. Maybe develop kinda a "throwback" style of riding that blends street, old school, and flatland.

Some of these tricks were tough as hell back in the day, busted a few bikes trying to master them.

This was RAD! I played in a hockey tournament at this place in 91' , Tam O Shanter, You just can't forget that name.

Dave Volker my hero, does some of the best manuals back in the day too!

Got a retro GT stem - love it

I wanna see people today try and recreate some of those flatland skills. Dude in the yellow is at another level

@erichburger1935

Жыл бұрын

There are a lot of people who still ride in 80's style. Just look up AFA dream Runs Olds Cool Class.

@jamesgallagher1992

Жыл бұрын

Martin aparijo is still doin it to this day🤘🤘

I miss the 90s 😭😭

Is it weird? Watching this and all I hear in my head is, 🎶"Send me an angel right now, right now."🎶 🙃🙃🙃

Невозможно оторваться! Я ещё небыл в животе, а тут уже такое делалось! Первые трюки по телевизору увидел только лишь в сериале "спецподразделение Пасифик"

These tricks have influenced multiple disciplines - you see moves like that decade in slopestyle, g turns in street trials and bmx. Loved the t-bog with the bars on the ground. Way ahead of their time

BMX STARTED IN THE LATE 70S AND PROGRESSED MORE AND MORE THROUGHOUT THE 80S AND EARLY 90S.

Oh how I miss my hot pink Kuwahara Magician EX with the split top tube. Those were the days (late 80's/early 90's)

Yeah this got me in to bmx I remember watching Andy ions doing that stuff

if you did not have a trick BMX bike .back in the day/ (then u were a skater dude .) I'm so happy to see this video thanks for uploading ./😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

Awesome! I used to do a lot of these tricks on my Dyno Detour! I wish I still had it!

@Hirthirthirt

2 жыл бұрын

who not man....all of my GT's and my Haro Master were stolen.....

@RayDGoodwin

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hirthirthirt oh no!!! I am sad to hear that

@tatmanmyownbossdannydraco

Жыл бұрын

@@Hirthirthirt i got em

@bL3dbL4k

Жыл бұрын

GT Dyno... Haro.. Redline.. Mongoose.. those were some of the big names back then. Man the nostalgia!

Martin for the Triple Decade! Voelker 🤘🏼

What’s more impressive is that these guys are on ice!!! 😂

@skeetermcswagger0U812

Жыл бұрын

It is an ice skating rink, but it's the off season so they're just riding on the concrete that's under where the ice would be.