Category: The Average BMXer

Innocence. No jumps. No tricks. No racing. Just that first feeling of “damn, these bikes are cool.” I was about 14 in this photo and...

BMX was dead. The year was about 1990. Dave Wynn helped us set up school shows and I got busy at the local school in...

Ah the cruiser days. My Redline PL24 kicking a little air at Braddock BMX in North Bergen, NJ.

Tire toucher drop in. Well on a 6′ 1/4 pipe. 1984 and we were just learning what the heck we were doing.

If you wanted to destroy your wheels this was a damn good way to do it. Miami hop hops. Basically you would hop on your...

That is a Hutch BMX racing bike. Years before the Trick Star came out. Yea. It was short. More importantly this is back in about...

I must have changed my bike every 2 weeks in the early 80’s. LOL! Here I rock sweaty armpits, a lawnmower and a green Haro...

Thanks to supportive parents…of the greatest generation, yep, WWII, I was able to get this baby built. NJ’s first all metal portable, 1/4 pipe ramp.

This was THE kick turn ramp trick in the early 80’s. A “Wilton”. Took me forever to figure this thing out and even then it...

It all started here. In 1979 my Dad found Pete’s Bike Shop in Flemington, NJ and the BMX track there. We went there, traded my...

In the 80’s having a half pipe in your backyard was a big deal. I did not have a backyard at the time but my...

Man, I still can’t believe I had a HARO Sport! This was completely forgotten to me, LOL! The early, early days and a tire grab...