My earliest ride

[SOM2001SS]

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may be a little too new for you guys but my ride was a profile frame and fork, redline three piece crank with sealed bearings, bear trap (ouch my shin) pedals, pedal traps when racing, shimano rims, stainless spokes, bullseye sealed hubs, uni seat and bars, dont remember the brakes manuf. but it was the first bmx center pulls.

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I had (and still have!) almost the exact same bike! At 30, I'm a bit younger than most on this board too. Profile F&F, Redline Forklifter bars, DK stem, Redline 3 piece cranks, Pitbull brakes, Araya rims. Had almost $800 wrapped up in that thing. I love that Profile frame.

[WANNA BE SYC]

Forgive me for saying. but All these pics,just change the faces and these could be my family pics,same shoes clothes etc.You take pics today and you'll have diferent settings in every picture.Were so lucky we grew up when we did.Everbody smiled back then, we apprieciated a new bike for x-mas when we got one.And did'nt mind puting togother bikes from ten different other bikes{hell those were the best bike i ever owned}Thank you for the trip back down memory lane.Remember sticking schwinn forks down into royce union forks for the first chopper style bikes?

[Supergas990]

Wow, welcome to the good old days. How many of you had the checkered Flite pads and Vans shoes?

I had a Mongoose frame, TRX forks, Araya rim w/shimano hubs, takagi crank, etc.... I think that bike was apart monthly for new paint or parts.

Now if I'd only saved my vintage copies of BMX Plus!!!!

Blair

[budnate]

Found this old one..we made the paper sunday i think it was 1976 but I had to crop the other dudes out of it..thing would not resize for nothing..old school bike..from the famous "V" Jump..it was in a really steep raveen like 100 yards straight down..then up the other side about half way to a jump about 3 ft high the speed would carry you about 6 ft off the ground for like 30 plus feet then you would touch down on the crown of the hill on the other side..major rush!! no need to peddle just push off like the long distance ski jumpers..only a few dared peddle down the hill certain death was claimed if you did,lol.

Bud.

[Steve_Hoog]

Bud

Oh heck yeah cool actions shot!!!!

This is a made for camera pose, but check out the coat.

[budnate]

I know cracks me up!..note I have the goosedown vest on with the hooded sweatshirt, Roger Decoster leather gloves with the goofy strip of foam sewn on the backside of the fingers...aaah the good old days I could go for spending a few days back then again. hanging on the corner munching a redrope and daring one of the guys to do something really insane...I mean stupid.

[Steve_Hoog]

Seems like I remember stealing the foam insulator off off the house A/C of the neighborhood houses for pading on the bars and frame. Then taking the biggest bell bottom jeans you could find and sew in some more material to make them completely cover your feet. Of couse the chain gaurd was taking off first so you could get your big bell bottoms stuck in the sproket.

[DaveC68]

Skyway...I think Skyway was the name of the plastic mag rims.
I had them on my first bike...a DG, I then moved up to a Redline with Stu Thompson handle bars ...I thought I'd never sell that bike! (that all changed at 16 when I wanted new carpet and the driver seat repaired on my 72 Monte)...I sold it to a kid and his dad for $120 I think.
Still have the Monte though...don't think I'll ever sell it.

[1967Z28]

427TJ

Wow, I used to live in Richmond, CA back in '66-'68 also. Up off of Hilltop Drive. Went to Fairmede school. Now you need an Uzi to drive up my old old street but back then it was OK. I'll have to look for old pics of my bikes and while I'm at it, pics from the CC Nats (late '70s - early '80s).

-Jon

1967 Z28 original survivor
1967 Z28 Trans-Am race car
1967 Z28 Registry