yes sir! mid school all day. Would love to pick up an auburn or do something similar but prices have been sky high for several years, don't even want to start chasing parts now. I had a jad for a little bit, but sold it to fund other projects. Nice work!
I have been admiring the bike photos on FM for a while. There is some real art here. Not a bike photographer myself but I thought I would toss in my meager bike photos. After seeing all of the polish and perfection, here is something completely different. Photos of bikes parked at a salt water marina in Port Aransas Texas.
geezfools wrote:
yes sir! mid school all day. Would love to pick up an auburn or do something similar but prices have been sky high for several years, don't even want to start chasing parts now. I had a jad for a little bit, but sold it to fund other projects. Nice work!
Great to see another BMXer and thanks for the kind words
You should check out bmxmuseum! A midschool build isn't as expensive as you think, but building is very addictive and can drain your funds quickly, especially if you lived through this era
Oh man!! I grew up BMXing and freestyling only to give in to skateboarding. My first real bmx bike was the GT Mach One but I have Skyway Toughwheels on it - I still have it too! Thanks for sharing - brings back memories!
Wes Bailey wrote:
Oh man!! I grew up BMXing and freestyling only to give in to skateboarding. My first real bmx bike was the GT Mach One but I have Skyway Toughwheels on it - I still have it too! Thanks for sharing - brings back memories!
Yay! another rider It seems like everyone either had a Mach One or a Mongoose back in the day. I know I did!
I NEVER EVER register for these forums at all (just like to read posts and see some creative images) but I registered here just to tell you how sick your 80's bmx collection is. Well done! Add a Skyway TA (white frame, white Tuffs of course) in there and you are pretty much set. To this day, I miss my '86 Haro Group 1 with "stickered up" number plate more than any bike I have ever owned. Today, I am a 39 year old guy and fan of all things cycling. I thank 80's bmx culture for starting me down the path of a lifetime of loving to pedal bikes. My garage contains some really nice road and mountain bikes but I still can't help but wanting to find an 86 Haro Group 1 to join the line up!!!!
Lilleys dad wrote:
I NEVER EVER register for these forums at all (just like to read posts and see some creative images) but I registered here just to tell you how sick your 80's bmx collection is. Well done! Add a Skyway TA (white frame, white Tuffs of course) in there and you are pretty much set. To this day, I miss my '86 Haro Group 1 with "stickered up" number plate more than any bike I have ever owned. Today, I am a 39 year old guy and fan of all things cycling. I thank 80's bmx culture for starting me down the path of a lifetime of loving to pedal bikes. My garage contains some really nice road and mountain bikes but I still can't help but wanting to find an 86 Haro Group 1 to join the line up!!!!
Wow, isn't it cool to see so many people brought together by bicycles on a photography board?! No doubt, once you embrace the bicycle and realize how much simple pleasure you get from doing something you love, you will always hang on to that emotional attachment... it's almost the way photography USED to be!! haha... Anyway, it's really cool to see so many great shots, with such different themes and styles, but all appreciating the beauty of the bicycle. Thanks to everyone who has posted!!
Lilleys dad wrote:
I NEVER EVER register for these forums at all (just like to read posts and see some creative images) but I registered here just to tell you how sick your 80's bmx collection is. Well done! Add a Skyway TA (white frame, white Tuffs of course) in there and you are pretty much set. To this day, I miss my '86 Haro Group 1 with "stickered up" number plate more than any bike I have ever owned. Today, I am a 39 year old guy and fan of all things cycling. I thank 80's bmx culture for starting me down the path of a lifetime of loving to pedal bikes. My garage contains some really nice road and mountain bikes but I still can't help but wanting to find an 86 Haro Group 1 to join the line up!!!!
hahaha Thanks! Glad to have you here. I am really surprised to see that there are folks here who are also into BMX! It's a lifestyle that no one will ever understand.. especially if you rode in the 80's and 90's
I live in SoCal and Old School BMX is huge here. Here's a shot I took last June on our get together in Whittier. See if you recognize these legends.. the guy on the left doing the bar hop is Dave Nourie, the guy with the black shirt is Martin Aparijo, doing the wheelie is Eddie Fiola and the guy doing a surfer is Radical Rick Allison. Isn't this an epic shot?? Just like back in the day....... shot with D800 and 200 f/2
So here's a cool story... while we were at the show, me and my son are walking back to the car when someone from behind us said "Nice Auburn ya got there.." I turned around and it's GARY F'n TURNER!! Yes, the man behind GT bikes himself. I can't believe it. We talked BMX for a while and posed for a pic.
I am a HUGE GT fan and that was a very special day for me indeed.
I have 5 GT Mach Ones, all different colors
I've been meaning to shoot a couple frames of my bike, but it always perplexes me - how do you guys get them to balance/stand without a kickstand or wall behind them?
Well, you could always photoshop out the stand - for my Specialized road bike pic on page 1, I used a woodworking clamp stuck into the lawn behind the bike, you can see it if you look, I didn't try to 'shop it out. It's just leaning slightly into it.
workerdrone wrote:
Well, you could always photoshop out the stand - for my Specialized road bike pic on page 1, I used a woodworking clamp stuck into the lawn behind the bike, you can see it if you look, I didn't try to 'shop it out. It's just leaning slightly into it.
It was exactly your picture that brought up my question! I looked the first time and couldn't see anything holding it up. Now that I look at it even closer, do you have it behind the crank area? Still not entirely sure how it's holding it up though: do you mean a clamp like this? Thanks!
^ yep, here's the critter - actually I used a clamp because it was handy; a stick would have worked just as well. It's stuck into the crank area and then angles down to the ground 2 or 3 feet away, it was one of those long bar clamps.
Here are a few of mine:
Yes, the man behind GT bikes himself. I can't believe it. We talked BMX for a while and posed for a pic. 
