MEMBER BIOS
In Alphabetical Order A - F

Angelo
Email: Xtreme4643@aol.com
Birthday: April 15, 1989
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Dave Mirra
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero:Dave Mirra
Occupation: Biking
Family:
Favorite old school rides in your possession:
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: Huffy pro lightning on layaway at Ames
Miscellaneous stuff about you:

Kyle Aberle
Email: kylito@hotmail.com
Birthday: 9-17-71
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Eddie Fiola
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: ? I'm just getting back into it.
Occupation: Construction
Family: 1 wife, 1 daughter, 1 kitty
Favorite old school rides in your possession: Redline
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: An old PK ripper, or a Hutch
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I used to live on my BMX bike and raced a few times. I bought a Redline from my neighbor and I love it again, 14 years later.

Neil Adlon
Email: neiladlon@aol.com
Birthday: 3-27-71
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Greg Hill
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero:
Occupation: Carpenter
Family: Wife: Jennifer Daughter: Jahna
Favorite old school rides in your possession: GT Cruiser
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: 80's SE Quadangle Chromoly f/f
Miscellaneous stuff about you:

Jason Ahart
Email: peachykeendaddyo@hotmail.com
Birthday: 8/26/73
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Well he was about my age but WAY better. Dennis McCoy. Brian Blyther was cool too.
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Don't follow the new stuff. I have no idea who's out there these days
Occupation: Full time American
Family: Yeah, I have a family. And they still wonder what's wrong with me.
Favorite old school rides in your possession: An '84 Hutch Trickstar/SE Landing Gear fork with a bunch of newer parts on it. Not restored, all modernized.r
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: I already have it. I've had it for 10 years now. There has never been a better frame made than the Trickstar.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I'm a Libertarian. I still love to ride and I even engage in some good old friendly Half-Life/CounterStrike video game fun with my friends. And I love Industrial/techno music.

John Albrecht
Email: allbrit@greenhills.net
Birthday: 2/1/72
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu Thompson
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Neal Wood
Occupation: Union carpenter L.U. 1329 Family: wife and 3 kids 9/5/2
Favorite old school rides in your possession:
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: patterson
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I just recently got back into racing.This will be my first full season in the NBL.I have my oldest two kids racing this year also.We have built a 4-pack to practice on.

Mike Albright
Email: mike@bmxair.com
Birthday: 12-14-66 (one day before points end for ABA)
Favorite Childhood BMX Heroes: Stu, all of the Pattersons, Darrel Young, Bart McDaniel, Clarence Perry, Shawn Texas, Kevin Hull, Perry Kramer, Virgil Stuck, Jeff Kaslin, Jon Anderson
Favorite Modern Day BMX Heroes: Eric Rupe because he is so consistent, Todd Lyons because he can do it all(with broken bones), Christophe Leveque because he is so damn smooth, Gary Ellis because he was able to stay at the top for so long, guys like Brent Lee and Paul Kintner because they are trail bosses and fast as hell on the track.
Occupation: Sales rep (domestic and international) & product development for Seattle Bike Supply (Redline & Torker)
Family: Let¹s see......Wife, 2 boys (2 years & 3 weeks), and a Chesapeake Bay Retriever named Lucy (my singletrack buddy)
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: any free one.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I started BMX racing in 1977 and mountain bike racing in 1985. I raced for Scorpion with Byron Friday back in the day. I have also worked in the bicycle industry for over 14 years. First as a shop mechanic, then sales manager, store owner, and now sales rep and product development for Redline and Torker bicycles. I continue to race BMX, Downhill, and Dual Slalom and intend to do so until I die....I tried to quit racing BMX for a few years but it did not work! Oh yeah, I am also webmaster for two cycling sites. One focuses on BMX and is called BMXAir.com http://www.bmxair.com The second is all about mountain biking and is called Mountain Bike Zone Northwest http://www.mtbzone.com

Angelica Alexander
Email: amabmxchic@aol.com
Birthday: 9/18/86
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Don't have one, have only been racing 7 years.
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Mario Soto and Christophe Leveque
Occupation: School
Family: Mother and two brothers, tons of cousins and aunts and uncles!
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: none
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday:
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I have been racing for about 7 yrs. and recently raced in the 14 & over girls open at the Christmas Classic (2000) placed 3rd on day one (was youngest girl entered 14 yrs. old). Looking forward to turning pro girl in 2002. I ride for Dan's Competition in NBL and currently looking for a sponsor in ABA.

Todd Alexander
Email: ChefTodd@excite.com
Birthday: April 1968
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Toby Henderson, Stompin Stu, Bob Haro, Mike Buff, R.L. Osborne
Occupation: Chef
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: JMC w/Landing Gear forks, Torker 6-bolt stem, White Skyways.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Just ordered a PK Ripper :o)
Miscellaneous stuff about you: We didn't have a BMX track anywhere close, so friends and I built a 1/4 pipe in 1983. Had a blast on that for years. I moved to Arizona and flatland was big there, did that till 1994, been on a Mtn. bike for the last 5 years. Was moving back to New Mexico and was packing old bike, got the urge and started riding flatland again.

Pat Allison
Email: electricanimal@hotmail.com
Birthday: March 22, 1975
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Eddie Fiola was the old school King of the Skateparks!! I also like Mike D, RL, Ron W, Martin A, etc etc
Favoritve Modern Day BMX Hero: Jay Miron (we are both from the same hometown and I can't believe i used to watch him when i was a kid and he sucked big time!!! Now he rules!!!
Occupation: Medicine (still student)
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: In my possession? shoot... not anymore... i used to have a GT Pro Performer and a Haro FST that was fully loading with extras to the gills.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: An old school GT Pro Performer World Tour signed by the master himself, Eddie Fiola, in custom PINK or LAVENDER with old Skyway rims and A'me grips (old triangle ones)..
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I love almost everything 80's... especially rock. I am a med student and plan to finish off in surgery somewhere.... i like Van Halen, the Toronto Maple Leafs and 80's horror movies.

Vincent Alu
Email: vincealu@yahoo.com
Birthday: June 22, 1968
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Poulson, Dave Masterson(Bethpage,NY)
Favoritve Modern Day BMX Hero: I'm so out of it, no new heros
Occupation: Owner, Aloha Garden Works Inc
landscape design
Family: single no kids
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: gt 24 - 1983 flights and old dx pedals
sometimes I put on the 24' tuff wheels for og points
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: I want a reach, I rode one back when and traded it away
Miscellaneous stuff about you: 18 years of local competitive cycling, although sometimes not as serious
as others

Ken Aman
Email: aman@frontiernet.net
Birthday: 5-11-65
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu, Greg, Eric, Robbie, Kos, Harry, Eddie, Woods, Clark, on and on
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Don't have a clue who these new guys are. I guess Big Daddy Rupe, he's still doin' it.
Occupation: Technician-IBM
Family: Wife Felicia, son CJ(9), and son Mithcell(6)
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: Not much left, Dad made me clean out his garage. Still have the Blue Max/Mongoose that I last rode in 1986.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Some of these new full-suspension downhill mountain bikes catch my eye.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I started racing in upstate NY in 1978. Moved to eastern NY in 1980 and had nothing to do except race 4 times a week. I think I eneded up with some kind of #1 plate in the district for being crazy enough to race so many local races. In 1982, I got a co-sponsorship from mongoose which turned into a full ride in 1983. In 1984 I took home 2 Nat'l #1 plates in the NBL (17&over exp, 18-24 cruiser). Turned 'B' pro in 1985 and moved up to 'A' pro just before the NBL grands (thanks to Bob Tedesco not honoring my protest that I didn't get first place). BMX has given me lots of memories that I will cherish forever.

Jon Anderson
Email: Jon@Andersonsmb.com
Birthday: 6-10-63
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: David Clinton
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Mario Soto
Occupation: Owner Anderson's Mower & Bike
Family: Daughter Christian 8 (Races girls class), Girlfriend Cathy
Favorite old school rides in your possession: Gary Littlejohn Sidehack W/Mongoose frame and tuffwheels all original
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: Sub 25lb sidehack
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Raced bmx from 1976 to 1982.raced pro in 1980 to 1982.Most memorable race was 1981 Jag world Championships where I placed 3rd in Pro Cruiser. Stopped racing in 82 and took a 17 year absence. Started racing cruisers again in 1999.Still getting the cobwebs out but it is coming back. Now I'm having more fun racing sidehacks at the local track.

John Anderson
Email: janderson@lg.com
Birthday: 5-27-70
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Harry Leary
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Matt Haden
Occupation: Computer System Administrator
Family:Wife Belinda and daughter Erica.
Favorite old school rides in your possession: sold all of them.
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: own it now - GT 3.0 with all good stuff.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Roadrace motorcyles and got back into BMX to get in shape. It's way more fun than joining a gym and I can race a whole year for what one motorcycle race costs me!

Shawn Anderson
Email: motorpsycho13@hotmail.com
Birthday: 04/04/73
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Greg Hill
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Don't Know Any?
Occupation: Metal Finishing/Welder
Family:6yr old son and a 8yr old daughter
Favorite old school rides in your possession: Hutch Trick Star and a Patterson.
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: Skyway T/A XL in white
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I like to build weird bikes and other stuff from metal.

Rob Andrews
Email: robandrews@crosswalkmail.com
Birthday: 02-00-71
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: R.L., Aparijo, and Hoffman
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Hoffman and McCoy
Occupation: Youth Pastor, Web Designer
Family: Yes
Favorite old school rides in your possession: DX Pedals are the last of it. Everything else broke.
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: Anything that works. My STA500 is beast.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I'm starting to get hair on my back. I ride almost everyday. I'm never buying a Jap bike again (sorry Japs).

Brian Angell
Email: instaprintsrv@aol.com
Birthday: 08-12-68
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu Thompson, Greg Hill, Tinker Juarez, etc.
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero:
Occupation:
Family:
Favorite old school rides in your possession: Currently don't have one.
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: Looking for a Bandito Frame and Fork to build from as that is what I rode.
Miscellaneous stuff about you:

Rob Anslow
Email: ranslow@fmgroup.net
Birthday: 05/29/73
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Mike Miranda / Anyone on the Hutch Team
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Dennis McCoy...still riding!!
Occupation: CAD in and architectural firm
Family: Girlfriend...
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: None, my hutch was stolen!!
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: The 24karat gold trimmed Hutch Trick Star I saw in BMX Action when I was a little lad! OK, any Trick Star.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I want to style again!!!

Costibile "Co" Ardolino
Email: sk8ter315@aol.com
Birthday: March 15, 85
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Greg Hill
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Brian Foster
Occupation: bmx, guitar playin, deli work, part time dirt jumper, all day racer
Family: mom, dad, john, sam, nonna, 2 beagles: muffin & daisy
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: Skyway TA
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Dingo: my dream came true
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I am just a dork that rode a bike and got hooked. I like jammin on my guitar w/my band, I play soccer. School(unfortunately). Listening to limp bizkit and making my mains....Dingo Pride. BMXtreme.com rules!!!

Jim Armstrong
Email: jimlocker@webtv.net
Birthday: 2/14/65
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: SCOTT BREITHAUPT, PERRY KRAMER
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero:
Occupation: water pollution control supervisor
Family: just me
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: P.K. RIPPER, FLOVAL FLYER
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Gold annodized ripper, or carbon fiber ripper
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Grew up in colorado, rode gjs and quadangle. Was #1 16 novice for wwbmxa in 1980. Moved to florida in 1990, started racing again last year in the 35+ novice, and 35-39 cruiser. I now ride a p.k. ripper and floval flyer. The old red and yellow S.E. I wore when I was a kid still fits, so I still race with it, and boy, do I get looks. pictures soon to follow.

Carlos Arroyo
Email: chazda1@aol.com
Birthday: 01-31-62
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Jeff Bottema and Stompin' Stu Thomsen
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: John Purse and Matt Hadan
Occupation: Licensed Practical Nurse
Family: My beautiful Wife Shiela and my two boys Austin and brett
Favorite old school rides in your possession: A DG Jeff Bottema Replica frame
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: Cheeta with Sinister Forks and Redline cranks
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I race cruiser and just started racing 20". I earned a Black Belt in Tae Kwon Doe. I also like to watch football my favorite team is the Tampa Bay Bucs, my wife and I got married at the old Tampa Bay stadium ( The Ole, Sombrero)

Aaron Ashton
Email: davemirra20@hotmail.com
Birthday: 7-13-86
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Dave Mirra
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Jamie Bestwick
Occupation:
Family:
Favorite old school rides in your possession:
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: 2 hip pork
Miscellaneous stuff about you:

Lon Ayers
Email: lonnie@eccentricdesign.com
Birthday: 12/20/70
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Pistol Pete
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Anyone over the age of 25 still rippin' and who can fall hard and still ride the next day. (or week)
Occupation: Graphic Designer
Family: Wife, Kid, 3 dogs (Boxer and two yorkies)
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: Mongoose "all original", my RRS Cruiser and my Bassett cruiser.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Bassett 20 inch and RRS 20 inch
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I'm from the old school. I started racing when I was 10 (1980) and gave it up for chicks and cars in 1988. I just recently started back racing cruiser and now am starting to move back into 20 inch.

Erick Baer
Email: enmbaer@earthlink.net
Birthday: 1/7/70
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Pistol Pete, Greg Hill, Darrell Young.
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Danny Nelson, Chris Leveque
Occupation: strander/closer
Family: Wife Melissa, 1 dog, and 3 cats
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: Don't really have them myself but i have made sure they stayed in the family.They are as follews, 84'Bandito,85'Haro Sport,83 PK Ripper
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: I think I have them both Floval Flyer and a S&m Challenger
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Stopped racing in 1988 started back in 1998. I am now trying to play catch up on what I missed. Having time of life racing again, thanks to a supporting and beautiful wife.

Najee Bagharib
Email: najee@bmxer.com
Birthday: 2/06/1966
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu Thompson,Greg Hill,Harry Leary, Mike Miranda and RL Osborne.
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Matt Hadan, Dale Holmes, Eric Abadesa, Robert Macpherson and quite a few more.
Occupation: BMX Distributor & Entertainment Consultant
Family: Wife, 1 Adopted Son, 1 Girl and the future BMX world Champion due Oct 2000
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: Kuwahara Survivor @ Redline 600a. Looking for a Redline PL20
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Riding it now, Leary-Dirtwerx Pro XL with Sinister Fork, Redline Filght 2 Cranks and Full Sharp Sprockets parts and Shimani DX hubs on Velocity Rims. Its Black & Yellow my fav colors.
Miscellaneous stuff about you:

JonPaul Bail
Email: jonp@gridlock.com
Birthday: 7/15/65
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu Thompson
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Ryan Nyquist
Occupation: Political Satire Artist/t-shirt printer
Family: me
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: Quad Angle
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Original Champion
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I own www.gridlock.com and still ride to this day.

Lance Baily
Email: jonp@gridlock.com
Birthday: 7/15/65
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu Thompson
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Ryan Nyquist
Occupation: Political Satire Artist/t-shirt printer
Family: me
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: Quad Angle
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Original Champion
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I own www.gridlock.com and still ride to this day.

Steve Baily
Email: stbailey9@valint.net
Birthday: July 1, 1966
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Pro: Harry Leary, Stu Thomsen, Eric Rupe, there is a lot but I'll go with those. Amateur: Darrell Young, Richie Anderson and any Northwest Amateurs who ripped up the National circuit.
Occupation: Personal Financial Analyst with Primerica Financial Services
Family: Beautiful wife (Tammi), a 5 INT year old son (Christopher) and a soon to be 3 NOV year old daughter (Rebecca)
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: JMC Shadow built up with vintage 1981 parts let me know when I can scan it in. JMC Darrell Young the 8th one ever made.and a Redline RL 20 II Freestyle frame also every BMX Action from Oct '80 until the end (we need a resurrection of OZ) and Tommy Brackens #3 pro plate with a special good luck heart on it from ???
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: JMC Andy P, one of the only two Blue JMC Darrells' ever made, anything RRS, cruiser or 20". Or basically like Greg Hill said "anything Old School is OK" as long it is clean and in decent shape.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I love BMX, but I love Jesus and my Family more. I have been racing since '81. I have never been awesome but have always been pretty good. I had my most successful season now at age 33(don't ever quit). Oh and I was the brains behind the invention of the TOBOGGAN jump, me and Jeff Tabacci. Interesting that a jump that was invented in '87 is still one of the most popular today. Obviously no $$$ from it just the pride of knowing something you invented may outlive you and makes people happy to pull it off when done correctly.

Mike Bambery
Email: Bamberycar@aol.com
Birthday: 4/13/67
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Harry Leary
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: NA
Occupation: Director of a juvenile detention center
Family: Wife; Christine, twin 6yr old boys; Michael and Shaun, 3yr old daughter; Erin.
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: Cook Bros. frame and fork with vintage eighties components.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Early eighties JMC.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I started racing at the age of 12 and stopped when I got my first girlfriend at the age of 16. I am currently attempting a comeback at the age of 32. The BMX years were and always will be magical to me; I'm hoping to recapture some of that purity.

Dennis Banik
Email:
Birthday: 9-29-69
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Tim Judge
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: I really couldn't tell you.
Occupation: Firefighter
Family: Married, no kids
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: Tim Judge Hutch Pro Racer The Ultimate BMX Bike
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: I already Have It.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I started racing in 1981 at an indoor track in Mchigan City Indiana. I was immediately hooked and started practicing and racing 2-3 per week. I raced under the sponsorship of Calumet City Schwinn in Illinois. I turned expert after about 13 months of racing and Hutch picked me up as a Co-Sponsor. That was very cool!! I raced mostly in Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan and once in Minnesota. My highest ABA ranking in Indiana was 35 and that's where I finished back in 1984. The local tracks closed down and the nearest one was over 3 hours away, so unfortunately that put an end to my racing. Although recently a sanctioned track opened in Portage, IN which is 20 minutes from my house so my interest is started to rise again. This is a great web site and it brings back alot of great memories. Thanks!!!!!!!

Steven Barnes
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Gary Barnhart
Email: gary.barnhart@worldnet.att.net
Birthday: 5-28-68
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: ?
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: DAVE mirra
Occupation: remodeling (carpentry)
Family: yes. wife,2-boys 8&3 and a dog
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: schwinn sx2000 , i would race it today if i had it !
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: vert-hf condor , racing -powerlite cockpit
Miscellaneous stuff about you: me and my 8yr old son jamie race bmx alot,also we ride trails,and he is leaning to ride sreet parks so we have been doing more of that also.

Chris Baron
Email: rcbaron@home.com
Birthday: 9-14-69
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Harry Leary?!
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: No one
Occupation: Regional Sales Manager
Family: Wife and a son who is 2 1/2
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: Just purchased an '81 Mongoose frame and fork on ebay. Going to do a restoration as close as possible to my bike from that same year. I need lots of help!
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Redline Proline (could never afford it back then)
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Own 2 MTB's. Love to ride XC. Gary Fisher and GT.

Scott Barrette
E-mail: bikeshop@jps.net
Birthday: 6/28/61
Favorite childhood bmx hero: Tinker juarez, bob haro
modern day bmx hero; brandon meadows,wade bootes
Occupation: bike shop owner
Family: divorced , pets ;bullfrogs,3-toed box turtles
Favorite old school ride: I have too many, littlejohn mono(gork gave me for christmas/birthday gift
Dream bike: ti-merlin road bike w/dura ace/rolf wheels
Miscellaneous stuff about me: started racing in 1976 , had to race all the fastest guys ,patterson ,crews, andersons etc... It took a long time to get that first trophy .. but I did and I still have it! obviously got hooked on bmx! Raced cruiser /sidehacks from 1976 thru 1982 . UBR #1 cruiser title 1979, #1 UBR sidehack nat. titles 1979/80/81 got to race pro cruiser ... but had little sucess as a pro! Worked in bicycle stores since I was 16 and now own the shop where I bought my first littlejohn frame !

Rob "Pigpen" Barrett
E-mail: rbarrett@thegrid.net
Birthday: 1/4/71
Favorite childhood bmx hero: The Patterson brothers
modern day bmx hero; Dave Mirra
Occupation: Network Admin. "computers"
Family: Wife and 2 kids
Favorite old school ride: Trophies from racing 15 years ago.
Dream bike: My old Schwinn Predator back. Man I loved that bike.
Miscellaneous stuff about me: Just got a new Mongoose Hooligan and am prepared to hurt myself. I have insurance now though.

Ben Barron
Email: barron_ben@hotmail.com
Birthday: 08/08/1968
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Clint Miller, Stu Thomsen, Harry Leary
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: ???????????
Occupation: Auto Painter
Family: Wife: Jennifer, Daughter: Taylor, 5yrs., Son: Austin, 2yrs.
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: JMC 24" Cruiser
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: My old '84 Skyway T/A that was stolen in '90 or my restored N.O.S. Skyway T/A that I built in '93 and rode twice then it was stolen!!!
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Raced from 1981-1985 and loved every minute of it. Started again in Sep. of 2000 at 32 yrs. old and I don't know what the hell I was thinking that last 15 yrs. Now I love every second of it

Rich Bartlett
Email: block@hughes.net
Birthday: 3-12-67
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Andy Patterson
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Kris Bennett
Occupation: Clothing
Family: Wife & 3 dogs
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: 1972 Schwin Stingray
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: 86 GSXR 750
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Back from the dead

Leroy Bates
Email: lbates33@hotmail
Birthday: JUNE 30 1967
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: STU THOMPSON GREG HILL EDDIE FIOLA BOB HARO R.L OSBOURNE
Favoritve Modern Day BMX Hero: MATT HOFFMAN T.J LAVIN DAVE MIRRA
Occupation: ELECTRICIAN
Family: DIVORCED
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: DONT HAVE ANY OLD BIKES LEFT BUT I DO STILL HAVE MY FIRST MOTORCYCLE 1977
YZ 80 . THE BIKES I HAD WHEN I RODE MONGOOSE AND THEN A REDLINE II
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A PK RIPPER
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I WAS NOT MUCH OF BMX RACER BUT SOME OF THE BEST TIMES I HAVE EVER HAD
WERE ON MY BIKE JUST RIDING WITH MY FRIENDS MY BIKE KEPT ME OUT OF ALOT OF
TROUBLE.I MISS READING THOSE BICYCLE MOTOCROSS ACTION MAGAZINE .WHAT EVER
HAPPENED TO IT ? COULD SOMEBODY TELL ME

Jonathan Beckett aka jon_e
Email: jon@descent-world.co.uk
Birthday: 01/07/1970
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Richard "Ziggy" Zaggars
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Racing - Brain Foster 'cos he just rides - no bull Other - Dave Mirra 'cos I remember him in all those dorkin' videos being so small and still he rips.
Occupation: Air Traffic Controller (reality check or what!)
Family: Just my Girlfriend Donna (her younger sister has more BMX trophies than me!)
Favorite old school rides in your possession: I had some old stuff back at my dads place in Ireland, Ukai Silver walled rims, Comp 2 tyres - Graphite Tuffs (not for sale) - Epoch headset (not the GT one but the original one) I still run this headset on my S&M as well as my Son Lite hubs TRICK!
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: I am thinking about cruiser here, that test shootout in Snap make me drool over that Powerlite F&F with some Son Lite hubs and profiles, red neck stem, gay bars etc just to trick it out.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Me? gez were do I start? Began racing in '79 from there rode mostly privateer until '86 rode for Rad City bike shop on Profile, Qualified for the Worlds in '86, '87 for Ireland, and then again in ' 93 for England (only two riders ever did that!). Riding buddies included Will Smyth and the rest of the Jive five, Clive Gosling, Tom Lynch, Neal Wood, Dale H, Dylan C, Steve Geall, Tim March, Keith Duly, Rob Stobart, Steve Pollard, Darren O'Neill, Jeremey O'brien, Steve "satan" Bell, Carl Alford, Steve Bardens, George Gordon, Nigel Gordon, I can't go on just too many to list. Good times and I still miss them. Now I live and work in Scotland. I run a web site www.descent-world.co.uk it's more of a DH Mtb site at the moment but some old stuff will start appearing in the near future. I also do most of the Scottish stuf for Dirt Magazine, I guess I am trying to be more like windy, spike etc. no way I will never be that good.

Aaron Beeman
Email: jon@descent-world.co.uk
Birthday: 7-31-83
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero:
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Alan foster
Occupation:
Family:
Favorite old school rides in your possession:
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day:
Miscellaneous stuff about you:

Hans Behm
Email: hansbehm01@hotmail.com
Birthday: 04-14-1970
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu Thompsen
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: ?
Occupation: Bike shop mechanic & Maitre d' at the garden of the Gods Club
Family: Wife
Favorite old school rides in your possession: Redline PL-20
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: SE OM Flyer
Miscellaneous stuff about you: i dig old school bmx

Oscar Benavides III
Email: oscar.benavides@usaa.com
Birthday: 07/29/66
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Bob Haro
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Matt Hoffman
Occupation: Systems Technician
Family: 1 daughter
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: Early 80's Torker
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: The new Kink that's not out yet
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I still ride

Chris Benjamin
Email: theoldschoolfool@hotmail.com
Birthday: 3-23-71
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Pistol Pete Loncarevich
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Not impressed with todays riders. Mybe Matt Polkamp, I dont know.
Occupation: Auto Body technician, Soon to be Corrections officer for the state of Michigan
Family: Attention ladie bmxers, Im a single white male!
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: A gold CW ZL and a proto type CW built for a lesser known factory rider
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: My 1985 PK Ripper and 85 Floval I gave to a cousin or something years ago.Im still trying to locate it.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Raced a little when I was about 12, but do to unsupportive parents and no local track, couldnt race much. When bmx all but died do to that freestyle crap(yes I participated too)I pretty much forgot about bikes. I was too busy chassing girls and power drinking around 1989, the year I graduated high school.Now 12 years later they finally build a bmx track 5 minutes from my house! I bought a new PK Ripper and a Schwinn cruiser and started racing and Finished third in the State of Michigan and was named the 26-30 cruiser State champ and the 28&over 20" State champ. Better late than never I guess. Now I buy and restore the bikes I used to drool over in the bmx mags of my youth. Someday I would like to own my own bike shop.

Russ Bengston
Email: noteddieroman@hotmail.com
Birthday: 4/10/71
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Ponch and Jon, Greg Hill, Mike Buff, Stu Thomsen, R.L. Osborn, Mike Dominguez, Hugo Gonzalez
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Taj Mihelich, Joe Rich, Rick Moliterno, Pete Augustin, Vic Murphy, Gonz
Occupation: Editor in Chief, SLAM magazine (it's hoops, yo)
Family: My extraordinarily lenient girlfriend, Adrienne (10 bikes including a monster DH in a studio apt.), countless mosquitos.
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: Chrome 1984 Hutch Trick Star w/ AeroSpeed cranks, Hutch pedals, and NOS Mike Buff signature white Z's; NOS '83 GT Pro with all NOS period parts; chrome Skyway T/A with 401 Flights (techmatic) and white Tuffs.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: The Skyway Street Scene that got cut in half in Aggroman. Or a brand-new 21" street bike with STA geometry that looks exactly like an '84 Trick Star.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Got into BMX in the early '80s when I stripped all the chrome off my cousins hand-me-down Columbia. First real BMX bike was an '83 Schwinn Predator mag (thanks Mom and Dad!). Still ride street almost every night in the City on my Standard STA. Argue with my knees that I'm not as old as they seem to think I am. Usually lose. Hopeless eBay addict. And if anyone has an NOS first-gen Supergoose they don't want, let me know.

Phil "Da Gooseman" Benton
Email:
edhunter@evilnet.net
Birthday: 01/22/66
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero:
Jeff Bottema
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero:
Dave Mirra [I know.. he's a FS dude.. but he's great]
Occupation:
Network Administrator
Family: Wife: Sue, Son: Aric, Daughter: Alexandra, Dog: Hershey
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession:
1986 Skyway Street Beat - White/Gray all original except for a new GT laidback microadjust seatpost, Shimano DX pedals, Oddyssey Gyro and *real* vintage 1988 Tioga Comp Pool slick tires.
1982 Redline PL24 Cruiser with 24" SkyWay TuffWheel-24's, Answer cuiser bars, GT neck, GT pedals, Tioga 180mm cranks.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday:

I'd like to have back my 1977 Team Mongoose. It had a Tuffneck Proneck, Tange TRX forks, GT bars, Shimano DX brakes and levers, Shimano DX pedals, black Ashtabula Cromo 185mm cranks, sealed bearing set, Tioga beartrap headset, Powerlite cromo seatpost, and Araya "U" rims with Suzue hubs outside race-laced. California Lite checkered pads and a Haro Pro plate.Miscellaneous stuff about you: I bought my son a Dyno, and gave my Skyway to my daughter. I till ride the PL24 and I have an 85 GT Avalanche with mongoose street slicks, oddessey blackwidow pedals and club roost bars.

Anton Benz
Email: hpg333@aol.com
Birthday: 9-15-69
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: mike buff......of course
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: mike buff......of course
Occupation: viynl graphic designer, i own a store called high performance graphics. we make graphics for all types of motorsports. and of course decals.........:)
Family:
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: to many to list. i guess my hutch pro racer. all hutch parts. still shines like it did in 84
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: mike buffs white pk. the one from his one hander one footer kick turn poster
Miscellaneous stuff about you: im simly a nut who cant seem to get away from my memories. i loved my bmx days and realy cheerish the 80's bmx days. i grew up with great role models and i thank them all for helping me out. the good ole days were so helpful to me. i ended up going to college and eventually owning my own business. if it wasnt for my good fun hero's who knows what could have become of me..........thanks rl,mike buff, greg hill, tinker, stu, toby, charlie williams, doug davis, jason kick, wiz, and of course coszmo.........if you dont understand this list youre not old school

Jonathan Bercovitz
Email: good2have@hotmail.com
Birthday: 1970
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: RL Osborne, Greg Hill
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero:
Occupation: Marketing Director
Family: Married with 1 dog
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: none
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: I want to restore a PK ripper like the one I had that was stolen from a storage facility...
Miscellaneous stuff about you: After wasting lots of time and money restoring a Jeep CJ and a boat...it's time to restore a bike!

Blaine Bett
Email: blaineb@irealms.com
Birthday: may, 5th 1968
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: "Pistol" Pete Loncaravich, Stu Thompsen
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: anyone willing to be in the gate next to me
Occupation: Medical Device manufacturing
Family: 2 kids, 1 boy, 1 girl. and my wonderfull girlfriend :)
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: none :(
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: CW Racing "Pistol Pete",had one in high school, but it got stolen.,also had a rare set of mongoose pro rims that were hard anodized, they looked trick.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: just getting back into racing, and trying to find the stuff i liked when i was younger, not too thrilled by the new school products that much.

John R. Bianchi, D.C.
Email: jbianchidc@aol
Birthday: Feb. 22, 1963
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: 1. Brent Patterson / Jeff Bottema
2. Neil Bonds / Larry Ruiz
3. Jeff Utterback / Kenny Johnson / John Crews
4. Palfryman & Takahashi / Dain & Ruiz
5. Johnny Contreras / Scott Clark / Leo Green / Byron Friday
6. Scott & Stu
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: None, I don't know the sport any more. It looks like it has all become very generic.
Occupation: I am a Chiropractor
Family: none
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: Champion frame with Speedo forks and Phil Wood hubs and Campy cranks with a Cook Brothers bottom bracket, CW handle bars and a Tuff Neck, the seat post clamp is a PLME or later known as Laguna BMX clamp. Basically your prime NorCal bike - just like Brent's. Matter of fact I bought the frame and forks off of Ronnie and Richie Anderson's dad at Vallejo PAL BMX track for $50. Prior to the current bar and stem I used Redline Victory bars and a Cook double clamp and later an angled double clamp - still got 'em too.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Bottema DG yellow with blue DG forks. FMF frame and fork - red frame. GJS. SE Quad with Landing Gear. Cook Brothers 26". Boss 24"
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I love old BMX. Down hills were the best tracks to race on. I never became an expert but I was sponsored for a short time by a northern Cal. bicycle distributor - Javelot. I was very fast but I stashed a bunch, a ton. Wasn't much for turning. My favorite tracks were McClearen Park, San Francisco(my home track) and Rheem Valley, Lafeyete,Ca. I really miss BMXA. I saved all my issues from no. 1 to about 1982, I have them all.I'd love to go see some racing now maybe do a 24" race. I'd love to meet some old timers and shoot the breeze here in So. Cal.

Sean Ryan Biddle
Email: baseball_bumb@hotmail.com
Birthday: June 6 1988
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Dave Mira
Favoritve Modern Day BMX Hero: Ryan Nyquist
Occupation: student
Family: mom dad 1 brother and 2 sisters
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: decade
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Haro
Miscellaneous stuff about you: 5'9'' 115 lbs blue eyes brown hair

Stephen Eric Blackey
Email: Woodchucker64@aol.com
Birthday: 10-15-64
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Mike Buff, R.L. Osborne, Rod Beckering, Scott Clark
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Matt Hoffman
Occupation: Carpenter/Engineer at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA
Family: Wife Monica
2 daughters, Veronica (11) wants to race bmx really bad.
Hannah (10) hardcore softball player
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: 20" Redline modified into a GPV circa 1987
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: I am currently building my dream bike, It is a 4 wheel full suspension recumbent human powered vehicle.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I raced bmx from 1979 to 1984 I also raced GPV's in 1987. I worked for Steve Potts at "THE BICYCLE SOURCE" from 1979 to 1983, during that time I wrenched on alot of famous riders bikes and made a small contribution to the industry, remeber the 12" quadangle pit bike. You can see me riding my GPV in HOMEBOY magazine and a 1988 BMXA calander.
Thanks for all the memories! Feel free to contact me.

Eric Blais
Email: Sportspaper@sprintmail.com
Birthday: 1967
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu Thompson, Gregg Hill
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Gary Ellis and Clarence Perry for all they have done for the sport.
Occupation: General Contractor
Family: My wife, six month old boy and our two dogs.
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: A factory RRS I bought from Troy Daniels in the early 80's that he had them extend 1" on the front triangle to accommodate his larger size. Also a Mid 80's GT 24" cruiser
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Mosh 24" and Trek Wade Bootes 20" That I already own
Miscellaneous stuff about you: My first race was in 1980 (with Gary Ellis and Clarence Perry teaching a beginners class before the race) And pretty much quit racing in 1987. I started again in 1997 and took the last year off for the birth of my incredible new boy! Now I'm practicing hard again and about to start the indoor season. Remember your never too old to get on your bike, as some of the people above are living proof. Just remember to know your limits and don't push yourself to fast.

Travis Blank
Email: TBlank929@aol.com
Birthday: September 29,1975
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: I have several as far as BMX racing. Eric Rupe, Travis Chipres, and Charles Townsend.For freestyle it would be Eddie Fiola, Martin Apirijo, Brian Blyther. I never was a fan of racing as a little kid. But started racing in 89, and made it to superclass by 93. I love racing now, but a big fan of the old school freestyle as well.
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Well a close friend to me is Matt Pohlkamp, so he is a given. He has worked hard to accomplish what he has. Other than that I coudn't name just one. So many of the pros were always really cool, and always were giving me some parts and helping me out on the track. So it's not fair to just have one. Gary Ellis would be one of my least favorites though.
Occupation: I am a CNC machinist
Family: It's just me and my wife Brandi.
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: As of right now I have none. I had a Patterson,JMC,Kuwahara,and a race inc. All wich were stolen out my parents garage last year.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: I am looking for some for some bikes to buy and restore.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: My name is Travis Blank. I started riding the very first day that my eyes wondered through a BMX Plus mag. I was about 12yrs old. Up till then I was always building jumps out of anything I could find. After that I had bought me a GT pro performer and rode freestyle, then later at about 15 started racing in the NBL and made it to super class in 1993

Stephen J. Boal
Email: auntiepetes@telus.net
Birthday: 06/16/71
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Andy Patterson
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Matt Hoffman
Occupation: Sign painter & artist
Family: one wife two crazy cats & my two bikes
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: My loop tail "RIPPER"
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: I already have it but a patterson pro would be nice.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I have rode bmx bikes for 23 years and still going stong. I am doing a full resto on my Race inc ,PK RIPPER and my 66chevy 2 nova. I will always love bmx as long as I live. Cheers!!

Keith Bowers
Email: cyclops13x@yahoo.com
Birthday: 05.24.67
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Scot Breithaupt
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: There are so many people riding today, and they change teams so often, I can't remember who's who or who's riding for who.
Occupation: journalist
Family: I live with my girlfriend and my cat.
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: 1999 PK Ripper, 1999 Quadangle
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: I already have it -- my PK Ripper. I plan to build out my Quadangle to match it.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I raced BMX and rode freestyle before there was a difference. My friends and I took plywood scraps from construction sites to build jumps and half-pipes. When we could get in, we rode in skateparks. When I started out, "dirt bikes" looked like motorcycles without engines -- and they were just about as heavy. I gave up BMX for almost 15 years, but last year I rediscovered the passion after buying a 24-inch cruiser. Then I saw that Dan’s Comp still had new PK Rippers in stock, and being a former SE-head, I got one while I still could. It took me about eight months to build it part-by-part, but now I have the bike of my dreams. Lots of the Ripper’s parts aren’t old-school (like the rear V-brakes, the non-threaded Landing Gear forks and the stem), but I like these new parts because they’re lighter or work better for me. To continue my obsession, I recently got an aluminum Quadangle frame and Landing Gear forks that have never been ridden. I’m going to salvage as many parts as I can from my cruiser for the Quad, and then slowly build it out to match my Ripper. After that, who knows? In my former life riding BMX (counting backwards), I rode a chrome Patterson (with Z-Rims), a chromoly Quadangle (that originally was red, but I later painted white and then had chrome-plated), a red Torker (that I broke), and a red Schwinn Mag Scrambler -- box-bars, Ashtabula forks and all.

Jay Boyd
Email: IDEALEASE4@AOL.COM
Birthday: 01/29/71
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: HARRY LEARY
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero:
Occupation: SALES
Family: 3 LITTLE ONES WAITING TO RACE AND JUMP ANYTHING
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: I'M BROKEN HEARTED AND EMPTY HANDED... SOON
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: I MISS MY DIAMOND BACK SILVER STREAK. WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A DIAMOND BACK "HARRY LEARY" OR A P.K. RIPPER
Miscellaneous stuff about you:

Adam Boyle
Email: adam717075@aol.com
Birthday: 4/9/75
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu
Occupation: landscaper
Family: brother sister girlfriend
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: Skyway TA
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Quadangle
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Left bmx for big block Chevys now want back in

Brian Boyle
Email: DudBoyle@aol.com
Birthday: 4/5/68
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Greg Hill, Stu, Greg Grubbs
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Purse, Leveque
Occupation: General Contractor
Family: Wife Christine, 2 year old son Connell and one in the oven.
Your favorite old school ride in your possession:
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: I'd love to have my old GHP back.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Started racing again a couple of years ago and hit a bunch of ABA Nationals. Had a lot of fun, but now just ride local trails every now and then and race 2-3 times a year.

Cody Brammer
Email: dog_chow_89@hotmail.com
Birthday: July 4, 1989
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Ryan Nyquist
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Dave Mirra
Occupation: None
Family: Mom and dad
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: none
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Haro Ryan Nyquist Bact Trail Pro
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I have a crappy x-games bike that has a gyro. When I go off jumps my handle bars turn but my tire doesn't

Paul Brazier
Email: pbrazier@empowering.com
Birthday: August, 11, 1965
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Toby Henderson
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero:
Occupation: School Teacher
Family: Wife and child, his name is Raleigh
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: 1979 CYC Stomer. In the process of restoring this one.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Early 1980's Raleigh Rampar R-9. Had one and traded it away. Big mistake!
Miscellaneous stuff about you:I grew up working in a bike shop in the late seventies/ early eighties. If I only knew how cool and valuable the stuff in the shop was.

Brian Breighner
Email:e_slide@yahoo.com
Birthday: 4/25/68
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero:Scott Clark, Jeff Ruminer, Keith Gaynor, Jeff Bottema, Anthoney Sewell
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero:Anyone who raced 20 years ago and is still going strong
Occupation: Carman for CSX Transportation (Railroad)
Family: Engaged to be married in spring of 2002
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: Nothing since I sold my Murray X20 C 10 years ago
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Chromoly Murray X24 C with Bottema forks and a mix of old school parts and new stuff
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Started racing around '82 in the western MD area. (Corriganville, Jeffs Freeway BMX in Frostburg, MD) My first bike was a department store special then I saved up enough money to buy a powder blue Thruster Tri Power standrd that a friend had. Raced that for a year then got a sweet '84 GT Pro model that I raced in Pennsylvania and Maryland. Not long after that I made the mistake of trading it for the first yellow GT Performer that came into town. After realizing my mistake, I decided that since I always like the old school Murray team, I'd try to build the bike Scott Clarke had in the Murray test issue of BMx Action. A year later, I had the best handling bike I've ever ridden. I raced it for about three years (never doing well at South Park nations) then hung it up in the garage. A couple of years later I sold it to my cousin and now there is no trace of it. So--, I now trying to get my hands on a chromoly X24 with Bottema forks. If I get them, I'll start racing again.

Scot "The Old Man" Breithaupt
Email: OMofBMX@aol.com
Birthday: 7/14/??? long time ago. LOL
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Hmmmm Bob Hanna?? , Stu, David Clinton, Greg Hill...gee there were none before me... LOL hehehe
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: A Pro Ryan Johnson....
Occupation: Entrepreneur... SE Racing, LM Productions (TV/Videos) consulting...other biz's...
Family: two sons
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: My OM Flyer.. 26" cruiser... one that I set distance jump record on...
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: My original Yamaha Motobike..with Tilt swing arm and JT 60 shocks...
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Gee where do I start.. founder of this sport.. 1st to tour US with BMX clinics and racing, 1st true national Champion 1976, founder of SE Racing, Co Founder of BMX Plus, 1st editor of BMX Aciton, 1st to televise BMX, member of ABA Hall of Fame and Original NBL/IBMXF Hall of Fame... Still ride and teach clinics at my local BMX track, Rancho BMX... and on & on... LOL

Todd Britton
Email: kbritton@remc7.k12.mi.us
Birthday: July 15th, 1968
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Greg Hill and Mike Miranda
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Brian Foster and John Purse
Occupation: Partner in a bike shop
Family: Wife, Kathy. Daughter, Sierra, Son, Travis.
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: Skyway T/A, motobike, and my secret cycles.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I used to work for Plus! In '87-'88. Started racing in October '81, been a bmxer ever since.

PAUL BROADBENT
Email: PBROADB@NEWHOLLAND.COM
Birthday: 13/8/71
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: ANDY RUFFELL
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: JAMIE BESTWICK / SIMON TABRON / THE HOFFMAN
Occupation: WARRANTY ASSESSOR / OLD SCHOOL BMX RESTORER
Family: WIFE, 2 KIDS (3&5)
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: DIAMOND BACK SILVER STREAK
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: PK RIPPER WITH 3 PIECE CRANK, TUFF IIs, AND ANY JUICY BITS I CAN GET MY HANDS ON
Miscellaneous stuff about you: CURRENTLY IN BUSINESS WITH MATE ANDY HUBBLE (YESTERGEARS CYCLES) RESTORING ANY OLD BIKES (ESPECIALLY BMXs AND OLD RALEIGHS LIKE THE CHOPPER). WE BOTH LOVE AND OWN FAST MOTORCYCLES AND ARE SAD OLD HAS BEENS WHO ARE ENJOYING "RELIVING" THEIR CHILDHOOD.

Brooke
Email: anonyous4182@webtv.net
Birthday: 02-21-87
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Dave M
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Dave M
Occupation: community service voluteer
Family: 2 sisters 5monthe and 5 years mom 35?? dad 36??
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession:
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: huffy pro
Miscellaneous stuff about you: i like punk hardcore / rap music

Chris Broswell
Email: bandbcustomauto@aol.com
Birthday: 10/10/70
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Greg Hill, Eddie Feiola and R.L. Osborn are my favorite childhood BMX Heros.
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: I haven't found a modern day BMX hero yet, I haven't kept up with the sport.
Occupation: My occupation is a Machinist/welder/fabricator/millwright.
Family: I'm married and we have a 3 years old son. We are trying to get him into racing and looking for a mini for him.
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: GT Mach one with Redline cranks, powerlite bars, DK neck, Hutch peddles, Landing gear forks and Araya rims. I also have a one the first manufactured Quadangle frames #0005.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Darrel Young JMC complete is my dream bike I'd like to have someday.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: We've been restoring and building Volkswagens for the last 14 years. Now, working on restoring a 40 Ford Street rod. We are originally from Calif., I use to race at La Marada and Azusa from 1981 to 1985. We moved to Henderson, Nevada in 1994 to open a metal fabrication business for family. Now, I work for a plastics plant doing R&D fabrication. I would like some of the old bikes but can't find them, nor do I want to pay the price. I would eventully like to re-fabricate some of the old bikes.

Eric Brough
Email: Trailrider@home.com
Birthday: 12-25-80
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: My favorite oldschool rider would have to be like Gary Fisher, that guy was dope!
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Well, I really dont have a hero these days besides like "fuzzy" and good ol' "Dave Mirra" someday i'll be my own damn hero!
Occupation: Right now i'm doing construction with my old man. But soon I should be a maple tree chopper downer guy. That'll be sweet!
Family: My family got rid of me when I was 15. They straight up bounced on my ass so I'm livin' with this big biker man who is pretty awsome lets me do whatever, and let me turn his whole back yard into a pretty phat rythem section so I got kinda lucky findin' a guy like him!
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: I still got my first bike at my old house it was just one of those red bikes with the big harley handlebars, and the bananna seat. But i still got it!
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: I've always wanted a haro for some reason. But for my own little birthday present i went out and bought the new 2001 mongoose supergoose in which i am enjoying alot but i'm still thinkin' about that Haro.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I ride bikes, bikes, and more bikes, pretty much is all i really do is ride bikes Man! oh and somewhere in there i work and spend time with the girly friend. -Peace

Greg Brown
Email: greg@gregorybrown.com
Birthday: 06/06/70
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Steve Veltman, Stu Thomsen, Greg Hill, Bob Haro, and some others.
Occupation: Programmer/Engineer
Family: Kelly (wife) 2 dogs - Dugan (2) and Bunky (13)
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: none - my GT and CW cruisers were stolen along with my 20" Hutch bank in 1989. Sold very old Torker in 1985.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: My old Hutch
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Raced primarily at Chandler and Roadrunner tracks in the Phoenix area and Manzanita (sp?) in Tucson. Was once ranked 8th in points for Arizona amateurs. Wish I was still in the sport, it was a blast!

Kirk Brown
Email: kirkbrown2000@hotmail.com
Birthday: 7/22/86
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Everyone that's made it in the pros!
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Everyone that's made it in the pros!
Occupation: Student
Family: To many to name!
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: Barracuda mojo blue/white with Maxxis Holyroller tyes and some (bull dog) brakes (it rides very well)
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Any BMX that's got strong Frame, Axals, Rims, Crank, metal pedals, good brakes and most importantly a comfortable seat that rides well!
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I like riding BMX (Street, ramp/dirt) and designing web pages one which will soon be uploaded all about skatin, skateboardin and most of all BMX. At the moment, I am still in secondary school.

Trevor Brown
Email: trevor_498@hotmail.com
Birthday: 2/10/71
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: R.L. Osborn, Brian Blyther
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Dave Mirra
Occupation: Architectural Designer
Family: Maried 5 years now, no kids yet
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: Dyno Compe, Blue, Totally tricked out with HP Pro 48's and every other component changed and changed and changed
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: A mint RL22
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Grew up riding BMX and Freestyle in Canada in the mid 80's. From the first time I picked up a BMX Action magazine (which I still have by the way) I was totally hooked. I raced a little locally but freestyle was my fave. I spent hours learning all the hot tricks of the day. The decade, whiplash, backyards, and dabbled a little on vert and loved to coast across the deck doing coaster wheelies. When I stopped riding the sport was in rapid decline here, but now its getting huge again. I see all the kids around town riding again and it's so cool.

Pete Bruno
Email: bmxerpete@aol.com
Birthday: 11/06/62
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stompin' Stu
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Taj Mihelich
Occupation: Graphic artist
Family: Cory- 2 years, Kai- 5 years, Dawn, my beutiful, kind, loving, and understanding wife. Ok, so she's beutiful, kind and loving.
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: My buddy Steves 1978 Webco. He's the guys that got me into bmx. The bike is pretty much how he last rode it in '81.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: One of the black and gold DG California Pros. Or a period perfect red FMF with gold rims.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: At 38 years of age I've realized that I'm hopelessly addicted to bmx and always will be. I still race, street ride, go to skateparks, and spend more time tinkering with bmx bikes than working on my 69 Nova drag car. A couple of weeks ago the UPS guy delivered a new interior for the Nova and an ancient Motomag Mongoose on the same day. Which do you think I started messing with first?

Richard Brunt
Email:
Birthday: 6/2/88
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Ryan Nyquist
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Matt Hoffman
Occupation: practicing to become freestyle biker
Family: Dean Brunt (dad) Dellene Brunt (mom) Jerri Magee (sis) Caroline Baker (niece)
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: haro
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Haro Mirra Pro Chrom Plate solid brakes light as a fether for more air
Miscellaneous stuff about you:

Cliff Bugge
E-mail: user0@bigfoot.com
Birthday: 4-20-68
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: RL Osborn and the Patterson Brothers
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Ryan Nyquist
Occupation: R&D Technician, LSI Logic Corp.
Family: wife-Kristi Bugge, son-Eniko Kelly (age 5) and daughter- Chasten Bugge (age2)
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: Revcor Cruiser and Patterson Pro XL
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Any old SE cruiser with side pull brakes
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Recently started back up with racing after 16 year retirement. Son Eniko is also racing and the rest of the family is not far behind. The Pacific Northwest is currently haveing a big come back to BMX. New tracks are opening up and the oldies and newbies are filling the gates. The 31-35 cruiser class (my class) is consistenly the larges and most competative class at the tracks. Turn outs for the States and Gold cups have been huge. In April 1999 the Goveners cup brought almost 400 riders and over 80 motos to Mollala Oregon for an indoor event. The rate of new rate of new ABA members is increaseing at the local Portland area tracks. Stay tuned to your local seen.

Vinnie Bullara
E-mail: GOBLUE38@aol.com
Birthday: 4-25-73
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: RL Osborne, Mike Dominguez, Mike Buff, Brian Blyther
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Old school forever baby
Occupation: Football Coach
Family: Wife:Cammie, 2 sons: Tucker(3) and Brock(6 months)
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: NONE!
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: A white Redline RL 20-II with Redline Flights (anybody have one for sale, by chance??)
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I started racing in about '83 and then started freestyling (ramps) in about '86. In late '86 I began skating also. Back in those days, you were considered a poser, a sellout, or both, if you did or claimed to do both (skating and BMX) but...I did it anyway. I was on a local freestyle team in '86 but it folded pretty quickly. Then in '96 the fever came back and I started riding again doing mostly dirt jumping. Does anybody have any info on what RL Osborn is doing nowadays? Thanks and God bless.

Zach Bundy
E-mail: seracing69
Birthday: 11-16-87
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Rob Richerds
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Rob Richerds
Occupation: Riding Bikes
Family: jenny/mandy/mom lorie/dad clint
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: mario soto
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: aliant
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I love to ride bikes and play football with my friends.

J.R. Burke
E-mail: BBkary1998@aol.com
Birthday: 11/28/1976
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: There can't be one without the other. The legends, Greg Hill and Gary Ellis.
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: John Purse
Occupation:Full-time Student and BMXer
Family (immediate): Steve (Dad), Linda (Mom), Rachel (Sister), Justin (Brother and best friend)
BMX Family: Dad and Justin, The Hills (Greg, Liz, Loren, and Jeremy.)
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: 1994 Robinson Amtrac
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Sinister Pro XL
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I ride for Sinister Steering Systems which is owned by Greg Hill and would just like to give props to he and his family for supporting myself and Justin.

Titian Burris
Email: tnsburris@home.com
Birthday: 3/21/75
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Perry Kramer... The Ripper, RL Osborne
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Any one that gets out there and rips the tracks.
Occupation: Marketer
Family: Wifey
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: My 2 OS PK Rippers, My Hutch Pro Racer (had it since I was a kid.. and my 2 OS SE quads... They are all my favorites!
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: My wife's P.K. Ripper.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Still ride the tracks... as soon as I get my Carbon Mongoose project finished I will re-join the ABA and start racing again.

Ricky Byrd
E-mail: rb8887@aol.com
Birthday: November 1, 1960
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu Thomsen
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: John Purse
Occupation:Substation Designer for General Electric, Power Equipment Projects in Jackson, MS
Family: I have a 10 year old son named Josh, a 6 year old daughter named Sarah "Quik Chik" Byrd. My daughter is 6 year old Mississippi State Champ.
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: I hate to say I have no old school scoots at this time.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: 1974 A Model Yamaha Moto-Bike
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I was 1979 NBA Mississippi State No. 2, I am presently ABA Mississippi State Champ in 36 - 40 Cruiser. Our whole family loves to race and ride BMX. For me it's simply a way of life. I know of nothing else that can compare to the fun and learning experiences that BMX has brought my family and I over the years.

Joey C
E-mail: joseph1r@aol.com
Birthday: 3/25/90
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero:
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero:
Occupation:
Family:
Your favorite old school ride in your possession:
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday:
Miscellaneous stuff about you:

Paul Cadwallender
E-mail: TA_KER@YAHOO.COM
Birthday: 8/6/87
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: MAT HOFFMAN
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: DAVE MIRRA
Occupation:
Family:
Your favorite old school ride in your possession:
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday:
Miscellaneous stuff about you:

Jody Cagle
E-mail: jjcagle@qwest.net
Birthday: 07-02-1966
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Harry Leary
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Dave Mirra
Occupation: Auto parts store owner
Family: None
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: My chrome JMC long
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: 2 chrome JMC LONG
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I raced a JMC in the early days 78-81 then GT then Factory Kuwahara. LAS VEGAS Nevada.

Ray Camara
E-mail: nelcam@msn.com
Birthday: 7/27/68
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: RL OSBORNE
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: DAVE MIRRA
Occupation: GRINDING ROOM
Family: MOTHER AND BROTHER
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HUTCH TRICKSTAR
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: ALREADY HAD IT,STANDARD SHAMAN
Miscellaneous stuff about you: LIKE RIDING MY BIKE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND WATCH PRO WRESTLING

Tony Cambio
Email: cappucci@gateway.net
Birthday: 20 Oct 1966
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu Thomsen
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero:
Occupation:
Family:
Favorite old school rides in your possession: JMC Andy Patterson soon to be classic Reynolds Supermodel
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: Any old-school bike that would actually fit me
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I have tons of old photos.

Dave Capel
Email: djcapel@aol.com
Birthday: 2-13-66
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Eddy King, Greg Hill, Stu Thompson
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero:
Occupation: software sales
Family: Wife: Karen, Son: Zachary (Age 6), Daaughter: Ali (Age 3)
Favorite old school rides in your possession: 1984 Hutch Hollywood series (Pink) with Redline Flight Cranks (180's) Araya 7x wheels, Hutch bars, ProNeck
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: n/a
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Love the old school bmx . . . enjoy the new stuff, but love the old.

Dan Carey
Email: t_bone_racing@hotmail.com
Birthday: August 27 1971
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu Thomsen when he was with redline. I hated him after he went to huffy, I hated huffy. Harry leary. I still have an autographed poster, and a practice schedule he sent me long ago.
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: I don't really have a favorite new one. I guess I would have to say Neal Wood, and especially all the little kids, they're just fun to watch.
Occupation: I am a garbage man /recycling guy, and have been doing it for 7+ years. This is how I got my current ride!
Family: single no kids still havin fun!!!!!!!
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: a p.k. ripper that I just got about 2 years ago (found in the trash) and am in the process of restoring. Right now it's been sandblasted and painted w/a first coat, soon parts cool, cool parts.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: I always wanted a hutch trickstar , or a kuwahara but then thats livin in the past, way past! I already got my p.k.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Huh me, alright I'm 28 and I just started racing again after 10 years out of the sport. I'm really surprised at how the bikes have changed so much, and I am really glad that someone has started a page like this for us old fellas to reminisce.

Gregory L. Carr Jr
Email: DESIGN2004@HOTMAIL.COM
Birthday: July 16, 1980
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: 1988 MODEL
Favoritve Modern Day BMX Hero: 2002 MODEL
Occupation:
Family: DESIGN FAMILY IS LIKE GREAT ON DESIGNING TALK ABOUTS
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: BMX
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: BMX
Miscellaneous stuff about you:

Scotty Casbere
Email: tigeow@earthlink.net
Birthday: 5/9/68
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Hubert Woods, Chandler BMX
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Brian Castillo
Occupation: Owner of the soon to be world famous TIGEOW BIKE & BOARD
Family: Mom, she's the best of the best for 31 years.
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: My moms exercise bike. Its an '80 or so Schwinn…the front drive must have a 100 teeth.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Ok after deep thought.....a REACH DIRECT LINK..or aTOTALY PERFECT SIDEHACK...
Miscellaneous stuff about you: diggin' on the way rad life I have. It's like I've never grown up..hey if ever in AZ, come check out our store it is a big show...also check out our hobbies..www.felonyfilms.com........out, keep it real.

Chris Caskey
Email: porsche@uslink.net
Birthday: 3-3-73
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Greg Hill, Stu Thompson
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Anyone from the 80's still out there or back out there doing it.
Occupation: Property manager, Forklift mech.
Family:
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: P.K. Ripper
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Floval Flyer, There was this older kid at the local track with one, it was mint! I don't think that thing was ever dirty. Not that he didn't ride hard, but after a day at the track he went home and cleaned it up. I am currently trying to track him down to see if he still has it. My fingers are crossed!
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I thank god that I grew up when I did, the late 70's and the 80's what a time. There is something special about being part of the birth of BMX. Growing up in Minnesota, BMX didn't really catch on in my small town until about 1984. But thanks to a friend whose dad was on the city council and was tired of driving the 4 hours back and forth to the closest track, there was a track built in our town. It was crazy how many kids were there the first few years. But the track never did get any organized races going and it wasn't long before people started getting hurt and the track was tore down. But the birth of freestyle was just around the corner. Most of the local "racers" put axle pegs and rotors on our bikes and gave that a try. A local kid (Tim H.) formed a freestyle team that performed at area fairs and parades (I think the parade idea came from RAD.) After that came the 90's and the down fall of the hair bands, the end of an era. I never realized how much I missed riding a BMX bike until I satrted again, some of my old friends laugh a little when I tell them that I started racing again, but as soon as they stop laughing they always ask for directions to the track, "just to check it out" I always tell them that you don't need to be a teenager to ride a BMX bike.

Randy Chamberlain
Email: rcfromtc@cs.com
Birthday: 06-12-65
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Anthony Sewell
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Harry Leary
Occupation: chef
Family: wife/2 boys/1 choc.lab
Favorite old school rides in your possession: 83 supergoose
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: my original floval flyer back
Miscellaneous stuff about you: aspiring percussionist

Jason Chang
Email: sensei1222 @aol.com
Birthday: 12/22/65
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu, Harry, Eric Rupe, Eddy King
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Purse, Holmes, Foster
Occupation: Demo sales of TV products
Family: Wife Debra, Kids DJ 10, Amberlynn 2
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: 1987 Prototype Mongoose Californian
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: 1977 Webco, Ashtabula parts
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Riding 1976, Racing 1978, former Factory Blue Max, Team Mongoose, friends with Hill, Rupe, Miranda, Ellis, Only full factory rider to come out of Hawaii!

Colin Charpentier
Email: charpenc@hotmail.com
Birthday: October 2. 1970
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu Thompson
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero:
Occupation: Corrugated Plant Management
Family: wife and two kids 4 yrs old and 9 months.
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: Redline MXII frame and fork, Araya rims, Suntor hubs, CW pro bars, Suntour
XC beartrap pedals.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Badd Revolution or SE PK Ripper XL
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Thinking of racing again if I'm not too old.

Gregory L Chermack
Email: schmaker@scecnet.net
Birthday: 8/25/68
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Tim Judge
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: ?
Occupation: Union Carpenter
Family: Son, Spencer 7yrs. Daughter, Mallory 2yrs.
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: My SCHWINN
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Hutch Trick star
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Glad to have found this site. Brings back a lot of memories for me as I was growing up in a small Wisconsin town. Nobody ever gave BMX much of a chance. A lot of my brother's friends were into it, so if it wasn't for them I would've never been into it. Never had a bike shop in town so I was very limited to what I could buy. The nearest bike shop was over an hour away. So I did the next best thing, mail order from my favorite place, ROCKVILLE BMX from Maryland. Had a HARO freestyler Master during high school. Once out of school I switched my interests to auto racing. So I shipped the HARO down the road. Worst thing I've ever done. Good news is the person I sold it to still has it, or at least they did two years ago. I will be looking for them to see if they still have it. Hope to restore the SCHWINN for my son.

Aaron Chickering
Email: achick@iserv.net
Birthday: 6/8/71
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: stu
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: todd lyons
Occupation: wholesale ford parts rep
Family: wife shannon son hunter 2 1/2 allready a bmx freak.
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: only 1 a mid 80's race inc. gold with the curved down tube and origanal red line forks, stem and bars. it is a work in progress.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: I've always lusted for the redline pl-20 maroon with gold parts!
Miscellaneous stuff about you: at 29 i decided, with a little encouragment from my wife 15 year old brother to start racing BMX. the fact that i missed out on it when i was a kid i jumped in with both feet. i am loving it! mostly because i can still whip most of the kids out at the local track. another plus to bmx is that it's the first thing i've done competitivly that has the support of my wife.

Mylemans Christian
Email: DYLVILLE@skynet.be
Birthday: August 22 1970
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Brian Patterson<BR>
Stu Thompson, Greg Hill, Xavier Redois
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: No more Heroes. Neal Wood seems cool though.
Occupation: part time shop assistant.
Family:
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: I'm not into old school rides. But I think it's OK.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Would love to have a Chopper and am about to buy one.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Started racing BMX in Belgium in 1979.<BR>
Quit in 1985,then started racing occasionally since 1996.

David Cicinelli
Email: malimortaccitua@hotmail.com
Birthday: 21 December 1978
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero:
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero:
Occupation:
Family:
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: Mongoose- Not sure which model. . . . . needs restoring
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: All of 'EM!! I wanna collect "EM All, especially cruisers.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Lots to tell . . . little time to tell it.

Joel Clark
Email: jclark9305@aol.com
Birthday: 5-22-66
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: ronnie anderson
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: none
Occupation: electrician
Family:
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: patterson frame
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday:
Miscellaneous stuff about you:

Matt Clark
Email: shredderboy432@hotmail.com
Birthday: Nov. 16, 1984
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: dennis mccoy
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: dave osato
Occupation: High School, restoring muscle bike
Family: MOM, DAD, sister
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: 1980 mongoose restored in all its glory. 1975 sears spyder 5 speed muscle bike
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Schwinn fast-back or crate
Miscellaneous stuff about you: i own a standard sta500 street/dirt junping bike

Scott Clark
Email: XBMXPRO@aol.com
Birthday: 6/8/62
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: David Clinton (he was so cool and fast)
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Wade Bootes (because Byron Friday introduced me to him and he was a cool guy), Charles Townsend (because I've known him since he was a little sh** ) Gary Ellis (yeah I know he's retired) (but we were on Robinson together and he is a very awesome rider and a great rep for the sport)
Occupation: V.P/General Manager
Family: Divorced (one stepdaughter)
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: I have a 1978 "Scott Clark Replica" Robinson. My Replica had a European BB and Bobby Woods had the American BB.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: I'd like to have my own brand of bike, but I don't know how much of a market there is for another private label bike. (E-me and let me know if there's a market)
Miscellaneous stuff about you: For those of you who aren't over 100 years old, I raced BMX from 1974 through 1985. I won two pro titles, won a truck from one of them. I raced for "Speedo","R&R", "Robinson", "Murray" and "Redline" factories. I was in the BMX movie Rad (#10 Redline rider). Recently the ABA was kind enough to induct me into the BMX Hall of Fame. When I quit racing BMX I went into Speedway motorcycles. I raced at Ascot, Costa Mesa, San Berdoo and Victorville. I made it into the Second Division and won several races. Currently I'm racing cars. I started out in "modified midgets" now I'm racing full scale Midgets. (It's cool you don't have to peddle and you can sit down) If there are any people from the past feel free to E-me !!

"Hollywood" Trey Clark
Email: TREYCLARK@HOTMAIL.COM
Birthday: 5/12/68
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: HARRY LEARY, TIM JUDGE, ERIC RUPE.
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: TOO MANY BUT ERIC RUPE GETS MAD PROPS! TODD LYONS CAUSE HE'S TRUE TO THE SPORT. ANY OTHER OLD SCHOOLERS STILL RIDING!
Occupation: BMX PARTS JOCKEY.
Family: BABY DOLL DEBBIE, SONS TRAVIS AND JAKE, DAUGHTER KATRINA AND OUR DOG SPROCKET
Favorite old school rides in your possession: DON'T HAVE ANY RIGHT NOW BUT AM LOOKING FOR SOME OLD HUTCH GOODIES.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: THE CRUISER I RIDE NOW. CUSTOM BUILT STANDARD FRAME W/ ANSWER FORKS, PROFILE CRANKS, RETRO BARS.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: RACING BMX IS WHAT FORMED OUR FAMILY. AFTER 20+ YEARS (OFF AND ON) I STILL LOVE THE TRAVELING AND MEETING OF NEW AND OLD FRIENDS.

Eric Clemente
Email: booga7@mindspring
Birthday: 1969
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu ,Greg, Harry, all the founders!
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: dont know any!
Occupation: craftsman
Family: wife,two boys 2&11
Favorite old school rides in your possession: ex sold my Powerlite years ago!
Your dreambike: just one of my old Race Inc. frames alluminum or chromoly with powerlite bars, bullseye hubs, Redline cranks, even a UNI SEAT! I WANT MY CHILDHOOD BIKE BACK
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Racing in So-Cal back in 82-85. ABA orange county,& anaheim hills with my buddies! hey Matt Heydon are you out there?

Dave Clinton
Email: dclinton@answerproducts.com
Birthday: 1/2/60
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: I started back in the day and we all looked up to each other in the 14 and over expert class.
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Christophe Leveque and Chris Schoonover. Occupation: Inside sales manager and in charge of answers bmx co-factory program.
Family: Wife of 20 years Rita and 15 year old daughter Krista.
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: SE floval flyer 24 with some new school items.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: 2000 specialized enduro pro mountain bike.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: The first rider inducted into the ABA BMX Hall of Fame. The first rider to be pictured doing a tabletop back in 1974. The first Factory sponsored rider in the sport of bmx.

William Collins
Email: bwcollins00@yahoo.com
Birthday: July 19, 1966
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu, Greg Hill, Harry Leary and all the rest.
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: none
Occupattion: Inventory Control Analyst
Family: Single, and no children.
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: 1981 Candy Apple red JMC frame and fork, Tuff neck, black
anodized rims, gold hubs, Cook Bros. bars; the rest of the parts disappeared over the years!
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: A 24" Dingo cruiser or maybe a Cheeta would be sweet.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I raced from '77 to January '82 and did pretty well at my
local track. Just bought 24" Fat Boy cruiser and looking forward to getting back into it.

Dave Cononetz
Email: oldbmxdc@aol.com
Birthday: 10-1-68
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu Thomsen, Greg Hill, Harry Leary, Darrell Young, Mike Dominguez
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: John Purse, Dennis McCoy
Occupation: Customer Service/Technical and a few other things for Redline Bicycles
Family: Wife-April My old school road trip part finding helper
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: Every JMC I own
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: JMC Darrell Young stretched in front, oversized headtube, oversized seat tube, 7'8" stays, and made out of Titanium.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Raced for 3 years back in the early eighties. Rode freestyle-Ramps, for 6 years after that. Managed a bike shop-Ken's Cycle in Edmonds, WA for 9 years. Have been working at Redline for 6 years. I have met a lot of great people since collecting. Thanks to all of you who have helped.

Robert Cook
Email: CBcBIKEMAN@aol.com
Birthday: 03/07/71
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Dennis Dain
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Pete Loncarevich
Occupation: Computer Sales
Family:
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: SE Quad Angle
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Cook Bros Pro Frame
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I still ride today out at Orange and Coal Canyon as well as Mountain Bike been in the industry for over 20 years. Glad to see everyone keeping the old school alive after all I raced in the late 70's and Early 80's.

Jon E Costanzo
Email: costanzo@nti4.com ,rtrout88@aol.com
Birthday: 8/26/1986
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero:
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: mat hoffman
Occupation: going to school.
Family: 3 sib.
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: A KUWAHARA with cw racing fork and handel bars ,tuf neck and a kuwahra laser seat post
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday:
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I also skateboard and snowboard.

Chris Couture
Email: ccouture@mica.edu
Birthday: 8-7-69
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: I was partial to Harry Leary, but once I learned to do that move I moved past the hero stage.
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero:
Occupation: Computer Geek
Family: Me and my girl, who probably could ride harder than me.
Your favorite old school ride in your possession:
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Nomura or a Slingshot, something totally obscure like that.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I had the freshest ride in town. A Thruster Tri-Power XL with Bottema M4 freestyle forks (heavy duty!) a pair of CW bars and Phil Wood sealed hubs. It was sleek and pretty light. My lowest ranking ever was 25th in the state of Wisconsin, and I ended that year at 49th. I was pretty stoked the year my mom got me a Thruster jersey, matching JT pants, and a matching Echo helmet. But shortly thereafter I got really into my guitar and gave up on racing. Took a while to get back into biking, now I ride a GT mountain bike, and my girlfriend still probably rides harder than me.

Ryan Coy
Email: rjc1804@aol.com
Birthday: 9-28-75
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Eddie Fiola & Ron Wilkerson
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Dave Mirra
Occupation: General Motors
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: 89 GT Pro Freestyle Tour
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: The gold plated Hutch Trickstar that Hutch gave woody iston back in the day

Mike Coyne
Email: toybox@dotnet.com
Birthday: 7/27/71
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: That would have to either Greg Hill or Harry Leary.
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Easy, Todd Lyons, he is just plain and pure insanity hard core BMX to the end.
Occupation: I own and operate Toy Box Trucks, a custom vehicle shop. I also help my folks run their business which is a Auto body shop and Insurance salvage pool.
Family: My wife Lisa and I have been together now for over seven years and we have three children, Emily 9 months, Anjel 5 years, and Matt who is 11.
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: My original Profile Expert frame and fork.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: My old pearl white PK Ripper I used to race, someday me and that bike will be together again.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I still race along with my son Matt, we are both sponsered by Torque Center out of New Berlin, WI. I am a avid work aholic. I also enjoy snowmobiling and ATV riding.

Piers Cox
Email: pierslfcox@aol.com
Birthday: 03041971
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: The Old Man (Scot that is!)
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero:
Occupation:Television Lighting Director
Family:
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: My Brand new Floval Flyer I also own Chris Warburtons white Race Inc now. He has my old Torker 280x.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: My old loop tail PK sold in 1989 to a friend who still has it. It is now beautiful!
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I am trying to collect any SE and Race Inc stuff (at a reasonable price) copies of adverts etc. I am especially after BMX action Bike magazine issue No 3 (UK publication Sept 1982) with the PK Ripper test by Mad Malc. The article that was responsible for my love affiar!

Tom Crenshaw
Email: 2dum@2dum.com
Birthday: February 15, 1968
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu and Toby
Favoritve Modern Day BMX Hero: ?!?
Occupation: web engineer
Family:
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: only have 1...a free agent cruiser
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: se quadangle and red redline like i used to have
Miscellaneous stuff about you:

Tony Crooker
Email: tonycrooker@aol.com
Birthday: 4/27/65
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Richie Anderson
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Clarence Perry - because he's still at it and he gave my son his jersey at the Washington State Championships
Occupation: Boeing Quality NC Programmer
Family: Wife Lori and son Kyle
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: I'm still riding my GT Pro Model bought in Seattle around 1979 or 1980.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Right now I dream more about having a Kona Dee-Lux Mt. bike, but I'm getting into racing BMX again.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I started racing the 28 and over novice class in November 2001 at Pennisula BMX in Port Orchard, WA. It's been 20 years since my last race. I still get a huge thrill balancing on the gate before it drops.

Our son started racing at age 3 at our home track, River Valley BMX in
Sumner. He's now 4 years old in the 5 and under intermediate class.

We also ride motorcycles and Mt. bikes.

Paul Crosby
Email: paul.crosby@granadamedia.com
Birthday: 08 Feb 1968
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Harry Leary
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Matt Hoffman
Occupation: Television Editor
Family: Watch this space...
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: I've still got a P.K Ripper, a Floval Flyer (both obviously SE)and my brother's old 600 series redline is somewhere about....
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: I've got it. It's the Floval Flyer.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Used to hang out at various London ramp's and jump's with Craig Campbell (former freestyle champ) and went over to the west coast of the U.S. in 1989 with Craig and other lesser known but accomplished U.K. riders like Jess Darenforth, Dave Currey, Damon Nichols and a few of the old London crew. I have rode the pipeline performance bowl and still enjoy catching somw air on occasion.

Jeremy Crum
Email: jeremy.crum@denvermail.com
Birthday: 02-13-74
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Pete Loncarevich
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Dave Mirra
Occupation: Managing Partner of The Thompson Group, An IT Placement Firm.
Family: Single
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: Unfortunately none at the time
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Scott Raynes Power Panda Cruiser. 1984 Diamond Back Silver Streak. 1978 Cooks Bros. Cruiser. 1984 Redline Proline. An old Torker.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Well, I was born and raised in Dallas, TX. I started riding in 1980 when I was 6 and was fully enthralled with BMX by the time I was 10. I only raced a few times at Ft. Worths Cowtown track. I was a little self conscious at that time, which kept me from racing on a full time basis. Although, I did not race often I was on my bike 24/7. My first bike was a blue Team Mongoose. My second bike was a 1984 Diamond Back Silver Streak. My most memorable moments were on this Bike. In the late eighties I rode an old Cookes Bros. Cruiser, A Redline Proline, and a Redline Cruiser. Unfortunately, none of these rides are with me today. Two of them were stolen and I sold the rest. I went to college at The University of North Texas and I now live in Colorado and run my own company. Right now I ride a Specialized Cruiser and am wanting to find and restore an old bike. I hope you guys welcome me into your club and I hope I can contribute in some regard.

Bill Curtin
Email: bill@oldschoolbmx.com
Birthday: 06/18/64
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu Thomsen and Greg Hill
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Alan Foster, totally cool guy!!
Occupation: Union Laborer
Family: My wife Nancy and the "kids" Fred & Ethel, Solar, Jack, & Bobo (four legged variety)
Favorite old school rides in your possession: NOS Schwinn Sting w/ NOS Graphite Tuff Wheels and old school Profile cranks.
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: A Gary Littlejohn 20" frame to go with my original Littlejohn sidehack that I have owned since 1980
Miscellaneous stuff about you: The Old School scene kicks Ass and is getting better everyday! I can not wait to meet some of you guys at the Roost Gatherings!!

Christian D Dahlby
Email: chrisdahlby@aol.com
Birthday: 07/27/88
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Matt Hoffman
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Chris Doyle
Occupation: Student
Family: Mom, Dad, 2 brothers
Favorite old school rides in your possession: none
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: Diamondback Joker
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Skateboarder, Flatlande, Vert

Jeff Dallas
Email: Lifeispain@apexmail.com
Birthday: 12/8/66
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Dave Vanderspek, Woody Itson, and Martin Aparijo
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Taj, Joe Rich, Jason Enns, and Mike Tag
Occupation: Quality Engineer
Family: Married to Martha, 5 yo son Evan
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: 84 VDC Chenga, just F & F. Haven't got around to assembling it.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Original Haro Master f&f
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Been freestyling on and off since 83. I remember having ramps in friends driveways and stuff. Kinda nice to have my own house now. Loving the mini-ramp in my backyard. I must say that I appreciate riding now more than I ever did. It's my outlet and my passion(other than my family of course). If nothing else, at least I finally made it to Woodward.

Mike Damato
Email: kenzncase@mindspring.com
Birthday: Jan 24,1966
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu Thomsen, Perry Kramer, Harry Leary, Eddy King, Brent Patterson, Timmy Judge
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Don't have a real hero, but I like Leveque, Danny Nelson, Percy Owens, Colin Stiles
Occupation: Retail Management
Family: Wife Michelle, 2 Daughters Mackenzie 4 1/2, and Casey 16 months
Favorite old school rides in your possession: I am starting to piece together an old Red Line Proline
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: Aluminum Quadangle with all the toys.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Raced mostly in Colorado and Wyoming "back in the day". Now I race 30-34 cruiser at the NBL tracks around Florida. After a 17-year layoff, I am still able to get around the track.

Kevin Dancoff
Email: ktdancoff@yahoo.com
Birthday: 5/22/72
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Martin Aparijo, Eddie Fiola, Ceppie, Dizz Hicks, RL,
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Do they still make heros? Just kidding, I don’t really follow it much anymore
Occupation: Computer geek
Family:
Favorite old school rides in your possession: Hot pink GT World Tour with ACS rotor (first in my neighborhood), Peregrine (sp?) 48s and about 200 donuts on each grip
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: That oh so cool Hutch Trick Star that always seemed so unattainable
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I wish that I could still go out there and shred like I used to but I am feeling way too old to even consider doing a fire hydrant-double decade- infinity roll combination.

George DaSilva
Email: pjs00000@aol.com
Birthday: 06/15/1970
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Greg Hill, Andy Patterson, Tim Judge, Stu Thomson, Bob Haro
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Matt Hoffman, Dave Mirra
Occupation: Music Composer/ Producer
Family: I'm single and have no kids... haven't found "her" yet
Favorite old school rides in your possession: Well ... unfortunately not in my posession anymore..but still my fav old school ride:
A Hutch "Mike Miranda Hollywood Series" Frame/Fork in baby blue (lol)
with chromed 1.50 Araya 7x wheels/w. Hutch Magnesium/ Titanium Hubs.
-Redline Flight Cranks -Hutch Pedals -Hutch seat clamp -Uni Turbo Seat -Dia-Compe MX 901 Brake -Hutch Stem -Hutch Handlebars -A'me Tri Grips -GT Epoch Head Set -K.M.C. Chrome Chain -Tioga Comp 3 Tires -Flite Hutch Pads
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: I'd love to have my old bike...(see above) back.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I grew up in Germany and I started riding in 1982 after I saw Bob Haro jumping that car in the movie E.T. and seing "Elliot" with that Kuwahara. That was it for me. I'm very busy due to my profession. I'm a music producer and I spend a lot of time in the studio. But whenever I get the chance I love to go to the local track to catch some air. Peace Out...

Paul 'Davi' Davenport (UK)
Email: paulsjunk@madasafish.com
Birthday: 10/15/69
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Greg Hill and Harry Leary for racing;Eddie Fiola for Freestyle
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Matt Hoffman
Occupation: Sign Maker (so I can reproduce all your stickers using digital print etc.)
Family: 1 wife, 2 kids, boy of 7 1/2 and girl of 2 1/2
Favorite old school rides in your possession: Have found an ol PK ripper in the shed of the place where I'm working as well as a set of white skyway tuff 2 wheels, memories came flooding back and I'm hooked again
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: A repeat of my favorite bike an MCS Magnum 200 chrome with red Araya rims and redline flights
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Live in sunny UK (ha ha), have a mini cooper which im restoring, own a schwinn powermatic which i have to admit i cant ride as well as i used to, but my lad likes to stand on the stunt pegs while i weelie down the road and i dont wanna grow up at all never. used to haunt a place called 'the coal pits' in oldham, lancs, UK with my best buddy 'JJ' who was better than me (see ive admited it after all these years) and my fav jumps were coming out from the 'mini dipper' and pulling a 'leary lookback' or taking my helmet peak off by leaning over the bars and touching the front wheel with the peak.. oh gotta say hi to aze and any one else who rode with us.

Brent Davis
Email: bmxcripple@yahoo.com
Birthday: December 9, 1966
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Richie Anderson, Greg Hill, Stu Thompson
Favoritve Modern Day BMX Hero: Thomas Allier, Jeff Tapscott, Grant White, Mike Gul
Occupation: Guard at Peoria County jail
Family: Ellen(wife) Jessica,Katie,Brittany,Bethany(daughters)
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: SE PK Ripper
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Patterson Avalanche or PR200
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I have been racing BM<X for 19 years and still going!

"Capt. Caveman" Phil Davis
Email: thedavises@earthlink.net
Birthday: June 27, 1965
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: greg hill,stu thompsen
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: leveque,wood
Occupation: X-Ray tech
Family: wife cheryl, son 3yrs brett
Favorite old school rides in your possession: bxc cruiser
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day:
Miscellaneous stuff about you:

Tom Davis
Email: tjonathan81@msn.com
Birthday: 8/6/1962
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero:
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: John Purse
Occupation: Parts Sales (Emergency Vehicles & Street Sweepers)
Family: My wifes name is Becky, my son TJ is 11 and my daughter Jordan is 8
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession:
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday:
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I try to ride alot (road, mountain & BMX)

Justin Day
Email: justin@4130.com
Birthday: 03/03/76
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Tim March / Andy Ruffel
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Rooftop or Brian Castillo
Occupation: Magazine Designer
Family: Me, Sarah my girlfriend and one on the way!
Favorite old school rides in your possession: 1981 Diamondback mini racing bike. I don't know what the model name is but I think it was the frame before the Viper came out.
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: The Gack i have now or a lighter bike - maybe one of those new Air-Hardened Standard fames.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I'm 24 and live in the UK and have just got back into riding after something like 18 years. I am a designer for 4130 Publishing Ltd and i work on RIDE BMX and DIRT DH MTB magazines and this has re-lighted my passion for the sport. I started racing when i was 4 years old and BMX has been in my blood since. Keep rollin'.

Alex de Colon
Email: dolce-vita@att.net
Birthday: 7-28-69
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Greg Hill,Stu Thompson,Brent Patterson,Darryl Young
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: I don't know any of these whippersnappers!
Occupation: Aerospace Machinist
Family: Just my wife Jeanmarie.
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession:1979 Chrome Redline Proline w/401's and Skyway Graphites.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Chrome JMC XL or Patterson Avalanche w/401's and Skyway Graphites
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I used to race in Rockville, Maryland from 1978 to1983. I quit when my interests switched to cars and girls in high school. 20 years later, I am trying to buy every single part I lusted after many years ago on ebay.

Jim Dean
Email: jdean@redlizard.com
Birthday: 2/8/62
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: David Clinton, Jeff Botema(SP), Brent and Brian Patterson, Clint Miller, Jeff Kozmala(Koz), Tinker Juraez
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Don't really follow modern day BMX
Occupation: Regional Manager for a Hi-Tech Company.
Family: Wife and one child, boy 8 years old.
Favorite old school rides in your possession: Redline Proline
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: A "20" Champion like Brent Patterson use to race before they started their own company, Patterson Racing.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I race BMX one in a great while in the crusier class. I use to race in California in the mid seventies to 1980. Now I primarly concentrate on Triathlon, bike road racing and mountain bike racing for fun. I don't really keep up on the current BMX happenings. My 8 year old son has shown interest in BMX and may start racing in the future.

Mark Degunya
Email: mdkkadegunya@kconline.com
Birthday: 4-11-71
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu Thompsen pre Huffy, Greg Hill
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero:
Occupation: Bike Shop owner
Family: wife & 3 kids
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: '83 Diamondback Silver Streak
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: The Silver Streak is it!! I wanted that bike SOOOO BAAAD when I was 12 years old!
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I don't really collect old stuff, but the Silver Streak is one of those bikes that just gives me that cool feeling (you know!!) when I look at it. I leave it leaning against the wall at the shop so I can always see it. I smile every time I look at it. I have a lot of new and old bikes, but the Silver streak is the one that I am happiest to have!

Jeff Dein
Email: ATLBMXPRO@aol.com
Birthday: 5/26/74
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Ronnie Walker, Percy Owens and Terry Tenette
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Thumbs up to Tenette, even in '99
Occupation: Pro BMXer
Family: wife and two cats
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: No ride per se, just vintage Sweet Bros paraphenalia
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Cannondale DH MTB bike
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I was one of the charter Sweet Bros, the biggest team in NBL BMX in '93-'94. Stinkin' up the establishment.

Justin Dergosits
Email: jdergosits@yahoo.com
Birthday: 5/22/81
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero:
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero:
Occupation: Millitary
Family:
Your favorite old school ride in your possession:
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Mongoose Californian
Miscellaneous stuff about you:

Richard Diamond
Email: diamonds3@juno.com
Birthday: 6/11/1968
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: stu thompson and anyone with a PK Ripper
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero:
Occupation: Information Technology
Family: wife, 2 children ages 9 and 5
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: Mongoose Supergoose II
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Se PK Ripper or SE quadangle
Miscellaneous stuff about you:

Jesse Diaz
Email: jesboogie@yahoo.com
Birthday: August 26, 1971
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Mike Dominguez, Matt Hoffman, RL Osborne, Pistol Pete
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Matt Hoffman, Mario Soto, Dave Mirra
Occupation: Supervisor of Broadcast Services at the Discovery Channel International
Family: One wife, four cats
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: My GHP 16" Pit bike with Tuff wheels and gold old school components and my Diamond Back Strike Zone, Mike Domminguez signature series with GT Power Series cranks and white Freestlye 48's
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: I own the bikes I always dreamed about having. They are both complete and just need a couple of finishing touches.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I started riding in the early eighties, just when Haro was making their first freestyle bike. I am from the Bronx, and there were no bmx tracks anywhere near my house so I turned to freestyle. I did that religiously for years before getting burned out. About a year and a half ago, I got the bmx fever again and bought a cruiser and raced for the first time. Of course I loved it and have been racing ever since. Shortly after racing a few months, I began feeling my freestyle roots again and entered a Matt Hoffman freestlye comp a month or two ago on my 1987 NOS Strike Zone. I love riding today more than I ever have and can't wait until there is an 'old fart' class in freestlye competions. Ride to live, live to ride, I am a soul rider till the day I die!

Marc Dioni
Email: mdioni@caramail.com
Birthday: August 26, 1971
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero:
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero:
Occupation:
Family:
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession:
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday:
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Im student in history. Last year I wrote a master (120 pages book) about the french B.M.X. history which started in 1978.

Salvez Dodd
Email: therealsalvez@yahoo.com
Birthday: November 17, 1969
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Harry Leary, or Greg Hill. It was a toss-up
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Joey Garcia of 2HIP, if freestyle counts. And I still love Eddie Fiola of GT fame from back in the day! I'm sure he still kicks ass.
Occupation: Just graduated at 31. BA in Anthropology and Chicano/Latino Studies. Looking for the ultimate slacker job that pays the big bucks. Anyone?
Family: Not yet.
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: Nothing currently. I did find a completely rusted out Diamond Back at a yard sale a month ago, but for some stupid reason, didn't pick it up. Yeah, yeah. I'm kickin' myself.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: A totally stock Diamond Back Silver Streak, or any stock P.K. Ripper.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I'm a chick that digs BMX. I have some old pix of me with my crap bike from Shucks that I took apart and put 3-piece Shimano gold cranks on, Kashimax seat with gold post, GT grips. Gooseneck, rims, on and on. I used to take that thing apart and remove every speck of dirt, put it back together, ride it like hell all over the place, and do it again. My walls didn't have any space that wasn't covered with BMX pix. My dad wasn't into letting my race. When he finally broke down, they demolished the track a couple weeks afterward. I still dig BMX big-time and I love freestyle! I would have married Ron Wilkerson if he would have had me. Also, I play in bands. Extreme metal (actually sing) ,played bass in a melodic, East-coast sounding trio, and now moving on to electronic enhanced stuff. I skate, scooter(Mongoose Pro, not those little crap ones), and have my eye on a couple new bikes I'd like to have. We'll see. Guess I need a job first

Paul Doerksen
Email: pandjdoerksen@yahoo.com
Birthday: May 7, 1967
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu Thomsen
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Craig Reynolds
Occupation: Fedex Courier
Family: (including spouses, pets, mother in-laws that visit too often etc.) Wife Jennifer, son Nicholas, 2 cats Smoochie and Simba
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: SE PK Ripper
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: SE OM Flyer
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Snowboard in winter, BMX, mountain bike and longboard skateboard in summer

Edward Dorrian
Email: ed@vr-bmx.com
Birthday: 2/19/69
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Harry Leary
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Steven Veltman
Occupation: Tech. Buyer
Family: Wife Kim. Son EJ 7I in the ABA 7N in the NBL
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: 1986 GT Proformer with Tuff II's
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: A Yellow DG
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Raced bikes in Texas from 1978 to 1984 left BMX for Football but never gave up riding. Tried Freestyle then got a car. No need for a bike. Got my son into BMX Feb of 2000 and have taken him all over the state of Texas and to his first Grands last week 11/23/2000. Want to get back into racing.

T.L. Downing
Email:tweakn91@home.com
Birthday: 8/24/1973
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Martin Aparijo, RL Osborn, Eddie Fiola
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero:Jay Miron, Mat Hoffman
Occupation: I have my own home inspection business.
Family: My wife, tammy, of seven years, five year old daughter Brooklyn, eighteen moneth old son Jarrod and eleven year old stepson, Bradley, who I finally got into the sport that thrilled me.
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: 1986 Haro Sport and my mint Hutch Trickstar
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: I've still got it . . . my Hutch
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I'm almost 28 and still riding hard as ever.

Scott Duncan
Email: DeltaMan007@aol.com
Birthday:
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Matt Harris (Factory MCS rider) and John Noerenberg (Funway Safari team out of Batavia, IL)...neither were very well-known, but both were smooth, fast, and were class acts on and off the track
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Don't know any of them well enough to make that call; however, I do remember when Craig Reynolds was just a skinny, little 14-year old...congrats on such a successful career...
Occupation: Director - Engineering & Technology
Family:
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: My old ride from 1985 (JMC-Long frame, Darrell Young forks, JMC seat post, Redline 401's, Phil Wood hubs, Araya 7X 1.5" rims, Dia-Compe MX-1000 brakes...EVERYTHING CHROME OR POLISHED BASE METAL)
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday:1985 JMC cruiser frame and fork, Profile cranks, Phil Wood hubs...a fat guy's version of my old 20"
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Miss the good ol' days of BMX in the early and mid-eighties...races today just don't draw the crowds like they did 15+ years ago (e.g. the Itasca track in the Chicago area would easily draw 1,000+ riders on any given Sunday)

Rich Durant
Email: rkdbmx288@yahoo.com
Birthday: 04/23/72
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Greg Hill, Gary Ellis, Mike King and Pistol Pete
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: The Wildman
Occupation: Advertising Rep.
Family: Single
Favorite old school rides in your possession: 1984 GT Pro
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: Harley Davidson Fat Boy
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Still racing 25-29 cruiser in the NBL. Just started riding for Bulldog Bikes, great new company out of New York.

C.B. Dushane
Email: c.dushane@mciworld.com
Birthday: 2/10/68
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu Thompson
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Mike King
Occupation: M.I.S. Operator/VAX Administrator
Family: me, my girlfriend (not living with me) and three Labs
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: Various parts (frames-Torker, Proneck etc.)
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Old SE Quadangle(I even know where it is, the owner won't part with it!)
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I raced all over the Midwest from 1978 to 1983. Sponsored by Karcity Big Wheels.I gave up on the bikes to pursue sports(football etc.) I got back in to bikes(mtb) in 1988. Moved to Colorado in 1992 and started racing downhill mountain bikes. I am in the process of looking for a cruiser (any suggestions). I still have the fitness and bike handling skills, I just need the bike! I love the old school BMX and have so many fond memories of racing and riding!

Matt Dutz
Email: BMX672@aol.com
Birthday: 2/1/69
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu Thompson all the way dude
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: John Purse, Craig Reynolds is pretty cool too.
Occupation: Designer/Graphics
Family: Brother, two sisters
Favorite old school rides in your possession:
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: Maybe a JMC Black Shadow
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Just an old schooler back into it. This year-(Nag8 26-30 Cruiser) Now moved into 31-35 Cruiser I like pizza. Sierra Nevada is good beer too.

Jay Dye
Email: jaydye@freenet.co.uk
Birthday: 3rd July 1971
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Me, my mates and those guys off ET
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Just getting back into it after a 15 year break
Occupation: IT Consultant
Family:
Favorite old school rides in your possession: 1993 (I think) black GT Mach 1 Special Edition. I bought this bike off ebay and got it shipped from the US to the UK. Its on poor, rusty condition. I have some nice NOS orange Skyway Tuff2 Coaster's comming which I'll fit.
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: My old 1985 GT back!!!
Miscellaneous stuff about you:

Calvin Eacobar
Email: cje350@msn.com
Birthday: 12/31/82
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Dennis Mcoy
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Dave Mirra
Occupation:
Family:
Favorite old school rides in your possession:
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: Huffy Superdeluxe
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Play the drums for five years.

Ray (Ripen) Eastman
Email: rceastman@orbitworld.net
Birthday: 1965
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: HOLLYWOOD HENDERSON "HUTCH" Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: THE JACKAL DAVE MIRRA
Occupation: ENGINEER
Family: BARBARA AND BRITTINEY BOTH RACE
Favorite old school rides in your possession: HUTCH XL HUTCH TRICK
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: UFO CRUISER
Miscellaneous stuff about you: RACE ALOT. LOVE ALL THE PEOPLE AND ALL THE NEW YOUNG RIDERS IN THE SPORT. TRULY A SOURCE!

Deanna Edwards
Email: DeannaJamieson@compuserve.com
Birthday: 6/13/70
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Tommy Brackens, Greg Hill, Gary Ellis and of course my younger team mates on GT Geoff scofield, Danny Nelson and Chip Jenkins
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Danny Nelson. It amazes me that he still is winning races. I met him when he was 7 years old and he's now in his 20's.
Occupation: Controls Engineer
Family: My Husband Alex, son Ryan, and my dog Caffrey's (named after the Irish beer)
Favorite old school rides in your possession: I still own the same bike that I won my last NBL national number 1 title on.
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: Well right now my son is getting into riding. I would love to get him the new GT pro series mini. I'm kinda partial to GT.
Miscellaneous stuff about you:Since I quit racing I have been busy with work. I finally married my fiance of 3 yrs last month in Michigan. We met online around 3 yrs ago. Since he lived in England and I was here in the states it was tough. We love to travel and just spent time in Ireland over Christmas. Were planning on heading back over to England in october and also going up to Scotland to do some sightseeing. God I live a boring life. LOL!

behzad eghtesad
Email: beght@pooya.net
Birthday: 05/07/1972
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: amir
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: amir
Occupation: bicycle business
Family:
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession:
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday:
Miscellaneous stuff about you:

Todd Ehle
Email: toddehle@hotmail.com
Birthday: 3/21/68
Occupation: College Professor
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu Thompson
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: NOS 78' Motomag Mongoose
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Red FMF!!!
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Musician

Jim Elder
Email: jpelder@home.com
Birthday: August 8, 1966
Occupation: 3D Solids modeler - Yes, I am designing my own BMX frames soon.
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Bob Haro
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Mario Soto
Family: Spouse - Danette - currently clerk of course at Dirt n' the House indoor
NBL BMX track in Waterloo
Son - Justin - 11 year old - Currently #6 Midwest Region NBL - Bike 1998
GT Pro XL Power Series 3.0.
Son - Nathan - 9 years old - Currently #11 midwest region NBL - Bike 2001
Diamondback RMJR.
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: None - Looking for a 1983 Mongoose.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: 1983 Mongoose
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Former Track Director and founding board member for Dirt n the House Indoor NBL BMX track in Waterloo, Iowa.

Stephen Ell
Email: www.schwinnbmx101@yahoo.com
Birthday: June 4, 1985
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: GARY ELLIS
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: BRIAN FOSTER
Occupation: BMXER
Family:
Favorite old school rides in your possession: OLD (BMX) BIKE
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: GOLD PLATED, STERLING SILVER RIMMED, GETTO CRUISER
Miscellaneous stuff about you: LOVE BMX

Tony Ell
Email: tony.ell@indsys.ge.com
Birthday: 7/16/67
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Richie Anderson
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Rick Moliterno Owner of Standard Bykes!
Occupation: Purchasing Agent at General Electric in Burlington, IA.
Family: My wife's name is Nanci and I have two kids Tanner (7) and Kamryn (18mths)
Favorite old school rides in your possession: I have an old 20" DG with the European B/B. I still have my 20" Maximum and My 1985 Haro Sport (first year they came out) I also have my 24" Maximum Cruiser with 24" skyway Tuff wheels!!
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: I would love to have a fleet of Maximum's. These bikes were great!
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I raced heavily from 1979 to about 1985. I raced all over Iowa, Illinois and Mossuri. I got sponsered by Maximum in 1984 as one of their few midwest riders. I got into freestyle in 1985 and then toured the midwest doing shows all over the midwest with the Free Flite Trick Team. I built a skatepark in my home town of Burlington in 2000 for all the kids. I also am building a BMX track and Jumping area for the kids as well. I wish somebody would have done this for me 20 years ago.

Bud "RHYNO" Ellison
Email: pb_rhyno@webtv.net
Birthday: 08/17/1970
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Billy Griggs
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: My 5 yr. old son
Occupation: Owner- D2R Concepts
Family: Wife, 3 chldren
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: '86 Mongoose Californian
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Too many to list
Miscellaneous stuff about you: 3 time Florida state #1 plate holder. Owner of D2R Concepts- If it's made of metal- we make, fix, or repair it. Custom hand-made parts & tools for Paintball, BMX, Kart, and auto racing.

Joey Elston
Email: joesmoe60@hotmail.com
Birthday: march 6,1986
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: MAT HOFFMAN
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: MAT HOFFMAN
Occupation: high school, none
Family: joe deb amy
Favorite old school rides in your possession: none
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: mosh method 4 star
Miscellaneous stuff about you: i freestyle bmx, play basketball

Barry Ely
Email: bely@one.net
Birthday: 7/24/64
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu Thompson
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: None
Occupation: Engineer
Family:
Favorite old school rides in your possession: CYC Pike's Peak Stormer
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: Same as above
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Got into BMX as a kid in the mid 70's before it was know about in the midwest . Got the kids in my town into it and it went crazy. Regret not having opening a bike shop in the last 25 years.

David Emmett
Email: dave_mutt@hotmail.com
Birthday: 8/29/66
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Trash-can Morgan, Mike Buff, Darrell Young
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Anyone who rides a bike. I have a lot of repsect for huys that have been racing for 15 or 20 years and are still out there every weekend.
Occupation: Accountant
Family:
Favorite old school rides in your possession: I have a JMC Andy Patterson frameset (#AP123) that I raced occasionally and rode constantly from 1985 - 1990. I purchased the bike from Chuck Hooper when he had his bike shop. I finally had to retire the frame when cracks began to appear where the seat stays meet the top tube. Otherwise, I'd probably be riding it today!
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: Anthing JMC or SE
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Reading the interviews made me realize what a big part of my life BMXA was when I was growing up. Although I've always loved riding my bike, I didn't start racing until 1982. I've never had much success on the track and I haven't raced much in the last few years, but I'm always thinking about a comeback!

Bill Erwin
Email: billerwin@home.com
Birthday: 10/15/70
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Ronnie Anderson
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: John Purse
Occupation: Institutional sales
Family: Wife Eileen and one on the way
Favorite old school rides in your possession: Haven't got one . . . yet
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: Hutch Hollywood and Hutch XL24
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Props out to all the NY/NJ old school boys from the mid 80's Braddock park and Bellmore BMX especially. Drop me a line . . .

Laeron Evans
Email: laeron@apexrest.com
Birthday: 10/04/69
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Greg Hill, Turbo Harry, Mike Buff, R.L. Osborne, Eddie Fiola, Tim Judge
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Haven't followed any!
Occupation: General Contractor
Family: Wife, daughter
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: Unfortunately, the oldest ride I have in my possesion is a Klein Mantra MTB. I miss my '79 Schwinn Mag Scrambler with a lifetime warranty on the frame that I exercised twice
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: An orginal GT Performer, Eddie Fiola copy or an RL-20II
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I haven't rode a 20" bike for 10 years, but I still ride ramps in my dreams, kinda crazy.

Mike Fancher
Email: atperf@aol.com
Birthday: March 6, 1968
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: STU !
Favoritve Modern Day BMX Hero: ?
Occupation: Self employed. Own a shop ,build things ,make them go fast.
Family: Wife ant two kids(matched set)
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: Jmc and Panda pro am
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: National pro.
Miscellaneous stuff about you:

Roger Farragher
Email: rogerrabbit13@aol.com
Birthday: 11/30/86
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Mat Hoffman
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero:Mat Hoffman
Occupation:
Family:
Favorite old school rides in your possession: Just a kid but can do quite a bit
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: Mat Hoffmans bmx bike
Miscellaneous stuff about you: like fishing, too

Max Farran (Carr)
Email: bondsundercover@moneypennysplace.freeserve.co.uk
Birthday: 07.07.70
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: My friend Brian Beverage, he was my hero. Then I suppose Andy Ruffell (U.K) he was O.K I guess.
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Not sure about all the new guys, I'm not to up to date with the modern riders.... but I think anyone out there my age or above still riding, deserves some form of worship.. Good on you Guys (and girls).
Occupation: Support/Project co ordinator
Family: (How much space have I got) Married to Karen, have 4 kids...craig (10), Albany (4), Indiana (21/2) and a little baby girl Ellena (3wks).. Man,.. I really need to get out more..!
Favorite old school rides in your possession: I still have my E.T Kuwahara that I got when I was 11 years old, I rode it for 7 years and absolutely loved it. It's going through a complete restoration at the moment. I also have a Diamond Back Silver Streak that I picked up last Summer, that's also in line for a refurb..
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: Love to return my Kuwahara to it's former glory (where can I get a frame decal set-and a pad set-and an Elina seat-and ??????). I'd also love to get hold of a Kuwahara Laser Lite, this was the only other bike that I drooled over as a kid.. I guess I wanted one because no one that I knew had one... Frame and forks will do... anything...
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Got into BMX when I was 10, got my Kuwahara when I was 11 (3rd BMX)and that was it, the amount of abuse that I gave that bike, it's a wonder that I still have it. I have only recently got back in to the BMX thing and I would love to get back on to a track again. (my wife seems to thing that I'm going thru a mid life crisis early.!) Unfortunately where I live at the moment that isn't going to happen soon, I'm looking to move to the South of the Country though where BMX still has a very strong appeal.... I'm getting into the restoration thing too, (strictly old school) it's suprising what you can pick up for next to nothing at fairs and garage type sales. I wonder what happened to all my friends bikes....... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Seth Faucett
Email: slf18020@cmsu2.cmsu.edu
Birthday: 5/31/82
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Osborne, Hoffman, McCoy
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Thorne, Hoffman, Van Homan
Occupation: Student/Rider
Family: Yeah, I've got one of those.
Favorite old school rides in your possession: (Huntington Beach)GT Pro Performer, General R.L. Osborne Pro.
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: Which one?
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I like little bikes more than life itself

Tom Feest
Email: kingoabyks@aol.com
Birthday: 2-7-66
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu Thomsen and any factory rider in the day.
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Gary Ellis because he was old school but modern would be Purse, Allier, leveque and stumpfhauser.
Occupation: retail manager.
Family: girlfriend, 14-year-old nephew and dog.
Favorite old school rides in your possession: panda pro am with graphite tuffs.
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: every new bike I see
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Started racing bmx in 1980 raced on and off threw 86 when I had a REALLY bad wreck, I was unable to ride for ten years! However I had surgery five years ago and now I can ride again and thanks to TV coverage and snap magazine I have rediscovered BMX! Yeah I miss the good old days but tomorrow's a good new day, ride on!

S.E. Finkelman
Email: sandy@wtbikes.com
Birthday: 69
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu and Harry
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Yeah Right
Occupation: Bicycles since 1972
Family:
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: Schwinn Penquin wood wheel Track Bike
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday:
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I sell Authentic Old School BMX Property through eBay and Direct. I own Wheels N Things USA in San Diego, CA

Todd Flora
Email:
Birthday: 10-03-69
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu,Greg,and Harry of course. Jose Yanez because as far as I know he did the first backflip.
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Brian Foster.The original crew from Ninth St.trails in Austin,Tx.:Steve Tyler,Jeff Pierce,Greg Tate,Mike Esparza,Brian,Kevin Gutierrez,Lee Sultimier,Ed Koenig,Alex Longoria,Steve Ornales,Jeff Meerdink,Carl Lein,Tim Bailey,Tom Williams.
Occupation: auto mechanic
Family: Wife:GAEA Dogs:Smokey and Lola
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: Not really an old school ride but it's a Cyclecraft pro 24" cruiser.Jumps and handles like a 20" with cruiser wheels
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Most of my best memories are of days spent at the jumps riding,digging,and partaking in all activities,legal or not,at Ninth St.

Jason Folks
Email: think1011@hotmail.com
Birthday: 2/1/86
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Gary Ellis
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: fuzz hall
Occupation: student
Family: 1 brother mom and dad
Favorite old school rides in your possession:
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: any standard
Miscellaneous stuff about you:

Cody Forsyth
Email: www.ralph.forsyth@sympatico.ca
Birthday: jan.4
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: dave mirra
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: dave mirra
Occupation: t
Family:
Favorite old school rides in your possession:
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: diamond back
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I ride my bike all year round. I have set up a ramp and jumped a very small car

Don Fogler
Email: fogler@prodigy.net
Birthday: 07/17/69
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu, Mike Miranda or Mike Bfff if he counts
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero:Robbie Miranda and Tim Herald (7 rookie) my awesome, gnarly nephew
Occupation: Sign Shop owner (I make decals( repos too!!) But don't tell no one.
Family: Don and Monica Fogler
Favorite old school rides in your possession: '86 Freestyle Quad and Lavender NOS hutch (Mike Miranda)
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: Early 80's OM Flyer Completely decked!!!
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I'm an old school Bmx racer 84,85,86 Just last year I returned back to bmx. I took my newphew to a race and saw that guys my age(32) were still racing. So I started racing again 15 yrs. later. Racing is very different today than it was 15 yrs. ago Bigger jumps,crazy rythem sections,faster! Plus the guys I race now are fat and weight more when they fall on you in a corner..Anyway I finished #5 IL my first year back! I have found that the Nbl is a positive thing for the young kids and the old schoolers. I have been voluntering at the track ( Farmer City) at really get a lot of satisfaction giving back what was given to me in my youth!! Other than that, I'm just a bike geek !

Ian Foley
Email: miafoley@miafoley.screaming.net
Birthday: 9 april 1970
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: bob haro
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: none of em...
Occupation: upholsterer
Family: yeah wife and 2 kids
Favorite old school rides in your possession: torker 280
Your dream bike you'd like to have some day: early haro freestyler
Miscellaneous stuff about you:

Mark Fowler
Email: mark.f.fowler@motorola.com
Birthday: 2nd June 1972
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Greg Hill, Pete Lonceravich
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Neal Wood, Dave Mirra, Taj
Occupation: Planner
Family: Wife, 2 kids
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: Curtis Expert. 1984, full T45 frame and forks, Boss handlebars
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: My old CW Pistol Pete that went due to money, or a JMC Darrell Young in candy apple red – I wanted that bike sooooo much.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I am proof that even after 19 years riding BMX's, enthusiasm is far more important than ability!!

Jason Fraga
Email: jay_fraga@applimetrix.com
Birthday: 6/10/72
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu Thomsen, Timmy Judge, Tinker Juarez, Tommy Brackens, RL & Buff, Pistol Pete, Eric Rupe. Also Robert Lincourt, Mike Crehan and Mike Nathanson because they were real fast local guys here in Massachusetts.
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Hell, I don't know. If my legs weren't toast, I'd like to line up next to a few of these guys and see what they have.
Occupation: President of Applimetrix Web Systems
Family: Wife Jessi, 3 Cats, Totally spent/retarded Malamute
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: My 1983 GT Std Series frame and fork. Still have the original UKAI rims, Kashimax Aero seat, Tuff-neck stem, and GT standard bars on it. It's sitting in my cellar begging to have tires put on it and be ridden again. Still have my sister's Profile Mini sitting in the shed too. I sold my Free Agent cruiser to the kid next door who ended up trashing it. I think I know where the frame and fork is, though.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: I always wanted an SE Quadangle. Always. One of the new GT full suspension mountain bikes.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Miss racing bigtime, but I broke my legs in the early 90's and was never the same. I took a rip down the track that they set up at Woodstock '99 and thought I was going to kill myself. That ended any comeback hopes. It was my first time back on a 20" in a very long time. I quit racing around 1988 because I got my license and got into cars. In 1985, I had the #4 Massachusetts state plate in 13 expert. My sister Brooke was 7 years old that year and had the #2 plate in the girl's class. I also remember racing indoors at Northampton Massachusetts during winters and seeing Rob Lincourt (National #1) show up out of the blue. Then I realized to my horror that he was right next to me on my gate. I came in second. Man that guy was fast. It's real good to see a bunch of old school dudes here.

Darcy Frank
Email: darcyfrank@home.com
Birthday: July 14, 1968
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Stu Thompson, RL Osborn
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Jay Miron, Rick Moliterno
Occupation: Carpenter
Family:
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: PK Ripper
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: PK Ripper (loop tail)
Miscellaneous stuff about you: Been riding for over 17 years, and it's still the best.

Justin Franklin
Email: justin.franklin@virgin.net
Birthday: 29th August
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Me (Though I was crap) Had fun though!
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Me (Still Crap!) My Kids laugh at me! Still having fun though
Occupation: Director of Greyhound & Stockcar Stadium
Family: Wife & 2 Kids
Your favorite old school ride in your possession: Skyway TA (Awaiting delivery). Haro Master NOS
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Have it already
Miscellaneous stuff about you: I waste far too much money on OS stuff! Love my snowboarding my Porsche 993 C4, Wife and Kids. If you ever renovate a house double your original buget! I have suddenly hit 30 and feel the need to recreate everything I had and enjoyed as a kid.

Kevin Frederick
Email: ritad@fsmail.net
Birthday: 22.06.66
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Liked Andy Ruffel, Tim March, mike Domingouez, My Brother Freddo.
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Matt Hoffman, ryan nyquist, Dave Mirra, pretty much them all, That guy from UK? who sometimes enters the x games.
Occupation: studying music technology at third year level Ba Degree.
Family: single
my brother Graeme Frederick( Freddo) who was probably the best in Scotland out of a qaurter pipe in the early 80s, getting 14 feet in the air and could do the best well over flat table-top i have seen and yet to see.
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: my fav bike is PK RIPPER with full camoflage pad set. liked my Torker 280x and Kuwahara for racing back in the good ole days. Skyway Tuff wheels rule and they still look cool today.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: i'd like to get hold of another PK RIPPER or a QUADANGLE, I quite like the Matt Hoffman range or Specialised fatboys.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: play in punk rockabilly band KAZOO OF COLUMBIAN. www.dodge.com. Do techno music with PC and synths etc. old skool bmx head that wants another bike to jump around on and have fun im 35 going on 17, im maybe old skool but i aint no old fool. did bmx racing in the early 80s scottish nationals silver medal, rode many types of frame+forks PK Ripper being the perfect set-up for me so i want another one. cheers.

Rob Fryer
Email: www.robf@bsmotorsport.com
Birthday: 20/10/68
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: MIKE MIRANDA,TIM JUDGE.
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: THE LEGENDARY CARLO GRIGGS
Occupation: TYRE TECHNITION FOR BRIDGESTONE MOTORSPORT IN FORMULA ONE
Family:
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: 1985 HUTCH "HOLLYWOOD"AND A 1987 HUTCH 24 KARAT GOLD "LIMITED EDITION" TRIKSTYLER, BOTH NEVER BEEN RIDEN.
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: WOODY ITSON GOLD TRIKSTAR.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: STARTED BMX LATE 70"S ON A MONGOOSE,THEN EARLY 80"S I GOT A PHIRANA THEN A
DIAMOND BACK THEN IN 86 FINISHED WITH A TORKER FREESTYLER AND A HUTCH PRO RACER.

Eddie Futrell
Email: frehley056@aol.com
Birthday: 10/26/63
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Mike Buff !!!
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: Mike Buff !!!
Occupation: Bicycle Store Manager Since 1983
Family: Wife & 2 Girls
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: Candy Red Schwinn Sting, SE Quadangle
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Race Inc....Aluminum
Miscellaneous stuff about you: raced in the seventy's for schwinn (co-factory)

Peter Freitag
Email:nccubs09@aol.com
Birthday: April 7
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Dave Mirra
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero:
Occupation:
Family:
Your favorite old school ride in your possession:
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday:
Miscellaneous stuff about you:

Byron "tgi" Friday
Email: tgifbmx2@aol.com
Birthday: 9-29-59
Favorite Childhood BMX Hero: Clinton-PK Ripper, OM, Stu, Hillage, Snaggle Tooth, T.L., Takahashi,Watson Bro's, Johnny O'Show, Hanna, Bobby Encino, King-Bro's, Brent and Brian, Tuni-Panther-Freidman-Maxwell Palms Park Posse',John George, Tomac, Rupe Bro's, Barrett Bro's, Utterback, Zoomer, Beckering, Toby and Bottema, Harry, Every one in Nor-Cal. If I missed you; slug me.
Favorite Modern Day BMX Hero: All the AA PRO'S, lOPES, KING, BOOTES, Cully, Palmer.
Occupation: Monkey trainer
Family: Single
Your favorite Old School ride in your possession: Addicks sprocket- brand new!
Your dream bike you'd like to have someday: Original Red-Line proto-type.
Miscellaneous stuff about you: My first job ever was cleaning and sweeping the floors at Redline bikes in Nothridge Ca. I now work for another bike company where I have moved up to "head bike bearing repacker and chain cleaner" It's a dope job, working on bmx bits all day and listening to free MP-3's downloaded off the Piarate sites. I still have a mad gate snap, but only second the P.K. though, P.K. has got Gate baby; he puts his back into it!! Be warned the 1974 NBA tour is comming back!