Vintage BMX
08-09-20 | 12:51 PM
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Bike Dealer since 1972
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From: Eastern North Carolina
Bikes: Some of the bikes I've collected: Raleighs ( about 20), Trek ( oldest 1978 770 Columbus tubes), Mercian, Condor, Bob Jackson, Falcon, Holdsworth, Jacques Anquetil, Bianchi, LeMond, Cannondale, Schwinn, Iver Johnson, Dunelt
Vintage BMX
This poster has been in my Mom's office since 1987. The Diamond Back team came and put on a show in our parking lot. Does anyone recognize the riders and autographs? Over the years bike salesmen and bmx pros have asked to let them have it.
08-12-20 | 09:50 AM
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I remember Mike Dominguez, he was big then, great rider. I was more into the air guys. I have a flatlander friend that would probably remember the others.
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1984 Cannondale ST
1985 Cannondale SR300
1980 Gary Littlejohn Cruiser
1984 Trek 760
1981 Trek 710
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1984 Cannondale ST
1985 Cannondale SR300
1980 Gary Littlejohn Cruiser
1984 Trek 760
1981 Trek 710
Pics
08-14-20 | 02:49 PM
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Bike Dealer since 1972
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From: Eastern North Carolina
Bikes: Some of the bikes I've collected: Raleighs ( about 20), Trek ( oldest 1978 770 Columbus tubes), Mercian, Condor, Bob Jackson, Falcon, Holdsworth, Jacques Anquetil, Bianchi, LeMond, Cannondale, Schwinn, Iver Johnson, Dunelt
The Skyway team also came to our shop in 1987. I took these pics of some good air.
08-17-20 | 12:20 AM
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Bikes: raleigh (1958 wrong) really its a 1960
Hey GMS,
Cool poster. Most of those guys were way after my time in BMX. I rode against and lost to the likes of David Clinton, Tinker Juarez, Stu Thompson, and Neal Bonds, the hot shots at the time.....the first legends of BMX and it's crazy, at the time I didn't know that was the beginning of BMX an Olympic Sport.
Thanks for sharing the photos.......it brought back lots of fun memories.
Oh by the way.......I still have my 1974 Mongoose with first generation Motomags and 1973 Diamond Back bikes, they both need to be restored but I have them still after 47 years......WOW does time fly.
Cool poster. Most of those guys were way after my time in BMX. I rode against and lost to the likes of David Clinton, Tinker Juarez, Stu Thompson, and Neal Bonds, the hot shots at the time.....the first legends of BMX and it's crazy, at the time I didn't know that was the beginning of BMX an Olympic Sport.
Thanks for sharing the photos.......it brought back lots of fun memories.
Oh by the way.......I still have my 1974 Mongoose with first generation Motomags and 1973 Diamond Back bikes, they both need to be restored but I have them still after 47 years......WOW does time fly.
Last edited by GP1958; 08-17-20 at 12:26 AM.
08-17-20 | 10:35 AM
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Bikes: 1988 Kuwahara Newport, 1983 Nishiki, 1984 Diamond Back Viper, 1991 Dyno Compe
You also have Woody Itson's signature on the poster which is kinda huge as he was just as famous if not a little more then Mike. A bit of interesting history IMHO. Both Mike and Woody both rode for Hutch which were like the Bianchi of BMX of the time, everyone wanted one but few could afford them. Mike leaves Hutch in 1986 for a lucrative deal with Diamond Back gets his own signature bike the "Mike Dominguez Strike Zone". In 1987 the year of your poster/event Woody breaks his foot, and I think Hutch was starting to struggle financially. Mike feels sorry for Woody and gets him sponsored onto Diamond Back. Not even a year later in 1988. Diamond Back drops Mike like a hot stone, and renames his signature bike the "Woody Itson Strike Zone" 
Ouch right?
Ouch right?
08-19-20 | 06:38 PM
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Hey GMS,
Cool poster. Most of those guys were way after my time in BMX. I rode against and lost to the likes of David Clinton, Tinker Juarez, Stu Thompson, and Neal Bonds, the hot shots at the time.....the first legends of BMX and it's crazy, at the time I didn't know that was the beginning of BMX an Olympic Sport.
Thanks for sharing the photos.......it brought back lots of fun memories.
Oh by the way.......I still have my 1974 Mongoose with first generation Motomags and 1973 Diamond Back bikes, they both need to be restored but I have them still after 47 years......WOW does time fly.
Cool poster. Most of those guys were way after my time in BMX. I rode against and lost to the likes of David Clinton, Tinker Juarez, Stu Thompson, and Neal Bonds, the hot shots at the time.....the first legends of BMX and it's crazy, at the time I didn't know that was the beginning of BMX an Olympic Sport.
Thanks for sharing the photos.......it brought back lots of fun memories.
Oh by the way.......I still have my 1974 Mongoose with first generation Motomags and 1973 Diamond Back bikes, they both need to be restored but I have them still after 47 years......WOW does time fly.
08-26-20 | 10:21 PM
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Bikes: 86 miyata pro , 86 miyata nine twelve , Dyno glide deluxe , gt pro elite , 88 gt performer , 79 Schwinn thrasher , 87 mongoose m1 , 95 redline 340 , 95 haro group 1, 84 diamondback formula 1 ,95 gt fueler, 2004 haro nyquist pro , 2006 redline proline
Bmx
I used to be into Bmx back in my prime , growing up in central California. The Bmx scene was pretty big in California in the 80s to mid 90s . Them was the days of traveling 20 miles a day on a Bmx ... wow
09-05-20 | 10:22 PM
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11-08-20 | 06:43 PM
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From: Las Vegas
Bikes: DiamondBack 20-in
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I see a pic of Harry Leary on his turbo..
03-06-21 | 10:16 PM
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I snagged this frame only 1988 F1 DiamondBack from C&V sales forum recently. Bare and minus the decals but it’s one of the long forgotten attempt to add another race style to BMX events.
only decal left is the California registration sticker.
Seller pic
Lots of drop for this BMX bike!
only decal left is the California registration sticker.
Seller pic
Lots of drop for this BMX bike!
03-07-21 | 11:00 PM
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From: Southern California
Bikes: raleigh (1958 wrong) really its a 1960
Cleaning out my attic and found a few photo's when I was young and riding trying to get BIG air.......(Note: year 1972-1974)
Trying not to fall......
Getting crossed up......
Playing around a bit.......
Yes.......that's me leading the race.....
Yeah........I won a few and had a lot of fun.......and yes I still have the bike and the moto-mags.....
Last edited by GP1958; 03-11-21 at 11:03 PM.
03-08-21 | 09:53 PM
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I used to race BMX back in the day. I rode for the Schwinn Factory NorthWest team. It was a blast traveling around the country, racing Nationals, Grand Nationals and Gold Cup qualifiers and the Gold Cup Championships invite only race. I won lots of races including the Gold Cup Championships and many Nationals. Fun times indeed!!
