JohnH Senior Retro Guru Feedback View Nov 4, 2010 #11 REKIBorter":15dqbbl2 said: Deffo old school as he is in his 50's Click to expand... Well in that case, I'm thinking maybe...
REKIBorter":15dqbbl2 said: Deffo old school as he is in his 50's Click to expand... Well in that case, I'm thinking maybe...
feetabix Retrobike Rider Nov 4, 2010 #12 JohnH":1o5g9yzo said: REKIBorter":1o5g9yzo said: Deffo old school as he is in his 50's Click to expand... Well in that case, I'm thinking maybe... Click to expand... i guess you wouldnt fall off on the halfpipe with that saddle!!...... :shock:
JohnH":1o5g9yzo said: REKIBorter":1o5g9yzo said: Deffo old school as he is in his 50's Click to expand... Well in that case, I'm thinking maybe... Click to expand... i guess you wouldnt fall off on the halfpipe with that saddle!!...... :shock:
JohnH Senior Retro Guru Feedback View Nov 4, 2010 #13 feetabix":1u6nn5bb said: i guess you wouldnt fall off on the halfpipe with that saddle!!...... :shock: Click to expand... I'm trying to do the maths; if a guy is in his 50s now, could he have been a professional BMX rider in the 1970s? Was BMX around then? Or would his riding days have to date from the 1980s? :?
feetabix":1u6nn5bb said: i guess you wouldnt fall off on the halfpipe with that saddle!!...... :shock: Click to expand... I'm trying to do the maths; if a guy is in his 50s now, could he have been a professional BMX rider in the 1970s? Was BMX around then? Or would his riding days have to date from the 1980s? :?
Easy_Rider Retrobike Rider OWMTBC Champ PoTM Winner Feedback View Nov 4, 2010 #14 I may be mistaken, but i thought BMX started in the early 70's but racing didn't start in the UK until 1980.
I may be mistaken, but i thought BMX started in the early 70's but racing didn't start in the UK until 1980.
FMJ BoTM Winner Gold Trader Feedback View Nov 4, 2010 #15 Gary Turner started building frames for his son (to replace the heavy frames he was using at the time) in 73. GT was started in 74, and sponsored pros almost immediately, so yes, he could have been a sponsored pro in the early 70s.
Gary Turner started building frames for his son (to replace the heavy frames he was using at the time) in 73. GT was started in 74, and sponsored pros almost immediately, so yes, he could have been a sponsored pro in the early 70s.
