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skunkworks wrote:

Next category, "Freestyle"   It's not really my thing,By the time that movement started, I had a 340 duster and was chasing tail.
It's kinda hard to get dates when your still riding a bike... I'm not trying to be hard on the ladies, but it's true... That said, I have to say that the faded Hutch Trickstar was an awesome bike... I don't know who's it was, but that thing really intrigued me. way cool...

Got to give Rividude Props on his bike too, I was amazed when I first saw it. It was great meeting you Christian, You have a cool
personality and I enjoyed your enthusiasm, I can see why your so well liked.


Oh and by the way, This goes out to the guy who wanted a picture of his kid next to it and just walked over to my Boss Cruiser
and moved it out of the way to get a better pic. I know your kid is racing for Redline, But next ask me before you touch any of my
bikes!!!! If it hadn't been for your kid standing there, I would have come unglued. I don't think the gentlemen in question is a member here, But if you are, just ask next time and I'll be happy to oblige you.

I know I'm a little OCD about my builds and even got a funny comment from a 13 year old about wiping finger prints off my Schwinn, but these bikes are investments,not toys to me. I'd also like to think and did mention to the 13 year old that all of us are helping to preserve the history of this sport and I'm sure he will understand later in life.

I build my bikes with the intention of making them look brand new because that's how I remember seeing them at my local bike shop. I could never afford any of this stuff as a kid and was overjoyed when I got my first real BMX bike as a kid... It was a Robinson and I'm sorry to say that I gave it away to a buddy that needed a bike for his kid.

This hobby reminds me of the best days of my life!!! When all we needed was our friends and two tubes that held air!!!
Mix in some Cherry Kool-Aid,Balogne sandwiches and some lawn darts and that was living... LOL

Thanks man... I hopw wwe get to hang out again somtime... I loved your cruisers... And yes it is OCD when you were telling me that by using Eagle 1 Tire shine with a Brush... You can scrub all the way down into the treads of bmx tires to make them shine... LOL I always leave the horrible looking powder in the treads to show they are NOS...

And I know what you mean by your bike being moved... I am too cheap to buy stands so you say that my bikes were leaning againnst Mikes (2dr's) popp up tent... And 2 kids come over and start flipping the fork standers up and down on my pink and my black beauties... They did it so fas the first time I could not say anything... Then while I am trying to be a nice guy talking to them he does it again... again so quickly and while I am responding to a question I did not have a chance to say anything... So now my concrntration on his questions are totally blown... I went for being excited to tell him about OG 87 GT's to waiting for him to do it again... Since I can see the 14 year old punk still eyeballing the forks... I am responding to another question to him and his friend and he starts to reach... I SNAPPED... HEY!!! "Don't touch the bikes" He snapes his little claw back since he was obviously not listening to my response to his question anyway looking suprized. He says a classic then "O is this yours?" My minnd went right to how stupid this question is. Not only alm I talking to him about MY bike but what??? Does he figure if it was not mine that I would just let him molest sombody elses show bikes? Little bastared brood... I can oly blame his parents for not teaching him better... And YES i know he was only a kid... But that is reality hitting him in the face... Let him pull that on my 35K Rivi or mt 50K hot rod at a car show.... I would grabem by the arm and parade him around till I found his folks and letum have it... I did that awhile back at a show where this man and woman with 3 kids were letting the kids run between cars slapping them... climbing IN THEM??? and just acting like its nothing... That same way they let their kids run around in a crowded restaurant while you are trying to eat... Some of my friends have 30K paint jobs on their cars... and were not around... I laid into this woman at first... He tried to back her up till I stood up and walked over to him... My frined came and calmed me down... But GEEZE... Don't be that parent guys...

Oh yeah... where was I... The TrickStar is Mike's also... Super cool faded Candy Painjob... OG for sure... Gotta Love it...

And where is Carlos??? Has he joined up yet???

Can't wait to do it again...!!! Except for the rain of course...

Heys guys I would like to thank everyone personally who came out with thier bikes, I was there to watch my son race and getting a chance to see and take some pics the old GTs, Hutchs, Haros, Redlines, and Goodwill Skyway (that still blows me away!!) made the Saturday perfect, dispite the rain.
I look forward to next year and maybe by then I can contribute some whips of my own, if I can stay focus on one bike for long enough.
Thanks again you guys rock!!

skunkworks wrote:

It's hard to explain this hobby to people who aren't into it.

How true is this statement? I've just stopped mentioning it to people... takes too long to explain and afterward they still think I'm nuts

I know it's not exactly central/convenient for most folks, but I'm going to contact the Cartersville downtown development authority (it's called something like that) to see if we could set up some bikes on one of the wide downtown sidewalks. They put on a car show with live music once a month all summer long. As many of us are proof, lots of BMX guys are car guys too and vice versa. It would probably need to be open to any vintage bikes.. a few of the older guys I've talked to at these monthly car shows have talked about some vintage 50's and 60's bikes they own.

Cartersville is about halfway between Atlanta and Chattanooga (or 20 miles north of Kennesaw/Marietta).

Anyone have any interest in that? If I can find time to work it out, I'll post about it and invite everyone.

Justin

I finally got some stuff posted,check it out....

Hey guys...ant other bike shows coming to the Atl.?I'm new on the site,but not to Atl....I missed the last one..