Eddie Fiola And Ron House Over A Burbank Police Car

Super BMX -- February 1982

Not a lot of history with me and Super BMX. I used to ride something like 8 miles to our local Lone Star Ice House to play Galaga and read magazines in the summer. This was about all they carried in the way of BMX magazines and I always remember being somewhat turned off by these. Never seemed to have the best content, with the exception of a good photo here and there. This issue isn't much different. Not very good at all, but had some good San Antonio race coverage in it.

With a title like Silverdome Colossus you might expect a little better coverage. But that was not the case, soft black and white photos, poor out of focus color photos, eh, left me wanting more.

This is way before my time in BMX racing. Does anyone remember this race? Did anyone actually make it to the race to watch of even compete? Would like some feed back on it.

One nice thing I did like about a few of these issues was their race coverage of racers other than experts and Pros. Good to see some of the local boys getting coverage back then.

That team picture of the Lighting Express Team brings to mind a sponsorship deal something along the lines of Chico's Bail Bonds from The Bad News Bears. Are there any teams these days that have sponsors that are not bike related? Just wondering.

One really good thing about this issue is the article where they pay a visit to the Huffy factory in Ohio. Really neat seeing how these lower end bikes were being put together, something like two million bikes a year. Wondered what year they decided to out source everything to China?

Planet Bike Beamer 3 LED Bicycle Light with Quick Cam Bracket Mount
Bike Snob: Systematically & Mercilessly Realigning the World of Cycling
Anybody's Bike Book: A Comprehensive Manual of Bike Repairs

Magazine Throwback Update

Some computer issues have left today's old school magazine post locked in limbo. Hopefully going to get it posted tomorrow. Until then, here is a kick ass picture of Bob Haro doing a kick turn.

Team Haro:Freestyle BMX [VHS]
Haro Recycled Plastic BMX Bike Pedals - 9/16 Inch - Blue
Haro 25/9 Conversion Kit In Silver

Magazine Monday

Gotta' say, I really like the site http://oldschoolmags.com/index.html. So many good scans of old magazines there. Always good to look at some of these older photos and articles that helped shape our little BMX world into what it is today. And of course it is also good to see some of the more fruitier things that came out of BMX from these times. What we need now-a-days is more three way jumps over cheesy bands with full crotch shots. And of course more robots. We could always use more robots. Aaron Ross would be stoked. 

Super BMX  February 1984. I wonder if The King of the Skateparks thought this was a good idea? The guys in the band looked happy to be there. "Hey guys, we have a big photo shoot today. Make sure and wear your tightest shorts."

How much cool stuff could they cram into one issue of Super BMX? As much as they wanted to apparently. I would have been more stoked to win the robot. Mongoose always seem to have some kind of weird promotion in this magazine. I recall something with CHiPs from around the same time. Larry Wilcox was big into BMX back then.

Dyno add from Freestylin' January 1986. I wasn't to picky when I was a kid so noticing little things in ads was never my thing. One would hope that the companies would work with the ad agencies and make sure they got some kind of accurate ad out for their product. Who would want to buy a fork with no threads on the steerer tube? Where did the rest of the steer tube go?  And does Bob Morales really think we would believe him that he rode into that trick? Come on Bob. Front brake down? Bars behind seat? Beyond Basics is what they missed.  Who cares though? I want that green Dyno Compe frame.

Freestylin' July 1985. I think at one point it was mandatory to have the "Camarillo" style roll in on your ramp. I recall at least 6 ramps in San Antonio that had one of these on it. Love the black and white shot of this ramp. Many a days was spent in someone's backyard fooling around on one of these ramps. good times.