Showing posts with label Shimano. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shimano. Show all posts

Sunday, February 15, 2026

BMX Plus February 1983 Part 2 -- Ads

Tapping back into the February 1983 issue of BMX Plus (see last post). This time for a couple of those great advertisements that graced the pages at the time. First is the Haro BMX ad for number plates, and then the second is the Shimano ad for their DX line of products. These are both gold! 




Sunday, January 22, 2023

Somewhere In Time, A Bridgestone Bike Story

Looking back at a few of the bikes that were in the Bridgestone line up, especially some of those from their mountain bike selection, it is easy to see why their bikes were so popular at the time. The Comp MB-2 from 1990, and the MB-4 from 1993 are two really great looking rigs. 

The1990 Comp MB-2(pictured below) with Ritchey Logic Prestige tubing and a great selection of components made it a great build. 


















And the 1993 MB-4. Lugged frame, with a TANGE tubing fork, Shimano Deore DX shifters, Dia-Compe brakes, and Sugino cranks. Lots of bike at the time for $725.


Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Magazine Ads

Decided to post up a few adds from the issue of BMX Action in yesterday's post.There are some pretty good ones, and well, there are also some really bad ones that make you wonder if these add execs really could sleep at night. 













"There is no defense." It might have been the coolest frame made at the time. But I doubt kids cared at all. A bike built like that was way too overpriced given the low price of a Diamond Back. The snake beat the scorpion big time. And the thing about that killer Shimano add is that those parts could have been made out of gold given the going prices for some of those parts these days. Crazy collectors.













Some smart ass at Mongoose thought this would be so clever. "230 ways to get goosed." Wonder how many sexual harassment suits they settled with that guys secretary?













Just when I thought Mongoose went and blew it with that last add, they go and do this. Killer picture with an otherwise lame white bar of warning. Looks like a Surgeon General's warning for a pack of smokes. This is still a pretty kick ass add.













Did SR hide enough of the Falcon to keep under Lucas Art's radar? Did George even know about this little rag called BMX Action? Doubt it. And when RL's dad was running the thing, of course no one told him to sit on it. If they did, there would be no add space for you.

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