BMX Plus March 1984 Freestyle Section

 A small section from the March 1984 issue of BMX Plus, two pages of your favorite Freestyle action. Zoot Scooting Boogie, or something like that it how BMX Plus would describe it. 

Woody Itson And The Gold Trick Star

Wedge ramp no handed stall by the one and only Woody Itson. The stories surrounding that gold Hutch Trick Star frame are aplenty. One was that is was stolen somewhere in New York and then eventually return to Woody years later. Another one was something about Mike D. melting the bike down in order to make a set of new wheels for his mini truck. Who knows? Who knows? 

 

 

 

 

From June 1986 issue of BMX Action. Find more at Old School BMX Magazines.

1986 Hutch Trick Team Footage

Awesome Hutch Trick Team Show from 1986 that kchapman uploaded, and thanks to Scott Moroney for the footage.

Woody Itson Fakie Cable Ride

Found this amazing shot of Woody Itson over on Vintage BMX.

http://edwardkoenning.blogspot.com/2010/11/bmx-action-december-1981.html

Old School Ads -- Freestylin' may 1985 Part 1

Hutch bringing the goods and the killer color choices. Like how Mike D. was on a black frame, fork and bar set up, but that was shown as an option in the ad.

Read more here http://edwardkoenning.blogspot.com/2011/06/freestylin-may-1985.html

Flick Trix Hi-Performance BMX Hutch Pro Star Fingerbike (Random Colors)
Flick Trix BMX Hutch Trick Star, 4" fingerbike Random Color

Freestylin' -- May 1985

Nice cover with Woody Itson pulling a one-footed flipper somewhere on a brick kick turn ramp. The turned slide on the cover seems to have popped up a few times in Wizard's history. This one of Eddie Fiola being one of my favorites. And also is seems Rippin' might have a little history with Wizard Publications also.

Last month I posted this sick picture of Dave Vanderspek from the Joe's II contest. Good to go back and revisit this issue. That ramp looked so perfect and the guys were killing it. A two page spread of Fiola doing a feeler air? Keep reading on to the next section to see.......

.......the picture I would have liked to see in that two page spread. Hugo Gonzales with a kick ass one footed look back. Hugo was always trying cool stuff at contest, and look back variations are something that was not being done at the time. Also nice to see Joe the owner of the ramp getting some love. Nice hand plant shot. Is that even what that trick is called? Excuse my lack of skating knowledge. Where is Animal Chin anyway?

Rick Allison laying down a track stand out in the street in front of Joe's house. If you look closely you can see some pretty big names in that crowd of riders.

Online over at Facetube there is footage of this show in France with RL Osborn and Eddie Fiola. I still find it crazy that these guys used to kill it on such narrow ramps. Oh the good old days.

Also good to get Mike Dominquez coverage after getting better from a broken leg.  Dude was always going way high and had the best variations. One-hander, one-footer while teammate Woody Itson looks on. Also you have Ron Wilkerson laying a little hip hanger in downtown San Francisco.

Hutch Freestyle Show with Woody Itson and Timmy Judge.

Crazy cool to see Timmy Judge doing a little flatland. The ramp stuff at the end of part two is great. Wonder why they didn't use the quarter pipe? Where the heck was Buff?

Flick Trix Hi-Performance BMX Hutch Pro Star Fingerbike (Random Colors)
Flick Trix REDLINE Fingerbike "RL20 II" Retro BMX
FLICK TRIX FINGER BIKES FITBIKECO LURCH RANDOM COLORS

BMX Action--December 1981

One of my favorite BMX Action covers ever. Jeff Bottema at full speed bun buzzer on his new factory ride for Team Murray. This is such a good issue that I am going to have to break it down into two post. Also having a 132 pages makes it hard to fit into one post.

Powerlite was always known for all of their strange bends in their tubing. This 24" was no exception. One of the nicer looking cruiser at the time, it sure had a great parts spec also. Then there is that bend in the top tube. Sure made it stand out from all of the other cruisers.

Woody Itson showing that he can do more than ride flatland. Epic skate park shot of Woody in the Cloverleaf bowl. And a great strobe studio shot of Dave Marietti. These magazines were one of the reasons I got into photography. So many rad photos.

RL Osborn and Mike Buff taking a hack "full-toot" through a berm at Ascot. So rad seeing these guys ride one of these with just a coaster brake. I sure bet that was fun.

Great article on the 1981 Summer BMX Action Trick Team tour.

Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 705 HD 720p 3LCD Home Theater Projector
Freestyle Unisex FS81285 Shark Buzz Polyurethane Strap Watch
Freestyle Men's FS81242 Shark x 2.0 Ana-Digi Polyurethane Strap Watch

Other links.

http://www.clickedbmx.com/2010/09/daily-turndown.html
http://www.clickedbmx.com/2010/09/ed-koenning-interview.html
http://sasquatchcanyon.blogspot.com/2010/07/doing-least-most.html
http://www.clickedbmx.com/2010/09/guest-blogging.html

BMX Plus---August 1984

BMX Plus always had a way of cramming as much as they could onto their covers. Also, their use of the color spectrum has always been over the top. But there is no beating those grabbing cover tag lines like "Kuwahara's World Champ Laser: Can it Zap You To The Top?" Classic Plus.

There is just something that is so perfect about that chrome Kuwahara Laser Lite. The set up that Gary Ellis is running in that shot are the perfect combination of chrome and gold. Great set up. And when did Kuwahara change it from the "Lazer" to the "Laser"?

I remember walking something like 6 miles after middle school to our local bike shop and being absolutely blown away by one of these Quadangles. Such an awesome frame and one of the all time classics.

The race coverage was always something that seemed to be a little lacking in some of the issues of Plus. Not sure why, but they seemed to prefer more of the smaller black and white shots over the full page color shots. But every once and a while they would have some really great full page photos. Like this shot of Steve Veltman holding a tight inside line at the Lumberjack Nationals.

This seemed to be more in tuned with how they laid out their race coverage. Still some great photography though. And look at that shot of Patterson racer Cody Smart  checking to see how close he is to that tire.

When this issue showed up in our mail box I did the same thing that I always did. Ran inside and read it over end to end. And after seeing this picture of Woody Itson sitting on his handle bars like that I ran out and tried to figure out how to do it. My neighbors must have thought I was crazy. I might have been, but I don't think I ever figured out how to do that trick. 

BMX Plus
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Monday Magazine throwback.

When I was a wee little lad growing up out in the middle of nowhere, I would pace back and forth at the front door looking at the mail box seeing if we had gotten any mail yet. I even resorted to leaving the door of our mailbox open so that when the mailman came and closed the door, I knew it was time. That mail was my lifeline to the outside world of BMX. Getting a new magazine was one of the best things. I would read and study these magazines, every single word and picture. Good times. Here are a few more of my favorite pictures.

July 1981 Bicycle Motocross Action. Before they switched over to BMX Action. So many things about this picture. Front brake and a coaster. No rear caliper. Crazy kinked quarter pipe. So good.

January 1984 BMX Plus Mike Dominquez cover. I remember looking at this cover so much and wondering what the hell kinda of brake pads was he running, and where on Earth did he get a set of white Skyway Tuff Wheels. Also that I needed to get one of those Hadley bottom brackets for my bike.

January 1985 BMX Plus, Woody Itson.Never really thought of Mr. Itson as much of a ramp rider. Most of what I had seen in the magazines was of him riding flatland. So seeing him doing a look back on that sick chrome Trick Star. WOW! I got on my bike and rode to the closest ditch and tried to learn these things. And what about that crazy SST hub? How many of those were produced?