When I first learned to ride a bike, which was at age 6, in 1972, this was my dream bike. My dad built my first rat bike out of a pile of parts in our garage. I had five different bikes I wanted him to build up back then, but the super long chopper was the ultimate ride I could imagine. Easy Rider had just come out, and harcore bikers riding choppers were a prety frequent sight back then. I didn't even hear of BMX for five more years, as a kid in small town Ohio.
First, be glad you don't have to wear a marching band uniform to jump a 20-25 foot gap. Second, be REALLY glad you live in the age of Chromoly, this guy was jumping on a mild steel frame. Now how crazy does this jump look?
The guitarist we all know as Slash today was actually a gifted BMX rider, jumper, and racer in the mid-1970's, when he was about 13-14. Then he met skateboarder Steven Adler, who showed him a guitar...
I made this one for all the BMX collectors out there.
Yep, ladies were pulling tricks waaaaaaay before Krys Dauchy came along.
I'm not sure why this monstrosity was built. But I love the fact that this guy is about to attack something wearing a black derby.
Self-explanatory.
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