December 31 1969
Ladies and Gentleman introducing
BRETT MARSHALL. Brett is a 40 year old BMXer that has been traveling with some sort of circus for 15ish years. He probably won't be seen on the dew tour but he is definatly a BMX professional at what he does. The circus has been coming to our village since we moved here. During the day he goes to the kids school and they all line the halls as he flatlands down the school hall getting all the kids stoked. That by itself gets me stoked knowing BMX is in the school where my kids are. I can't help but think of the movie RAD when I picture him riding in the halls. Our kids come home from school shouting that Brett Marshall was ridng in the school like it was Bart Taylor or something.
Brett also ...
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Hey Dad, Hey Dad, Hey Dad
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A couple days after Xmas, Benny, our 6 year old and I went to Ohio and met up with Towne and the Cobras. It was the farthest Benny has been from home. I was a bit nervous because I didn't want he or I to get hurt. I was mostly worried about me because I do get hurt and I had to drive us home, So I held back on the flip whips. We got to Rays at about 4 and rode straight till 10. That place could be one of the best places to ride a bike for anyone. After riding we got a hotel room (Benny's first). Im not sure what he was expecting but when we walked in the door he couldn't believe how small and smelly it was.
The next day we went to Akron and then to Chenga. Both those places were alot of fu ...
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Unadilla 07
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Crandall, Kim, Joe and I went to unadilla. Dc shoes hooked us up with some tickets (thanks). We got there and right next to us was Keith Gower and Megan. The track was in geart shape. Unadilla is one of the best places to watch a motocross race. My father took us there in about 1974 for the first time. Some of the raziest fans are at Unadilla. Crandall ran into a bunch of kids that knew him. We were headingf back and a kid was stunting his bike down a hill off a pile of rocks jump I made him. Then it was "here let me show ya how its done". I started way higher and had way more beer in me. I did about a 25 foot endo to the head down it. After coming to from my KO I gave a big howl and we were ...
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One to remember
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Im finally getting enough back in me to write this after the unreal memorial day we had. Toast and dennis Tilton came. Toast is one of my best freinds and Dennis is my cousin. it was dennis's Bday so his wife bought him a weekend ticket up to ride with his bad influence cousin. I picked them up friday nite and we went home and had a old fashion 15 year old BMX kid sleep over exept we had beers and I pay for the house now. Saturday morning we got out early and went to the cheri lindsey park and track. Dennis got national 12 in the NBL in 89, 18x class and he still hauls alot of ass around a race track. Then it was off to the trails. Lots of dudes came. Uncle jeff (Big Job) raked and dug a old ...
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777- 776
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We took the boys racing last friday. We all had a great time. The ridng pics of them are from practice. During their races I was too busy standing on the gate with them and then running my screaming head off down to the second corner. They didn't finish very well because I had them on their 16" bikes. Benny was getting so frustrated, he would pedal twice as much as the otheres in his class and they would end up catching and passing him.
I think we could have a couple fast little racers if I stopped the "just have fun crap". Drill the piss out of their bikes. Put clip pedals and shoes on them. Scream swear words at them while they are racing. And most important, spank the shit out of them if ...
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Super Cruiser weekend
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I don't have a bunch of crazy interesting news. It has been awsome outside. The trails are dialed. We have been riding them a ton. I went out to diner saturday night with my wife, I had rainbow trout that was killer. A local kid came over to my house with this old bike. It is a 1951 Firestone super cruiser that I put some motocross touches to. I ride it to the bus stop and around town to the stores and where ever else. I just got back from a awsome session at the trails (sunday night). Thanks for checking, next time will be better. Kelly ...
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Cycle Junk
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I like motorcycles second to bikes and MX second to BMX. There is a motorcycle junkyard/ barn near where I live. You can find any part from any type of cycle in there. It is a wonderland to be able to go there and poke around, especially with Kim. We found this old tank with a old FBM sticker. We grew up racing motocross and riding cycles, so there is alot of memories you see. Everytime you go there you see some interesting dudes. The chopper cowboy was there looking for some pipes.
By the way I was there looking for some cycle forks to put on a bike. I have been looking alot (Ebay) and haven't seen anything. We pulled up and there was exactly the forks I needed 5 feet from the va ...
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Dam Roadies
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My brother kim has been riding road bikes quite a bit lately. It isn't uncommon for him to ride 50 miles, stop and smoke one and turn around and ride back. Last sunday he rode up to cortland 30 miles from home. A car in the other lane turned and hit Kim. He said at the last second he just balled up and took the shot. He smashed the windsheild and popped it out and smashed the roof of the car in level. He said the car looked like a dead body fell off a building on it. Kim was scrapped up a little but the 19 year old dude driving was so freaked out he started crying and then started having seizures and hard to be taken to the hospital. Kim said the ambulance that came for him left with the dud ...
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Fancy Clancy
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This is a picture of my great grandfather Clancy Baker. He was called Fancy Clancy Baker bicyclist extrodinaire. He did this loop on weekends in the early 1920's on a beach in new england somewhere. Clancy did the loop for 3 summers until the loop stunt was replaced by a horse that would jump off a 40 foot peir with a dog on it's back. Clancy rode around the farm doing flatland (it wasn't called flatland back then) once the loop stunt was replaced. Thanks for checkin, Kelly ...
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