I was lucky enough to attend this event again this year. I have to say, it gets bigger and better every year! Lots of oldschool and newschool pros, tons of bikes, and a great atmosphere.
No doubt agreed! Hey guys, old school rider here. Please help a brotha out and Subscribe to my channel! Riding old school tricks and learnin more each season here on my Haro retro Masters!
Martin hadnt been at any of the recent events, so it was very cool to see him there. He was messing around on someone's bike, and you could tell he probably hadn't ridden regularly, but you could also tell it was all coming back to him quickly. I hope that motivated him to get back into it and maybe he'll show up again next year!
Dave voelker was one of my favorite riders , loved watching him through the 90s and in to the early 2000s GT voelker metal issue bike was a brilliant solid bike, one of my favorite that I ever owned.
Awesome video.... I too am stuck in the 80s/90s. LoL I still have my unique riding style because of growing up in the beginning of BMX and still riding now... I always win at BIKE because I have weird "old-school" tricks. 😉😁
That jump at 2:10 into a fakie....WOW!! Many very good riders today do not immediately attempt some of these moves. These guys invented this stuff...and there's just not much new under the sun. They wrote the book...literally. And it's very hard to do any better even today.
This is an awesome video thanks for posting. The entire thing is great, but seeing Eddie and Woody doing the flatland together had me grinning ear to ear. Nice to see Martin again, can't mistake that smile. I saw a forum post by the owner of the Orange GT recently. It was autographed by Eddie and Martin that day, and a short time later the owners 1 yr old boy got a permanent marker and added his own sig. over the top of them...
Brings me back to the 80’s! Some of the best years to have grown up in. Those of us who lived this are the last of the “be home before the street lights come on” generation. Good times!
Exactly this. I was trying to explain this to someone over the weekend. Times like those are lost forever. Young'uns today will never have those experiences and freedoms.
@haro82 Cool, I hope he gets back into it. I am 36 and still going strong! He was one of my idols in the 80's, along with Moliterno, McCoy, Itson, Nourie, and all the others. I had my 88 Master since it came out and am not restoring a GT Performer to day glo to look like Martin's did. Would be great if he came back strong or did some exhibitions. I hope you tape it all. I loved the Haro reunion but can't find much footage on it. I seen like 2 videos.
@sirbrad4 When I spoke to Martin, he said he'd been out of riding for awhile. I'm hoping he'll be riding at this years event, which is in 2 weeks! It was great to see him there though for sure.
@@Valdarious Yep, he absolutely was. I was surprised. He was always one of those guys that just went for it and went big. If he were younger and competing now, I have no doubt he'd be at the top.
I havent road my bike n 16 years so i got a bike dli used ride front n back breaks well i got on bike with only rear brakes i try to do a nose manual to whiplash n i busted my ass so hard hit my elbow n wrist to brace my self like a dumbass didnt break anything but i was sore lmao but man i will get the moves back with practice
If it wasn’t for the old it wouldn’t have BEEN the NEW! Damn Ron ,Eddie WOODY ETC I’VE Always LOVE YOU GUYS STAY BLESSED TILL THE WOULD BLOW UP😁😎👍🏾💯❤️ KOOL and the GANG!!!!...Ha!-Ha! Yeah!🛴🐝
I begged and begged and finally got dropped off at a GT EVENT in South Windsor, CT on RT. 5 1988!. A seriously cool Hawaiian dude rode quarter pipe, flatlanded, and entertained us while Eddie Fiola was just end-oing and rolling back off the quarter pipe. Once it started, Eddie did an x-up and a fakie and bailed. The other dude busted his butt with a 360 (most couldn't land a 540 but he had to land and roll a fakie) , Super chicken, etc. Dude was hands down better than Eddie, and he handed me a pair of those super sweet Odi Mushroom grips. Kindest guy ever. God bless all BMXers, and especially that dude.
Love it ...grew up watching these guys at shows and worked hard to be like them...love showing the younger generation what u can do ,regardless of your age ...when u put in the work
Brings back the old days when I rode. Great to see all the Rad bikes from back in the day as well as the riders. I'll have to bust mine out once winter is over .
Brings my childhood flooding back into focus...’these guys are nothing less than PIONEERS” of everything BMX. They should’ve been paying tribute to them at every XGAMES event, for w/o them there would be none!!
Pegs, rotors ...kids today don't think brakes and rotors (Gyro or ACS) are of value. Excuse me, whipper-snappers, those calipers are highly important. Geez.
I got into bmx when it first came to England in about 1980-81 ,loved it as soon as I saw it on TV showing Bob Haro, I,m 51 now but still love watching it,I,d love to get an old school bmx again,I had a Torker pro x
@haro82 That is great. I love Dave and I wish all of the Haro team would get back together, especially the later one like Moliterno, Hoffman, and McCoy etc.
still kicking myself in the ass for giving my GT to a 10 year old kid to left it sit outside to be stolen the very next day I gave it to him. knowing now how much $ it's worth.
I really don't like fiola...always seemed like kinda an ego without ever learning anything new...even when he tried to make a comeback...a lot of these guys just kinda froze in time and stopped being creative...the opposite of "freestyle". I get it...we all get old and rigid, but most of us have the sense, to stop trying to be so relevant.
@haro82 Will the Haro show be televised at all or on that same live stream channel as last time? I forget the name of the site. I hope somebody tapes it all. But yeah they should do a show every year now because who knows how much longer they can go.
