With a nod to all the nostagic chopper blogs I've been into lately (here's another one that is awesome, I've decided to blatantly rip off their format and adapt it to my BMX presentation here...
This was the image I had in mind for this post and as I was editing it, I noticed that it is the August 1978 issue. Thirty years ago! This magazine changed my life. It was an escape from my world and an inlet into the new, almost surreal world of BMX. I remember getting this issue as a kid and just freaking out. Everything about this photo still rings true for me. An ultra-enthusiastic crew, making do with less than ideal equipment (the tiny, overloaded Honda reminds me of my Subaru, huh JV?), gearing up for getting down.....