Out of Control Aerial-Artists and High Zoot BMX Action

21.05.2012

Raleigh Racing advert: the Raleigh Factory Team riders in chequered race jerseys and sunglasses, posed in three rows

Whether it’s pound coins down the back of the sofa or a long-forgotten tin of rice pudding in the back of the cupboard it’s fair to say you can dig up some real gems with a spring clean. After a bit of a sort-out in Oi Polloi headquarters a few days ago we stumbled upon definite treasure in the form of some circa ’84 issues of BMX Action featuring more kick-outs than a round of penalties with Bruce Lee, checkerboard Van’s galore and the obligatory photograph of a chimpanzee cruising on a tricycle.

Ron Wilton in blue and white Haro race kit doing the Wilton, one leg flung out over a ramp against a blue sky

Magazine page headed Radness Unlimited: Jay Hardy upside down in mid-air under the bike, another rider looking on

BMX rider in a yellow tee skidding down a steep dusty slope, one foot out and dirt flying behind the bike

Rider in an orange skinsuit and white helmet crouched low over a small-wheeled bike, speeding along a road

Tom Bednorz kicking the bike out sideways mid-air over a jump in front of a crowd of spectators, in black and white

Gear Racewear advert headed Gear'd to Win: a line-up of BMX racers in sponsored race jerseys and trousers

BMX racer in yellow and blue kit and a yellow Dyno helmet, airborne on a chrome Dyno bike against a blue sky

Vans advert, Freedom of Expression, with a BMX rider in red chequerboard kit mid-jump and a row of Vans shoes below

Chimpanzee in a Vans race jersey riding a tricycle on a dirt track as a crowd looks on, in black and white

Magazine spread headed Round 1: Pipeline, Brian Blyther upside down high in the air above bunting and a crowd

Vans advert, Tri Checking Our Stripes, with striped slip-ons in red, green and blue, a chequerboard pair and ankle guards

Freestyle Extra page: a five-frame sequence of a rider doing a trick on a BMX Action Magazine quarter-pipe

Brian Blyther upside down high above a skatepark bowl, spectators behind Skyway Recreation and BMX Hutch banners

Rider in white Dyno kit upside down above a skatepark bowl under bunting, a crowd behind Dyno and BMX Hutch banners

BMX Action page: a rider in stars and stripes kit and chequerboard shoes doing a one-footed table-top in mid-air

Vans advert, Vans Radical, That's the Hole Shot, with cartoon riders atop two giant Vans, shoes and ankle guards below

Darrell Young and Charlie Williams among a pack of BMX racers airborne over a jump, in black and white

Greg Hill in red race kit and a number 1 plate, flying high in front of a large tree against a blue sky

Freestyle Tech page: a rider in white kit doing a no-footed front-brake endo on a chrome bike with a BMX Hutch plate

Finish Line page: Bobby Woods jumping a BMX end to end over a black RX-7 sports car, clouds and blue sky behind

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