I figured since I had so many old school shots of freestyle stuff like the touring teams that would 16.jpghit NJ in the summer, that it may be time to throw them out so people can see what it was like BITD. I wouldn’t say it was better or worse, but it was definitely different.
The year. 1996. The place. The Hippie Steve Compound. This is the original. Look for lots of now well known pros in their earliest days. Good time, temporary layoffs, Jump For Joy…
Adam Alouise is up front there on the thumbnail to the second half of JFJ 1. Later in the summer we’ll have JFJ 3 on the web as well… For now though enjoy the Alpha of Hippie Steve’s Jump For Joy comps in the halcyon days of 1996…
Roosevelt Taylor sent this link over to me of major NJ flatland historical significance. Back in the halcyon days of 1988 when freestyle BMX was new and shiny and we had the massive AFA indoor Wayne contests, Jay Jones was there and killed it in his class. At that time he was riding for Kuwahara. […]
