The writing on the wall

[bmiddaugh]

Here’s a story for all you BMX racer peoples.
As some of ya know I used to ride for General Bikes BITD. The freestyle guy there was none other than Harry Myers, original seed of Craigmeur BMX, which some of you may remember as the first NJ track in the Mighty BMXA.
Anyway, the year was 1989 and freestyle was dying. The local NY afa affiliates, I believe their name were the Lynches, had decided that the next year they would run their own contest series. Cool, they were gonna keep freestyle alive for us riders in the area…
We also saw a need for more new pros (the riders saw the need that is). One of the guys on my team by the name of Jay Jones wanted to turn pro. Trust me, he was badazz and more than good enough to turn AND he was already the top am guy from the previous years afa comps.
So we approach the Lynches with this and they were, nope, he can’t run pro at their contests. (I guess here I should add that these people were not riders but just promoters riding the freestyle band wagon).
So me and Harry are on a 3 way call with these people and we are like..
well, what’s the reason?
Their answer.
He never got paid to ride.
Harry called their bluff.
Well, Harry said, Brett here got paid to work for us last year and he rides for General so therefore… he can go pro at your contests, right?
A moment of silence and the answer..um sure as long as he shows us w-2 forms of payment from your company.
Total stonewall, because they had their people who they wanted as pro and Jay was not one of them.
So what’s the point.
Here it comes.
Harry, knew what was up, but he saw the writing on the wall like I did, freestyle was declining and people were grasping at whatever they could to keep their part of the pie.
In effect,
non-riders were trying to impose their rules on people who rode and knew what the rules SHOULD be.
Needless to say they are not in freestyle anymore but names like Hoffman and McCoy are.
What’s this got to do with anything?
The Hyper Pro-Am series, it’s different, it’s new, it’s gonna be 100% rider controlled. Don’t let anyone tell ya different, the future of BMX racing lies with those who race.
Get ready, like Scott C said,
2007 is gonna be a good year.
😈

[4130forlife]

hella

[adamguild]

They didnt want to be embarrassed because Jay Jones and Sean Leslie were better than most pros……….bottom line……..and they didnt have that PRO/NEON ATTITUDE………..

[adamguild]

Also didnt General pay those guys for the shows????????? That would make them Pros…..

[4130forlife]

who has a general hustler??? i want one

[adamguild]

There is a brand new General Hustler Pro buried in my grandparents back yard along with a TRP seat post and a bunch of green NOS skyway tuffs…lol…..Its true I just dont have the time to get the shovel out……

[4130forlife]

haha why did you bury it???

[bmiddaugh]

There is a clue to the whole, they can’t be pros thing in what I wrote….
why they couldn’t be classed as pros by them.
I forgot that Adam must remember the Lynches.

[rodney]

Are those the mags you got to steal the coaster guts

[rodney]

I entered the 4h comp they had wasent her name linda?? wow im old

[rodney]

Jay and Sean were so much bigger and better then general ever was

[bmiddaugh]

yep that was them, and if I had half a brain back then I would have bought that suburban and trailer off general when they went down and started my own shit…
oh well….

[adamguild]

Yes…The green tuffs were from High Gear all the fronts are buried….I think I tossed out all the rears after ripping all the Suntour shells out of them…….I buried all that shit around 1999…..

[bmiddaugh]

oh, so your ass was getting ready for the end of the world then?

[adamguild]

Brett your lucky you didnt buy that General crap..That company was jinxed………..

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