Catching up with Dan Menapace To some of us here in NJ you are a local legend and the beginning of freestyle BMX in NJ. 1) What are your first memories of BMX or Freestyle? Well, the first tricks we were doing weren’t really considered freestyle, but we would have wheelie contests on our Stingrays […]
Who are you? Well, my name is Brett Middaugh, but I’m really just nobody, I’m just a middle aged dude who loves BMX and wants everyone to realize how great it is in all its different forms. How long have you been into BMX/Freestyle? Dang, I started with me old Mongoose Moto-Mag in 1979, so […]
Thanks for taking the time to kick it Old School, Brad, for the NJ cause. How did you get the bug to start BMX’ing? What was the first bike you owned? I started out pretty much like most kids at 9 or 10 years old with a Sting-Ray jumping curbs and plywood jumps on the […]
In the earliest days of BMX in NJ, there were a handful of true standout riders. One of them was good enough to share his experiences with us, this is Mike Lynch, one of the original factory seeds in NJ. How did you get the bug to start BMX’ing? What was the first bike you […]
How did you get the bug to start BMX’ing? What was the first bike you owned? The way I first got started was that a bunch of kids around my neighborhood had bmx bikes and were always riding around in a big pack riding in the woods and what not. I knew some of them […]
As a kid we are influenced by the individuals around us without even realizing it. In my earliest memories of BMX, one name stands above all others and that is Charlie Litsky. Immortalized by the Great Oz in BMX Action. He was my first realization that someone from NJ could be well known and sponsored […]
