UK's first dedicated BMX Freestyle magazine. Publishers: BMX Publications Ltd (This magazine was a product of the BiWeekly team from oop north and was the better of the 2), then UKBFA and then MKN Ltd. Editors: Martin J. Higginson then Mark Noble. July 1989 was the last issue, in august 1989, Freestyle BMX became Invert. Mark Noble, Ride BMX UK #8, december 1993: A curious magazine - what happens when a rider tries to make something decent but was held back byprinters and typesetters: mix 3 parts rider control to 6 parts mystery and bad phone lines, and you have a dullard of a magazine. Still, it was getting there. I guess. Killed - July '89. |
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issue 1 - april 1984 (scanned by moley 0801 - download) Andy Paterson/Quadangle on front cover. Ammacco Freestyler. Building your own trick ramp. Andy Paterson. Freestyle for leisure. BMX Bandits. 32 pages. Iain Parkinson, april 2005: Just browsing your site and saw what I think is an error. Not being picky but I'm sure the guy on the front cover was called 'Andy Preston'. He and another chap, who's name I can't remember, used to do a 10min freestyle 'Tips n Tricks' type show on one of the Saturday morning kids TV show's in the 80's. I think the other guy was called Mike or something like that. Robbie Peru, june 2005: Yeah, the guy on the front is Andy Preston. He and Mike Pardon (Raleigh) used to do the BMX tips n that on Saturday mornings. They always had real cool music on like early electro albums and stuff... |
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issue 2 - may 1984 (scanned by kdw712 0802 - download) Mike Pardon on the cover. 32 pages. RL Osborn & Mike Buff interview, ROM Skatepark pull out poster, How to perform the perfect aerial, Building a quarterpipe. |
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issue 3 - june 1984 (scanned by moley 0802 - download) Craig Campbell at Romford skatepark on the cover. Street scene. Skyway recreation UK trick team. Freestyle Frames compared. TRM Freestyler bike test. Ground tricks: Coaster wheelie and Front wheelie 180. 32 pages. |
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issue 4 - july 1984 (scanned by kdw712 0802 - download) Terence Jenkins on the cover. Eddie Fiola How to, Southsea skatepark, Torker trick team interview, Pontins Freestyle Competition. Shaun Stenton, november 2008: I was featured in it at the Pontins freestyle championship as i won. There is a picture of me with a trophy but they got make name wrong on my picture, i think from memory the name they put on it was Daniel lee or something like this... |
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issue 5 - august 1984 Eddie Fiola on the cover, Eddie Fiola & Bob Morales interviews, Kellogs comp. |
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issue 6 - september 1984 (scanned by moley 0802 - download) Andy Preston on the cover. GT Pro Performer test. CW California freestyle. Blackpool street scene. DP Freestyler. How to handstand. |
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issue 7 - october 1984 (scanned by moley 0802 - download) Michael Bell on the cover. Julia Toddz, july 2008: I have had a look at your webpages and found my boyfriend on the cover of freestyle bmx - volume 1 - issue 7 his name is michael bell , he used to test ride for nigel,martin, and jon higginson's family from morecambe . He took over the pontins bmx track job from mike pardon in 1985. 4 pages of Curb Dogs; Dave Vanderspek, Maurice Meyer and Robert Peterson. Curtis freestyler test, Southsea comp, Wheel comparison, Nottingham streetscene. |
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issue 8 - november 1984 (scanned by kdw712 0802 - download) Jess Dyrenforth on the cover. Rom KOS Skatepark coverage. Jess Dyrenforth. Glynn Lewis. Billy Stupple. Craig Campbell. Freeagent Freestyler. |
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issue 9 - december 1984 (scanned by moley 0802 -incomplete - download) Paul Hudson on the cover. BMX Beat. Rickman freestyler. Bournemouth street scene. Neil Stephens interview. How to body pop ? |