Ke Quan, made the Goonies, Encino Man, Loki, and Temple of Doom, so much better. Like that 1984 hit song by Deniece Williams (a former background singer for Stevie Wonder) said, "Let's Hear It for the Boy" (Footloose soundtrack)

https://www.tumblr.com/coolthingsguyslike

https://eurweb.com/the-story-behind-deneice-williams-lets-hear-it-for-the-boy-on-the-anniversary-of-its-no-1-run-eur-video-throwback

Max Hoffman caught big air, and was nicknamed "The Condor"... he built a quarterpipe with his brothers at age 10... in 1982

 

In 1986 he got to ride with the Haro Freestyle Team ( https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2018/11/in-addition-to-being-bmx-pioneer-haro.html ) when they came through Oklahoma, then he went pro entering national competitions as an expert, and winning. After his 2nd national competition he was solicited by over 15 sponsors/bike manufactures to ride for them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mat_Hoffman
https://www.geekbobber.com/2020/01/mat-hoffman.html

pretty clever, and interesting visual effect to jump from car to car in one direction as the train moves simultaneously in the opposite direction at the same speed

 

In a great display of skill, 2024 Slopestyle World Champion Dawid Godziek made mountain biking history by performing daring tricks on a moving train.

One error, and he likely would have been seriously injured as the train rolled over him, or if he didn't stick to the middle of the rail cars

Whatever happened to all the cool videos that motorsports people used to make? Ken Block, BJ Baldwin, Danny MacAskill, RJ Anderson, Travis Pastrana,  etc, if they still make videos, I sure haven't heard of it. Yes, I know, Block died. And yes, I really do believe if I didn't state that right now, someone would feel the need to tell me -  thinking I'm ignorant. No. I'm not. 

decades ago, there was such a craze/passing fad for BMX competitions and the merch money to be made from kids with money who wanted to dress to impress, that BMX teams hit the road, followed the tours and competitions, and created a genre of BMX team vans and transporters

Believe it or not, if you're a new reader and weren't reading the blog in 2018, I already posted about Bob Haro, he not only was the first to design the BMX bike, he was also a stunt rider, and artist! https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2018/11/in-addition-to-being-bmx-pioneer-haro.html 

 

this is visually shocking... front wheel catwalking up a flight of stairs. I had to look it up... damn, that's smooth.

 

Location, The Parapet de les executades i executats 1939-1952, Barcelona

Rider: Ondra Miggisch

I didn't know that Hurst had made a bicycle deal with Schwinn

https://www.facebook.com/HurstPerformance/photos/a.338257369527670/4288799204473447/

Slash was into racing BMX bikes before he discovered guitars at age 14

 

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/143-conan-obrien-needs-a-frien-29941225/

https://www.sugarcayne.com/2020/02/slash-guns-n-roses-bmx-past/

a 1975 Dan Gurney Eagle BMX bike with rear suspension Thanks Marc B!

 

https://www.bmxmuseum.com/forsale/446545

there's one for sale at Pittsburgh's Bicycle Heaven Museum, the world's largest private bicycle collection

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/dan-gurney-eagle-monoshock-a-rare-classic-bmx-endorsed-by-an-american-f1-hero-188481.html#