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October 11, 2005
1988?
I found this photo when I was cleaning my office last week (for the first time in 5 years). This is Brian Blyther during the "warm up" session at one of the 1988 2-Hip King of Vert comps.
Try to ignore the poor quality of the image. I was a 13 year old using an all manual Konica Camera with a broken light meter.
Posted by Chris at October 11, 2005 07:59 PMThats stupidly high.
check the Rob-O Sticker on the ramp.
Posted by: KiwiNation at October 11, 2005 08:30 PMRob-O Ramps had nothing to do with Rob Morales, unfortunately.
I should've noted in the post that Blyther's riding style is ridiculously smooth (imagine Aitken riding vert at that sort of height).
dadgum
Posted by: aaron Holter at October 11, 2005 09:02 PMoh....my....god.
Posted by: m0s3z at October 11, 2005 09:27 PMDamn....I was born in 1988
Posted by: Joe B. at October 11, 2005 11:28 PMBOSS HOG
Posted by: james h at October 12, 2005 01:02 AMbloody hell...u guys stay up late looking at websites!! dunno which kinds..hint hint ;)... but thats some BIG A^r
Posted by: danny at October 12, 2005 01:08 AMI'm trying to figure out who is sitting on the ramp. Is that Mike Dominquez or Woody Itson? I just recognize the Diamond Back. Then it looks like DMC or Ron Wilkerson is the other. It's hard to tell. Awesome pic! Look how huge that air is!
Posted by: Dell Anderson at October 12, 2005 02:15 AMOH MY GOD THATS BIG!!!!
Posted by: Lucas at October 12, 2005 03:13 AMDAm that look s like my freind chris but dam thats high
Posted by: adam at October 12, 2005 03:17 AMSo much for wearing these jeans tomorrow.
Posted by: fkarcha at October 12, 2005 05:17 AMOn the deck is Dennis Langlais (Diamond Back) and Craig Campbell (Skyway).
Chris/Odyssey
Posted by: Chris Cotsonas at October 12, 2005 07:17 AMAhhh the good ole days..... When mullets where cool and neon colors where in. Nobody and I mean nobody rode vert as smooth as Brian B. And I dare say no one does today either.....I remember seeing him ride at one of the Haro tours and wow you couldn't hear anything while he was riding other than his freewheel. I miss my neon green 88 Haro Master. That pic is BMX viagra.
Posted by: old skool at October 12, 2005 11:23 AMCheck out a few more picture of Blyther, and Voelker, circa 1989 in Portugal: http://www.dinamite.com/bmx/gallery/dyno/index.html
I met Blyther a few times and he is super nice. He actually rode my backyard ramps and I witnessed his first backflip at a demo in San Jose, California... ;-)
Who got the gold-plated bike? http://www.fatbmx.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=308
Posted by: Antao at October 12, 2005 11:45 AM
shit air i have seen my mum go higher.
Posted by: max at October 12, 2005 03:05 PMNice post Chris...
to think that Campbell is on the deck, man... that is too good...
Blyther rocks
Posted by: Smoovj at October 13, 2005 04:29 PMblyth-air
Posted by: rob tibbs at October 13, 2005 10:36 PMI've got an original vhs copy of Wilkerson's 2-hip KOV video from that era. You must note that a few riders were running 56t sprockets back then too for speed through the 16' flat bottom. Joe Johnson was the shit too!
Posted by: bob at staff at October 14, 2005 04:02 PMi was at 2HIp last year with ron, i think hes got this picture in the office!
Posted by: steveDFTU at October 14, 2005 05:05 PMDamn, Bob with the 52 tooth reference... good stuff...
Too many people rode those...
Someone needs to tell Wilkerson to release Ride like a Man on DVD...
Posted by: Smoovj at October 14, 2005 09:12 PMRoger Sullivan (General) rocked the 56-T at this event.
I picked up my copy of the 2-Hip Home Video at the comp (Schenectady, NY) along with a TRP "Power Tool" seatpost.
I found some other photos. Maybe I'll post them next week.
Posted by: Chris Cotsonas at October 14, 2005 09:43 PM