Bmxing Reaches Bearwood 1983-84

The year is 1983 and the location is an old paddling pool in Lightwoods park in Bearwood, Birmingham. This paddling pool varied in height around the edges no different to todays pools e.g. shallow end and deep end. Now we have to remember that these were the days of the bunnyhops and rockwalks and skids. My first ever memory of bmx riding and bearwood was going down the park at a young age of 12 and seeing these guys on bmx bikes doing front wheel hops and 100 or more front or back wheel hops was not out the question by any means, the riders that were doing these tricks go by the names of Devon and Gary and they used to have diamond back bikes that looked amazing just like anything back in them early days looked out of this world. It would be fair to say Gary and Devon was the 1st generation of bmx riders to start riding in bearwood and i bet they back then would of never of dreamt of it going as strong as it was in there day as it still is in 2008.

..... To Be Continued,

Peace and Blessings.

BLF.