Sunday 4 March 2012

Introducing- BEARWOOD TOM AKA THE MAYOR

Bearwood Tom Turning Down, In His Signature Way At The Spinney Dirt Jumps, SKILLS
360 Off The Wall Into The Sea. Southsea
A Perfectly Executed Nosepick At Worcester
Big Air Across The Canyon, At The Custard Factory, Digbeth As you can tell from the pictures, Bearwood Tom was definitely one of the Burliest Riders out of The "Bearwood BMX Full Factory Trick Team" and an all round rider. This boy is one wild individual to say the least. 360s out of the banks at Bearwood, about 7feet to 9feet out, to flat bottom landing. Some pulled smoother than others, but crazy to witness and he would pedal with pure determination. This boy can drink too, has been known and witnessed to lose all accounts of what is going on, whilst intoxicated. I've had the pleasure of been able to ride with BEARWOOD. A riding session with him one day bought birth to TEN15, Another Division Of Bearwood BMX. Bearwood Tom is so down with being in the team, that his other AKA is just a plain simple "BEARWOOD" hence AKA "The Mayor of Bearwood". We have been at southsea, where just the 2 of us locked away in a car for 8Hours+ just drinking Guinness and just on a roll solid. All of the Bearwood Riders were all rounders and was able to ride and master, Street, Dirt, Ramps, Vert, and Flatland too. One or Two had all the disciplines under wraps. Bearwood Tom was just burly no matter whatever we would be sessioning, he has mastered and got skills for building some great dirt jumps with good Lips. Let me share a story about the picture above of The Custard Factory Session. Well BEARWOOD TOM and COLEY (Partners In Pranks) ride from Bearwood to Digbeth in Birmingham City Centre for this Jam which was happening in the evening one summer, a few years back. As you can see by the picture that BEARWOOD is on form and getting burly over The Canyon, (Thats A Big Trick) Coley rides hard too and can get a little wild on his bikes at times. Put them both together and you got yourself a show about to happen that you will remember. I remember seeing Coley the next day a bit battered and bruised from the riding at the Custard Factory, After the evening had finished and all stunting had come to a close, They both now have to ride back to Bearwood and are a little worse for wear. Its Not easy being a Bearwood BMX Show Rider. : )) Well on the way back, riding home, they are going through the City Centre and decide to stop off for a second, they have stopped by this fountain. Bearwood Tom decides to pick up Coleys Bike and throws it into the fountain.(NOTE-COLEY IS BORROWING MY BIKE ON THIS EVENING) I remember Coley telling me that because they was a little intoxicated, he just laughed and jumped into the fountain to retrieve the bike. When he jumps into the fountain he lands on the bottom on his feet, and the Water all of a sudden Came Upto His Neck, he never thought it was going to be this deep. As he gets the bike out and climbs out himself, in the meantime Bearwood Tom has legged it and rode home on his own, Leaving Coley drenched and having to ride and make his own way back. Coley told me that because it was "My Bike" he jumped in and retrieved it, on the other hand, if it was his own bike he would of left it in there. You had to have thick skin to deal with these Ol School Fools. I will add to this, as and when I remember his The Antics. MUCH PEACE AND BLESSINGS TO EACH AND ALL. BEARBMX

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