Torker bmx history book

This post is intended for use as a valuation guide for selling or purchasing second hand, old bmx bikes and parts. Someone we all look up to thats what youll be when you ride 5 feet above everyone on the torker tx. This picture is on the cover of a book called bmx action bike book. Chasing a new market nineteeneightytwo was a year of big changes year for torker, as well as the rest of the bmx bike makers. Steves younger brother doug was racing bmx but wanted a better bike so his dad created the first prototype that ive included a picture of. I have only two sns from that time, but i am pretty confident of how they work. Apr 22, 2010 prior to may 1978, torker seems to have used the standard bmx sn system that many companies used. At the time it was the largest bmx event in the world. Sep 01, 2018 chris young is a name you will be more familiar with if you know your early 80s bmx roots in the uk. This little kid from minnesota who started riding torkers 78 84 always dreamed of having a torker gathering like this and man was it gnarly. A quick search for more bmx pics was a negative but a story about motocross i found. Stuart robinson spent a couple of years creating the recently published coffeetable book, rad rides, the best bmx bikes of all time for renowned creative design book publisher, laurence king.

We took torker frames and forks and make bike kits, said howie cohen, everything bicycles owner. Basically, anthony frascina, andrew rigby and clint pilkington are putting together a british history book of bmx and people have been submitting photos, stories and interviews via the facebook group. Torker also began building frames for haro in 1981. Get the best deals on bicycle maintenance books when. As many serious bmx racers were custom building their highend. T for torker, month august and september, year 1977, frame production number 188 and 270. According to hess, at its largest stage of expansion, bmx products, inc. Torker for bmx bikeold school vintage bicycle parts for sale in. Indeed, torker used the sn on the bb early on, but it used it until mid1980. Manufactured by torker bmx in fullerton, orange county, the first generation models were launched as frame and fork combinations in the spring of 1984.

Feb 20, 2012 starting to fix up my old school torker bmx bike. Riders selected were the 1979 sfn dutch national champions. Bob haro has the first frameset specifically for bmx freestyle use. Since getting involved with bmx in 1974 i have had my share of bikes and parts lying around at my moms. Without steve rinks early vision for our sport, our bmx history books. List a bike that you want to sell or trade for free. This whole interst in the history of bmx is a pretty cool, i enjoy the many points of view from the many who were part of it both then and now. Heres one of rich farside diamond back, nelson chanady gt, and mike poulson schwinn taken on the jump in the middle of turn one at the 82 jag world championships in las vegas nevada. We give you a selection of colors and designs so you can ride your way and with your style. Old school, the past, seen, racing, sunset, history, bmx, historia. This concise reference to all the spills and thrills that bmx has to offer will cover the history and resurgence of bmx plus all the popular disciplines, from racing and street bmxing to vertical and the intricacies of freestyle. We designed and delivered a celebration project that focused on the invention of the haro freestyler and its historical impact as the first dedicated bmx freestyle frame and fork model ever designed and produced.

Describes the history of bicycle motocross, including the major events a. Chris young is a name you will be more familiar with if you know your early 80s bmx roots in the uk. This is the first torker freestyle frame built under the torker brand name. Freestyle twin handle bars, freestyle goose neck, snakey seat pole, freestyle seat, new skyway ii tuffs, new snake belly tyres, front and rear pegs, 3 piece chomoly cranks, bear trap peddels, mx alloywhite brakes. Keep up to date with new products, team news, and purchase cyclecraft frames and products by contacting us directly through this website.

However it has some scratches and wear from its previous owner. Torker best original and unrestored bike ive come across. Check it out, there are some great images and its super cool the guys are documenting more british bmx history moving forward. Find used torker bmx bicycles for sale with a large selection of new and used bicycles at local bike trader. This was a great start to a project that put new chapters of bmx history on the record. Torker bmx for sale in uk 54 secondhand torker bmxs. Prior to torker the company was run by john johnson, steve johnsons dad, called texon founded in 1975.

Flipping through the pages, nostalgic memories are sure to hit as you will recognize all the bikes from the old neighborhood and maybe even the kids who owned them. From about that time, depending on the model but there is no obvious solid date the sn was put on the right, rear dropout. Get the best deals on torker for bmx bikeold school vintage bicycle parts when you shop the largest online selection at. By the time my parents got around to buying me a new bike, webco had pretty much exited bmx and all these other brands had shown up on the scene, so i ended up with a torker king edward made a huge impression on me. Our bicycle database is constantly growing with pricing information and bicycle specs daily. American bicycle association berm best stunt rider bicycle motocross bicycle stunt riding bikes bikes have small bikes with small bitix bikes bmx bmx bike frames bmx competitions bmx racing bikes bmx riders bmx stunt riders capstone highinterest books chain stays chromoly dirt jumping dirt tracks drivetrain early bmx espn extreme sports flatland forms of stunt freestyle bicycle stunt. Bmx is one of the most popular types of bicycles today, but its history reaches only several decades to the past. Find torker bmx ads in our bicycles category from victoria. Some of the earliest documentation of kids on modified 20 schwinn stingray bicycles racing around a vacant lot date back to 1972. This is a history of torker for the collector or bmx historian.

Below you can see a couple of the actual photos of the items and read the original title and item description written by the seller for the auction. The book does a great job outlining the history of bmx, segmenting the text and pics by decade 70s2000s. May 16, 2012 the book does a great job outlining the history of bmx, segmenting the text and pics by decade 70s2000s. Find great deals on ebay for torker bmx and hutch bmx. I walked in the store, searching for the mag and found ach lieve tijd. During the summer, haro reached another milestone before its competitors when it commenced manufacturing of the haro sport as a complete freestyle bike.

Some of the earliest documentation of kids on modified 20 schwinn stingray bicycles racing around a. Here you can learn how the first models are made, and how big impact they had on the history of cycling and bicycle sports. On the leading edge of the new movement, a committed young entrepreneur and freestyle pioneer named bob haro was already outofthegate, having founded the first riderowned freestyle brand, haro. In 2012, haro bikes celebrated 30 years of freestyle. I tried to include as much information as i could with a focus on product development, business relationships and the companys ups and downs. See more ideas about bmx, bmx racing and bmx bikes. We bought special boxes and packed the bikes in them. The torker name was created by johnson engineering in fullerton, ca in 1977 for a bmx bike frame. Chris was national number 1 riding for teams like mongoose and torker before crossing over into freestyle. Build a klunker vintage schwinn huffy murray bicycle bmx bike cruiser book. These were the first ever european riders competing in this jag world championship event. Just needs brake cables put on all good gear on this bike, and all new. The history of bmx racing while it is arguable whether our sport was born in 1969 or the very early 70s, the one undeniable thing is that bmx racing all came together in southern california.

Torker bicycles here at torker bike company, we understand that a bike is an expression of who you are. Bmx bikes, skateboards, back in the day, mountain biking, nostalgia. A collection of old school bmx racing and bicycle photos many people dont know that the original haro freestyler bike was built for haro by torker. It is nice to know that a lot of people have such good memories of times spent in an emerging sport that involved 2 wheels and dirt. Here we have a extremely rare torker 2 360 air i was told these may be any of the 4 above i will let you all decide. Back at haro, we applied the decals, and held in our hands a genuine usa made haro bmx frame and fork, built to exacting standards in southern california, with a coat of chrome applied by the same guy that plated the original haro freestylers 30 years ago. As publisher of one of the original and probably best publications on the sport,bob osborn gives the reader a historical and visual feast of information regarding the racers,the techniques,and the all around feel of bmx. The usa made 2012 haro freestyler project haro bmx history 2011 san diego. Get the best deals on torker bmx bikes when you shop the largest online selection at. If youve not already checked it out there is a pretty cool facebook page at the moment thats caught some steam in the uk bmx old and mid school world. I wanted to wait until martin saw it first before i posted up the pics. Using the sn location to date your frame should be avoided.

The stems and bottom brackets came in red, blue, black and gold. Prior to may 1978, torker seems to have used the standard bmx sn system that many companies used. Although published in the eighties, this book is essential reading for fans of all ages of bmx racing and freestyle riding. In 1984, the torker bicycle company went bankrupt, and seattle bike supply purchased the name. Prime members enjoy free twoday delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, tv shows, original audio series, and kindle books. Nobody is riding pegs except maybe to pitch out into garbage cans. Get the best deals on bicycle maintenance books when you shop the largest online selection at. Torker bmx i was so obsessed with these bikes as a kid that torker became my nickname from age 11 onwards. Torker unistar tx unistar 5ft unicycle 20 wheel this item is in good physical condition. Torker history and 2011 reunion bmx society community forums. Bmx action hot shots 1984 old school bmx book inc torker hutch robinson 0 results.

Bmx history as seen by fuzzy hall collection by hallutahcom. The original southern california ice cream truck company. The usa made 2012 haro freestyler project haro bmx history. Bmx began when young cyclists appropriated motocross tracks for fun, racing and stunts, eventually evolving specialized bmx bikes and competitions. Celebrate the cultural madness of bmx through this colorful, contemporary look at the sport. Mar 10, 2007 man, that bike left quite an impression on me. Torker 2 540 air general bmx talk bmx forums message.

Osborn and mike buff of the bmx action trick team and shows you how to do many of their tricks. Cyclecraft has a great history from the early 80s producing american made race frames, then and now. For all your pre 1985 torker needs old school torker bmx appreciation society. Bmx, an abbreviation for bicycle motocross or bike motocross, is a cycle sport performed on bmx bikes, either in competitive bmx racing or freestyle bmx, or else in general on or offroad recreation. Vintage bmx bikesthe sporting lifebmx freestylebmx bicycleroad. It starts at torkers beginning in 1975 and finishes at its end in 1984. Torker 2 360 air old school bmx freestyle frame an. Torker is a brand of bicycles and unicycles currently owned by seattle bike supply, headquartered in kent, washington. The aspa has just started running bmx freestyle contests in skateparks with just a handfull of riders and sponsors mustering purses only in the hundreds of dollars. This frame was designed and ridden by early freestyle pioneer, martin aparijo. In 1982, torker let go bob haro when he introduced his own line of bmx racing pants.