If you were a BMX kid in the 80s and 90s, Freestylin’ magazine was your bible. Before that it was BMX Action magazine. Put out by Wizard publications they set the standard for BMX magazines everywhere. Regretfully, by the early 90s they were no more. There’s some debate about caused the demise of these great magazines…you can google a bit and find out the theories.
Recently, with a lot of hype, the limited-edition Freestylin’ book was released by the original editorial team of Andy, Lew and Spike. It was an attempt to capture those early, heady days when freestyle bmx came into its own. It’s a pretty good look back from what I’ve seen. But it didn’t capture everything. Steve Emig, a former staffer, seems to have had his experience there glossed over..well, actually left out of the book completely. Feeling miffed, he decided to post some of stuff that was left out of the book….and it’s some of the funniest, most addictive BMX-related writing you’ll find on the web. Topics range from Windy’s Boobs to riding with Craig Grasso. This is like the True Hollywood Stories of Wizard Publications. You have to check freestylinmagtales out.
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