Huntington Beach (HB), California has been an iconic flatland spot since the glory days of Martin Aparijo and Woody Itson busting out cherrypickers for the magazines.
Today, that spirit still lives on.
Every Tuesday, a crew of old school flatlanders meet up to bust out some flatland moves.
Apparently an SE 24″ Quadangle Freestyle ended up there for one of these sessions and the crew ended up busting out some quality flatland on it.
Check it.
I recently picked up a super cool book called, Rad Rides: The Best BMX Bikes Of All Time (Intercity, Gavin Lucas & Stuart Robinson).
And while it will probably never be an Oprah Book Club Selection, I think this a book that you’ll still want to check out.
Tracking the evolution of BMX bikes from the 70s to the modern day, it’s cool reminder of how far we’ve come in terms of BMX technology, and also how in many ways, we have stayed more or less true to the original designs from back in the day.
There are also cool one-off bikes, like Woody Itson’s gold-plated Hutch Trick Star.
And in the “modern era”, some of Jim Bauer’s cool custom projects.
24″ BMX gets some love too.
Whether it’s an OG Patterson cruiser, a 2009 S&M 24″ 38 Special or an early SE Floval Flyer…Rad Rides has got that covered too.
Overall, I’m pretty impressed by this book.
Just thumbing through the pages, I find myself constantly stopping and poring over each cool ride.
If you have any roots at all in BMX, you gotta check this book out.
I’m no economist but when you see an authentic RAD movie script go up on eBay you know something is up. Either this recession is going supernova or this is a sure sign that things have gotten so bad that a rebound is right around the corner.
What’s even more surprising is who the seller is…it’s none other than bike-thief chasing Rick Moliterno. Apparently he’s also got a boatload of the original Shimano DX pedals available for the highest bidder.
I’m holding out for that sweet candy apple red Hutch Trick Star he used to ride back in the day when he was touring with Woody Itson. If that baby goes up for sale, prepare for a bidding war.
cruiser revolution 
