| When I was a kid there were few things
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| | brands when I was a kid were Mongoose,
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| more important to me than my bike, and
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| | Diamondback, GT, Dyno, and CW. The fact
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| there were few things I'd rather be doing
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| | that I can still list these brands at my
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| than riding my bike. Just up the road
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| | age is a testament to the impact this
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| from me was an empty dirt lot known as
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| | period had on my life.I'm talking about
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| "the Jumps". All the kids in the
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| | 80's, that halcyon decade when BMX and
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| neighborhood went to the Jumps to jump
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| | freestyle riding was just getting big but
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| our bikes. The local streets and
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| | it wasn't the huge deal that it is today.
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| driveways were where we attempted the
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| | These days you can see riders on
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| tricks we saw on TV and in freestyling
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| | television hawking everything from
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| magazines. This was when freestyling was
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| | deodorant to mobile phone companies to
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| just getting popular, before the modern
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| | video games. Heck, a bunch of riders have
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| era of X Games and multi-million dollar
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| | video games named after them. Dave Mirra
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| stunt riders. The names of pros were
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| | comes to mind when I think of such
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| known only to the dedicated few who spent
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| | mega-popular ridres. Another superstar is
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| their allowances on freestyling and BMX
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| | Matt Hoffman. Hoffman has his own bike
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| magazines.I remember there was an older
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| | company. I remember when he was the young
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| kid a few blocks over who was the hero of
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| | gun. Dennis McCoy, who I mentioned
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| all the younger kids. He just seemed
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| | earlier, was another young up-and-comer
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| cooler, ya know? And his bike was better
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| | who exploded on the scene, took over, and
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| than ours. He rode a Redline. Nobody else
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| | has since become one of the old guys.
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| I knew had a Redline. Redlines were the
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| | Time flies, doesn't it?If you're
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| ultimate bike in my mind. It was the
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| | interested in learning more about BMX and
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| brand legendary freestyler R.L. Osborn
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| | freestyle history, there are some
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| rode. That cool older kid a few blocks
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| | excellent web sites which will jog your
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| over had a Redline and he was the best
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| | memory and take you back to the days when
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| rider I knew. Now that I think about it,
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| | doing an "endo" was the coolest thing to
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| though, I have no recollection of having
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| | do, when riding in circles in your
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| actually seeing him ride. I just remember
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| | neighbors driveway was a way to pass an
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| him sitting there on his gleaming
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| | afternoon. If you're in the market for a
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| Redline, just being cool. That's what
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| | bike today, there's also plenty of info
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| cool's all about. Another bike company
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| | online for that. Most of the companies I
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| which was popular at the time was Haro.
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| | mentioned are still in business and
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| Haro had all the best riders like Ron
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| | continue to lead the market and sponsor
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| Wilkerson and Dennis McCoy. Then there
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| | the top riders. All of them have web
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| was Hutch. Know anyone who had a Hutch
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| | sites providing more information on their
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| bike? Know anyone who still has one? It
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| | history and their current product
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| could be worth something because Hutch is
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| | lines.Gregg Hall is an author living in
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| no longer in business. Other popular
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| | Navarre Beach, Florida.
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