BMX bikes are iconic. Theres something about them that appeals to kids, adults, cyclists, and more often than not those involved in visual creativity. And of course BMX has just become an Olympic sport.<BR><BR> The Best BMX Bikes of All Time is the most in-depth exploration of the world of BMX bikes through their riders, and the culture that surrounds them. An extended introduction explains and contextualizes the birth of BMX culture and where BMX culture is now while the main body of the book contains a decade-by-decade catalogue of BMXs drawn from the best BMX collections in the world. Some of the bikes are well-worn through years of riding, others are beautiful, sculptural works of art, gleaming, built-but-never-ridden keepsakes. Each bike is featured with in-depth details of their specification and Q&As with their owners, who have had their bikes exclusively shot for the book.
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Design studio Intercity are authors of<I> Art and Sole </I>(Laurence King, 2008), the first book to focus on the collision of sneaker culture and art, showcasing the best artist/sneaker brand collaborations of recent years. Gavin Lucas is Staff Writer at the leading monthly communication arts journal Creative Review. Stuart Robinson runs brand-driven design and live-action production company SuperFad and is a BMX owner and competitor.
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its ok but
Jan 1 2013
By jv
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its ok but how do they leave out 1986-87 some of the most iconic bikes were from those years there is no mention of the RL-20 II hard to believe they left that bike out.
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RAD RIDES The best of BMX of all time
Jun 11 2013
By crissmx
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A pretty good book and nice pictures. It is the first of its kind so I will try to be neutral. For a beginner BMX collector it could be useful but for the old school collector it is not of much use except for the cool pictures. All the writing sounds like your Mom wrote a book on BMX and that pretty much explains it all. The cover picture totally sucks...Mom must have picked it out. I did buy it and I love old school BMX so much that I would probably buy it again if it went missing. Thanks Mom !
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1985 Called....
Jun 6 2013
By LVT06
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....and it wants to know why all its coolest neon pink and green and blue bikes didn't make the cut for this encyclopedia of BMX radicalness.
The book does a great job outlining the history of BMX, segmenting the text and pics by decade (70s-2000s). 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). The format is perfect: Many very colorful, large and detailed pics of the benchmark bikes in a hefty, artistic softcover design. There are some great anecdotes and insider dirt on the companies, the riders and the bike designs as the sport went from motorcycle spinoffs in the 70s, to showboat designs of the 80s and the hardened ugly-tough days from the 90s forward. Totally understand we can't have every bike from every era....but the flashy, odd-shaped, kitted out Haros, Redlines and many other standouts from the mid-80s were noticeably absent. I may just be a biased old fart. But an 80s-only version 2.0 might be cool!
The book does a great job outlining the history of BMX, segmenting the text and pics by decade (70s-2000s). 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). The format is perfect: Many very colorful, large and detailed pics of the benchmark bikes in a hefty, artistic softcover design. There are some great anecdotes and insider dirt on the companies, the riders and the bike designs as the sport went from motorcycle spinoffs in the 70s, to showboat designs of the 80s and the hardened ugly-tough days from the 90s forward. Totally understand we can't have every bike from every era....but the flashy, odd-shaped, kitted out Haros, Redlines and many other standouts from the mid-80s were noticeably absent. I may just be a biased old fart. But an 80s-only version 2.0 might be cool!
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