“I always wanted to own a bike shop when I was a kid, having this let’s me realize the dream without all the drama that comes with having a real shop.” (paraphrased a bit but that is basically Brian explaining why tons of BMX history is set up, BMX Bike Shop style in the garage […]
The scene in the Somerset County area has really taken off over these last few years with a huge group of locals who are tearing it up out there and are “making it happen”, in an area that I once called home. With Ken Cornell’s Wheelpark in Somerville at the center of the mayhem one family of […]
Well, here it is, the final installment in the Harry Myers interview. This is the part where I actually really got to meet the guy 1987-1989 and sorta be there towards the end, lol, the end of General and the end of the beginning of freestyle BMX. I scoured some of the old mags and found […]
Guess I’ll give a little preface here as well. Harry the originator of Craigmeur had the National NBA tour through the area in 1978 and was drawing in a huge amount of riders every race. People were impressed by the facility and he was getting notoriety in the industry. At the time a lot of […]
When I was growing up and just learning about BMX, one track was already a legend in New Jersey. Craigmeur BMX. It was located in the Vernon Valley area and already by 1979 had seen an NBA National, all the pros and was known as THE track to go to if you were serious about […]
