Posts tagged Iconic Photos
Iconic Photos: John Tomac with a Coors Light
May 15, 2023 2:51pm
by
rob
I don't know who took this (Zapata Espinoza?) or what year but I always loved this pic of John Tomac on his drop bar Yeti with a Coors Light. Full 7-Eleven kit, Oakley shades and a Bell hairnet! This is some OG gravel stuff right here.
What are your favorite iconic bike photos from days past?
What are your favorite iconic bike photos from days past?
Iconic Photos: Brent Patterson Bunny Hops a High Hurdle
May 5, 2023 7:53am
by
rob
Last week this image popped into my mind--a pro rider bunny hopping a high hurdle. I'd cut it out of a magazine as a kid and put it on my wall. I just couldn't remember who the rider was or which magazine, though I knew it had to be BMX Action or BMX Plus.
A google search turned up the pic right away--I knew the second I saw it. Legendary BMX racer Brent Patterson from Hayward, California.
Back then there was no internet, no Instagram. This stuff wasn't on TV, either. We only had magazines. The magazines were literally everything to us, and they delivered month after month.
A little internet sleuthing and I found it: the September 1980 issues of BMX Action. If you didn't know, you can check out full PDFs of tons of great old magazines at oldschoolmags.com
Be sure to check out our BMX listings!
A google search turned up the pic right away--I knew the second I saw it. Legendary BMX racer Brent Patterson from Hayward, California.
Back then there was no internet, no Instagram. This stuff wasn't on TV, either. We only had magazines. The magazines were literally everything to us, and they delivered month after month.
A little internet sleuthing and I found it: the September 1980 issues of BMX Action. If you didn't know, you can check out full PDFs of tons of great old magazines at oldschoolmags.com
Be sure to check out our BMX listings!