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Sources: Go february 1992, Ride BMX UK #1 october 1992 (James Shephred interview), www.expn.com, ...
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Founders: James Shephred, Dave Parrick and Ruben Castillo in 1991.
Based in Austin, Texas.
early years Dave Parrick: My friends from and I started Club Homeless as a joke when we were in high school. It was a spoof on Club Homeboy. We just did it for fun and people seemed to like the name homeless so we used it for the bike company.

James Shephred: We started doing videos, t-shirts and things like that, years ago, under the Homeless name, with just me and my friend Dave Parrick.
1991 Homeless Bikes came out with revolutionary shinpads. These neoprene screenprinted, velcro equipped guards feature a removable sheet metal insert totally form-fitted to your lower leg.

Pete Augustin is Homeless-mounted.

The Homeless hardware catalogue includes two frame and fork sets -the Soul Bro (flatland/street) and The Mack (street- axle pegs (Forties), seat posts, and stems.
Homeless frame and forks were originally custom made by the same manufacturing plant responsible for S&M Bikes.
1992 December 1992: Ruben Castillo has left Homeless Bikes. He owned half of Homeless with James Shepherd.
1993 Homeless Mack tested in BMX Plus! january 1993.

Homeless Trash video produced by Homeless Bikes in 1993 and starring James Shepperd, Dave Parrick, Kevin Gutierrez, Chase Gouin, John Yull, Lee Sultimer, ... Tricks: Icepick grinds. Handrail to 180°, 30 steps handrail, ...

James Shepherd left Homeless and Gregg Hansen has control of Homeless and owns the rights.
1995 Owner: Gregg Hansen.
Homeless Bikes is actually building 40 to 50 bikes a week.

Ride BMX UK august 1995: Homeless Bikes out of Texas have picked up a couple new riders for an expanding team. Dylan Worsley left Standard and is now riding a Player frameset while living in Homeless HQ in Austin, whilst star of the latest Poorboy video 500 miles Ed Koenning is now riding a Mack frameset.
1996 Pornstar frame.
1997 Ride BMX UK october 1997: Homeless Bikes just suffered a major set-back, due to the fact that their entire manufacturing unit went down in flames. The welding shop where they make all the bikes just burnt down - although how this will effect Homeless and the bikes is unknown right now. Could they carry on like a phoenix from the ashes ?
HOMELESS team
Ruben Castillo 1991-1993

Jason Davies 1993

Chase Gouin 1991 - october 1992: Chase is leaving Homeless (in good terms) for Standard. Apparently the lure of cash was too hard to resist.

Greg Guillote 1991

Kevin Gutierrez 1993

Nate Hanson 1995

Jeff Harris 1991

Ed Koenning 1993 - 1995 - ....

Eben Krackau 1993

Bill Nitschke 1993

Steve Ornales 1993

Dave Parrick 1991-1993

James Shepherd 1991-1993

Lee Sultimer 1993

Dylan Worsley 1995 - ....