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BMX Action Bike 1982-1984 BMX Action Bike 1985-1987
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Country : UK.
Publisher : UKBMX Publications Ltd puis Deltamere Ltd
Editors : Richard Grant, Nigel Thomas.
Mark Noble, Ride BMX UK #8, december 1993 : Its father was Official BMX magazine, and it lasted around eight years : some blame this magazine for slamming BMX into the doldrums due to its influx of skateboarding in the late 80's. Nick Phillip nudged his way and added a lot of life and colour into a previously stale mag, but gave himself 3 or 4 covers in the process, launched Anarchic Adjustment, and [along with Freestylin'] made being dual [ie. skating and biking at the same time] cool. At it's peak they claimed a circulation of 100.000 plus ; but then it sunk, turned into RAD magazine, ditched the biking and the rest is history. It was never really that good anyway.
1 issue 1 - april may 1982 - 50p - 52 pages
Profile of Bob Haro
UK riders in the US
Endurance mountainbiking
Diamond Back Silver streak test.
Tricking out : fork conversion.
2 issue 2 - june july 1982
GT test
trick stuff.
bmx action bike 08 82 issue 3 - august september 1982
Andy Ruffell at Rom on the cover.
Ripper test.
harry leary bmx action bike 04 issue 4 - october november 1982 (scanned by Moley 0802 - download)
Harry Leary on the cover.
ABMX ears.
How to bunny hop.
Harry Leary interview
Euro championships in Holland.
Kuwahara KZ1 test.
Me and my bike with Wayne Llewellyn.
54 pages.
andy ruffell bmx action bike 05 issue 5 - december 1982 january 1983
Andy Ruffell on the cover.
Manx TT racing.
£100 bike shootout.
Me and my bike with Ben Cook.
64 pages.
6 issue 6 - february march 1983
Racing from the worlds on the cover.
Mongoose Pro-Class test.
Lee Cooper Grand-Prix.
How to break wheelie records with Craig Strong.
Jag indoor BMX World Championships.
Me and my bike with Terry Lloyd.
Track focus on Bournemouth.
56 pages.
7 issue 7 - april may 1983
62 pages.Huffy Pro lightning test, Bob Haro how-to, Indoor racing.
book BMX ACTION BIKE BOOK
Published in 1983, this book contains 48 pages of BMX Action. It has different chapters like : BMX FEVER, HEROES IN HELMETS, FREESTYLE, TRICK STUFF, STREET AND BOWL, CRASH AND BURN, etc... There's a lovely picture of BOB HARO executing a lovely aeriel on a quarter pipe. The book is in A4 format.
AUTHOR : RICHARD GRANT & NIGEL THOMAS
EDITORS BMX ACTION BIKE MAGAZINE
PUBLISHER : PURNELL BOOKS
COLOUR PHOTO ILLUSTRATED
8 issue 8 - june 1983
80 pages.  DP Firebird test, NEC racing, Bob Haro, Sidehacks, Tyre shootout.
07 1983 issue 9 - july 1983
The new aero burner test.
Stunting : front wheel hops.
10 issue 10 - august 1983
Greg Hill on the cover.
Patterson V March European Championships
Greg Hill:World Champion (and his GT)
Haro's Freestyle Moves
Test on the Super Fox
Me and my bike:Stu Diggins.
11 issue 11 - september 1983
12 issue 12 - october 1983
Clint Miller Kuwahara cover + feature, World champs at Slagharen, Holland, Diamond Back Viper test, Backyard quarter pipes, PATTERSON PRO!!!! Radness
bmx action bike 11 83 issue 13 - november 1983
bmx action bike 14 issue 14 - december 1983 january 1984
Puch and Skyway on test.
greg hill bmx action bike 15 issue 15 - february 1984
Greg Hill on the cover.
The contents include bike tests of SE Racing's Floval Flyer and Race Inc. Theres an article on how to ride like a champion with Greg Hill, loads of great freestyle and racing etc etc.
bmx action bike 16 issue 16 - march 1984
Diggins in USA / Greg Hill Tells how / Me and my bike with Eddy King / Skyway ad / Torker Pro X ad / Diamond Back Pacer 500 ad / Freestyle with team Haro rider Mike Dominguez, Ron Wilton & Rich Segur / SE ad featuring all their models / '84 season preview / Curtis Test / How to win by Greg Hill.
eddie fiola craig strong andy ruffell bmx action bike 17 issue 17 - april 1984
Eddie Fiola (bottom right), Craig Strong and Andy Ruffell (top) on the cover.
Do you really need a freestyler to Fly
Review : Falcon Omega Pro
6 Pages of Eddie Fiola
Greg Hill Master Class:Race Tactics
How frames are made
How To put a coaster in your Tuffs
wayne llewellyn bmx action bike 20 issue 18 - may 1984
Wayne Llewellyn on the cover.
GHP and Yes Titan tests.
Andy Patterson's how to do a ramp 360.
Ron Wilton feature and photos
mark salisbury bmx action bike 20 issue 19 - june 1984
Mark "Sid" Salisbury on the cover.
Burners tested in Tenerife.
Kelloggs preview.
Skyway platform unvieled.
eddie fiola bmx action bike 20 issue 20 - july 1984
Eddie Fiola on the cover.
Special issue : BMX on TV.
Andy Ruffell, Bob Haro, Greg Hill, Eddie Fiola, Tim March.
david haynes bmx action bike 21 issue 21 - august 1984
David Haynes on the cover.
Hadley Bottom Brackets ad.
Car Jumping.
Dutch European Challenge Cup (6 page special) featuring all top US pro's - Eric Rupe doing a "one hander" in his moto's.
Peugeot Test.
Hutch Pro Raider test with awesome pic of Tim Judge pulling a one footed massive tabletop.
NBMXA National from Nottingham.
Very rare CW ad featuring Pete Loncarevich Replica and the freestyler.
Eddie Fiola and Mike Diminguez feature.
GT ad with Eddie Fiola.
BMX open Club Championships.
750 riders at Buckmore National.
22 issue 22 - september 1984
Andy Ruffell (1E) on the cover.
Euro Champs, Ipswich, Pegs, User Guide to Air, Suzuki Shogun, framewhips, Bradford, JMC Darrell Young.
104 pages.
bmx action bike 23 issue 23 - october 1984
bmx action bike 24 issue 24 - november 1984
120 page free radkap issue
GT Mach 1 ad / UKBMX National from Hounslow / Rickman Freestyler Test / Kuwahara ad / Big section on the history of BMX showing lots of famous riders in the mid seventies such as Greg Hill, Stu Thompson. A must have section for any serious vintage BMX fan.
Awesome double page full colour Shiner ad featuring the finest from Hutch "Pro Star Racer", "Trickstar" & all their accessories. Also the best from SE and Haro. These 2 pages alone are a must if anyone really wants to date their old school ride to perfection.
CURB DOGS Part 2. "How to Vanderoll"
BMX Beat feature. Mongoose ad (double page) / Club Championships / Ame ad featuring Torkers Tommy Brackens. National at Cocks Moor! Plus UKBMX rider charts. Kuwahara NOVA test. Me and my bike with Geth Shooter!
andy ruffel bmx action bike 25 issue 25 - december 1984
Andy Ruffell on the cover.
Why Ruffell switched to Raleigh ?
On test : Hutch Pro-Star and Supergoose,
Racing : Olympia Wigan Derby,
Freestyle : Curb Dogs,
Six different endos,
British freestyle Championships
UKBMX National.