Denney Griffiths was the editor of the first issue.
PREMIERE ISSUE of the BMX magazine "BICYCLES AND DIRT". 84 pages.
Illustrated feature articles include "A Look at BMX in the 22nd Century", plus extensive coverage of official BMX races in Northen California, Oregon, Texas, and Minnesota.
All of this plus the illustrated comic strip "WACKO and FLEABAG" plus the usual load of great vintage ads (Pac-Man, Intellivision Home Video System, Team Diamond back for Keds sneakers, etc.).
Tim Judge of Hutch and Eddie King of Diamond Back on cover.
It covers races in Phoenix, Washington, OKC just to name a few. Also, it has a color poster inside of Factory Schwinn rider Mike Poulson.
Getting it Done - Trick riding growing in popularity.
Hot Tips - Trick mods for your ride.
ABA/ProGard Lonestar Nationals/Lubbock, Texas
Wheaties Gold Cup Qualifier/Lubbock Texas
1983 Wheaties Gold Cup/Tempe Arizona
Profile - CW's Debbie Kalsow
Atlantis 2025 - 20,000 BMXers under the Sea
BMX Word Search
ABA Track Directory
Stu Thompson and J.D. Finney on the cover.
Oregon Gold Cup in Clackamas
Levis Spring national
Hutch's Lil' Holeshot bicycle
Stu interview
Bakersfield Gold Cup.
It's Tim Corwin on the cover. Photo by Denny Griffiths.
Lightest Mini Ever - Building the lightest raceable mini
'83 Levi's ABA Grands - Tulsa, OK - Doug Davis Dominates
Race Under Fire
JMC & Darrel Young - A look at the rider and the Bike
ABA Track Directory
Covers ABA Nationals in Northern California, Arizona, Texas and North Carolina. Hutch Pro Star Trick Star Tim Judge and Woody Itson are profiled. Brian Blyther tailwhip.
Test - Kuwahara Laser Lite - Cook Bros. Pro
ABA/Free Agent - Lumberjack Nationals/Salem Oregon
Profile - Cheri Elliot
Mini Kids - A look at the Future
ABA Great Lakes National - Detriot, MI
ABA Kam-Champion Lone Star Nationals - Lubbock, TX "The Perfect Track"
ABA/CW Us National - Bakersfield, CA
Results - Honeycomb Gold Cup Series - Chandler,AZ-Detriot MI-Austin/Lubbock,TX
ABA Track Directory
