Bmxer Pillows
Description: Founded in 1963, Skyway Recreation is without question one of the original innovators in BMX racing, and aside from their composite wheels, they're probably best remembered for producing one of the first BMX freestyle teams. The team toured seemingly non-stop, putting on expositions and demos at just about every bike shop and shopping mall in America (and beyond), all in promotion of their cutting edge freestyle products and complete bikes.
Description: BMX Bandits is a 1983 Australian action film about three teenagers who discover a stash of walkie-talkies, and decide to make a quick buck by selling them. Unfortunately, the equipment belongs to a gang of hardened criminals who need them for their next job, and will do anything to get them back. The film was initially released as Short Wave in the United States, but would regain it's BMX Bandits title when it made its way to home video.
Description: UNI BMX are credited with creating the lightest bicycle seats ever produced, making them popular with racers looking for the edge that shaving off a few ounces off their race bikes might provide. In addition to their ultralight once piece seats, UNI also made number plates, grips, race pants, jerseys, and more, all of which maintained the company's 'lighter is faster' mantra. This design reflects UNI's iconic rainbow logo that went into use in the '80s.
Description: Before there was Torker BMX, there was a small family-owned and operated a company called Texon, run out of a garage in Anaheim Hills, California. Founded in 1975, the company was set up to design and build BMX racing frames. The following year, the company was renamed Johnson Engineering, and by year-end, it was renamed again, to Torker. The Johnson Engineering name was still attached for many years, most often in ads and on the head tube decals, but would eventually be phased out altogether as Torker BMX became a major player in high end BMX race bikes.
Description: Aero BMX began making racing gear for BMX riders back in 1979 and quickly became known for their premium apparel, often working as a supplier of many factory team uniforms. While pants and jerseys may have been Aero's bread and butter, they went on to manufacture some other accessories for BMXers. From pads and seats to number plates and mag wheels, Aero built up a pretty decent catalog over the years.
Description: If you were a BMX rider in the '80s, you probably recall Rockville BMX. Based in Rockville, Maryland, even if you weren't a local or even a north easterner, you definitely saw their ads in every major BMX magazine, and probably even sent away for their catalogs. Whether you were into freestyle, dirt jumpers, or traditional racers, Rockville BMX had you covered. In addition to their general catalogs, Rockville also published several dedicated catalogs for most manufacturers, as well as some for the aforementioned styles of BMX. The shop hosted countless trick shows and exhibitions in their parking lot, and being a well known national mail order operation, took the show on the road as well.
Description: Dyno was a BMX company founded in 1982, focusing on apparel and accessories, and eventually making their own bikes. In '88, the new catalog came out, but one bike stood out from the crowd - a Pro Compe Team with Dave Voelker kneeling behind it. By the time new models hit shops, the Pro Compe Team didn't look like the one in the catalog as several parts were swapped out, but the most significant change was that the cool graffiti decals never made it to production bikes. The unicorn bike was truly one-of-a-kind, becoming known as the 'Catalog Voelker-Build.' Over the years, many Dyno fans have recreated the iconic freestyler, including their own graffiti style graphics which were the inspiration for the design we have here.
Description: Custom Works Racing, more commonly known as CW Racing, was founded in 1979 near Anaheim, California. After nearly a decade of building competition BMX bikes and winning their fair share of races, CW decided to rebrand as Revcore in 1988. Over the next seven years, Revcore releases eight different models before closing up shop in 1995.
