With a storyline that seems channeled directly from a 14-yr old boy’s right cerebral cortex onto the 8-plex cinema screen (and then to laserdisc!), 1986′s RAD will ignite any latent BMX fantasies that may have been supplanted by Wi games and other modern sports. Pitting Bill Allen’s version of a small town cycling natural against factory rider (and olympian gymnastic) Bart Conner’s entitled variation of The Best Rider In the World, with a little Lori Loughlin thrown in for romantic interest (and one helluva bike dancing scene), RAD is the last cinematic word on classic BMX stunt action.

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Rhys Coren, taking time away from his artwork (which we rather like, we do) to provide important analysis of the fixed gear trickster’s direct insult to the BMX aesthetic. To the uninitiated (hands raised), it’s about the pedaling. Money: “But how do you explain that, by regressing to a former evolutionary state, forced to desecrate the element of style, twisting around on a vehicle far too big for it’s use and obstacle, is in anyway progressing?” You may look to The Come Up for further education, or you may simply return to your day.

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