{"title":"Alans BMX 45 Years Posters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are planning to produce a series of limited edition posters featuring iconic photos of our riders from our 45 years from 1981 right up to the present day.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKitty Joseph\u003c\/strong\u003e kicks things off with this stretched no hander from Adrenalin Alley taken bu \u003cstrong\u003eRob Sidlow\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese posters are free with larger orders or you can just order one on it's own if you like. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"alans-bmx-45-years-poster-1-kitty-joseph-2026","title":"Alans BMX 45 Years Poster #1 Kitty Joseph 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo celebrate our 45 years in business we are producing a series of A3 posters with our riders from over the years, going right back to 1981. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDepending on the size of your order we will send one free when stocks last, or if you want extra or just this on it's own, you can buy one.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis first poster is of 15 year old \u003cstrong\u003eKitty Joseph\u003c\/strong\u003e at Adrenalin Alley shot by \u003cstrong\u003eRob Sidlow\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKitty made headlines being the first female to execute a double backflip, in 2025, just 6 months months after learning a single. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alans BMX","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56445570318722,"sku":"45YPOSTER-1","price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0003\/3698\/6131\/files\/alans-bmx-45-years-poster-1-kitty-joseph-2026-misc-alansbmx-1226672662.jpg?v=1773079837"},{"product_id":"alans-bmx-45-years-poster-2-tony-holland-1983","title":"Alans BMX 45 Years Poster #2 Tony Holland 1983","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo celebrate our 45 years in business we are producing a series of A3 posters with iconic images of  our riders from over the years, going right back to 1981. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDepending on the size of your order we will send one free while stocks last, or if you want extra or just this on it's own, you can buy one.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough there are many great photos of Tony Holland to choose from for a poster (some below) this iconic shot taken by Nigel Higginson for BMX Bi-Weekly magazine at the UKBMX National at Onchan Head, Isle of Man in 1983. Is my favourite BMX photo of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmain id=\"MainContent\" class=\"content-for-layout focus-none\" role=\"main\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"shopify-section-template--15594897211490__main\" class=\"shopify-section section\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"article-template\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"article-template__content page-width page-width--narrow rte scroll-trigger animate--slide-in\" itemprop=\"articleBody\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA bit of backstory; I was originally invited to go to help design the track back in late 1981 with Mike Pardon. We stayed with a dealer of ours who had a shop in the centre of Douglas (Pedal Power), they lived above the shop but we stayed in their scary old townhouse frurther along the front with no lights. After a couple of days we had the track layout marked out and we took the ferry back to Heysham - the next time I saw the track it was completed at this National. The whole weekend was a ton of fun, I remember Craig Borrows hopping over the counter at the amusements causing me to collapse on the floor with laughter, it is hands-down the most I have ever laughed in my life. Later, we went to see the film Tron and there was a race the day after in Ramsey but I went horse riding instead. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0003\/3698\/6131\/files\/tony_40_1024x1024.jpg?v=1641114100\" alt=\"Tony Holland\" width=\"1024x1024\" height=\"1024x1024\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Photo: Nigel Higginson\/BMX Bi-Weekly \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmazingly, I found this video of that same day of riders (including Andy Ruffel) \"styling\" over that same jump in a break after the motos. Video courtesy of Louise Kellet (nee Westwell):\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's a clip of myself and John Lee in the Motos:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n1TTAtqTMj8\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0003\/3698\/6131\/files\/1044631_10151501372469677_211273795_n_1024x1024.jpg?v=1641121245\" width=\"1024x1024\" height=\"1024x1024\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's an ad for BMX Bi-Weekly from the same year. For some reason we had to go to North Wales to have this studio shot taken, it was the first time I'd seen a Hasselblad (large format) camera. in 2020 year we replicated this ad with John Bentley, after he swept 20\" \u0026amp; Cruiser both days at the first Nationals of 2020, just after the series was abandoned due to Covid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0003\/3698\/6131\/files\/fast_copy_copy_480x480.jpg?v=1641121413\" alt=\"John Bentley\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI suppose the photo resonates so much so because it marked a point when UK riders could be as \"Factory\" as the Americans. Everything in the photos is dialled, down to the finest detail: the A'ME facemark, the Max legaitors, the matching Vans - of course Tony's timeless style. I rest my case:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0003\/3698\/6131\/files\/81015884_10158249140737697_6953947146265559040_n_1024x1024.jpg?v=1641121949\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Ipswich National I think, same year, '83.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0003\/3698\/6131\/files\/81481018_10158261499087697_2083024886195814400_n_600x600.jpg?v=1641122033\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJag World Championships, Las Vegas, 1983. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0003\/3698\/6131\/files\/170505_135443496519060_2415635_o_1_600x600.jpg?v=1641122508\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDecember 1982 ad from BMX Action bike. \u003cbr\u003eL-R: Tony Holland, Gary Fenwick, Craig Borrows, Damian Jackson, Alice Temple, Darren Nelson, Alan Woods. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlan Woods.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2nd January, 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPDATE FROM TONY 3\/1\/22\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eThose of you that know me, I feel somewhat embarrassed with stuff like this. I’m was just a kid from a small town in the Northwest.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eI had amazing mentors: Alan Woods, Terry Lloyd, Mike Miranda, Chuck Robinson, Mr Woods and of course my Dad.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eRiders that challenged me to be better, but also have fun: Geth Shooter, Dylan Clayton, Tony Fleming, The Law Man, Damon P, Crofty, Matt Doren, Jason Brown and many more. My age group was, I’m sure many will disagree, the hardest, Craig Schofield, Jason Maloney, Chris Young \u0026amp; Darrin Stock, true gents and adversaries.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eAlan asked me to quote on the IOM pic. Special race that one. Literally just back from the States.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eI had my bike stolen in Las Vegas. True to form Chuck and Alan said they’d sort it when we arrived back in LA. Chuck told me to go into the Robinson warehouse and just pick a frame, fork, bars etc. I found a Scott Clark frame and fork.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eChuck, Alan and I then drove around LA to various bike shops, manufactures. The outcome is the bike in the photo. In summary, no factory stuff here\u003cspan\u003e ;)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e1 \u0026amp; 3\/8\" Wheels with Comp III tyres, I think a few were sold in the UK on my return:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eCampagnolo BMX Crankset\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eTorker BB\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eBridgestone self centre rear calliper (Prototype)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eShimano lever, modified (Team Gullet)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eSuntour pedals (on return to the UK, Nigel Page dads custom cages, the best)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eUNI seat.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eOther: Bell RT Helmet. Just trick as f*ck.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eHaving MAX as a sponsor meant custom M1 race pants with no padding. Now I remember why it hurt so much when I crashed.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eThere are many other magazine pics out there, my favourite is Dijon Euros with Craig and Jason in the first turn, right on the ragged edge (SEE ABOVE). For a while it was always the three of us, every weekend. 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