Bmx Freestyle Legend Eddie Fiola: The King Of Skateparks
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- Interview with Eddie Fiola the Freestyle BMX King of the Skateparks! Eddie sits down with Bill for an impromptu chat about BMX, Cars, Beer and turning 65.
This is not NSFW and we apologize in advance. It is a part one of a series where Bill Ryan, the founder / owner of Supercross BMX and the partners in Legend Bike Co. The makers of Eddie Fiola’s Former Pro bikes as well as a ton of other creations from Bill’s BMX mind.
After all, we did it all for the FUN, never for the $$$$ and I think as you start to see a few of these you will see. So sit down, grab a cold drink, send Eddie and Bill a coffee and enjoy..
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That original white frame is so cool, and incredible that you kept it! Should make a complete bike with it!
I want to build it up exactly like it was back then!
I love watching Eddie Fiola's old interviews and stuff from the 80's, he's such a genuine guy, he hasn't changed a bit. Even way back then he was talking about making his own frame.🤘
Eddie is a great guy. Proud to call him a friend for so many years... decades...
Wow Bill totally blown away with your comments on raising the production of your competitors to raise the industry as a whole. Super attitude much respect, thank you for such as great interview.
Thanks Bryant, I truly want the industry to build the best for the entire sport. This is a recreational activity that we all choose to enjoy, and we deserve to have the best equipment. Regardless of the level we compete at. I appreciate your comment! Thank you for watching!!
This is really good!
Great interview!! Hey it's Dave from Ohio. Remember RAD2 tricking out on the super trick bike? LOL.... So much fun! A gentleman and scholar Eddie! You're the King bruh! Also we use to make bike parts in metal shop back in the 70's. I have plenty of scars to prove it!! Insane building a bike at 12 Bill. I wish you and yours the best sir!! BMX 4ever!
You guys are awesome ✌️
You are awesome!
This is just brilliant , two super talented guys with still the love of bmx. Thank you, Super Cross and you, Eddie. I'm 50 still can't let go.
Glad you enjoyed it ! It was just two old friends talking BMX! More to come!
really enjoyed this and based on all the different things you could've discussed, you and Eddie should do a podcast together, maybe quarterly!
Thanks glad you enjoyed it. We are going to try to do more of these …
Thanks , Great Episode , love how its both of you co interviewing each other🤟
Thank you! We didn’t plan an interview… Eddie just stopped by and our Camera guy Daniel was finishing up our Tech Tip Tuesday so we figured why not! Nothing planned, nothing scripted, just a quick chat between friends…
Great interview! Love hearing about the old stories aka the history of bmx, for example, that VDC prototype - great stuff! Look forward to Part 2!!👍
Glad you enjoyed it! We are just trying to document the History of the Sport one way or another. I look forward to part 2... and 3...
Eddie Fiola is my all time favourite rider been a fan of his since the early 80s gratings from NSW from Australia
Eddie is awesome!
A legend of the BMX Free style bike Dope fresh
My childhood Hero and still is 👍
Change my age … love how they edited the other stuff…. Lots of hours laying on the pavement trying to be Eddie … thank u
Oh you should of been there… lots of stuff got edited…😜🤪😜🤪😎 wait till the next one!
Great interview! I’ve bought a bunch of Eddie’s bikes from them and they have outstanding customer service, straight from Bill! Hopefully I’ll get to meet my idol one day.
Thank you! We try!!
I built up one of the Yellow Fiola DJ's during lock down and love it!
Awesome!! Glad you love it!! More to come!!
Great interview, looking forward to more hopefully. I picked up a Pro-former back f&f and built it in 2016 and took the bike back to the US on a trip in 2017 all the way from Ireland , got to hang out with Eddie & Martin and fulfil a lifelong dream at Huntington Beach. As much as I love my Pro-former the former Former-Pro really knocked it out of the park with the pressed rear drop outs, the space for the modern pegs on the forks and the fixed seat rake and I'm sure there's other build improvements that I'm not aware of! Thanks for keeping the sport alive..
Thank you! Eddie is a great guy and I love your comments about the frame! We try to build the best!
Bill your a super nice guy and this was very informative 👍
Thank you, just a guy who loves BMX , I am truly humbled by your words, thank you
Awesome interview, am still a fan of the songs "The Reflex-Duran Duran" and the extra long version of "Axel F" because Eddie did some freestyle shows at the Dutch racing European Championships back in '86.
Their show was totaly refreshing to a lot of racers but also skateboarders. Fun fact i rode with Eddie and Martin in a pretty sketchy Hollywoodramp at this youthcentre called Siësta in Hengelo the Netherlands where they spend some free time afterwards. They dropped in the vertramp wich was pretty rare those days. Good to see and hear that bmx evolved soo muvh from the early days ☯💪🍾❤
I'm relatively late in getting back into old school BMX. By the time I had discovered that Eddie was making the Former Pro they were no longer available. I'm wondering, Bill, do you guys have plans to build another run of those frames I the future? Also, a book was mentioned briefly. I bought the Billy Henrickle Fiola book last year. Does Eddie have another book coming out?
Sorry you missed that run, Eddie and I have a few things up our sleeves.... And Eddie has his book , it is the one on raddesigns1986.com/products/when-i-was-king-the-eddie-fiola-story
@@SupercrossBMX. oh ok. That's the one I read last summer. I thought he had ANOTHER book of some sort in the making. As busy as that guy is I wouldn't have been surprised if he did. LOL
EODM & QOTSA... dope
Of course!!
BMX imo was everything in th mid late 80s
Bill, you don't have to apologize for showing this alcohol - Mezcal - beverage. I saw your videot hen and it showed a very responsible way of presenting it. Moreover I want to remark the fine humor you showed.😎👍
That mom that complained for almost an hour doesn't obviously understand a thing about drinking culture - no offence to her. What in most cases the young people of today arn't taught is drinking culture. Then they would know to drink in civilised way with right context to culture and heritage.😌
Best regards and keep up the good work!👍
David😎
Thank you so much! I truly appreciate that! And yes, drinking responsibly is something that is missed along the way... I guess it has been for years. Glad you saw the humor and hope you have a great day!!
Yeaaa eddie the legend i am copy them.....okok eddie better😊
NICE TIME FROM GERMANY
Legend!
Rad!
Rad!!
If Haro sent somebody a cease-and-desist order, about the dual top tubes, why did they never Sue Hutch?
What is the holdup on the former pro bike I’ve been checking the website for about a year and everything is sold out
New stuff will happen soon enough.... we do have Forks and Bars in stock
Hummm.... This explains why there are no welds on the back sides of the rear dropouts of a frames.
The Kuwahara name is for sale? Do you have any more information Bill?
No, Kuwahara is not currently for sale that I am aware of. It was available for License when Howie came by, but that was years ago. RIP Howie. ( www.bicycleretailer.com/north-america/2013/07/12/beloved-industry-figure-howie-cohen-74-dies )
@@SupercrossBMX. Thanks for the info. RIP Howie.
Where can I get a FormerPro?
They have been sold out for years , but I hear that they may be coming back to www.legendbikeco.com this spring.
Welding with coat hangers ?