Eddie Fiola 1984 Old School BMX, Huntington Beach California

[@skyelee9398]

I’m so glad my dad kept his 84 Pro Performer BMX. It’s mine now. I’m only 16 and I get a lot offers when I’m riding it with my friends. Eddie is super RAD. and my dad too for giving it to me.

[@DENS973]

Nice. Don't sell it. They go for a couple grand now in great condition.

[@jutgamester5870]

COMPLETE LEGEND BACK FROM MY DAYS..

[@DENS973]

This man was a something else on that GT Bike. A master. Well done 👏

[@DAEHOIDAR111]

We owe alot to Eddie Fiola I hope everyone knows this!!

[@royalkian2364]

Instablaster

[@mikes3925]

Yes we do…I remember as a kid stationed in Japan with my dad when they did the GT Pro Tour Europe. They were in Japan just off the base we were stationed at and I got to meet Eddie Fiola and Shaun White (the BMX Guy) and there was another guy I can’t remember. I recall they were so uncomfortable around the Japanese when they’d do autographs cause they couldn’t understand em and when me and my friends showed up they were at ease..there were Americans there…lol…we got to hang with em a little longer because they could talk to us and they were polite about the military. It was a day I’ll never forget. I’d like to get in touch with him and see if he’d remember that…he’d almost have to since we were the only Americans there.

[@darrellcummings1250]

And GT bikes as well.i know he was sponsored. Don't think GT paid him,cause he helped design the Performer.that's what I've heard.

[@dougp5044]

Greatest Freestyler of all time. I remember Eddie doing things that these guys do today. The sport really should mention him more as a founder along with so many others.

[@JaniceCarter-ws7lu]

Wish I could go back in time for this✔️

[@lukeskywalker1574]

hard to believe this was 35 years ago ... time flies when you are having fun !

[@2ndFloorHB]

1984 holly cow that was a while ago, with the Bruce Lee yellow outfits on the BMX bikes and even the 80s dance moves with the bike. Pretty good stuff.

[@BRENDAJASON1]

I remember year 84 so well lived all thru this time as a teen

[@ianmangham4570]

Awesome 👌

[@haro82]

Fiola is a total class act. Still riding with his classic style even today.

[@swiftcee266]

And doing the same tricks

[@antioccident]

Eddie was top back in the mid 80's for sure. We saw him at the nationals in Paris. ALl this old school BMX stuff is making me want to go out and get back into it again!

[@troycote4503]

So glad I got to see this in person that day! It was at a bike store off Warner

[@ricosuave7362]

Man I miss those days!!!

[@NeilLB7]

GT sold a Pro Performer because of this. To me. In 1987. The best of times. I loved that bike as if it was made of pure gold. It was like I was in the magazines too after I got it. Awesome bikes to this day.

[@randomrandomness8743]

Always loved those GT Performers back in the 80s. That and the Skyway were lush

[@MrJackcorgi]

Turning the pages of BMX plus and BMX action and remember being amazed at the tricks but really lusting after those bicycles. The GT pro performers and skyway were my favorite. Skyway does occationally release retro frames but limited and kind of expensive. For Bmx I always wanted the HUTCH pro racer with 3 piece cranks and the HUTCH bear trap pedals. HUTCH has also started releasing retro spec frames and forks and have large sizes as well. All the bikes listed above were way out of my price range at the age I was,lol.

[@placidrenegade]

I remember Eddie coming to England, he was staying with a friend of mine who's dad owned a BMX shop. Great to watch him just kick around the neighbourhood on his GT.

[@TboneTenEighties]

LOL These are my days baby..ridin' all day long. A kid growing up in the heart of BMX. Eddie always put a smile on my face. LEGEND!

[@rubenle3367]

bmx started here in southern California bmx is raceing we calld it freestyle back in the days!!!!!

[@yellowveedub]

I had a quarter pipe back then. Looking back I can't believe we rode those things that narrow 😲 I had a pro performer too. Yellow with blue skyway tuff 2, redline flight cranks, acs rotor and potts mod. Frame and fork standers totally decked out.

[@mikes3925]

Dude when I got stateside from Japan after their tour there I bought the hot pink one. My dad teased the hell out of me but I had to have it. It was all decked out and had the white mags. They made the bike so heavy when I’d do land trucks I went up to do a cherry picker and caught my leg in the break line and broke my foot. I got better, took the mags off And put graphite spokes on her…lol…made it a ton lighter seemed like.

[@Zyrantx]

thank's for the memories uploader, Eddie, king of freestyle BMX!

[@alan22470]

This mattered SO much in 8th grade study hall, 1983/84

[@andrewmcivor7482]

I had the privilege of meeting Eddie over 20yrs ago and he still blows my mind.

[@spencerthu2956]

I love the bike and Eddie is amazing as always

[@moonrunner303]

I love the interview at the end... the days before you had to be media savvy! I saw him in England... it was really good cos 'we talked the same language', although I was about 12 and didnt speak to him! Happy times!

[@troycote9447]

I was at this event! Time Flys!

[@nolenzvolenz]

so smooth,love fiola.

[@curvedbridge]

These guys rocking the high seat!

[@fishface20077002]

Saw the flying banana and Andy Ruffell here in Belfast way back in the early 80's as a wee sprog, great memories of it. When I see what riders can do nowadays compared to then, it blows me away but this is where it all began.

[@sfdoomed]

I remember sending a fan letter to Eddie back in the early '80s and he wrote back! Watching these old videos reminds me of how cool quarter pipe riding was, but also how cheesy the '80s were! All that breakdancing mixed with streetstyling!

[@iwaswithyourmom9410]

Sorry, that was his fan club manager...

[@jayonez137]

Eddie was the shit When I was a kid in the 80’s

[@TroyCote]

I was here this day. It was a bike shop Bolsa Chica Huntington Beach

[@TheNinjashideuno]

what a flashback..... wow. Trix r 4 kidz

[@ramonlaguer9971]

Nice video brings me back into time, GT bikes are the best!

[@ntroxell83]

The movie rad came out and that movie got me into bmx

[@marcoaaguilar432]

Ellos disfrutando las gt y llo apenas tenia un añito de nacido pero ahora me encantan las gt

[@bigglefty75]

GT-redline-db- pk ripper guy right here thx for the flash backs eddie

[@iwaswithyourmom9410]

I saw that blue PK laying down in the background too

[@snuffmoviestar1529]

That was a Quadangle

[@paulnokio1199]

I love that bike

[@SIGFREDOVELEZVELEZ]

Yoo tengo una Bicicleta GT California Aniquelada y negra Antigua California está bien bonita y hermosa ❤️😂😂😂😂😂

[@colony69]

I learnt to air on a Quarter the same size as that ramp! haha, can't believe how thin those old quarters were.

[@kichus26]

grandes recuerdos de mi adolescencia cuando practicaba en mi Redline !!!

[@alcyon2sp]

thanks for this, i never seen this before.

[@Hot80s]

nothing not to like about Eddie. He's got style & taste.

[@theWhitwellian69]

When I had a blue n yellow Raleigh Burner in 80s I wanted to spray my frame yellow so I could be the UK's, version of flying banana haha.those were the days, the 80s, total bmx mania....

[@alexjulian222]

Idk how some of these tricks weren’t adopted into street riding. Like the 180 Damien with that half bar in between and swing it back. That was absolutely crazy

[@theWhitwellian69]

Eddie Fiola,a.k.a.The flying banana.... Go on my son!!!!!

[@Scotty-P]

A true artist.

[@MozVolta]

Those were the days.

[@edinaldonaldo4392]

GT BMX tá na veia o amor 👍👍😎

[@futuremotors9157]

Love that cocky California bmx attitude He was the God Of BMX Freestyle and Knew it! Like yeah whatever reporter dude, beat it Clown I got to go do a cherry picker....

[@SAXONWARLORD1000AD]

the one piece crank really surprises me

[@PinkuStyle]

Great time

[@1iamzsummers1]

I know him personally. He grew up down the street from my house and my dad and uncles grew up with him.

[@alfmoonmoon2002]

Awesome 👍

[@ramonlaguer9971]

Viola reminds me of Bruce Lee with the yellow racing suit!

[@neilus]

flatland was the beginning of the end...

[@dazzadazshazzashaz]

The flying Banana.

[@indiopeltier9758]

Those yellow mag wheels!

[@Jx1x3]

So cool

[@jrvapor]

Im watching this video, and I notice the extra long rear cable because there's no rotor on the bike, thats where the bar spin came from Im guessing to untangle the cable, then after they invented the rotor the bar spin stuck and became a part of his and Martin's style!

[@willapajames]

Europe was hard to understand, except for England.

[@dazzadazshazzashaz]

The flying Banana. rad

[@MorbidThrasher666]

Get RAD!! Eddie is GOD!!!

[@skorpiolovesmith]

Hell yea

[@ohnonotjo]

OMG i have seen the light

[@OnTheLibCompOnceMore]

Too cool :)

[@bobbie249]

king eddie ;-)

[@HomeAtLast501]

I don't know very much about the history of BMX. Does anyone know --- did those Huffy bikes that started coming out in the '70s start the whole BMX trend? Or, were the Huffy bikes just following the BMX bike styling?

[@gtpturbo]

Back win it had soul!

[@iwaswithyourmom9410]

but now it looks gay

[@TeenageShutdown01]

Dude's so full of shame shilling @ 2:10.

[@healthyamerican]

eddie is like a cat which always lands on its feet.

[@ralf57yearsBMXdriver]

Eddddiiieeee.......

[@ramonlaguer9971]

I meant Fiola, sorry!

[@dtimm612]

They didn't have gyros back then right? How did they do all the handlebar spins with the cables?

[@bossfan49]

Extra long cables, so you'd maybe get 1 full spin, then you'd have to reverse it as you rode out of the trick.

[@pedalwithus]

Question, why hit the rear brakes on the pipe?

[@northhope]

1:13 is crazy

[@jonnytentpeg]

Was Andy Ruffle the guy from England?...

[@taelew]

Was this before or after Rad was filmed? If so, did GT give him permission to ride a Mongoose bike in the movie, or was a GT bike actually used with Mongoose badging? 🤔

[@Colombia36790]

No, this was 1984. RAD was filmed in 1986. The movie was based on his life, as you can see, they hired an actor that looked just like Eddie. I'm pretty sure that the heads over at Mongoose sponsored a lot more money into that movie, then GT did, so they had to use the Mongoose as the star bike, but every other bike, especially in the beginning of the film were GT Performers. The Karate Kid also used a Mongoose. They were around longer, so naturally they had more money and connection's in Hollywood at that time.

[@JungleINC4life]

I know Tony Murray and met Eddie @ his wedding

[@HYPHYRAGE303]

LEAVE IT TO BEAVER!!!!!

[@alexdewar6584]

The flying banana

[@darthsk8ter480]

My nigga rocking Banana yellow

[@blackdudemedia]

1:59 is amazing

[@radicalhabitoldschoolbmxap6942]

Let The Rad Days Roll...

[@Kuffdam73]

Trix R 4 Kidz

[@swiftcee266]

Eddie .....paid interview!!..lol...I'm joking ....Eddie... godfather of freestyle...along with Bob

[@abelalexander8405]

La montura la usaban alta

[@andrews6323]

Rad

[@mannygee005]

You're supposed to laugh when he makes a joke... heh he...

[@kevinisbell1867]

Yuh

[@kevinisbell1867]

Yuh

[@kevinisbell1867]

Yuh

[@the_cobfather]

daz my last name

[@stoysville]

Shame about the logo splashed right across. Spoils a great vid :(

[@danmills8521]

Man I miss these early days of BMX freestyle they had so much STYLE and Pizazz nowadays the riders are boring as fk! No style just some skill and same trick over and over like double back flip to a tail whip to a double tail whip to a front flip to a triple tail whip hey now a flip whip and he finishes up with a 360 double tail whip. Next guy: triple tail whip to a backflip to a 360 tail whip to a no hand front flip to a double tail whip fkn boring as fk 🤣 😂