Eddie Fiola Flatland Run AFA Finals 1988

[@pocdabeno1974]

1988 was a good year!

[@jacksinsel8798]

One of the GodFathers of Freestyle. Awesome Eddie. All of us in our late 40s and early 50s. We thank you for the great times as a kid growing up in the 80's.

[@jamesgallagher1992]

Definately🤘🤘

[@40datboysha]

That Moonwalk was classic fly!

[@frankiem749]

Its definitely criminal how smooth he rides.

[@haro82]

The tricks might not have been the most cutting edge at the time, but its the way he does them that makes them special. Total showman. Smooth, total style, and the ultimate showman. I dont think he was competing to win, but rather have fun and entertain at that time. Best all around rider ever.

[@user-bd5md5cm2j]

Cutting edge at the time. We had never seen anything like it

[@rdizzo1313]

HE IS A LEGEND!!! I looked up to him as a kid growing up watching RAD with my friends. The beginning of the movie was what got me hooked on bikes.👌🏽

[@LoneWolfed]

I'm 46 and Eddie was a huge influence on me riding then and now. Met him a year ago. Super nice guy. This run was so dialed!

[@Ravenhawk253]

If we had intranet back in 1988 = I woulda broke my neck trying this stuff, so glad I was limited to mimicking a few snapshots from magazines lol

[@tynchytemper9618]

Exactly how it was😂

[@andialiasing6546]

So true :D

[@scotty193]

The Moon walk was just epic considering the backing track. BMX evolved way past this level but classics are so good to see even in 2020. I never had internet when I was the local BMX star in my own mind hahahaha. BMX action pix captures from Fiola, Mike Miranda on a beauty PK Ripper was what I had in UK to try emulate.......I miss those days.

[@spookypunky]

He rides just like Cru Jones! Thanks for posting this!

[@BudStv23]

An old school bike, an old school song and an old school rider. This is awesome.

[@gorgeoussteve]

MR. Entertainment! That´s something that I miss in todays competition. Eddie always knew how to rock the crowd! And his fast style was so hot and smooth. Thanx Eddie, for so many great years of your riding.

[@Scorcher-nn5yy]

Eddie is still the king of the Skate parks...He invented pretty much everything.

[@ScoobyDooby530]

Scorcher2112 Mat Hoffman is responsible for modern day big air vert riding

[@philanders3705]

​@@ScoobyDooby530Hoffman definitely evolved BMX but if it weren't for Eddie fiola there would have been no Matt Hoffman

[@brendan9218]

Nothing but blood sweat and tears hard work pays off!

[@joshsuko8185]

The flair and showmanship really set him apart. Little flourishes, barspins, pedal spins, tipping his visor to the crowd. Just superb. Finally got to meet him last week almost 40 years after first seeing him airing Pipeline in a magazine. Such an awesome person!

[@kurt.schmidt]

Right on!

[@FreestylerFinny]

Eddie Fiola was "The Man" that made BMX what it is today, There is something that these great riders of today cannot learn, and that is "Style" most of Today's Tricks are so complex they go over the head, so I think respect is needed here, we are talking about the Video/Eddie Fiola....why does it go into a direction where we start dissing?? anyway I could watch Video's like this all day.

[@NeilLB7]

And he's still just as good today!!

[@Twinturbospool]

Had me at the moon walk haha pretty slick..I mean RAD :)

[@RdSAW11]

Can't like this enough. SO damn stylish.

[@zz3610]

This man is a real Showman !! Awesome Video

[@jdc8352]

My youth. This stuff molded my lifestyle 🚲👍

[@ScreamAndFly]

Eddie Fiola will always be the King!

[@othervoicez]

seeing any of these maneuvers is real cool, I have not met the man in person but I hear he is a real nice person and a pleasure to be around. also you have to think this was 21 yrs ago pretty impressive still, and absolutely rad bitd. I will thank him, Thank you eddie for all you have done, and continue to do. This vid was great to watch :D

[@axelsmith4163]

I've seen a lot of freestyling in my day, but most of these trick I haven't seen before. Original and awesome!

[@acanadianwoodworker]

It's cool seeing how the power and strength of ramp/skatepark riding benefited flatland... when Eddie does a simple 360 bunnyhop he can make the bike look almost weightless

[@aarongabrielsentreprenuers3216]

Ikr

[@bedlambikes]

Even though he was a vert rider, Fiola had more style on the ground than any of todays pro flatlanders!!

[@just4kicks950]

This is a cool post thanks!! lots of memories !! Eddie & Martin was the great's but the first time I seen Dave Mirra was awesome Rip to Dave Mirra & his family !! Much respect to all the great's 💯👏👏🔥🙆‍♂️

[@Scotty-P]

The best flatland routine I've ever seen.

[@borinkano73]

Love this vid,true freestyle origens.

[@josephboehm1454]

Thanks for that post Needed something awesome to watch during this time

[@ChiCan76]

Awesome! I am still looking for parts of my face after he blew them off with this performance. I heard he will be in Calgary for the RAD event in late August. Can't Wait! - and thanks for posting bro.

[@stefanjohansson7471]

Very smooth and fluid run. Cool!

[@DanyWildTV]

he had a so smooth style ! ramp and flat !

[@PeterDavies-z2g]

so skillful! I can remember him in the 80s!!

[@richardxeelee]

Saw him in Coventry England in about 1985? Pure class!

[@MorbidThrasher666]

Wow,best flatland ive ever seen Eddie do!

[@Scorcher-nn5yy]

Wichita Kansas..Wonder if BTK was in the audience?? LOl Fiola and Aparijo rule even to this day. I watch them constantly and have yet to seen someone be as smooth and crisp as them. Even when their foot hit the ground I would still give them a 10 because they are classy too. Role models for kids. Sucks to get old. But I still see Eddie and Martin on KZbin doing their thing. You'r never too old to ride a bike.

[@50calpulse76]

Eddie was one of my favorite riders

[@LAnonHubbard]

I had forgotten about the pegs at the top of the forks, and yes that moonwalk at 2:55 was very cool!

[@gorgeoussteve]

bmx has always been about show and style- Eddie had it all-....still has in fact.

[@frankthespank]

Art on two wheels.

[@raymondboone9717]

He's traveling back through my town in 2 weeks, and I want him to autograph my 85 GT performer

[@McFlyinNinja]

Raymond Boone did he sign your bike??

[@originalseed6744]

Did he sign it????

[@cowboys1772]

That was awsome Eddie

[@spookybaba]

Just quality!

[@MrJackcorgi]

Flatland freestyle was fun to watch but it seemed very limited in the amount of tricks they could perform and it just never caught on in a big way. Similar to rodney mullens bag of tricks ,even tho he is an amazing skater. When it comes to riding BMX in the pools and half pipes,etc ...eddie was king. I remember being 11 and lusting after the bicycles all those guys were riding. I made some pretty decent bikes but nothing like these guys had. Standing on top of an 8 foot drop in is pretty intimidating to say the least. Thank you for uploading these gems

[@TaterRogers]

ALL HAIL THE KING!

[@jamesgallagher1992]

Agreed🤘🤘🤘

[@bmwboylauder5530]

Love it so smooth 😮

[@jtman04401]

Anyone know what bike he was on in this vid? For some reason my brain is telling me he left GT and was on Ozone for a year or so b4 kinda fading out.. this bike isnt a GT as GT didnt have head tube gussets on its freestyle Performer series.. and the small top tube platform.. Maybe CW ?

[@scotty193]

Yeah the video is hard to tell, I thought a chrome GT Performer at first original model but that gusset from down tube to head stem is a REDLINE feature then. I am unsure on this one and maybe some custom manufacturer like you suggest.

[@MkeTrainBoy]

Miss the Miami hopper and cherry pickers. Good times as a 12 year old in 86 eddie and Martin were my idols

[@Thecrookedking15]

GOD🫶🏼 amazing 🤙🏼

[@spookypunky]

I used to rent RAD as a kid.. Every weekend. That was in '86 ;)

[@MustangBoss1973]

Smooth run Eddie was on fire

[@rodriguez900]

Man eddie is just plane sick with it, im barley learing flat land and these guyz make it look so dam easy

[@flatlandtom]

great vid thanks

[@Smittyschannel]

I think the sliding rock walks are pretty slick too :-)

[@A.I.N.A.C..]

Epic, gonna have to bust out the moon walk on my 2000 ridge back mountain bike!

[@bbgjk75]

the best ever .....

[@danh5150]

The 'quick spin' at 2:20 was awesome!

[@msmbuchanan]

KING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@greenmantis2158]

Man , back in the 80’s I could do most this stuff. If I had internet I could have done it all. I had a bike and nothing but time on my hand

[@Macirvine]

it sould be like this today.

[@dientrogemplamado]

trully skilled!

[@stevengilmartin4805]

Eddie was a Smooth Criminal

[@Rene4eli]

Bad ass keep in it real

[@hobbs12cats]

That monwalk was cool

[@frankfernandez6027]

I soo miss my trickstar!!!

[@zalexander8832]

The moonwalk was a showstopper. God I miss the 80's.

[@SwankeyMonkey]

Whole 'nother level.

[@opticbigevil7828]

To this day I still have no idea how he did that moonwalk with the bike XD

[@honchoxba]

Eddie rode for GT if I'm correct

[@alanb1863]

GT, and then later, Dyno

[@Smittyschannel]

pretty impressive; I didn't know eddie did much flatland; I guess ha had just enuf tricks to do a few routines what was the trick at 2:20?

[@guelintepetepe3383]

Super Nice show

[@haro82]

You gotta love the high speed sliding rock walk trick. Also the fake surfer crash. Awesome.

[@honchoxba]

This is all Eddie learned since Rad?

[@zeddieb5150]

@Scotty Crammer this is Eddie fiola

[@GarbagepailbroS]

THAT was bad ass! One sweet trick after another. Anyone that says Eddie wasn't bad ass is just being a dick. 5 stars for sure!

[@Aglassact77]

Most the modern tricks you can link back to Eddie, RL Osbourne, and hoffman, and the sport had to finally move even further forward. You can't diss Eddie because he's like the "Godfather" of the flat ground and ramp king, but people have a competitive spirit and will always raise the bar on sports to make them more exciting. Alot of the new tricks are extensions, or newer versions of the old ones anyway. If Eddie just happened to be born in 1990, he would still be the best around here, HEHE...

[@jdc8352]

Vision street wear was the gold back then66❤️

[@frankbougrasse8047]

What was that BMX in the video? Is it a 20" or 24"?

[@JuniorPolancoLaCoalicion]

true showmanship! eddie rules!! what bike was he on, a revcore?

[@notleftorright5935]

Junior Polanco gt pro freestyle team model 1988

[@jbradbury2]

Its not what you do..its the way you do it!

[@carloscruz3213]

EPA bien gracias por el aporte desde 1994 monte BMX

[@LoopDoc]

Super tricks and rad bike. Anyone know what it is?

[@jamesgallagher1992]

Used to ride gt for years tho he maybe was riding for dyno at this time...legend all the same👍

[@nikolayangelov6699]

Super😊

[@74Bogie]

what kind of bike is that?

[@maklovin5253]

you can hear smooth criminal playing in the back which came out earlier that same year.

[@3804780]

Which factory do you ride for?

[@davidperezlopez5453]

Me recuerda a mi con mi gt mach wan hace 35 años

[@liamphillips2951]

Bike-ael Jackson 😂😂😂

[@eddiemunster5171]

What's he riding? Its looks like a Haro Sport.

[@originalseed6744]

Hahahaha

[@carlosbravobravo2255]

Se considera bici bmx?

[@more6326]

No one in my neighborhood could even do these Tricks today

[@ollieroks]

ya, but no one was doing them BEFORE. if there was a beaging, it was EDDIE

[@joewelsh8979]

fucking awesomeness!!!

[@ralfwith57bmx]

Eddy du bist der coolste😉

[@ralfwith57bmx]

Eddys Style Real and cool oldschool bmx .......no caboose and the other roll on tricks😊......in newschool the bmx bike have One tire😉and than Spinning Spinning Spinning.😉

[@3804780]

Actually, I was taking the piss out of you mate. "how about doing some real tricks", who the hell are you to say that about Eddie Fiola? The guys of that era Pioneered the sport. Riders today are drawing on decades of knowledge. Back then there was no-one to show you tricks, you had to make them up. Instead of being sarcastic, just say thank you and be on your way !!

[@donny2327]

Is he on a Pro Performer? Don't think so?

[@jamesgallagher1992]

Possibly dyno at this time🤔👍

[@MorbidThrasher666]

@@jamesgallagher1992 Looked like a gt pro or mach 1,i didnt see any frame stand in the video so no pft or pp

[@WilliamBarryRoberts]

Let's put this Columbus AFA comp into perspective for those that are unaware.....us kids from the Midwest absolutely destroyed the pros from California at this event. In fact, it marks the beginning of the end for that era.....our rolling tricks set the standard that are still mostly used today. Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania kids redefined BMX freestyle.....just watch Billy Neuman's ride on here from that same day.

[@70monkey]

he could've taken the win, if he had done an extra hundred or so barspins.