Now That's Midschool - Ep 14 featuring Osh Barnett

We have Haro special in this episode curtesy of Osh Barnett, here in the UK, so if you're a fan of Haro and especially the late 90s Haro, you're in for a treat! Blammos, a Master, a Revo, a Cozmo, T-Bone, Monocoque, Supras and more. All housed in a stunningly crafted BMX cave (Garage). For someone that has a bit of a sweet spot, I couldn't get enough of Osh's bikes.
If you have a collection of Midschool bikes, parts vids, magazines...whatever, and you fancy having it featured, get in touch with me here on KZbin in the comments section, via Instagram of the same name, Facebook (Matt Barton) groups or by email - [e-mail] and lets get something arranged. We even have the means now of you filming your collection and sending the footage to me via Dropbox to edit into an episode. All you need is a decent camera or phone camera that can film at a minimum 30 frames per second, a relatively stead hand some time. That's from anywhere in the world!
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[@Russellslayer666]

Wow 😮

[@80nodrog]

Amazing display. The S351, Nyquist's Supra DLX and the yellow Blammo are all killa.

[@nowthatsmidschool]

Aren't they just!

[@dredORDER666]

THE BIKES AND MUSIC 👌

[@nowthatsmidschool]

Thanks! The Rodians founder is a good friend of mine who just happens to be a BMX guy too. That's how we met! Thanks for watching! 🙏

[@cyberlizardcouk]

I had a twin top-tube Revo in yellow and a Mirra Pro in blue.

[@mattsyc]

Nice! Personally, I think the earlier twin toptube Revos looked nicer than the later ones. Thanks for watching! 🤘

[@anthonyandthemachine]

Thes are some beautiful looking bikes!!! My first Haro was a Black Revo just like that one, but I did finally upgrade to a Mirra Pro way back and it was my dream bike at the time. It was a raw version that I rode the hell out of. I managed to keep it all this time, but it’s in nowhere near as good condition as these.

[@nowthatsmidschool]

It's great that you hung on to the Mirra Pro! If you're not precious about the original colour (or lack of it😅) you could easily restore it! Restoring isn't fir everyone though. A lot of people have memories tied to the bumps and scrapes on their bikes. Such a good collection, wasn't it! Thanks for watching! 🙏

[@romemancer7905]

Oh and the others i have are Hoffman ...Easton...GT...Diamond Back...Mongoose..all Middies....and a ship load of Retro MTBs...cheers.!

[@nowthatsmidschool]

Damn! You're holding! 💪

[@masqueto]

fantastic!!!, you need to visit Bara Bikes in Argentina!!!!

[@nowthatsmidschool]

I need to get to a lot of places, that's for sure!! Right now though, I can physically only visit UK collections. Maybe one day, the channel will provide funds towards travel. 🤞 Thanks for watching! 🙌

[@michaelm3285]

Great stuff

[@nowthatsmidschool]

It certainly was!! Thanks for watching!

[@romemancer7905]

I have a few mid school Haro bikes a couple of Nyquists a Revo and an Xgames ridden yellow one still with its Xgames sponsor decals on the frame from about 2003... Thats an awsome collection you have...😍👍👍👍

[@MangoDogs]

SICK!!!!!!

[@nowthatsmidschool]

🙌

[@bmx_mid_school_2023-uc2vr]

I am also a big fan of Haro from that era and try to collect them all but somehow it is much harder to find than GT.

[@nowthatsmidschool]

I can only guess that Haro of this era wasn't sold in the same kind of numbers as the GTs of equivalence. Crazy really. Between the Freestylers and Sports era and the Mirra/Nyquist era, did Haro have any notable riders on the squad, pushing the brand's coverage in magazines and videos?

[@bmx_mid_school_2023-uc2vr]

@@nowthatsmidschool Yes Haro was big in the 80s and you have to pick your side between GT 😆. Both had their champion : Bob Haro and Bob Morales. Both left those brands in the 90s ( in between we've seen the rise of Hoffman and other micro brands ). Not so much Haro coverage in the media as you mentioned until the X games ( Mirra/ Nyquist ) save them. A part of the GT Show ( Aluminium ) which is an icon bike in the Flatland, the Haro Master 1999 ( Cromo ) was heavy and could not compete in this category. This is why collecting those brands / models have historic value.

[@nowthatsmidschool]

@bmx_mid_school_2023-uc2vr I reference to weight, the Master in this episode really surprised me in terms of weight. I don't know why I wasn't expecting it to be heavy. S&M Sabbath, Standard Tao, Hoffman EP....they're all heavy and I have recently handled all 3 of those! The Master was amazing to see in person though. The details! The GT Show was special in flatland. Very few Aluminium frames in the discipline at that time and VERY expensive.

[@uncleKai_SWW]

I wish midschool style’s & geometry were still available. Not everyone wants the pump track race or street all the time. I find newer bikes less enjoyable honestly. I don’t even ride my newer bikes because of this.

[@nowthatsmidschool]

I certainly miss the character that was built into Midschool bike components, but I personally love my current ride. A 2021 Metal Bikes Journeyman. Not light but not heavy. Perfect geometry. Still 74.5 head angle, 71 seat tube angle, so close to midschool geo. But yeah, theirs definitely no flair in design these days.

[@dannywhac]

@@nowthatsmidschool Totally agree - there's if anything a fair bit more on the options scale now for frame geo and the like than there was. Admittedly a lot of the frames don't have the chutzpah that we did have back in the 90's and can look a bit sterile, but did you really need a platform on a dirt bike lol. I'm a lanky sod and there were few offerings pre late 90's for a TT that suited me, other than race frames.