Now That's Midschool Ep 6 featuring Paul Warren

Welcome to episode 6 of Now That's Midschool featuring Paul Warren and his collection of midschool bikes and a couple of other bits and pieces.
Paul is a relative new-comer to the midschool BMX collecting scene, but as you will see in this episode, he hasn't wasted much time when it comes to acquiring some midschool gems. Having spent most of his adult life in the Downhill MTB world (he also collects classic MTBs), he recently found himself being in a position to be able to realise a small dream of picking up Sean McKinney inspired S&M Sabbath frame and building a bike that captured his imagination way back when he saw it on the cover of a Ride BMX magazine, in the days when he did ride BMX. From that moment on, the midschool bug got him and got him good style!
Since then, he's quickly picked up various bikes and parts that also captured his imagination, with a heavy bias towards Flatland bikes. He happily admits that if that right, full bike comes on his radar, he's keen to collect that way, instead of doing it part by part, which partly explains why his collection hascome along so quickly. As well as flatland bikes like his S&M Sabbath, he has a Morales Flatland based bike, a KHE Goldfinger (is it midschool or is it newschool?), a KHE Premium Lagger frame set, Hoffman Bikes Big Daddy frameset and has, since filming this episode, picked up another Premium Lagger and a Morales BTS (from Matt Sully's collection) to go with his DK General Lee and S.O.B, his S&M Dirtbike (formerly belonging to Nick Bevan) and a first for this channel, Zima!
So yeah, he's not sitting around! His online presence is thin to say the least so apart from here, you're unlikely see this set of bikes anywhere else for the time being.
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Special thanks to Paul for inviting me to view his collection and talk about these great bikes and the midschool era in general.
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Thanks for watching!!
Matt.

[@JonBonDonegan]

I’m not into flatland at all but Jesse puente in Cali ☀️ 🌴 riding the Morales was just so frickin cool to me in drizzly Rutland.

[@2Swift4u]

you know collecting mid school bmx bikes has become (too?) popular when even mtb guys start collecting lol. Nice video Matt!

[@nowthatsmidschool]

I hear what your saying but Paul actually rode BMX back in the midschool era but moved on to MTB sooner. Quite a few BMXers tend to go that way when their back starts hurting! Hahaha!! 👍

[@wttntony7702]

Honestly, I would’ve love to hear all his talk about Flatland with riders and videos. Obviously, I am a flatlander and can listen to someone talk about Flatland all day. Lol

[@nowthatsmidschool]

Oh man! Thanks for tuning in! Our knowledge of anything flatland was/is basic to say the least, so I didn't want talk out of turn and neither did Paul. I do like the aesthetics of many flatland frames/bikes and appreciate the riding of a handful of flatland riders, or their style should I say. The technicalities of their riding are lost on me I'm afraid to say. Sorry man. 😔

[@wakingbadtarot]

Remember the bmx plus bike check or add when they called the dk S.O.B Sugar On Bacon?? Rip Colin

[@nowthatsmidschool]

Haha!! Yeah, there were a few other acronyms for it bandied about too! My favourite is Son of a Bitch though, but that's just my crude mind at work! Haha!!

[@w19ely85]

Slightly over built

[@MarkSpry-s5s]

Cool video’s i am more into old school but I am learning more about the mid school scene by watching your videos cheers

[@nowthatsmidschool]

Thanks for tuning in! I'm by no means the Oracle but with help from folks like the ones on this channel, I'm learning more and more and even remembering things that had been put to the back of my mind!

[@Truth-And-Freedom]

​@@nowthatsmidschoolit's pronounced zima as in zimma frame the old person walking device, Like "zim zima who got the keys to my bima" Not 'zeeema' 👍

[@nowthatsmidschool]

@Truth-And-Freedom Haha!! I guess it depends on your level of education! Haha! Or where you come from? Zima would be Zee-ma like the Lima, pronounced Lee-ma and Zimma would be like the walking aid - Zimmer. I'd ask Steve but he didn't respond to my DM on Instagram about another Zima related question (he did open it). So I'm taking creative license on the matter! Haha! Thanks for watching and getting in touch, either way. 🙏

[@matija-jurkijevic]

Great video man. I'm the KHE Goldfinger owner and Morales is a beauty also.

[@Sixeleven]

Can tell he’s a mountain biker by the way he builds his bikes

[@ThehulkGreen]

I rode from 91 to 2012. Damn i loved my blammo, tough enough for the job, mind you i did turn my bike into a bomb proof war machine.

[@nowthatsmidschool]

One of the beauty parts of the midschool was customisations to your rig. Full custom or complete, they were always getting modded and upgrades. 💪

[@juniorskustombmx]

I am a sucker for a nice DK General Lee. That thing is lovely.

[@nowthatsmidschool]

It really is a nice piece, isn't it!

[@Junior-fd8ux]

Love seeing his love for primo tenderizer pedals. Still running them and they are soooo smooth.. like the aluminum tho for weight savings. Killer collection this brother has. I’m about 4 serious bikes deep now all 3 done 1 just waiting to be put together and another few just throw together run of the mill builds. I want to be on this level soon

[@nowthatsmidschool]

@Junior-fd8ux Yeah, such a classic staple of he midschool, the Tenderizers. From experience and witnessing though, the axles were very poor. Rarely bent and just snapped. Collecting wise, there's no pressure to get a large collection going. Quality over quantity is a good saying. Of course, if you have the resources, do both! Haha!! Thanks for reaching out!

[@Junior-fd8ux]

@@nowthatsmidschool thanks brother i appreciate the advice. You got it going on with the channel man.

[@bakdogg]

UGP bikes became shadow conspiracy bikes

[@nowthatsmidschool]

I know Bonner headed up UGP and then moved on to Shadow and Subrosa. I think that there was still plenty of legs left in UGP. Certainly until the girly pants became fashionable! Haha!

[@bakdogg]

@@nowthatsmidschool 👍👍

[@aj_nichols]

I was bidding on that red Sabbath and missed the end of the auction. Looks like it went to a good home!

[@nowthatsmidschool]

@aj_nichols That's kind of what was talking about with the whole "it's worth what someone is willing to pay" thing. Although if you missed out because something took your attention away from the end of the action and you had the funds, that really is bad luck!

[@JonBonDonegan]

I heard that Bonner got a huge offer for UGP by No Fear or someone like that #backintheheyday

[@davidsmith2910]

I had the SOB frame an absolute beast

[@nowthatsmidschool]

I couldn't agree more! And yet surprisingly, lighter than they look!

[@redbeardedberserker]

@@nowthatsmidschool I weighed my sob (the whole bike) today and it was inly 28 pounds. I think my scale is broke!

[@nowthatsmidschool]

​@@redbeardedberserker Haha!! Maybe, maybe not. I've said on a previous episode, the SOB frames weren't actually that heavy compared to some of it's contemporaries. 😉

[@skylarsoper241]

I have gen 2 Ramp room love handles in black , (removable grip tubes ) 😊 and their on my 2003 black pro team condor

[@Priestabload]

I had Gen3’s on My white 02 until some tossers nicked it a month ago 😭😭 a

[@skylarsoper241]

Awe man that sucks dirty balls , my worst nightmare bro I always lock my love handles to the rack , I mean shit they are almost worth as much as the bike lol 😂… but seriously though my bmx heart goes out to you and your 02 white condor? Was it ? Mines all black and mean looking 🎉😂

[@mymidschoollife8485]

Ah the penny drops ! Good luck on your search for a BTS mate.

[@nowthatsmidschool]

Check the video description. Paul picked up the one featured in episode 5, soon after filming this! 👌

[@mymidschoollife8485]

@@nowthatsmidschool just reading now.

[@bakdogg]

another awesome video Matt 💯💯💯💯

[@nowthatsmidschool]

Thanks man! I really appreciate that!

[@bakdogg]

@@nowthatsmidschool keep up the good work 👍👍💯💯🥂🥂🏆🏆🚲🚲