What happened to HUTCH BMX?

[@MossieRidesBikes]

Who here has owned a Hutch??! I'm going to start delving into athletes as well so drop your recommendations below.

[@thecatwrangler9448]

Please don’t forget Powerlite, Robinson, Auburn, Free Agent, and Diamondback! Thank you for all that you’ve done so far and will do in the future, I’m thankful someone decided to give background info on BMX!

[@JubeProductions]

I had a hutch expert frame and fork. I bought it from Action Wheels bike shop in Woodbury NJ about 81 or 82

[@DerekHarrison-d5d]

I would have loved a HUTCH PRO RACER in BLACK,but they were just so expensive.In 1984,these bikes were over £600…IN 1984! Great bikes,but just too expensive.

[@brocwilliams7087]

John De Bruan(sp) owns Hutch and current production of the Trickstar is getting built by Lineage consultants (owned by John Büültjens)

[@brianbrown543]

I bought a Hutch EL Pro form a small bike shop on West St., Annapolis, MD in the summer of '82. I was 15 at the time. I usually raced at the Millersville track, but didn't do too well with the new frame. Turns out I was too small for the frame. I switched it out for a Hutch standard and did much better at the races winning a good bit of the time. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

[@Greg-wz6fp]

My mom bought me a pro racer in 1985 when we were moving overseas …still have the bike and just had it fixed up ..unfortunately mom didn’t get to see it all fixed up as she passed away in march of this year …but her grandsons get to ride the bike and love it…I still love my old Hutch

[@lencorless5256]

Thank you for doing the research on Hutch, I was one of the lucky kids to be able to buy a frame and fork pack then build my hutch in 82. Black frame, black fork, gold rims, gold tough neck, chrome red line cranks power bars that’s all that memory serves right now as we get older memory sucks. Once again, very interesting. Love your channel.

[@johnschlaefflin2100]

Dude, any old photos of that beauty?

[@DerekHarrison-d5d]

Yeah,the Hutch Pro Racer in black was a real beauty.

[@Tricklarock]

@@DerekHarrison-d5d Hell yeah it was! I forgot about those black beauts!

[@DerekHarrison-d5d]

@@TricklarockBlack frame & forks always looked good.JMCs,HUTCHs,GT PRO SERIES,MONGOOSE PRO CLASS,PK RIPPERS,PROFILE RACING,PATTERSON’s,and the DIAMOND BACK HARRY LEARY TURBO’s(RIP HARRY🙏),always always looked good in Black

[@michaelbrinks8089]

I remember in 84 or 85 Jr High. A buddy got a Hutch for his birthday. I can't remember which Star model but you could tell a huge difference in ride quality between a Hutch & a cheaper department store BMX bike. My other buddy at the time had a white Schwinn Predator freestyle bike. The Hutch rode better than the Predator. You wouldn't think there would be much difference between 80s BMX & Freestyle bikes but you could tell a big difference between them. I had a 85 or 86 GT Performer that got stolen my freshman yr

[@kirkwilson8738]

I believe it is John De Bruin who now owns Hutch.. I recently ordered a stem and handlebars from Him.. They are Top Quality.. In fact i would say better Quality than my Original Stuff from the early 80's. I guess you could call it Re-POP but not really as the stuff is the same as the originals from the 80's but made with a little more attention to detail in my opinion. He was super pleasant to deal with. He really went out of his way to make me a happy customer.. Mega Impressed

[@thefranconian6087]

In the mid-80s after my Diamondback Viper was stolen, my parents bought me a Hutch Windstyler, as the Trick Star was out of reach. My chrome Windstyler was awesome, loved that bike. I recently re-created the bike of my youth finding a chrome Windstyler frame and fork online and building it with a mix of old school parts and new ones. Hutch Fan forever.

[@DerekHarrison-d5d]

That was the problem with the Hutch Pro Racer and Hutch trick Star.They were just too expensive.I actually saw a lilac coloured Hutch Trick Star for sale on eBay awhile back selling for five grand! They were top bikes and I remember Toby Henderson testing the Hutch Pro Star in BMX Action in the 1980s.I would have loved the Pro Racer but just couldn’t afford one.

[@xyooj4ever]

That must be my chrome Windstyler that my lilo brother traded in for a skateboard😂

[@benstoned]

Got one for Christmas in 87 chrome with pink lettering

[@thezombie7839]

Funny coincidence... I also had my Viper stolen and couldn't afford a Trick Star. It was around 1988 and the Viper was less than a year old. I knew who took it, and by an awesome coincidence, I ended up riding on a gravel road in the middle of Nowhere, Indiana with him coming toward me from the other way on a Hutch Trick Star. It was just the two of us. The closest human being had to be about a half mile away. The thief walked home that day and I still have the chrome Trick Star 35 years later. My son has the Tahoe I was riding that day. Those were good times.

[@weedaviec]

Trick Stars were objects of lust for kids like me. Candy Apple red was my favourite. I was lucky to have generous parents but they were not wealthy enough to buy me such an expensive bike. I had a series of bmx bikes including a Raleigh Burner, Mongoose Californian (Zytec mags with sh1t bearings) and a DP Freestyler with Skyways and ACS Rotor.

[@amtberproducts]

It was the best time growing up back then the bikes were so good

[@ryanfraser_fraserrc]

Thanks for this video. The whole department store HUTCH was a colossal mistake. Up here in Canada, us BMX kids all wanted a HUTCH until they started showing up in Sears. We knew they were crappy quality. Right then and there, they devalued the HUTCH name. I never knew anyone to buy one again.

[@Tricklarock]

Oh hell yeah. I had NO idea that they were in Sears, but I know around 87-89 me and my boys went to get some car parts at Western Auto and low and behold, they were selling 'Hutch' completes?! That's when it was officially over for me and everyone else who rode.

[@johnschlaefflin2100]

Thanks for these brother! Love to hear the old history of bmx before we all had these supercomputers in our pockets, and could find out anything. Your research is fantastic, no need to apologize. Grew up loving the Diamondback team, Heary Leary, Mike Dominguez, and the big fella who came next? Would love to see a video on that team. Thanks again always click whenever you put something up!

[@clovergrass9439]

I remember for a while wanting a DK BMX bike back in the early 80s. I already had a Redline. Looks like they are still in business, having started in 1979. Perhaps a brand to some research on. Thanks for these great BMX history videos!

[@evotechcaeltd1583]

Great video!! Thank you. I loved my chrome Trick Star - I was riding it when I got my first magazine photo doing flatland. To say I was stoked was an understatement!

[@jasonkoc3997]

I was and still am a Hutch fan. I had a Pro Racer first then moved onto the Trick Star. I remember it took 3 months to get it because of issues with the chrome . But when I finally got it I was in LUV. I spent all winter swapping things over from the Racer to the Star. . I use to sit back and look at it in amazement. Then cars become the focus . Wish I still had it. Sad.

[@fisharmy5785]

I had a metal flake blue Trick star one of my favorite bikes when Hutch was at the top of there game there products where top notch.

[@GLHS592]

A bunch of kids in my hometown had awesome bikes. There were Haros, Mongooses, Diamond Backs, GTs, Redlines, Dynos, a Cyclecraft, a Raleigh, and others I can't remember. However, one friend had a Hutch BMX and another had a Hutch freestyle bike. Those two Hutches seemed a step or two above the rest.

[@jawaraoconnor]

I freaking Love this BMX History....it was my favorite bike......YEAH...... 🎉

[@davidsharp3110]

Hi Cam, just found one of your videos today and I am hooked! I also subscribed. You are a great story teller (writer) and videographer. I love BMX and have since the mid 70s as a kid. I'm a big Redline fan. Been watching your videos through this evening. Keep up the great work. Thanks.

[@MossieRidesBikes]

I appreciate the kind words and the support!

[@jonlavigne3270]

I bought an '86 Pro Raider used in 1990 and raced on it for the next two years. It was a good frame and fork and I ended up changing most of the parts as I broke them since I was riding 90s style street and racing on an 80s style bike. I never damaged the frame or fork, so that was good. I don't remember what happened to it.

[@xyooj4ever]

Worked all summer 1986 to get myself a chrome Hutch Windstyler with star mag wheelset, it was the most precious thing i ever owned back then. Passed it down to my younger brother 4yrs later and he traded it for a skateboard🤦🏻

[@campbellpaul]

Ouch

[@ianward7376]

Thanks for the video 🤝 for me particularly the Hutch Trickstar, is the zenith of old-school BMX 💯💥🔥😂

[@kpandkpllc9074]

My Dad bought my brother and myself hutch bikes in the early 80's. We are from Maryland and had a decent relationship with Mr Hutchins and his son's. He actually wanted my brother Eric Person to race for the team, he was pretty fast on a national level, I was solid locally. I would get my doors blown at national races. Their bikes were really good

[@stevemccrary1605]

When I was a kid I had a Hutch pro series frame and fork. And a Hutch Tim Judge f&f in blue that was my favorite bike. Bring back the 80s

[@seebeyondtheveil9584]

I was just wondering about Hutch the other day and how they were doing. Thanks for the video! Everybody wanted the Hutch Bear Trap pedals. Those looked like shin killers!

[@robbchastain3036]

Thanks, Mossie, fascinating and the Sears tie-in is interesting as it was the first huge mail-order company and Ignaz Schwinn, the founder who emigrated to Chicago from Frankfurt in Germany, first constructed bikes for Sears with their name on his bikes. Then he cut loose from supplying Sears with bikes and put his name on his bikes and sold them through his own network of dealers, Schwinn bike shops.

[@michaelbrinks8089]

Looking at old mid 80s BMX & Freestyle bikes from Jr High gives me a weird indescribable feeling of nostalgia that's oddly more intense than looking at old cars from my teens.

[@johncarlson3061]

Wow that footage Oct 20th 84 ,I was just a week shy of turning 10yrs old. That bike was all I wanted.. ended up all my folks could afford was a Team Murry : (

[@markbenson9379]

I had a Trickstar in 1988 that was stolen from my garage. One of the worst days in my life. It's not like I'd still have it if it wasn't stolen. But oh how I wish i did.

[@offroad8055]

Saved up a lot of lawn mowing money to mail order a Hutch pro racer in 1984: Landing Gear forks, CW bars, GT layback seatpost, those big ass pedals that put holes in your shins (forgot the name), Skyway Tuff 2’s, pretty much my life savings on two wheels. 🤘

[@JimP419]

Great vid. Im the Owner of my childhood hutch pro raider, and a 2022 29" Hutch Pro racer (only one on youtube btw).

[@gushemingway]

Yes! Hutch. You showed a team picture featuring “Kevin ‘Special K’ Collins”. He’s a friend of mine. I’ll have to share the link with him.

[@MossieRidesBikes]

Most definitely!

[@Tricklarock]

Hutch Expert Racer here. This is the vid that I've been wanting to see. Makes me wonder if you read my comment about when Western Auto started selling Hutch in the Tuff Wheels 2 vid?!

[@turnnburn9008]

enjoying all your content... yep grew up in this era and raced BMX

[@glenpiro313]

Great stuff absolutely, I can’t get enough. I still have my original Torker from 1981, at some point I will finish restoring it. The yellow Skyways have been the sticking point unfortunately, I’ve yet to figure out how to bring back their beauty. Hoping for a Torker video!

[@gregoryfranks7347]

i got my candy apple red trickstar from the factory and got a tour in i believe '86. im from baltimore and the original factory in fells point they are still in MD but out in pasadena and just saw they released some repop parts. great video. cheers

[@robertkeith9620]

My memory of Hutch is Greg Liggins. Was teammates with him on Newark Schwinn in the early '80s before he went factory. He was a mentor. I"m little Bob #38 from Red Devil Union City

[@kevinmartin7354]

Why was Kickball never a professional sport ? It was the most fun. Id love to see professionals nail a runner headed towards home plate.

[@chilepalmer5475]

Damn I loved the Hutch brand as a little kid. I could never afford one because they were so expensive at the time, (approx. $500-600 I believe) in the early 80’s. The other name brands were going for $300-400 max. Therefore a Hutch was totally out of my price range. It was the Rolls Royce of the BMX world and it looked the part. There was a few rich kids around Vancouver BC that I knew had them. They were stunning to look at but I never had the pleasure of riding one. The other thing I remember is that those bikes were frequently getting stolen. Either from people’s homes or garage or physically taken by force by a large teen criminal thug. I wish they sold complete bikes nowadays. I would totally get one. Thanks for the great research and info!

[@ChristopherS.-gm3cg]

Please do the history of Diamond back...I had a silver streak and loved it, but everyone I think had a Viper.

[@fvdeddrift]

Back in the latish 90's I bought a pair of beat-sauced Pro Racer frame sets, and basically everything to make em riders for..... 150 bucks! The guy said the price was so high because he paid over 1000 bucks in the 80's to kit em out but because they were so nasty, he'd let em go! I'm glad I only decided to sell one of those bikes... Although it did have(unbeknownst to me at the time!) 1st gen Hi-Perf cranks and bear traps... Still glad I still have a Pro Racer that has bubbles, and dents, and some history. It's kinda ugly, but the patina gives it character I suppose! Lol! Sweet action dude! I can get into this episode!

[@nettle99]

Thanks for this bit of history, some of which I never knew. I grew up in Baltimore, MD and was in my teens during the 80's freestyle blow up. I evolved from my team murray to a hutch trickstar once I started getting better at freestyle. I rode with the Alders everyday (known for their oldschool classic "Alder Tricks You Can Stand", which i am in @7:45 as a 15 yo) in Catonsville, MD. The hutch factory wasn't to far from our houses, more close to Arbutus, but worth mentioning that was on our way when we would go to Landsdowne skatepark (one of the oldest skateparks in the US). Hutch was a local favorite and certainly one of mine too, because of Michael Dominguez, duh! my idol and hero, still to this day!! But my freestyle history with Jeremy Alder (ramp guy), Joe Alder (flatland guy) and James Alder(photo/videographer/scooter badass) always had them affiliated with GT, whereas I embraced the local brand "Hutch". We all got sponsored by a local shop and were the "Bermbuster BMX" team for a while... One thing VERY important to mention (at least from my recollection) was that Hutch started a local freestyle competition series. It was called the "NFA" = national freestyle association. Which was a little bit of a godsend as far as all of us east coasters being able to compete and get better and better at our craft. In contrast to the "AFA" = american freestyle association, who were the dominant sanctioned contest organization of the time, but nothing on the east coast. All of a sudden we got our lime light! A bunch of people from PA/VA/MD and beyond could compete against each other and send it! I got a little recognition and was offered a "co-sponsership" from Hutch and was able to go to their factory in Arbutus and pick out my frame/fork/kit combo directly from them. The highlight was the NFA grand nationals at the timonium fairgrounds, where we got to see Mike D send it to the roof! Mr Hutchins definitely was a contributor to the sport as far as regional promotion for all of us who were up and coming. Eventually I wound up breaking my jaw in three places after hanging up on a big aerial, with face to asphalt, and got out of competitive freestyle, while the Alders went on to be sponsored by Haro and Jeremy was the first to pull a full bar spin air.

[@Aglassact77]

Hutch made an awesome Bmx back in the day. Really they were second only to Cook Bros racing. I had a Hutch 20 racer as a teen, and a SE Quadangle. I had a friend who pretty much bought anything he wanted, that had a Hutch trickstar, Se Quadangle, and a Kuwahara Magician. The bikes I remember when I was a small child, were those that my older brother and his Bmx moto cross friends road in the first few years of the 80’s were - Skyway, Cook bros, Hutch, Mongoose, and Diamond Back. Bikes I always wanted were- #1 Cook bros #2 Race Inc #3 Elf Pro #4 Hutch trickstar #5 Redline RL-22 #6 skyway TA #7 Se PK Ripper #8 Puch Racer #9 Robinson team racer #10 Kuwahara KE-1 Almost forget to add the bikes I still own today 35 years later: 1989 Se Quadangle 1995 Torker Tfx freestyle 1987 Kuwahara Magician

[@Tricklarock]

In the early 90s, my dumbass stashed my Expert Racer behind a dumpster, and of course I told myself I'd be back in a few hours. After a day or two, she was gone... it had the full treatment - Redline cranks with Shimano DX pedals, Boss bars, Hutch stem, Uni seat/post, etc. God, I'm STILL kicking myself in the ass for doing that!!!

[@chrisproffitt6198]

You do great job with the history of the sport. I will support you brother. Thank you

[@doctorwalex]

Hutch made the Hollywood and Judge signature frames and forks but I always wondered why they never made a Henderson 24" cruiser. When he signed to SE, Toby got the Henderson Hauler straight away.

[@tomlevier3615]

I remember seeing Hutch bikes in the magazines. So shiny.

[@Kdschaak]

Can you do something on Patterson Racing? I had a cool nickel plated Avalanche that was my favorite bike back then, and got to meet Richie Anderson at a national way back. He autographed my number plate and gave me a bunch of Patterson stickers too.

[@fallngaming8404]

had a lot of Hutch components,on most of my bmx's in the 80s as a kid i raced.and i had many frame and fork sets,but the cranks ,headset,hubs,stayed Hutch

[@timothymaher1205]

Cool good stuff this video hutch was top shelf remember kuaharra??

[@mike_p941]

I'm 55 and I still have dents in my shins from Hutch bear traps pedals.

[@patknight441]

I'm sure you have had this request but a Race Inc. Video would be awesome.

[@rtalways]

I wanted one so bad but my teen budget didnt allow it. Hey how about a video of the King brothers

[@MossieRidesBikes]

They are definitely on my list! Mike is local to my area so it would be cool to get an in person interview

[@ethiopianeyes]

Hutch were badass but having those show chromed bikes were damn near a death sentence around the city. to many kids got their bikes stolen right out their hands.

[@JubeProductions]

I never realized they were an East Coast company. I bought a Hutch frame and fork in 81 or 82 from a local bike shop in Woodbury NJ. They were very popular in NJ at the time. But I never realized they were local.

[@superfren3559]

What I remember most about Hutch was the chrome. Not sure if the plating process was different but they just seemed shinier than other chrome plated bikes at the time. Also, sneaky kids who lived by the factory would scavenge their dumpsters looking for rejected products. You had to beware of this when buying used Hutch parts around Maryland. Anybody remember the Hutch HPV?

[@MossieRidesBikes]

I didn't get too much into their actual manufacturing process but Hutch always made sure to say that their bikes were "show chrome" plated instead of standard chrome

[@mr2loser]

I was coming to make this same comment. That in SW Baltimore where I lived starting in 87 there were people who went to the factory to see what they could find in the dumpsters. I never went myself and don't even know where the factory was, come to think of it.

[@hgibo]

Thanks for a great video again… Please do one on skyway that would be super great and thanks again❤

[@330_Crew]

I could never afford a Hutch Trickstar in the 80’s but I ended up building a complete Trickstar re-issue that was released about ten years ago. Had it for awhile a messed around on my driveway trying to do old tricks. Ended up just collecting dust so I sold it to buy a gravel bike. At 50 years old riding a 20” freestyle bike isn’t as fun anymore. The Facebook page for the “new” Hutch is active though. Once in awhile it pops up In my feed with new product or inventory.

[@paintslinger16]

My first ever race was in NJ around 78/79 Tim Judge was there with a Hutch, first I had heard of him or the bike I think, he was treated like a rock star by the locals

[@BrettG64]

How about JMC. big time company in the early years and Jim Melton was a great guy. Obscure stuff like R&R would be good as well, but there probably isn't much out there about them.

[@renevanderlinde6221]

Great vid , here is a sub

[@Inverse_Sense]

Very cool video thanks!

[@chuckhardin1425]

I remember the pedals. My neighbor raced and had round Hutch pedals on a black Elf. My shins trembled looking at them, most gnarly teeth Ever. Have you done anything related to Hawk? Another friend had a square tube one, 1st and last i ever saw.

[@MrHondablink]

Had a white Pro Raider and a chrome Pro Racer.That white was classy.

[@mariol6095]

Since we just lost the great Harry Leary you should do him 1st for your rider spotlight

[@jimmynickelz]

My friends had Haro Masters and Mongoose Decades. Gt Pro Performers and Dyno Compe's...i found an off the grid shop that sole Hutch Trickstars and bought one with my Christmas $ plus snow shovel money. Became the envy of the neighborhood...until it got stolen...and they left their trash Mongoose for me.

[@mikekraz6193]

Thank you!!

[@George-Kliavkoff4Big12]

Do a video on what ever happened to Kuwahara.

[@jsinclairinthe919]

I had a Trick Star back in the day. Started off white, had it painted pink. It was rad AF. So much so, someone stole if from me. 😞 Worst day of my life.

[@JacktriPpEr77]

Mowed a lot of lawns and sold a lot of blotter back in 84 to get my pro racer

[@jerrysanders9101]

Wow- never knew it was an East Coast company.. interesting.. i always wanted one lol

[@ebroebro1]

Dude!!! I searched endlessly for a candy apple red judge frame and got my heart broke with every dead end. Robinson made a better frame in that style anyways 😢

[@SamIammf-h1b]

Hutch lives on today you can get one today trick star 😮

[@SOLDOZER]

The "new" Hutch has been owned by John DeBruin. Inventory comes and goes and changes but I bought multiple frames, cranks and pedals from them as far back as 2015. The frames seem to come in big batches. They will have a whole bunch of a certain type of frame, then when sold out you wont see them again for like 2 years. They will restock with something else in the meantime.

[@DesmoR1098]

Auw…..i had a Tim Judge serie…the blue version. Raced Until my national title. Then sold it for peanuts in 89. The bike was mint. Now I regret. Never saw one anymore

[@mikeflohr4043]

Do a Race Inc. story please. I had a Race Inc frame + fork, cook bros. hubs with ACS Rims, snake belly tires, Haro # plate, ouri grips, 2-finger Shimano brakes, rat-trap pedals, everything anodized. 1978❤

[@francissobotka8725]

I restored a hutch for Rich 20 years ago and they are from my town of Pasadena MD

[@djdef5521]

Growing up I always wanted a Hutch Trickstar but unfortunately my parents couldn’t afford to get me one as they’re were very expensive.

[@hothawaiiannights]

I owned an pro racer and a trickster, hutch bear traps, cranks, hubs the lot only if i knew better I would have a very rare bike. I also have now my 1984 Patterson long frame and fork

[@fasstb7302]

Profile Racing made most of the Gen 1 frames with the drilled Hutch Logo on the brake bridge. This was before Hutch started his factory.

[@sideways8films488]

I remember when Hutch tried to get into the GPV market

[@monkist]

Why don’t you do one on Dyno? Would be RAD!

[@Mikesacco1B]

Can you do a Thruster episode? Rich Farside!

[@ronaldswangler2538]

I loved my hutch.

[@gregoryfranks7347]

don't know about his bike shop but the factory was in Baltimore city right above fells point.

[@wapartist]

To this day if one of my buddies crashes anything from a bike, rc car or whatever its pulling a “Hollywood Mike Miranda” haha Hutch was legit in the day!

[@tylerteal2396]

I had a Hutch with Z-Mag wheels.

[@Mikesacco1B]

Check into Sal Zuener the beast from the East. His dad owned pro pedals in Vineland NJ.

[@Emily-ou6lq]

A video on Zeronine, perhaps?

[@seancrowley1065]

Hutch, DB, Torker, and PK ripper were the best in the 80's

[@greer776611]

I only had a hutch seatpost clamp- i never could afford a hutch-Gt- skyway etc etc.

[@michaelservey6069]

Ross BMX Pirahna 4130 Chromoly was a neat somewhat decent BMX back in day. Love 2 hear of it's History. Was it offshoot of Schwinn??

[@michaelservey6069]

Like to hear of it's parts cause it had Hutch like beartrap pedals.

[@biker944]

Awesome brand

[@NWDestroy]

yo, how about a kastan or elf or solid video? the companies who made everyone elses bikes...

[@smokinjoeb3926]

Had a hutch from 1985 not sure of the model. The judge? I found it in 1990 for $75. Best bike i ever rode and it ruined the bikes i had afterwards. Friend had a trickstar all decked out in pink n white.

[@rudypou1277]

Mike Dominguez was the king of air

[@jawaraoconnor]

Did you do Huffy and Murry bikes already?

[@thecatwrangler9448]

Robinson, Powerlite, and Auburn please?

[@neilmugridge3168]

Hey if you had some old BMX shit in the attic in Australia like PK RIPPER,QUAD ANGLE,JMC-Black Shadow and 2 sets of flight cranks are there any value?

[@hothawaiiannights]

Can you look into Patterson BMX

[@bbarber6845]

I miss my Trickstar. If you see this comment Nervous Boy, I want it back

[@ChrisMassson]

Hi can you please do a video on suppercross

[@SpaceLord2025]

i have a 97 gt raider (mint condition) im 56 and just stopped riding it in 2019 had to switch to ebike!!!!