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Name: Pat A Lar
Hometown: Brighton, UK
Started riding BMX in: 1990
Number of bikes in the collection: I’ve 2 & 3/4 complete and a couple of framesets at the moment but that is always changing. I’ve downsized a bit as I prefer Quality over Quantity.

What was the first project bike that got you into collecting BMX bikes?
Pat A Lar: First Old School bike I built was a 1983 Torker Magnum. I bought it locally and did the usual newbie mistakes by having it rechromed, covering it in reissue parts and it was all over in a couple of weeks. This was a significant point for me as I soon realised that there was so much more to the history

Results Brazilian National BMX PARK Championship São Bernardo do Campo - SP, Brazil 14 - 17 Dec 2023

Men Park:
1 Gustavo BATISTA DE OLIVEIRA 21 BRA 88,33 200.00
2 Felipe Herison ALVES ALEXANDRE 24 BRA 86,67 160.00
3 Cauan MADONA PONTES DO NASCIMENTO 29 BRA 85,33 130.00
4 Paulo Eduardo SACCHELLI SAÇAKI 35 BRA 76,00 110.00
5 Caio DE OLIVEIRA SOUSA 30 BRA 75,33 90.00
6 Daniel SANTANDER 19 BRA 70,00 70.00
7 Alan MENDES DA SILVA 29 BRA 69,33 50.00
8 Luiz Henrique BUENO FERREIRA 33 BRA 61,67 30.00
9 Douglas LEITE DE OLIVEIRA 32 BRA 54,33 20.00
10 Victor LAGE SILVA 30 BRA 32,67 10.00
11 Eliardo DE SOUZA 27 BRA 27,33
12 Dilson MOREIRA ANDRADE FILHO 30 BRA 26,00
13 Luis Felipe RODRIGUES FERRAZ 18 BRA
14 Nicolas Gabriel DA COSTA 15 BRA

Redline are pleased to share access to a limited quantity of Vintage-Custom and Classic Flyte Tech seats from our friends at Fortyonethirty. The custom colors are available in limited numbers as a one-off project and complement many Freestyle bikes from the 1980s era, including Redline and Haro. The seats are available at the link below through Sunday evening, and your purchase will ship no later than Monday 18th, with tracking provided. The fortyonethirty store will close on Monday 18th December and reopen Wednesday 27th December.

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Name: Kelly Swanson
Hometown: Greeley, Colorado
Started riding BMX in: 1975, on my Schwinn scrambler, first race: 1977 on my trusty Mongoose Motomag!
Number of bikes in the collection: Currently own 10 vintage BMX completes-

Do you remember the moment that you decided to start collecting BMX memorabilia?
Kelly Swanson: About seven years ago I bought a 1/4 pipe off Craigslist for my son to skate and the seller had a late model OM Flyer, that I bought on a whim- Once I got my butt back on a BMX bike I was hooked all over again!

At this moment, do you wish you had started collecting earlier?
Kelly Swanson: It’s all about timing and passion, I would never change my path to getting where I am today.

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