The Biggest Bike Collection I Have Ever Seen - Talking With Gary From the BMXMuseum.com
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2023
- In my most recent trip to Oregon I was able to finally meet up with Gary from the BMXMuseum.com website! He was gracious enough to talk with me about his BMX past and how and why he started whatʻs become one of the biggest BMX websites for BMX junkies around the world. He showed me his personal collection of over 600 bikes and frames and forks. It was a really interesting visit where Gary shared about some of the back stories to some of the unique pieces in his collection.
Mahalo Gary for taking the time to talk with me! If you want to check out his website, go and visit www.bmxmuseum.com to see his online collection of over 80,000 BMX bikes from around the world!
Mahalo also to my son Micah for being my cameraman for this video!
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It’s kinda sad to see some many bikes hoarded away in a giant mess and no one will ever ride them again. ☹️
Itʻs his collection and he can store them in any way he wants. He did say that it is overwhelming for him too. Hopefully one day he can get some help to move it into another larger site. Many of the bikes actually had cracked frames so no one could ride them anyway. Gary just loves bikes and he has built an amazing collection. Thanks for the comment and for watching! 🤙🏻
@@cruisinginthe808Lol hurt a little by the guys decent sense making general comment? I agree with him 100% - what a waste with how they're stored / thrown everywhere / jumbled around. Looks like a junk drawer for bikes I don't care what great bikes he has... What a shame.
@@lewokejamesagreed… dudes nothing more than a tech savvy greedy hoarder. Let all these other clowns jock his nuts.
The old aluminum frames wouldn’t be safe to ride anyway. They can crack pretty easily and can’t be repaired.
...it's a museum
Amazing! Suggestion for Gary: Make RUclips videos building up old bikes and talking history!! If he could do a video once a week, his channel would blow up!
Great idea! He doesnʻt even have to build them up. He could just pull one out every week and talk about the history behind it! Thanks for watching another one brother! 🤙🏻
It’s so cool that Gary welcomed you into his home and shared all that with you. Like everyone else, my first impression is just WOW… it’s amazing, followed by a sense of that place must be overwhelming to walk through. Todd Huber over at the Skateboarding Hall of Fame Museum said that he gets his space incredibly cheap because it’s a non-profit. He might be a good resource for Gary to talk to, if he ever gets serious about displaying the bikes in a warehouse. And kudos to your son for a great job filming you guys too. Another great video 👊👊👊
Thanks man! Appreciate you watching another one and for the comment about my son! He did a great job and I hope he can help me film more videos in the future! Todd just might be the right guy to talk to about helping Gary with a bigger space. Thanks! 🤙🏻
Love that comment, “freedom from a bunch of women telling me what to do…” that was me too. Great interview!
Haha, right? Thanks for watching another one man! 🤙🏻
So this is the man behind the "museum"! So cool you got to meet him,Kev! And that collection! Holy cow, looks overwhelming! He even has Julie Kintner's bike. She's still racing in the mtb scene. In fact she just had a race and podiumed this past weekend. Great stuff,Kev.
I wasnʻt kidding when I said it was the biggest bike collection I have ever seen. This thing was impressive and Gary is such a nice guy! Loved talking to him and learning about his collection. Next time Iʻm gonna take a ride with him for sure! 🤙🏻
Really cool to see the man behind the museum. Not sure I understand the anger from some people though. Does he have more bikes than room? Yes he does but who the hell are you to judge a man that has given much back to the community. And while I'm at it can we please stop calling older dudes building big bikes "posers". Did you ever stop to think that men and woman of a certain age built BMX? Maybe we can't ride the way we used to but still love our bikes? Its no different than building the car you dreamed of as a kid. Lets just all enjoy our bikes however we see fit.
Wow! This is dice guy! I've talked to Gary many times and I had no idea!
Really? Thatʻs cool that you know him! Heʻs a good guy! Thanks for the comment and for watching! 🤙🏻
I like the one-finger salute of the yellow bird sticker on Gary's laptop 😂😂 Great video and thanks for sharing 👍👍
Haha, you noticed that, didn’t you! It was a fun visit and I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!! 🤙🏼
What a treat!! Amazing the history is that rental basement. I grew up in Portland and never knew Gary was a local. All those red lines and SE…drool! Mahalo Kev and son for sharing!
Oh man, the frames he has in that collection! Simply amazing! Thanks for the comment and for watching! 🤙🏻
Great Collection Gary - awesome to hear Johnny Chopper's name been mention - Straya on the maaap!!!
Thank you Gary, for the history and the parts and ya cant forget the stickers!!😁
He has a ton of history there! Thanks for the comment and for watching!! 🤙🏼
@cruisinginthe808 I've spoken with him through the site a few times!😁 bought some kuwahara pad sets off him!👌🇯🇵Super good guy!!🤘😎 I'd love to visit. However, I'm in Canada🇨🇦.... Although, it's definitely not as far as Hawaii... 😉
What a collection!!!
It really is the largest collection of bikes that I have ever seen! Very impressive to say the least. Thanks for the comment and for watching! 🤙🏻
As always a great video miss a little Bernie but it was nice to see all the old bikes in his house And again thanks for the shout out we can get together soon
We are definitely getting you on the podcast my friend! Thanks for the comment and for watching! 🤙🏼
Thanks again for the great video! I loved seeing the early BMX bikes but I would have loved seeing the mid 70's BMX bikes like the Yamaha Moto Bike (my mom bought me one when they first came out), the Kawasaki BMX bike (I remember Dave Clinton used to be sponsored by them), the Suzuki BMX bike, Gary Littlejohn frames, Webco, DG, Jimmy Weinert, FMF (my second bike), R&R (my younger brothers first bike), JMC (my brothers second bike) etc. What an awesome time we had riding. Those are the bikes of my youth. I loved that time! After 30 years of MTBing, I've been cruising in the 208 my gold and black Throne Goon 29er BMX bike and loving it even more! You and Bernie rock!
Yeah, there are so many bikes tucked in there that I really need to go back another time to try and see some of the older bikes in the collection. Seeing all of those bikes and parts really took me back to those same days that you shared, just loving every minute on my bike as a kid. I would get up early in the morning in the summer, hop on my bike and head over to Bernieʻs and weʻd be out riding all over the town all day and only went home when it started to get dark. The freedom our bikes gave us was something that we cherished. I think us older bike guys who loved it as kids still somehow kept riding. I bought a GT MTB right outta college and rode that thing for awhile. I still have it actually and need to restore it. Glad to hear you are rocking the Throne 29er and still loving it! Keep riding! Thanks for the comment and for watching! 🤙🏻
@@cruisinginthe808 Watching and listening to you Kevin, reminds me of myself and I should also say thank you for the incredible passion you and Bernie have for the big bike BMX community. Aloha!
GAry is the coolest. Need a permanent home for his collection! I’m just south in Salem, would love to see GAry’s collection someday. And if I were independently wealthy, buy the rental for him ;)
Wouldnʻt that be a great way to spend your millions if you had any? Thanks for the comment and for watching another one! 🤙🏻
Awesome video BMX Museum is great 👍
Thanks for the comment and for watching!! Gary is the best!! 🤙🏼
Old School BMX Heaven
Gary is honestly a blessing to bike culture & history, he's made it easy for ANYONE to learn all the nuisances of proprietary frames & designs, & from what I learned on his site it's made it possible for me to score some choice chromoly for my son & I! 👍💯
He really is! Heʻs put in close to 25 years of documenting these bikes and next to eBay, his site probably does the most for the BMX community in general. Thatʻs cool that you have used his site to help you! Thanks for the comment and for watching! 🤙🏻
Makes me feel better about my bmx hoarding lol this is incredible
Another awesome video 🤙🏽
Appreciate it! Thanks for watching another one! 🤙🏻
Awesome interview 🤙
Mahalo! Appreciate the comment and you watching another one! 🤙🏻
You gotta come to the powers bmx museum!
I’d love to!! Where is it?? 🤙🏼
Stew wakes up every morning wishing and dreaming he could beat me cause it's always sad to em when they realize they never be as cool as me.
Awesome video, dude’s a credit to our community.
Side note, you guys don’t have a PUMP TRACK yet?!? I’ve ridden 5 last summer in Calgary alone…and that’s not even all of them!! We’ve got a few large skate parks and a TON of DIY spots…over 1000 kilometres of paved trails in Calgary alone.
You gotta come here bro
Yeah we have no pump track here on the island. Looks like to be able to ride one I will need to get up there! Thanks for sharing that and for watching! 🤙🏻
HAIL YEAH CUZZIN gAry!!! BMXMUSEUM REPRESENT!!!
His collection speaks for itself! He is a LEGEND! Thanks for the comment and for watching! 🤙🏻
Dude… I think Billy Griggs built that Julie Kintner bike in his garage in Anaheim back in 2008!
Wow, good eyes to see that!! Thanks for watching!! 🤙🏼
Kevin, who makes that windbreaker? Also, what a great opportunity to sit with this guy and talk story..
Chris, thatʻs from Bob Haroʻs site at www.bobharo.com ! This was a great opportunity and Iʻm so glad we were able to connect this time! Thanks for the comment and for watching! 🤙🏻
If you pay for the pro membership ,the man sends you a hand written envelope stuffed with stickers,,thanking you for joining!
Gary is a really nice guy so I can see him doing that! Thanks for sharing that and for watching the video! 🤙🏼
The man behind " the collection".
Nice!
And what a collection it is! Thanks for watching and for that comment! 🤙🏻
Those Thruster Tri- Power frames Daaaaaamn !!!
He has some bangers in there!! Thanks for the comment and for watching! 🤙🏼
@@cruisinginthe808 yes he does ! I’m not really a fan of too many brands. Thruster was - is my all time favorite !! I had a Thruster - Vanishing Point that unfortunately was stolen, show chrome finish with the blue sticker kit , blue Suntour 3pc racing cranks , blue Araya rims laced to blue Sunshine hubs , MCS block neck with Thruster Power Bars. Damn I miss that bike. I’ll build one someday before I close my eyes 🤣 my father worked directly across the street from the Thruster factory in Wayne NJ about 8 minutes from from my house. Only other brands I dig are the early Hutches & Puch (because they were made by Thruster ) Cook Bros , Race Inc and your favorite Kuwahara.
So many of us had our bikes stolen back in the day. I had my bike locked to a pillar at the mall and came back to my seatpost and seat gone along with my pad set. Found out later they were stolen by some friends!😳
@@cruisinginthe808 my bike was stolen by a guy I was friends with. Asked to take it for a quick ride and never came back. He claimed he was jumped by friends of mine that took the bike from him because they thought he stole it and were bringing it back to me. Police found my number plate in his closet , they arrested him and he rated out the other 5 guys he parted the bike to , they all got busted. Went to court and the judge told the parents that they had to come pay me every month until the value of the bike was paid off. My local bike shop made a list of every part that was on the bike from the frame & fork set down to the chain , all sticker prices also. That was my last bike until 4 yrs ago my brother got me a 27.5 PK Ripper for Christmas.
Ya'll takin me for a ride.. I've built 3 bikes in 3 months with a Bassett on the way. Gonna have to use you two for scapegoats when the wife catches on to the 4th.
Go right ahead and blame us! If we can help that way, we're glad to! Yeah, I have my own little collection here and my wife is the only reason it's not growing more....she supports it but doesn't want it to get out of hand. Send us some pics of your builds! We'd love to see them! Thanks for the comment and for watching our vids!🤙🏼
GAry bought some huffy pads from the 80s from me 😊
That’s cool! He’s been around for awhile! Thanks for the comment and for watching! 😂
Still looking for some power bend pro bars in mint condition for my skyway build.. he probably has a few buried somewhere 😂
He just might! Man, that collection was very impressive. Thanks for the comment and for watching! 🤙🏻
What company in Australia made the Patterson 24" copy? Very interesting.😀
I wish I knew! Maybe Gary might know? Thanks for the comment and for watching! 🤙🏻
I would be happy just to own a couple.
Your retirement is definitely secure nice collection
I will store all your Hutch bikes !
I think a lot of us would love to store some of his bikes! Thanks for the comment and for watching! 🤙🏻
NOS FreeAgent Limo...OMG.
I was wondering who was filming. Tell him he did a great job.
He did! I was happy to have his help on this video! I’ll let him know you liked it! Thanks man! 🤙🏼
I would sell 20 of those rare frames, get a piece of real estate to show em off
Thatʻs not a bad idea! Thanks for sharing and for watching the video! 🤙🏻
Kev, did you get your GT ?
Sadly, I did not. The bike shop canceled my order and I didnʻt have the right size rental car to be able to get it to the airport. But it got me thinking and I will be back in Portland so.......🤷🏼♂️
@@cruisinginthe808 hate to hear that, wasn't meant to be ,and you turned it around also👍
Wouldn't really call it bike collection, it's a frame collection or you could call it a frame junkyard.
If you build them, they will come =)
It would be pretty awesome to see that collection out in the open in a bigger space. Maybe one day that can happen! Thanks for the comment and for watching! 🤙🏻
Where's the Airborne titanium Missbehavin" ?
My OCD is freaking out 😂
If you get nervous in tight spaces, this isnʻt the place for you! But man, to see all of these cool bikes in one place is pretty amazing. I was talking to him after and if there was some way to move it all into some bigger space, it would be very impressive. We just need some other BMX junkie whoʻs a millionaire to help Gary out! Thanks for the comment and for watching! 🤙🏻
Gary has the ultimate collection
100%! Nothing else like it! Thanks for the comment and for watching! 🤙🏻
Sell them while the markets red hot to people who will ride them again.
Sucks that such great collection is being kept away from all bmx riders from around the world. These should be ridden and or displayed at bike meets etc.. but GAry mentioned who cares if they’re not complete, he’s not ridding them. Sad to see them just stored away. I’m sure there’s many hardcore bmx riders that would love to buy them and show them off, ride them, share stories etc…But then GAry likes to keep them away. But why? For what ? Greed?
it’s a shame…
“I love bmx because of the freedom” > charges $25 to post pics on the website…
“I had to harass the sales rep at Phil Wood to sell me that..`it belongs in a museum’” > ends up in a greedy hoarders basement just stacked on top of a bunch of other shit…
Whatever…. Guys got tons of cool shit but he’s a tool. Those bikes deserve better.
hah..adult money
Would be nice, if organized nicely. Kinda sad
bro it is WAY too cluttered in there
He does have a lot of bikes in there! Thanks for watching! 🤙🏻
Total waste, he is not enjoying it either, to walk pass a mini sting and a The sting without any acknowledgement 😮 is not a collection is a hoard.
I think itʻs one of those things where the collection just grew and grew and now itʻs beyond what can nicely fit in that space. It would be awesome if he could get some help where maybe someone could rent him a bigger space at a decent price. Do you know of anyone in the area that could help him? Thanks for watching! 🤙🏻