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| RL Osborn, BMX Action september 1985:
I started wheel-walkin' about a year ago, but I was standing on the
front pegs. It was a variation for front wheel hops. Then, I saw Martin
Aparijo and Eddie Fiola doin' it the same way. All three of us were
attempting to perfect it using the front fork pegs. Then while I was in
Switzerland (in May), I tried doing it with my left foot on the pedal
and I got it dialed. I haven't seen Eddie or Martin since I got back, so
I don't know if they learned it this way yet. Yup, it helped me a lot
doing those shows in Switzerland. Gork, BMX Action september 1985: With the recorder goin' full bore and RL scooting backwards tons of times for the camera, I intensely quizzed the Rad Lad for every detail I could get on how to do this maneuver. Imagine my surprise back at the office when the last word I heard was "Switzerland" and then a "squeak... squeak... squeak!" of RL 's front brakes when he would push the wheel. Not one word was left from there on -only the squeaking of brakes drowning out all the taped info. After playing it over a few times for Steve, a little 60 watt light bulb appeared above his head. "That's what we'll call it, The SWITZERLAND SQUEAKER!" I thought that was kinda dumb at first, but after a few minutes of saying it, I began liking it The Switzerland Squeaker it was.  |
