When We Was Rad:
Skateboard History from UK Vintage Magazine

Hot Wheels BMX Advert


Hot Wheels BMX Advert November 1989Hot Wheels stuck to their guns. Like Alpine Action trying to sneak skateboard adverts into BMX Action Bike, they ran their BMX adverts in a magazine which was crammed full of skateboarding. I admire them for it.
What could you get for your money? Complete bikes like a Skyway Streetscene would cost £199 and the most expensive thing on the page was a Redline F/S 25 at £245. They were also offering Mongoose Stylist at £179 and Mongoose Decade for £159 — this would have been about the time that they took over distribution of the brand which defined BMX here in the early days. There’s a full list of components and accessories: the complete service — and they’re still going strong to this day.

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