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Tim March was the other big name in 80's BMX to Andy Ruffell these guys were legitimate super stars for a couple of years in the BMX boom of the 80s, Tim goes back to the very start of UK BMX. He scored endless magazine covers, features and TV appearances. Tim moved rapidly through some of the early BMX race teams, then went on to expand his brand MRD from making handlebars, race plates, stickers and brake guards and with the help of Tran Am moved on to making UK made MRD frames with a huge team and a double decker bus to ferry 'em all around. Tim has lived it. After a hiatus from BMX he came back into it when he scored a job at 4130 publishing, home of Ride UK, and that point many other publications, the story continues on to the factory media buy out and the creation of the Albion magazine….Theres no holding back here, its another long runner, and we still need to know more!
Riders mentioned: Cav Strutt, Mike Chilvers, Andy Lomas, Alice Temple, Craig Campbell, Fraser Campbell, Andy Ruffell, Geth Shooter, Craig Schofield, Mark Watkins, Anthony Revell, Neil Stevens, Craig Strong, Daniel Benson, Steve Bancroft, Will Smyth, Troy McMurray, Joe March, Neil Ruffell, Bob Haro, Pete Middleton, Zach Shaw, Ian Morris, Stuart Dawkins, Mark Noble, Chris Noble, Mark Cornick, Alan Woods, Nicky Mathews, Andy Patterson, Greg Hill, Grotbags, Don Smith, Marco Lara, Chris Young, Billy Stupple, Mat Hoffman, John Mcinnes and skateboarder Sean Goff
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Tim March was the other big name in 80's BMX to Andy Ruffell these guys were legitimate super stars for a couple of years in the BMX boom of the 80s, Tim goes back to the very start of UK BMX. He scored endless magazine covers, features and TV appearances. Tim moved rapidly through some of the early BMX race teams, then went on to expand his brand MRD from making handlebars, race plates, stickers and brake guards and with the help of Tran Am moved on to making UK made MRD frames with a huge team and a double decker bus to ferry 'em all around. Tim has lived it. After a hiatus from BMX he came back into it when he scored a job at 4130 publishing, home of Ride UK, and that point many other publications, the story continues on to the factory media buy out and the creation of the Albion magazine….Theres no holding back here, its another long runner, and we still need to know more!
Riders mentioned: Cav Strutt, Mike Chilvers, Andy Lomas, Alice Temple, Craig Campbell, Fraser Campbell, Andy Ruffell, Geth Shooter, Craig Schofield, Mark Watkins, Anthony Revell, Neil Stevens, Craig Strong, Daniel Benson, Steve Bancroft, Will Smyth, Troy McMurray, Joe March, Neil Ruffell, Bob Haro, Pete Middleton, Zach Shaw, Ian Morris, Stuart Dawkins, Mark Noble, Chris Noble, Mark Cornick, Alan Woods, Nicky Mathews, Andy Patterson, Greg Hill, Grotbags, Don Smith, Marco Lara, Chris Young, Billy Stupple, Mat Hoffman, John Mcinnes and skateboarder Sean Goff
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