The Bike Hive

In 1984 I was 13 years old and was crazy about BMX.   At the time, I didn't even have a nice bike .  I rode my black AMF bmx bike with yellow mag wheels everywhere and loved it. It wasn't a Mongoose or Redline- the bikes everyone wanted back then - but I loved it all the same.   I read all the BMX magazines that I could get my hands on.  My favorite was BMX Action and by favorite rider was RL Osborn.  I would read the magazine cover to cover and learn the simple tricks that were in the how-to section of the magazine.  I had seen articles about the BMX Action trick team doing shows around the country.  I used to dream of how awesome it would be to go see them some time. That dream became reality in the summer of 1984. The owner of the Hive Bike Shop hired them to give two shows per day for a week in my hometown of Peru, Indiana.  I was blown away when I heard about it.  At first, I didn't believe it - it was just a rumor that spread around.  A rumor that was too good t