GREYSTOKE issue 3 OUT NOW!
"We go 132 pages deep with a Brad McDonald photo feature, Dave Voelker interview, rare bikes, unseen photos and an in-depth look at how much noise was being made when BMX had gone quiet - AKA "The Dead School. era"
7 Dec 2025
Time waits for no one. Greystoke Issue 3 is a little late to class, but “Dead School” is in session. In our latest, full-sized print magazine, focusing (mainly) on the “dead” years of BMX from 1988-94, we go 132 pages deep with a Brad McDonald photo feature, Dave Voelker interview, rare bikes, unseen photos and an in-depth look at how much noise was being made when BMX had gone quiet. Remember, “It's okay to look back at the past. Just don't stare.” Greystoke Issue 3 is available now.
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On the Cover: Bob Kohl at Thrasherland, Arizona - Bicycle Stunt Series, 1992.
Photo by Damien Elliott
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INTRO – Tardy again? Take your seat.
DOG BITES – Sage perspectives from the Dogfather of Bicycle Soul Riding.
HOW OLD? GRINDING HAND RAILS? – Amos Burke returns to the scene of the crime, over 30 years later.
POOL PARTY – Celebrating Pee-wee’s Big BMX Adventure.
SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET – Hoarding hard or hardly hoarding? Shad Johnson’s secret stash.
THE DAVE VOELKER INTERVIEW – Praise the Lord and pass the fishing lures.
DAWN OF THE DEAD SCHOOL – The best of times in the worst of times. Why BMX never dies.
BURP PEGS – From the garage to eternity. Reinventing the peg.
FROM THE ARCHIVES – Brad McDonald. Iconic photos from the “weeks when decades happen.”
KING COLLECTOR – The rarest bikes, built with the rarest parts.
JEFF CRAWN: UNTHINKABLE – From coming up in BMX to navigating life in a wheelchair.
SAVE YOUR GENERATION – The bikes that started another revolution.
SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK – The curious tale of the Pygmy down under.
MARK LEWMAN: A ROOM WITH A VIEW – Unseen visual evidence from a first-hand witness.
LIFERS – Did it, still doing it, or doing it again—Never let go.
THE STIGMA – Keeping the good name of aging BMX riders in a positive light.
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This issue of Greystoke is dedicated to the memory of Joel Alamo (1973-2025) and Jon "Gremlin" Bechtold (1984-2025).
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Bikes, riders and riding – by riders, for riders.
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Available in Australia via:
https://www.familydistribution.com.au
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Available in Canada via:
https://timelessbmxdistro.com/
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Limited copies of issue 2 available here:
https://greystokebmx.com/products/greystoke-issue-2
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Subscribe here:
https://greystokebmx.com/products/greystoke-magazine-subscription-starting-issue-3
All copies (including pre-existing subscriptions) will start shipping the week beginning December 15th. Thanks for your patience!
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