Who is Nation BMX
Hey,
Just thought I'd give some insight as to who runs the show around here, how we came to be, and what we stand for.
Nation BMX was started by Mike Strollo (me), back in 2001 as a mail-order side project to bring bmx product to the masses beyond Central Jersey. At the time I also owned Circles Bike & Skate and when we made the move from Red Bank NJ to Sayreville, NJ we decided to drop the Skateboarding end of our business out of respect to the area Skateshops who had been keeping the Skate scene rockin' in the Sayreville area for a long time... it only seemed like the right thing to do. So, once we discontinued the skate section of the shop Nation BMX just kinda fell into place as the new name for the shop as well as the mail-order site.
My wife and I have owned this business for the last 6 years and have no plans of ever ending it. I have met amazing people, seen some sick ass riding, and made a lot of life long friends all because of Nation BMX.
The whole idea of the shop from the beginning was and still is to bring the highest quality product from the most respected names in the industry to our customers at the best price possible.
I started bmx racing back in about 1981. Freestyle and street riding weren't really even though of yet. I remember the first time I saw the Hutch Freestyle Team, I was like what the fuck...? Sooo crazy.
Anyway I kinda slipped outta BMX for a while in the late 80's and really got into Skateboarding. There was a whole rebellion goin on back then that I loved. The music, the style, and the freedom to do whatever you want with a skateboard. It was good times, no doubt.
Anyway... fast forward quite a few years and I started to watching props early issues and really started to feel for BMX and started riding again. I then wanted to bring that feeling of walking into a dialed skate or bmx shop and seeing all the latest stuff to kids who never experienced that before. But MOST importantly, I didn't want kids felling unwelcome, or unappreciated ever. We still stand by that today... Full respect to every customer, ALWAYS.
And now for some random pics of me and my son Damien.
just chillin'
what a ripper... haha
drums, bass, keyboards, vocals... i like making music
my 4 year old son... the infamous "nation kid"
If you read this far... MUCH RESPECT, AND THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!
Oh, and to anyone trying to make profit off BMX when you have zero ties to the sport and no care to give back to the industry... FUCK OFF!!!
-Mike
Just thought I'd give some insight as to who runs the show around here, how we came to be, and what we stand for.
Nation BMX was started by Mike Strollo (me), back in 2001 as a mail-order side project to bring bmx product to the masses beyond Central Jersey. At the time I also owned Circles Bike & Skate and when we made the move from Red Bank NJ to Sayreville, NJ we decided to drop the Skateboarding end of our business out of respect to the area Skateshops who had been keeping the Skate scene rockin' in the Sayreville area for a long time... it only seemed like the right thing to do. So, once we discontinued the skate section of the shop Nation BMX just kinda fell into place as the new name for the shop as well as the mail-order site.
My wife and I have owned this business for the last 6 years and have no plans of ever ending it. I have met amazing people, seen some sick ass riding, and made a lot of life long friends all because of Nation BMX.
The whole idea of the shop from the beginning was and still is to bring the highest quality product from the most respected names in the industry to our customers at the best price possible.
I started bmx racing back in about 1981. Freestyle and street riding weren't really even though of yet. I remember the first time I saw the Hutch Freestyle Team, I was like what the fuck...? Sooo crazy.
Anyway I kinda slipped outta BMX for a while in the late 80's and really got into Skateboarding. There was a whole rebellion goin on back then that I loved. The music, the style, and the freedom to do whatever you want with a skateboard. It was good times, no doubt.
Anyway... fast forward quite a few years and I started to watching props early issues and really started to feel for BMX and started riding again. I then wanted to bring that feeling of walking into a dialed skate or bmx shop and seeing all the latest stuff to kids who never experienced that before. But MOST importantly, I didn't want kids felling unwelcome, or unappreciated ever. We still stand by that today... Full respect to every customer, ALWAYS.
And now for some random pics of me and my son Damien.
just chillin'
what a ripper... haha
drums, bass, keyboards, vocals... i like making music
my 4 year old son... the infamous "nation kid"
If you read this far... MUCH RESPECT, AND THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!
Oh, and to anyone trying to make profit off BMX when you have zero ties to the sport and no care to give back to the industry... FUCK OFF!!!
-Mike
posted by - the nation at 4:30 PM
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