“There’s a lot of great 1991 flatland in this clip, but I’m going to focus on Bill Nitschke pulling the first Whopper (bunnyhop tailwhip) in a contest at 5:00.”
The FreestyleBMX tales blog take you back to 1991, hit the link for the juice.
http://freestylebmxtales.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/bill-nitschke-and-whopper.html
bloody hell that was good. Should show of them street kids that whoopers were being done before they were even born!
Bill Nitschke is such a legend ! Pulse products, Standard, N-Orbit skt 8 park, dirt jumping at Mission trails & the WHOOPER ! the guy does it all….
I don’t understand why everyone thinks Bill pulled the first one in the 90’s. I saw Bill pull these in the late 80’s, in Columbus, in contests.
80? It has video?
in the late 80’s or 91 …… is amazing in the same way ….today still it is considered by many a modern trick ….
jesse was way ahead of his time,
Dude! I think that was the first time someone did a crossfooted hitchhiker in a contest too… Crazy to think that Jesses been at such a high level so long. And crazy to see him scuff..
Jesse killed it for sure. And I know Bill did the Whopper before this contest just in case your wondering…
Is it true he first landed it in a Burger King parking lot, and thats why he called it a “whopper” ?
Indiana representin’!
The trick concept was summer of 89.
Pulled it summer 1990 in the Burger King parking lot named “The Whopper”. Because of the names significance. We were right & it’s stood the test of time. I’m proud of that. Not many get the chance to make this kind of impact. My journey with freestyle is not over. Thanks everyone.
Jesse… Such a BOSS!
Jesse Puente was killing it! Way ahead of his time!!
this vd show that no one has a monopoly on flatland, my 16 year old self is loving seeing this