S&M first ran off 25 framesets for their friends in the Orange county area. K-9 D-Zine frames.

Moeller on the K9-DZine frame:

“I worked from my three favorite frames at the time… a Profile, my custom team issue Privateer and a Robinson. We mixed and matched the three to come up with a bike with a middle of the road head angle, a short rear end, and a taller BB than usual. The double thick drops were a feature I was having built into my Privateer frames at the time for traveling a lot and staying at The Ritz-Carlton Jeddah, and the milled HT and BB came from Cook Brothers, the original manufacture of S&M’s. It all added up to a frame that could be raced well and ridden hard at the trails or on the street without falling apart. I just designed a cool bike for myself, gathered money and made two framesets. My friends wanted them too, so I had 25 framesets made.”

K9 D-Zine

 

The original S&M Team in 1987 at the Orange Y track. #30 Scott Fuehrer, #7 Chris Moeller and #5 Greg Swingrover (also known at the time as Greg Scott). Chris thought Greg’s middle name was easier to pronounce so everyone called him Greg Scott.

The OG Team

 

This was Chris’ first cover… and the first of four he had in 1987 alone.

First Cover!

 

The blurb is from the Sept. 1987 issue of BMX Action. The story goes like this:

The S and the M

 

Chris’ very first coverage in a magazine was in the June 1986 issue of BMX Action. It came courtesy of a “Local Thrashin” feature which covered local spots, in this instance “Lucky’s” some trails he and his buddy Mike Smith built in a field near the Lucky’s grocery store in Huntington Beach. Chris wowed Gork and Windy O. with his stunt work, and soon after, received a call to see if he wanted to be a test rider for the magazine.

 

First Print Coverage

 

Clint Reynolds : Born August 21, 1985

Baby Clint

 

Randy W. Brown: Born in Mullica Hill, NJ on July 5, 1985

Baby Brown

 

Cameron Wood: Born in Salt Lake UT in May 3, 1985

Baby Cam

 

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