It looks like we can officially call this the “Second Annual” Old School BMX Reunion, as organizer Steve Swope announced plans to make it an annual event until “guys stop coming.” With 250 in attendance this year, it doesn’t show any signs of fading away soon, as the gathering has only grown from last year. It was a who’s who of ’80s BMX Freestyle magazines. From Mat Hoffman, to Josh White, to the Castillo brothers, to Maurice Meyer, to Martin Aparijo, to Mike Dominguez… every time you turned around, someone else was walking in the door. One notable missing face this year was Bob Haro, who was in attendance last year.

Without a doubt, one of the best parts of the weekend for me was seeing Mat Hoffman back on his bike. A couple years back Mat was in a bad car accident which destroyed his already destroyed shoulder, leaving him with partial paralysis in that arm. After a lot of time off contemplating if he’d ever ride a bike again, Mat has gotten a fancy shoulder brace and a bit of strength back. I knew he’d started riding again, but I didn’t expect him to be riding again. But Mat never does anything half way. No one has done more for the sport of BMX Freestyle over the years than Mat Hoffman, and it’s good to see him back on the horse (photos of Mat and more after the jump).

I’m working on a video edit which should be up this week on the ESPN BMX site, but for now, check out a bunch of photos from today and yesterday. Thanks to Swope and Woodward West for another awesome gathering.

The man himself, Mat Hoffman. Can-can lookback.

Ruben Castillo. R-Dog.