the frame, and so I didn't want to ride that bike. It was also too short in the front end by three inches easy, it was really a small bike."SBMX: Yet you won quite a few races on Schwinn bicycles.B.G.: No I didn't, the bike I had was made by Voris Dixon.SBMX: It said Schwinn.B.G.: That's just it, it said Schwinn, but that's as far as it went. I had to put Schwinn stickers on it because I had to fool everyone with it.SBMX: Were you fooling the people at Schwinn?B.G.: For a while. At first they didn't mind it but then when the Schwinn dealers started asking for that bike and they couldn't supply it, then the problem started."SBMX: So did Schwinn leave you or did you leave Schwinn?B.G.: They called me up and gave me a choice: Either put a Sting together or a bike we make and stay on the team, or don't do it and I wouldn't be on the team anymore.He opted to leave the team in part because it would have taken too long to adjust to a bike with a Schwinn manufactured frame. Mongoose (BMX Products): June 24, 1984 – September 1, 1985 Redline Engineering: September 2, 1985 – December 31, 1990 Billy would turn pro with this sponsor. Billy Griggs was also employed as a BMX Plus! test rider from July 1984-June 1992. Professional Redline Engineering: September 2, 1985 – December 20, 1990. Left under very good circumstances, even praise by Billy Griggs. Haro Designs/Cycles: December 21, 1990.-December 1992. Iron Horse: December 1992 – 1993 Haro Bicycles: 1994-December 1995 Shimano: November 1997-September 1998 GT (Gary Turner) Bicycles: January 1999 – September 2001 Billy Griggs was employed by GT Bicycles in Product development and race tested in AA pro many prototype frames and components on a part-time basis . Career bicycle motocross titles Note: Listed are District, State/Provincial/Department, Regional, National, and International titles in italics. "Defunct" refers to the fact of that sanctioning body in question no longer existing at the start of the racer's career or at that stage of his/her career. Depending on point totals of individual racers, winners of Grand Nationals do not necessarily win National titles. Series and one off Championships are also listed in block. Amateur National Bicycle Association (NBA) None National Bicycle League (NBL) 1984 15 Cruiser National No.1 American Bicycle Association (ABA) 1982 California District No.14