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    The BMX Thread

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    yeah i figured bmx frames wouldnt be carbon fiber, seeing as carbon fiber is insanely weak against impact.

     

    but i dont think thered be anything wrond with putting cf brakes, levers and seatpost on a bmx bike

     

    I wouldnt....dude you are going to be crashing a lot...you are going to be putting a lot of stress on part that shouldnt really have that stress.

     

    Really, forget about road bikes and MTBs....BMX is diffrent, its like skate boarding. You are going to drop your bike, you are going to throw your bike, and you are going to get into some fucked up situations.

     

    So BMX parts are made strong tough and light....dont put anyother shit on your bike besides a BMX part made from a legit company...trust me...you will thank me when you still have your teeth and your bike isnt demolished into pieces

     

    The only BMX bike I have seen with CF parts is a race bike...and you aint racing buddy

    The BMX Thread

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    yeah fuck that, i have a friend who spent about 8 grand on a singlespeed mountainbike and it isnt fun to ride at all. it weighs about 18 pounds but its the most uncomfortable thing ever. that and the second he lays it down in a rock garden, he has to replace the 4 thousand dollar frame.

     

    Well you wont have to worry about that, if you have a Light ass frame its probably made out of some titanium alien spacecraft type metal and wont break if you threw it against a truck going 60mph and hauling bowling balls

     

    Like an S&M L.T.F (light as fuck) awesome frame, only weighs 3 pounds and is strong as shit.

    The BMX Thread

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    yeah fuck that, i have a friend who spent about 8 grand on a singlespeed mountainbike and it isnt fun to ride at all. it weighs about 18 pounds but its the most uncomfortable thing ever. that and the second he lays it down in a rock garden, he has to replace the 4 thousand dollar frame.

     

    okay, good to know about the weight.

    im sure i could take a 25 pounder and trim it down to 23ish, im pretty good at taking heavy bikes and trimming the fat

     

    Yeah you can....half of that is wheels, which are pricey but it can be done. Other shit is like bars, cranks, sprockets, seats and posts....and usually all cheap and easy to find used on the internet forums

    The BMX Thread

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    BUT, all the Sunday talk...I ride a Fly Pantera 2.5. LOL

     

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    I love the shit out of it, but they dont make a complete of it. I bought the frame and just built everything to it, it was a lot of time, money and dealing with retards for parts but i love it

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    The BMX Thread

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    thanks for that link, i wasnt feeling how danscomp was set up, and i didnt know they were like that.

     

     

    and if you dont mind me asking... whats the big deal with sunday anyways? what makes them different from other bikes that are similarly priced?

     

    Sunday makes some pretty incredible frames and parts. They go through a 41 heat treated process, are welded to be strong as fuck and are light as shit.

     

    All Sunday has a lifetime warranty and I have NEVER seen anyone use it yet....really, I think there is even a contest on the internet on who can break one first.

     

     

     

    They are a pretty legit company.

    The BMX Thread

    in Lifestyle

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    Really its the opposite in BMX, not just the fit is important in a frame but what its made of...anything not 4130 or at least half 4130 is going to be a tank. Some people like that shit for dirt jumps, but just starting out hopping an shit you are going to have to lift that tank around and pedal on it.

     

    So get the lightest frame you can afford cause that is really half your weight on a bike besides wheels. Plus you dont want a shitty frame that is going to just brake on you and yes....you will brake a frame one day...so try to get one that will at least last

    The BMX Thread

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    you do realise 4130 chromoly is a steel, right...

    and you do realize i have no idea what im doing here, right...

    and you do realize I AM NOT BUYING A SUNDAY UNLESS I FIND ONE COMPLETE UNDER 400, right...?

     

    4130 is not steel, its a alloy of a mixture of metals and is lighter and stronger then steel

     

    Also quit being visibly upset or I wont help your busted ass anymore, i am trying to find you a good bike buddy that wont be shitty as fuck to ride

    The BMX Thread

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    Again, Sunday. LOL

     

    or FBM, FIT, We The People, Subrosa, and I think the new Uniteds are cool.

     

    Really depending on what you want to do, some companies are more into Street Geo on bikes and some are into Trail geos

    The BMX Thread

    in Lifestyle

    Posted

    i didnt know gary fisher (as a company) was into that kind of riding, and especially since they are getting absorbed by trek, who to my knowledge doesnt make any bmx/dirt jump/etc products. strange.

     

     

    im really looking forward to riding bmx, i havent found my "cycling niche" yet and i hope this is it.

    but i was thinking last night, il be riding almost 100 percent flatland with maybe a few little home made ramps and kickers and whatnot, and MAYBE riding some in the little skatepark in our town. so would a 24 inch cruiser even be appropriate for that kind of riding? it doesnt seem like it is, i think i just subconsciously want a bmx bike thats as similar as possible to my mountainbike, which is by far the one bike in this world that im the most comfortable on.

     

    i need to hurry up and get on a damn bike, sadly there isnt anything resembling a bmx scene in this town and the only bmx parts the lbs carries are the parts that fixed gear riders like to use (those colored semi seethrough platforms, grips etc) let alone a decent bmx bike. so im left with online options.

     

    but yeah, what bike do i need for the riding il be (hopefully) doing?[/color]

     

     

    Dude, the Sunday Cruiser is really like riding a 20 with 24 wheels. The geo for that bike is really something different from other cruisers on the market. They really but a lot of thought into making this a 24 that is similar to riding a 20, and from personal experience it really is. The BB is high and the Seat is low and back, its kind of weird at first but when you try to do dirt jumps or tricks it is really responsive and easy to get up like a 20. There is a video out there of Jim C doing some awesome shit on that Sunday

     

     

    But...I aint trying to sell you, just you wanted a 24, I ride a 20 and its fucking fun. So what ever

     

    I dunno dude... a cruiser is fun but if you plan on doing street riding I'd get a 20".... street riding is a blast...

     

    The reason I say this is because... for instance, I can bunnyhope ~3' high still on my 20" bike... but on a cruiser my bunny hop is significantly lesser. I can make it up a curb no problem but anything much higher than that it and it just doesn't happen. I am not saying nobody can hop high on cruiser, but for me it's quite a bit more difficult. I didn't think about that the other day when we were talking about that... sure you can launch off jumps on a cruiser and get air, but actually muscling your way or bunnyhopping high... it's not as easy because of the geometry of the frame being quite a bit different.

     

    What you need to look into though if you get a 20" bike is the top tube length. I have owned 2 Standard Trail Bosses in my life, the first was a 20" top tube... and the second had a 21" top tube which to me made a nice difference in how much "space" i have on my bike to be comfortable moving around on it. The 20" top tube one felt cramped like my knees were constantly too close to the stem.

     

    I also like to ride w/ my bars (I believe they're S&M Butler Bars) exactly parallel w/ my forks.

     

     

    Like I said in the above comment, I am pretty sure you can get that Sunday to some pro hopping steez. When i rode the Model C we were at a dirt jump track and we were getting pretty good air on it

     

     

    yeah, if i bought a 24 id probly just put nobbies on it and take it to cx races to freak everyone out.

     

    how do you determine what top tube length you need? im 6 foot and 155lbs, if that has anything to do with it.[/color]

     

    6 foot? go with a 20.75 and bigger top tube on a 20.

     

    I am 5"9' and I ride a 21tt, I like a little more room and really it personal preference. But I wouldnt ride anything smaller then a 20,75 for you unless you feel like banging the shit out of your knees on bars and when you do barspins not getting a lot of clearance.

     

    They even make 21.75 for all you freaks of nature out there

    The BMX Thread

    in Lifestyle

    Posted

    I'm just happy I live a 15 minute drive from this place....

     

     

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    The fixed gear queers are shunned from even thinking that they're gonna ride that wack shit inside or on the outdoor trails .

    :lol:

     

    I have seen this park in videos before, the Tree team just did a segment there

    The BMX Thread

    in Lifestyle

    Posted

    Yeah, its pretty cool, there are a couple of snakes that you can go around. Stay on the outside if you are kind of sketchy on jumping, they are mostly tabletops and if you decide to abort you can just roll over them. NOW the inside snake is super rad and can get some good air.

     

    Last time I was there it rained and the inner track was kind of flooded on the landings.

     

    Also they have some shovels out there and brooms if you feel like cleaning up or digging out a messed up jump.

     

    Also a lot of Lonestar beer cans

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