BMX for a 12 year-old

[raceboy]

Diamond Back have upped their game a lot in the last few years, and now sell some good completes with a good component spec, obviously at the sub £200 point it may have more Hi-Ten tubes than you'd like, but it'd be a good starting point.

[pincher]

I think I'm sorted now

Will post a pic when I get it, which will be pretty soon all being well

[pincher]

Ended up getting an 'as new' KHE Goldie from another forum member - chromoly frame and bars and a 3-piece crank.



He loves it and has been out all over the place on it over the past couple of days - so money well spent in my book.

Thanks for all the advice imparted - much appreciated

[raceboy]

Just need to ditch the front brake now, other than that, nice bike.

[pincher]

That was an addition by the previous owner - will probably get rid of it once he is used to it.

[DozyGit]

Glad he likes it :-)

[trails]

The LumberBlacks signature frame; can't go wrong it's essentially S&M Dirtbike geometry...but as said front brake removal FTW

[pincher]

trails said:

The LumberBlacks signature frame; can't go wrong it's essentially S&M Dirtbike geometry

I genuinely have no idea what that means at all

[trails]

pincher said:

I genuinely have no idea what that means at all

Shaun Butler was a highly influential racer turned dirt jumper in the nineties, once of his nick names was the Lumber Black. He rode for a company called S&M Bikes, their most famous and successful frame was called the Dirt Bike which Butler rode. The KHE has the same geometry as the dirt bike so will feel nice to ride. Phew

[pincher]

Got it



(Why couldn't you just have said that in the first place?!? )

[trails]

pincher said:

Got it



(Why couldn't you just have said that in the first place?!? )

I thought everybody knew that