Someone call A&E (BMX revisited)
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So after retiring my DP Freestyler about 27 years ago I have just bought an old Haro to do some frame stands (remember those) and endos on...not sure these tricks still cut it down the skatepark?
I fear I'll start seeking out Skyway Tuffs on eBay or maybe look up an old PK Ripper or Quadangle frame and forks soon and that it'll get expensive. In the meantime I'll need to wait for it to get dark before a 40 year old man dares to take his new ride onto the street
Anyone else still doing it?
P.S. As I've left PH now, can I start a list for PH BMX shirts please?
I fear I'll start seeking out Skyway Tuffs on eBay or maybe look up an old PK Ripper or Quadangle frame and forks soon and that it'll get expensive. In the meantime I'll need to wait for it to get dark before a 40 year old man dares to take his new ride onto the street
Anyone else still doing it?
P.S. As I've left PH now, can I start a list for PH BMX shirts please?
It seems "the kids" these days are all about having no brakes; a seat so low it's of no use and them slaming the pegs along street furniture. Oh and apparently you don't pedal when you wheelie any more?
(unless someone finds a very long hill my North Notts record should stand the test of time then)
Actual tricks seem a forgotten art.
ETA good choice of bike though, I always wanted a DP or a Haro. But my Ultra Burner was pretty good.
(unless someone finds a very long hill my North Notts record should stand the test of time then)
Actual tricks seem a forgotten art.
ETA good choice of bike though, I always wanted a DP or a Haro. But my Ultra Burner was pretty good.
Hackney said:
It seems "the kids" these days are all about having no brakes; a seat so low it's of no use and them slaming the pegs along street furniture. Oh and apparently you don't pedal when you wheelie any more?
(unless someone finds a very long hill my North Notts record should stand the test of time then)
Actual tricks seem a forgotten art.
ETA good choice of bike though, I always wanted a DP or a Haro. But my Ultra Burner was pretty good.
Not really these days (unless someone finds a very long hill my North Notts record should stand the test of time then)
Actual tricks seem a forgotten art.
ETA good choice of bike though, I always wanted a DP or a Haro. But my Ultra Burner was pretty good.
First brakeless riders were end of the 90s, started in flatland and the moved into street riding (Troy McMurray being one of the more well known). Pretty much the norm now though, have a google for Chase Hawk and Tom Dugan and prepare to be gobsmacked...saying that we don't let anyone run brakeless at our trails. www.wedigdeep.comLow seat is to keep the damn thing out of the way, after all a bmx is not about getting from A-B so why do you need to sit down?
Wheelie=pedalling with front wheel in the air
Manual=front wheel in the air using momentum and pump.
Tricks a forgotten art...really, which tricks were you referring to...the crazy variations video game generation kids are pulling (quad tailwhips, 360 double whips, windscreen wipers, double front flips, 1080s) or the styles for miles the old trails riders are rocking (tables, turndowns, nac-nacs, griz...)?
Garlick, bike choice=wonderful for polishing and shocking for riding; new school bikes are light, strong and pretty darn cheap...modern geometry feels fantastic too.
Ian (aged 41.5)
I know what will happen, I'll 'retro' this with a load of expensive bits from eBay and will then pop to my LBS to spend a few hundred on something shiny and new, like this beauty http://www.deadsailorbmx.co.uk/shop/bmx-bikes/weth...
My only caveat with new school bikes is the silly gearing...although 44 16 is a thing of the past I don't like running anything lower that 36 13...28 9 feels horrid to me, nothing to push against!
Nowt wrong with WTP either...good place for complete bikes is http://www.sourcebmx.com/ rider owned and competitive prices
Nowt wrong with WTP either...good place for complete bikes is http://www.sourcebmx.com/ rider owned and competitive prices
Garlick said:
So after retiring my DP Freestyler about 27 years ago...
God, there's a name from the past I'd long forgotten! A mate had one of those and another mate ad a Haro freestyle.I've just achieved a childhood (BMX originated) desire of owning a Curtis, only the wheels are a bit bigger.
trails said:
Nowt wrong with WTP either...good place for complete bikes is http://www.sourcebmx.com/ rider owned and competitive prices
Why did I click that link...Lots if old farts still ride bmx's
There's a 'silver surfers' session at the new rush indoor park in Stroud for over 30's on the last Friday of every month
Loads of 40yr+ riders turn up as it's a good chance to ride badly with no pressure from young kids. The older people get, the better they remember themselves as once being too, so it's a good night for a tall story
Old bmx's are crap in comparison to modern ones too and a 300 complete bike is genuinely decent compared to how bad bikes of that price range were 20years back
There's a 'silver surfers' session at the new rush indoor park in Stroud for over 30's on the last Friday of every month
Loads of 40yr+ riders turn up as it's a good chance to ride badly with no pressure from young kids. The older people get, the better they remember themselves as once being too, so it's a good night for a tall story
Old bmx's are crap in comparison to modern ones too and a 300 complete bike is genuinely decent compared to how bad bikes of that price range were 20years back
Edited by graeme4130 on Friday 23 May 11:38
Mentioned this in the other BMX thread that is on here somewhere but at the ripe old age of 38, I bout a We The People Arcade last year, a good 28 or so years after last owning a BMX. I absolutely love it and ride when I can at local tracks. The worst I've had so far is a couple of disdainful looks and a couple of kids wrongly assume I would be awesome due to my obvious, er, experience. Jumpwise, I'm slowly getting there with the occasional over exuberant episode meaning I have to bail out. I'm not quite at the monkey bumps level as in the link trails posted above but maybe one day
I can recommend this place for all things BMX http://wallerbmx.co.uk/ It also has the advantage of having this on site http://vimeo.com/64984092 The Royal Hallamshire hospital is only around 10 minutes away, 5 with the nee naws on 
Now is a great time to ride BMX. The amount of facilities for street, dirt jumping and racing in the UK has never been better (if you're near London your spoilt for choice). The age thing is interesting as well, as some of the biggest classes at races are filled with old gits like me. There was just under a 100 guys and ladies who are old enough to no better at the 1st South regional of the year. A lot of the dads are riding rather than just sitting watching their kids have a go. Unlike the 80's though, the 30+ age groups are pretty handy as they've carried over their skills from their youth.
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