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Wanted one for a while and building one this week/next week. Inspire me 🙂
Mine, although it's technically on the otherside of the globe to me right now...
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Nice 🙂
i've always wanted one but at my height i look silly on a 26" so 20" would be daft
this makes me really want one
I want one as my kids are into boarding and scooting, and I hate standing there like an idiot, but don't know what to get!
look at wethepeople fit etc completes
I've bought a felt off eBay for £20, the frame looks good as do the wheels, I plan on spraying these and the bars. I will replace everything else with bits off crc, whole thing should come in for less than £100.
Race or trick? For race pure are amazing looking bikes. Ted James bmx frames are also bloody incredible 🙂
I used to ride bmx a few years back, wish I still had my kink for those odd days of playing around on one.
Sunday:
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Then bought this kink frame off a friend:
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I need one! But the longer frames rarely come up
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When I was about 8 or 9 years old I spent a whole summer thinking about this bike and very little else (the exceptions being Michelle Lovering and cider)
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I set out to buy the cheapest full cromo complete i could and ended up with this for £270:
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If you wanna see [i]cool[/i] then await Rides forthcoming review/test of Ted James frame.
Beardy, greasy, obsessed, framebuilder weilding fruit of his labours:
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The rocketman in action:
I love this clip for the section 2:00 - 2:15, awesome!!!
I cannae embed, if someone wants to do the honours.
Oooooooooo - it seems i can!!!!! Enjoy the clips.
Cool 🙂
Ooowwwww! Threads like this so make me want a BMX but I'd know it would look SO midlife crisis!!
Have my cruiser sat in the stand just awaiting some rims
Normal Man - Member
Ooowwwww! Threads like this so make me want a BMX but I'd know it would look SO midlife crisis!!
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I'm 32, I don't care anymore what I look like. Can't wait till my new toys finished. Just buy one 🙂
Just arrived tonight in the OAB household. Much excitement! (the kids are also quite happy about it. 😉
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King-ocelot - Member
Normal Man - Member
Ooowwwww! Threads like this so make me want a BMX but I'd know it would look SO midlife crisis!!
POSTED 13 MINUTES AGO # REPORT-POST
I'm 32, I don't care anymore what I look like. Can't wait till my new toys finished. Just buy one
Ah! 32. I'd be cool with it. I'm 40 though! 😥
I am 40 in a few weeks. Hence the arrival of that baby above. 😉
*ahem* its for the kids.
This was mine and I wish I didn't sell it despite me never riding really. Was an awesome spec and looked the tits.
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I sold my Model C the other day as well so I feel like I've said goodbye to my childhood. I'll probably end up building my dream bmx (barcode, trendkill or a deluxe) when I've got my house sorted out properly though.
I love bmx's that look like this
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matt_outandabout - Member
I am 40 in a few weeks. Hence the arrival of that baby above.
*ahem* its for the kids.
Don't say that 😆
Already have another tab open, looking at possible BMX purchases!
My kids (both early teens) will disown me!!
Mag Burner just before I sold it
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My ultra burner, sat in bits currently in the loft.....(pic is from the guy who did all the hard work restoring it)
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Took this out for an hour today, was fun if not much of a spectacle for onlookers
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(37 & 6ft3 btw)
2013 rerun of the old classic. There was one of these in the window of Armstrongs bike shop in the 'boro when I was a kid and I so lusted after it. Ended up with a Firebird Freestyler a couple of years later instead. Would still a love PK Ripper now...although they've sullied the name by making some ridiculous fixe ****t bike and calling it a PK Ripper more recently.
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My cruiser. needs a lot of work on it but some time....
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The stock KMC half link chain snapped on mine today, 3rd run in at the skatepark, ****ted both knees into top tube 🙁 hasty drive home & a rummage in the spares bin produced an old SS KMC510HX, so fitted that and had an hour of mini radness 🙂 My sons stock KMC chain also was found to have several links with breaks in, luckily his didn't snap on him!
Yay first cruiser photo of the thread lol some of u may like this re release
Rickos I think that's the big ripper your thinking off
Tick. Need a cheapish lightish track one
^ a mate might have a haro pro xl frame for sale still, if you want a build project? s.manc based
I had a beautiful chromed Tange Hotheart stickered up for Scotia BMX, wish I had some pics 🙁 Long gone now.
How can a bmx need "a lot" of work?! 😀
Slight hijack. I'm looking for a bmx video on youtube, starring a gothic looking rider with skinny jeans. He hurts himself quite spectacularly jumping off roofs. Anyone know his name?
^Sean Burns.
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when i found i still couldn't do so much as wheelie/bunnyhop e.t.c i traded it for a road bike.it was lovely though 🙁
My restored Raleigh Burner, started out like this:
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Stripped and looked like this:
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And after a fair bit of time,money and effort:
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I'm 40 next year, still riding a "kids bike" whenever I can. 2011 Standard trailboss.
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That's a nice Trail Boss 🙂
[i]How can a bmx need "a lot" of work?! [/i]
It's a cruiser 😉
I want to get it shot blasted and resprayed, stickered up. Some bits and pieces. It'll take me ages.
Dialled Bikes MX20 'Stay Strong' (21.5")
Saints 170mm
Renthal 44T chainring (silly light!)
DX SPDs
Alienation Skylark / Runway rims
Redline Flight hubs
Tioga powerblock 20x1.75 tyres
Unknown big wide black bars
XTR v-brake
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I should never have sold this.... took me years to get just right...
WeThePeople Pony
19" Toptube and ultra short back end, used for flatland/street/ramp riding.
Odyssey Milk Bars (more knee room for flatland), Thermal forks, Standard Industries flipped and shaved stem. Odyssey Monolever. DiaCompe Hombre Fiesta brakes (when they came out!). Primo Hemerroid saddle and post. Profile Racing cranks and racing spider with Tioga blue ring, front wheel G-Sport on Sun rim, rear is Static Freecoaster (with Standard industries heat treated axle and 11t Graveyard welded on drive cog, cutom tuned internals (by me!)). T1 dual metal rear pegs and Standard Hand Grenades (I think copies) on the front.
Cost me about £1300 BITD, sold it for about £400 IIRC, really really wish I could have it back.... 🙁
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Nice!
Incidentally if anyone works / lives near Preston I sometimes go to Preston BMX track at lunchtimes. If anyone wants to join me in a 'too old for this really but lets give it a go' session then give me a shout.
Nice!
Incidentally if anyone works / lives near Preston I sometimes go to Preston BMX track at lunchtimes. If anyone wants to join me in a 'too old for this really but lets give it a go' session then give me a shout.
I'm in Fulwood, and occasionally (although I've been too busy lately) ride at the London Road track 🙂
Fancy an evening ride some time?
Ah cheers xiphon, unfortunately though I live outside of Preston and can't make it back in for an evening session. If you (or anyone) can make a lunchtime session then email me "Steve.Taylor3 AT lancashire.gov.uk".
How do you like the track changes made last year?
The last BMX I owned was much the same as this but with yellow Z-rims:
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Probably the coolest bike I've ever owned.
I accidentally bought a wethepeople last night for £33. Now to smuggle it into the shed.
Why do modern BMX's look so shite. PK Rippper, quadangle and Haro freestyler in white my all time faves. Hutch made some crackers too.
Oh and the Robinson Cruiser was also lovely.
...cant decide what colour to spray mine
So our new toy had an outing tonight. Youngest OAB has taken a real shine to it - he was noticeably higher and higher and faster and further on it...yet to have take-off properly, but I reckon at the rate he is going it can only be a few weeks off...
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Eldest still wanted the 'comfort' of his bike...
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Me and my Torker - 280X 1984
Wish I still had it.
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I picked if up today 🙂 mechanically it's ok but needs some TLC, it's getting a full respray and rebuilding with new parts were needed. Jumped it, loved it. ALL THOSE HAVING A MIDLIFE CRISIS BUY ONE NOW. 🙂
25 years later still gutted I sold my Hutch Pro Racer - few bikes could ever compare - maybe a JMC Darrell Young - for something nice these days I'd. want something from Planet BMX - I'm thinking maybe a SkywayTA cruiser or a GHP cruiser - defo something pro XXL