MK9R
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| posted on 29/3/11 at 09:51 AM |
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Anyone know anything about BMX's? - Sons first BMX
My 11 year old son wants a BMX for his birthday but i know nothing about them. There is a skate/BMX park in our town and he wants to start jumping
(and probably breaking bones) and messing around up there on something more suitable than his 3 ton MTB. I dont want to spend a fortune, but i
don't want to buy him a pile of poo that going to break the first time he falls off a ramp or something thats so heavy he cant pick the damn
thing up (like his MTB). From what i have read, one size fits all for BMX's, i.e. he would have an adult one, is this correct?? What makes/model
should i be looking for and where from???
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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blakep82
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| posted on 29/3/11 at 11:18 AM |
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if he wants to do the jumps, and maybe even start all sorts of other tricks (wish i had when i was his age, no way i could now...) then make sure its
got the proper front brakes that allow the handle bars to spin round without brake cables getting tangled. its like 2 rings that spin round each other
between the frame and forks, cable pulls the top ring, and the top ring pulls the bottom ring, and the bottom ring pulls the cable to the front
brakes
hth
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SeaBass
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| posted on 29/3/11 at 12:07 PM |
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WeThePeople Arcade 2011 if he's going to get serious about it - around £300.
BMX is 20" wheels but you can get 16" and 18" for maggots. Depends how big and 11 year old he is.
Used to love my BMX but at 31 you look a bit daft.
[Edited on 29/3/11 by SeaBass]
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johnay
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| posted on 29/3/11 at 12:15 PM |
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Yes as above get him a We The People BMX (he will want to take the brakes off any way)
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MK9R
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| posted on 29/3/11 at 12:42 PM |
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thanks for info. £300 is a bit much (he's been a naughty lad  ). Was looking at some opening spec diamond backs and Haros for the £150 mark.
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 29/3/11 at 12:43 PM |
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Buy 2nd hand. You'll get a quality bike for loads less.
eBay
Custom bmx
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iank
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| posted on 29/3/11 at 01:21 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dangle_kt
Buy 2nd hand. You'll get a quality bike for loads less.
eBay
Custom bmx
and he'll get more kudos if it doesn't look too shiny and new.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
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scootz
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| posted on 29/3/11 at 01:30 PM |
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You need to find him a mid-80's GT Pro Performer... in lilac! I loved that bike!
It's Evolution Baby!
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blakep82
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| posted on 29/3/11 at 02:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scootz
You need to find him a mid-80's GT Pro Performer... in lilac! I loved that bike!
this one?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/guav/388357016/
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scootz
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| posted on 29/3/11 at 03:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
quote:
Originally posted by scootz
You need to find him a mid-80's GT Pro Performer... in lilac! I loved that bike!
this one?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/guav/388357016/
Oh, yes! 
It's Evolution Baby!
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tony-devon
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| posted on 29/3/11 at 03:49 PM |
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oh that'll do nicely 
hey dont worry about being 31 mate!
Im 35 and regularly showing the lil groms at the park how to skate LOL
used to ride ramp on BMX too, but my mate and his brother were pro sponsored riders so even tho I was good, I still got shown up big time LOL
I would certainly agree with buying something second hand, going to get better components for your money, and after a couple of sessions the new bike
will look just like the old one!
I still got 2 GT's, an old Haro and a diamond back, LOL cant ride them anymore, just lost my bottle with bikes, too many sticky out bits to
injure myself with, one of the haros has my first ever bike mod on it, a welded on crank protection bar to stop me sawing thru chains on kerbs and
coping
heavy is good, heavy is reliable, and if it breaks, hit them with it
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