bmx

[shore king]

ok..i wanna get a bmx sooo bad but my mom thinks i shoud wait and get a full frame cuz i have a devinci phatt, i like my ht a lot and the only reason i wanna full is for dh racing. but i dunno, bmx'ing is so fun and good to improve ur skillz..wut would u guys do?

[FamilyJewels]

I would tell my mom to fuck off, and that I'm 24 and can make my own decisions.

[BOUCH]

just get a piece of shit bmx, i got 2 for 60$ off a guy. one of them is a tramp bike now and the other is my only bike, it doesnt run good at all but it holds up.

[blinded]

I built up a bmx today and rode it around the werehouse. it was pretty fun, they manual so easily, and I dunno what everyone is talking about saying that their brakes suck especially with gyros. The braking power was pretty good. I was havin fun trying to spin the bars-o.

[wilkez]

get a bmx, they are way better than hardtails. if you want to be a downhill racer get a fancy downhill bike tho, but i guarentee you wont be a fancy downhill racer

[BuckChoklit]

uhm, get a full-suspension for trails and racing and a BMX for street and parks.

[rcoope]

Hey kid, print this out and read it to your mother:

"Mom, I have to say that I applaud your enthusiasm in suggesting I get a full suspension bike. While such an aquisition is certainly a desiable medium term goal, there would be significant benefits in me acquiring a BMX posthaste. Over the last five years or so, as freeriding has defined itself as a legitimate subgenre of mountain biking, evidence has mounted that the fastest way to develop skills in this area is to begin on a BMX. Many if not most of the top freeriders today have a BMX background, including Wade Simmons, Darren Berrecloth and John Cowan. In DH racing this effect is even more significant; almost all of the top racers from John Tomac to Brian Lopes and Anne-Caroline Chausson come from the ranks of elite BMX racers.

The fact is, DH bikes and even 26" hardtails are just too large for all but the most talented riders to learn tricks on, let alone good bike handling skills. You do not ride modern DH bikes, you take the helm. Unless you are the size of Steve Peat, you are essentially piloting an engineless motorcycle with all the dynamic futility that that suggests. No, a small, light manouverable, fault-intolerant BMX is the true path to developing good bike handling skills.

Let me also appeal to your maternal sense of safety. Jumping a BMX will teach me to jump safely, control my rotation and hit my landings correctly. Conversely, jumping a DH bike is like piloting a World War II V1 rocket - described at the time as "flying a grand piano." For the inexperienced, it has a tendency to end in tears.

Finally, it should be noted that with judicious investigation, it should be possible to purchase a good freestyle or race BMX for no more than $300, about the price of one Hayes brake. Not only that, but as a mature technology, the BMX will hold its resale value reasonably over the course of a season.

I respectfully submit then that acquiring a BMX would be highly desirable at this time"


Let me know how it goes.

[Lady Gravity]

HAHAHAHAHA
i think his mom would probably fall over in a dead faint :lol:

[rcoope]

Actually, change the last line from:

"I respectfully submit then that acquiring a BMX would be highly desirable at this time"

to

"In light of the foregoing, I respectfully submit that acquiring a BMX would be highly desirable at this time"

[FullMonty]

Originally posted by rcoope
Hey kid, print this out and read it to your mother:

"Mom, I have to say that I applaud your enthusiasm in suggesting I get a full suspension bike.

...

I respectfully submit then that acquiring a BMX would be highly desirable at this time"


Let me know how it goes.

There is no spoon...

[M.W.]

Buy mine...

[::Liam::]

buwahhaha thats cool

i tried bmx for a wile... didnt like it... im too unco on a bmx... actually i am on a mtb as well but ive got wheelbase to save my arse then...

[eeyun]

:lol: Robin that was awesome :)

[Midas]

Originally posted by rcoope
Hey kid, print this out and read it to your mother:

"Mom, I have to say that I applaud your enthusiasm in suggesting I get a full suspension bike. While such an aquisition is certainly a desiable medium term goal, there would be significant benefits in me acquiring a BMX posthaste. Over the last five years or so, as freeriding has defined itself as a legitimate subgenre of mountain biking, evidence has mounted that the fastest way to develop skills in this area is to begin on a BMX. Many if not most of the top freeriders today have a BMX background, including Wade Simmons, Darren Berrecloth and John Cowan. In DH racing this effect is even more significant; almost all of the top racers from John Tomac to Brian Lopes and Anne-Caroline Chausson come from the ranks of elite BMX racers.

The fact is, DH bikes and even 26" hardtails are just too large for all but the most talented riders to learn tricks on, let alone good bike handling skills. You do not ride modern DH bikes, you take the helm. Unless you are the size of Steve Peat, you are essentially piloting an engineless motorcycle with all the dynamic futility that that suggests. No, a small, light manouverable, fault-intolerant BMX is the true path to developing good bike handling skills.

Let me also appeal to your maternal sense of safety. Jumping a BMX will teach me to jump safely, control my rotation and hit my landings correctly. Conversely, jumping a DH bike is like piloting a World War II V1 rocket - described at the time as "flying a grand piano." For the inexperienced, it has a tendency to end in tears.

Finally, it should be noted that with judicious investigation, it should be possible to purchase a good freestyle or race BMX for no more than $300, about the price of one Hayes brake. Not only that, but as a mature technology, the BMX will hold its resale value reasonably over the course of a season.

I respectfully submit then that acquiring a BMX would be highly desirable at this time"


Let me know how it goes.



I should try that next time I need somehting. hahaha.

[BRASSBALLS]

i have my ht and a bmx. the bmx is pretty fun. i had one years ago and just wanted to pick one up again. i am riding these.........
http://www.pinkbike.com/php/pod.php3?image=77347
it wasn't finished when i took this pic.

then there's my ht, pretty similar.
http://www.pinkbike.com/php/pod.php3?image=81686

[shore king]

Originally posted by rcoope
Hey kid, print this out and read it to your mother:

"Mom, I have to say that I applaud your enthusiasm in suggesting I get a full suspension bike. While such an aquisition is certainly a desiable medium term goal, there would be significant benefits in me acquiring a BMX posthaste. Over the last five years or so, as freeriding has defined itself as a legitimate subgenre of mountain biking, evidence has mounted that the fastest way to develop skills in this area is to begin on a BMX. Many if not most of the top freeriders today have a BMX background, including Wade Simmons, Darren Berrecloth and John Cowan. In DH racing this effect is even more significant; almost all of the top racers from John Tomac to Brian Lopes and Anne-Caroline Chausson come from the ranks of elite BMX racers.

The fact is, DH bikes and even 26" hardtails are just too large for all but the most talented riders to learn tricks on, let alone good bike handling skills. You do not ride modern DH bikes, you take the helm. Unless you are the size of Steve Peat, you are essentially piloting an engineless motorcycle with all the dynamic futility that that suggests. No, a small, light manouverable, fault-intolerant BMX is the true path to developing good bike handling skills.

Let me also appeal to your maternal sense of safety. Jumping a BMX will teach me to jump safely, control my rotation and hit my landings correctly. Conversely, jumping a DH bike is like piloting a World War II V1 rocket - described at the time as "flying a grand piano." For the inexperienced, it has a tendency to end in tears.

Finally, it should be noted that with judicious investigation, it should be possible to purchase a good freestyle or race BMX for no more than $300, about the price of one Hayes brake. Not only that, but as a mature technology, the BMX will hold its resale value reasonably over the course of a season.

I respectfully submit then that acquiring a BMX would be highly desirable at this time"


Let me know how it goes.



omg !!! i told that to my mom and she was like..if u had told em that i would have said for sure