New BMX???

[carpo_jnr]

hey guys,
was thinkin of buyin a bmx, but have no clue wats good, i used to have a bmx but sucked at it but now i can do so much more so was thinking of investing my cash in a good bmx and i like those tri spoke mags :p like on the mischief mag (mongoose) but thats a pretty crappy bmx right?
thanx carpo
EDIT: sorry about pasting it in this forum, didn't mean to, please move to what should i buy (provided thats anything like bmx as well as mtb)

[davieg]

whats ur price range? and are you brand pickie?

[shmeado]

dont get the goose. they aren't good. Look at price first, then weight, then looks and then equiptment (does it have good shit on it or crap). Also look for gyro or single cable (which ever you prefer), chrome rims for better braking, gear ratio (compact is better, none of this 44-16 crap). I would suggest getting a light bike cos mines 15kg and it shits me. If you want fair quality parts you should look on bmx forums, or this one for used parts like frames cos they are cheap for their quality.

hope my rambling helps at all!

PS DON'T just look at the colour of it cos thats what i did (i didnt know much then) and now i'm changing every thing on my bike! (the only things stock are the bars, brake levers, cranks, bb and seating)

[carpo_jnr]

i can spend up to about 700:p... and i'm not to pickie as long is it hasn't come out of someones home garage
i'm sure i'll find components fine, but do you have any good ideas for brands for the frame? and im plannin on doin mainly street ridin, a little dirt maybe :s

[2 smooth 4 u]

i can spend up to about 700:p... and i'm not to pickie as long is it hasn't come out of someones home garage
i'm sure i'll find components fine, but do you have any good ideas for brands for the frame? and im plannin on doin mainly street ridin, a little dirt maybe :s

buy a complete dk 4pack they are 700ish and have some mad parts. its for street and dirt aswell

[shmeado]

look @ the price of the bikes... 700 should get you a good bike. If you buy used you can get awesome parts for less, but you may have to wait longer. I have seen wethepeople and fly frames go for 100-200 on ozscenebmx. thats with headset and bb. forks are cheap as to get alright ones, wheels would be the next most expensive thing, then all the other crap like bars, brakes, tyres, cranks (with cranks try to get second hand or in a package cos they can cost nearly 300) and pedals.

The main problem with getting a stock bike from a shop is that you will end up buying new upgrades all the time. the 4pack looks alright, alot of stock parts thou.

Try making a list of all the dream parts you would have on your bike an then try to get as close to that as possible, that way you will be satisfied that you got what you wanted.

[Jordy]

Mongoose mccan is about that. maybe $750 ? comes with lots of snafu components. Sun chrome rear rim with odyssey Cassette hub etc. it maybe be $800 tho im not 100% but for the components its a great buy. and the frames are a signature model too

[carpo_jnr]

wats the 06 gt bump like?:confused:
it has a pretty sick frame
EDIT: it looks sick but has way shit components eh
and out of the wehtepeople frmaes and fly frames what would you recommend as good for my price range?

[madmike1]

have a look at the hoffman series they got some nice bikes, i would buy the hoffamn condor there a great bike for the price its like $800 its hoffamn signature series, there 2 of the condors PR1 (pro leval 1) and theres a intermediate one that i would go cause the PR1 is like $1,600 But the hoffman got a wide range to suite your style just go to ur lbs have a look around and see whatr they got.

[shmeado]

wats the 06 gt bump like?:confused:
it has a pretty sick frame
EDIT: it looks sick but has way shit components eh
and out of the wehtepeople frmaes and fly frames what would you recommend as good for my price range?

depends on what your taste is. I like the styles of the wethepeople. :o

[carpo_jnr]

what's the wethepeople bold or darkness like?

[naz]

just quietly the mirraco 07 range is hot.

or

Fitbike S3
campag record headset
ody Race wit 3/8
S3 stem
Flow bars
ody trig lever, nokon on revenge brake wit koolstop pads
vanero 3/8 front hub ody seven a-k rim
ody haz lite rear on duraelectra haz lite rim
41thermal cranks
macneil post n seat

:)

[carpo_jnr]

wats the perv vicious' weight edit: got it 14 kg and what is that bike like and is 14kg heavy compared to most bmx's?VVVVV
other than the fact it doesnt have chromed rims its ok right?
any1 to lazy to have to find it (like me not puttin the specs up) here is the page
http://www.pervbmx.co.uk/bikes/viscious.html
and tell me what you think about any of the other bikes
http://www.pervbmx.co.uk/bpics/lvicious.jpg

[carpo_jnr]

any ideas?:confused: :p

[rsquared]

hey mate,

I've got a Specialized TJ Lavin frame which I built up with:

Odyssey
- rims
- thermal forks (lifetime warranty)
- brakes
- gyro

Snafu
- hangers
- stem
- tyres

Profile
- Sprocket

FSA
- 3 pc cranks
- pig headset

It cost me over $2500 to build up a couple of years ago and I've probably ridden it for less than 6 hours since then. Just wasn't what I wanted. I went back to MTB.

I'm only looking at selling it for around $1000. Its an absolute steal. The forks, frame and wheels are worth more than that. So if you can save a couple more hundred this is an awesome bmx.

Send me a PM if your interested. I have tried to attach a picture but I don't know if it will work. Let me know your email address and I can send you some.

Dale