BMX bikers post up!

Post by **Dano** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:32 am

Who all out here is into, or has been into BMX. Post up what you ride too. I was really heavy into street/light trails for years, mostly street stuff, played with some flatland but I haven't ridden seriously in about 2 years. Just started picking it up again very slowly.

My Steeds:

-Dan

Post by **Mr1der** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 3:50 pm

good god Dan...

I wanna get a 24" cruiser at some point...perhaps a General Lee just because I'll scream Dixie when I ride it.

Post by **Dano** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 4:24 pm

Hahaha, yep, I was showing Ray the DK General Lee cruiser last night. My buddy I bought my new mountain bike from just bought an older cruiser (he's the one that first got me into bmx) and we went looking at bike shops the other day and found a nice one and an ok one. I didn't know Mirra split off from Haro in the last few years and made his own company. I saw one of his cruisers and it even was setup with a gyro. I've been out too long, lol.

In the pic above, black half-bike is part of my '99 Schwinn Predator, which was my second bike, then came the blue '00 GT Mach One, then the green Haro Backtrail X1 right after it came out, destroyed the backtrail and predator and decided to build something a guy my size couldn't break, so I built the Standard STA 500 from the ground up piece by piece. Last orange STA frame that ever came out of the factory too! heh, I have a **** ton of money into that bike and only rode it for a few weeks after I finished it... stupid cars...

Here's one of the most badass bikes i've ever seen that we saw the other day... Canondale suspension cruiser with disc brake... [still looking for it online]

-Dan

Post by **playbass311** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 7:18 pm

yay other riders!

heres my junks

Felt sheriff, fairly new

and here are some of my riding pics

Old tailwhip pic on my old bike

dark tailwhip pic

fancy silhouetted tuck no hander pic

Post by **Dave_Dynamite** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:30 am

i've been away too long. how are the mirraco bikes from dave mirra? theres one for sale on craigslist for 35 bucks, thinkin about pickin it up.

Post by **Dano** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 9:45 am

For 35 bucks I assume it's just the frame? If it's a complete bike, then you really can't lose for 35 bucks even if half of it is broken. I don't know the frame geometry on those, the bikes are on the cheaper end, but again at 35 bucks, sounds like a good deal. If it's just the frame, there's loads of better stuff out there.

-Dan

Post by **Dave_Dynamite** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:33 am

complete bike, rear tire is bald and could use a new seat. i'll post pics when i pick it up.

Post by **Dano** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 1:36 pm

Very nice, ooooo I wanna help you pick a tire! I recommend 3 things changed on most lower-mid end complete bikes:

aftermarket pedals, grips and tires.

Haro Landing strip is still my favorite seat.

-Dan

Post by **playbass311** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 7:45 pm

Animal Bikes Edwin grips FTMFW

super soft, long lasting, best grips I've ever had

Post by **Dano** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:04 pm

Meh, I used Primo Pro grips for years, still have em on 3 different handlebars. Right now i'm using Odyssey Hazard grips and those rock, grip like mad, pretty aggressive using soft rubber. Think of it more like a mud tire, but soft, for your hand.

Dave_Dynamite: check out http://www.danscomp.com ...your new best friend.

-Dan

Post by **playbass311** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:48 am

ah yes Dan's, I have many a catalog from them sitting in my room from over the years haha. Some other decent alternatives are http://www.albes.com and http://www.empirebmx.com all 3 places have excellent prices, service and quality. But Dan's usually gives you free crap when you order stuff like over $100.

Post by **Felipe** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:27 am

i have a 98 GT ProPerformer all F_cked up, but still jumps them curbs eazy and a dyno nitro frame that im trying to get rid of.

Post by **Dano** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 6:57 am

/\ That's neat.

Empire is pretty good, i'm just biased because I've used Dan's for a long, long time.

-Dan

Post by **PapaSmurf2k3** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:07 am

drifters2it_sideways wrote:i have a 98 GT ProPerformer all F_cked up, but still jumps them curbs eazy and a dyno nitro frame that im trying to get rid of.

What year is the Nitro? a pic of one of my bikes can be seen in the July photo contest. Its a Felt Heretic. I also have a 2000 Mongoose Villain.

Post by **Felipe** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:18 am

PapaSmurf2k3 wrote:
What year is the Nitro? a pic of one of my bikes can be seen in the July photo contest. Its a Felt Heretic. I also have a 2000 Mongoose Villain.

i dont remember its in my garage in the back... i might even think its a Blaze... i had both but one got jacked i dont remember the one thats in the garage...

either way ill post up pictures of it... i need to do it some day if i whant to sell it... im even thinking of selling the ProPerformer...

Post by **PapaSmurf2k3** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:28 am

Well I don't know if you read in the other thread that I posted in, but aparantly there is a HUGE market for old school bikes on Ebay. Me and my dad sold an old Redline on there for over $800. He had it in front of his bike shop for over a year with a $75 sign on it hah.

Post by **Felipe** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:51 am

PapaSmurf2k3 wrote:Well I don't know if you read in the other thread that I posted in, but aparantly there is a HUGE market for old school bikes on Ebay. Me and my dad sold an old Redline on there for over $800. He had it in front of his bike shop for over a year with a $75 sign on it hah.

yeah i read that...

ill post pictures up and you can tell me.

Post by **Dave_Dynamite** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:25 pm

hey thanks for the info dan, i'l have to check it out. i got the bike, its a hell of a deal for 30 bucks. especially when it retails for 250. but still it is a low end bike. still not bad for 30 bucks. i'll have to post up some pics when i get to work.

Post by **boznuttz** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:53 pm

Oh man, 5 years ago I actually had a 10 foot high roll in in my backyard. My friends and I always changed out setup around, except for a wallride we made from jacking 2 doors that were going to be thrown out. Had 2 S&M bikes, but I hated the bars. I had to cit them each down to 26 inches since I was a little guy at the time. I also still think I have my old Eastern Jane Comando laying around in storage. I was pretty heavy into dirt.

Soon enough I got HEAVY into snowboarding, lol.

Post by **Dano** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 8:52 pm

Yeah I cut down the bars on every set on every bike i've ever owned.

-Dan

Post by **boznuttz** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:47 am

All the S&M bars came 28 inches back then...I seriously LOVED my Haro Nyquist bars, lol. Perfect width and angles.

Post by **Dave_Dynamite** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:37 am

heres the mirraco i got for 30 bucks. hey dan anything wrong with your backtrail x1 frame?

Post by **PapaSmurf2k3** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:33 pm

Nice. I love how simple, and yet complex BMX bikes can be. It is a good complex... almost simple like really... tough to explain.

Post by **Dano** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:07 pm

That's a freakin awesome pickup for $30!!!

My backtrail frame... nothing's wrong with it, i've been saving it for a 'rainy day' when I build a different setup. Now if I could just sell the GT an the Predator...

-Dan

Post by **p1rat3** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 5:00 am

I used to have a bike that was like a grand but i don't have it anymore.

It was a fly diablo framefly 3 amigos barsanimal top loading stem - the best stem everfit seres 2 forkscoalition seatfront wheel I had demolition hub and red spokes forgot what rimback wheel was a mosh but it was so tough for some reasondon't remember the sprocketdemolition cranksodyssey cielencki pedalsshadow half link chainbrakesFor some reason i wore through grips like a pair a week the edwins ruled though but i ruined them so fast

I rode mostly street bt park and trail whenever i had the chance

Flatland riders cheat and photo shop everything lol

Haven't ridden in like a little over a year

Post by **Dave_Dynamite** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:22 am

anyone got any pics of them riding/doing tricks?

Post by **Dano** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:17 pm

N

Dave_Dynamite wrote:anyone got any pics of them riding/doing tricks?

Not me, was always riding with riding buddies and it's near impossible to ride with a camera on you. Shoot, i took my digi mountain biking about 2 weeks ago and it got smashed.

-Dan

Post by **p1rat3** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:16 am

I used to have a **** load of pictures but then I got a new computer.

Post by **Dave_Dynamite** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:27 am

hey dan would you ever sell that green haro frame?

Post by **Dano** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:39 am

I dunno, not at the moment, i've had aspirations of building it into a cheap dirt-only bike for sometime.

-Dan

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