FAO: BMX Bandits

lankystreakofpee

Hi guys,

I'm a lurker on here and I have a read through the crudcatcher most days as it is always entertaining!

Anyhoo, along with the obligatory "who the fark are you" comments I was hoping to grab the attention of
anyone who knows something about BMX bikes. I posted [url viewtopic.php?f=20005&t=12873394]this[/url] yesterday in the buying advice forum, but I'm thinking there are a few crudders who would be able to help.

There is a "WeThePeople Justice" BMX for sale on a well known auction site ending soon which to my untrained eye looks OK, but I was hoping for someone on here to say it looks good to help me justify splashing the cash on something I know nothing about!

Anyone able to help please?

cooldad

I don't care who the fark you are.

VWsurfbum

BMX's are for kids and Peado's

Or just grown up kids

lankystreakofpee

Well, it is for a kid and a grown up kid so I tick 2 of the 3 boxes. Don't fancy filling the 3rd box TBH!

Cat With No Tail

VWsurfbum wrote:

BMX's are for kids and Peado's

Or just grown up kids

O'hai

jay12

serious answer: wethepeople make some of the most reputable bmxs around and are usually pretty light. if you can get one for a good price and it's in good condition then go for it

crud answer: why would you buy a child's bike?

lankystreakofpee

Thanks Jay12 for the serious answer. I'm buying a child's bike because it's for my son. At no point will I be playing silly buggers trying to relive my youth or practicing moves which I can't pull off on my full-sus :-)

lankystreakofpee

CWNT, have you found playing on a BMX has had any affect on your MTB skills? I'm hoping that it will be a lot easier to get to grips with bunny hops etc on a smaller bike and that will help me on my proper size bike. Am I kidding myself?

cooldad

jay12 wrote:

crud answer: why would you buy a child's bike?

Good question coming from a 12 year old.

lankystreakofpee

VWsurfbum wrote:

kids and Peado's

cooldad wrote:

jay12 wrote:

crud answer: why would you buy a child's bike?

Good question coming from a 12 year old.

Have you considered he may not be 12 and could actually be a 47 year old hairy groomer pretending to be 12? Still fits in with VW's theory

jairaj

lankystreakofpee wrote:

CWNT, have you found playing on a BMX has had any affect on your MTB skills? I'm hoping that it will be a lot easier to get to grips with bunny hops etc on a smaller bike and that will help me on my proper size bike. Am I kidding myself?

I've seen a massive improvement in my mate who rides BMX as well as MTB. Much more confident on jumps, bunny hopping fallen logs etc etc. He was already one of the best riders in our group but now he's miles ahead of us.

He also has made lots of younger friends ...

cooldad

lankystreakofpee wrote:

VWsurfbum wrote:

kids and Peado's

cooldad wrote:

jay12 wrote:

crud answer: why would you buy a child's bike?

Good question coming from a 12 year old.

Have you considered he may not be 12 and could actually be a 47 year old hairy groomer pretending to be 12? Still fits in with VW's theory

Jay12 is 12, obviously.
He is 12, has always been 12, and will always be 12.

VWsurfbum

jairaj wrote:

He also has made lots of younger friends ...

Further Proof

VWsurfbum

lankystreakofpee wrote:

Don't fancy filling the 3rd box TBH!

In that case, I'll fill your box in a minute!

lankystreakofpee

oo er! I hope it won't take a full minute to fill it up, but you probably have a better idea than me...

Daz555

cooldad

She improved with age. I would

lankystreakofpee

All these retro images remind me of how cool I was in the 80's riding this:


I now need to add some day glo bermuda shorts to my shopping list... 8)

Seriously though, the bike I had my eye on went for waaaay more than I had hoped. 0 bids until about 5 minutes until the end and then it went mental! Bloody auctions

Raymondavalon

lankystreakofpee wrote:

All these retro images remind me of how cool I was in the 80's riding this:

You weren't! But nobody had the common decency to tell you....

welshkev

lankystreakofpee wrote:

CWNT, have you found playing on a BMX has had any affect on your MTB skills? I'm hoping that it will be a lot easier to get to grips with bunny hops etc on a smaller bike and that will help me on my proper size bike. Am I kidding myself?

have a watch of this:

http://dirt.mpora.com/news/a-weekend-ri ... enter.html

DodgeT

I'd like a weekend with Manon....

welshkev

DodgeT wrote:

I'd like a weekend with Manon....

me too