The BMX (and other bikes) thread

[328isjohn]

My ride
Klein Adroit pro ...race face cranks ...avid levers ...Avid arch supreme brakes ...easton carbon fiber handle bar ...thompson seat post

And part of my wall of fame from riding it

[328isjohn]

This is my daily ride...when the snow is not around.....originally bought it for doing 24hr races and just started riding regularly back and forth to work the last couple of years.
Trek Fuel 90 SLR

[RC10th]

Here's one of my bikes that I just finished restoring a couple of weeks ago. I have an original seat coming for it and a new seat post that should have arrived by now but hasn't.

Bike rides like a dream and the Shimano DXR brakes are by far the best I've used yet.

[kink]

Cool thread. I love BMX and MTB!

This is an old picture as some of the parts have now changed. But this will have to do for now. Imagine it with a different chainring (snowflake pattern) and a black stem...



Parts are a blend of old and new: S&M, Chris King, Bullseye etc

[GreenHell]

Just got my new "retro" '09 Haro Freestyler. Rides nice, but definitely needs some upgrades. I had to ditch the black walls for some nos Multi Surface 3s I had been saving for my Haro Master project.

[Lazer]

I'm a very avid cyclist. Here's one bike I ride.

[mc10ce]

Here is my 1986 Schwinn Predator Freeform EX. I have had this since I was in the 5th grade and recently finished up the restoration. It feels good to be riding my childhood bike in all its former glory.

[RC10th]

Wow, I didn't know they put brakes under the rear triangle in 86. I thought it was much later when they started doing that.

[MelvinsArmy]

Last week I had my first midwestern BMX craigslist score. A 1978 Roger DeCoster, complete with Skyway Tuff 1 wheels. It is pretty much all original except for the tires and grips, which I replaced with Oury grips. I went back and forth on whether to keep it, it's a really cool old bike and it doesn't take up much space. But then I found a bike that I really want so I flipped this one on ebay to fund it. The new bike is something totally out of the ordinary and unusual. I should be able to pick up the new bike tomorrow, so more pics to come!

[slotcarrod]

That Roger DeCoster BMX is so nice! May I ask what you paid and sold it for?

Funny as a young boy, I never had a BMX but always wished my parents could afford one, times were hard when I was in my pre to early teens. Anyway, I would always enjoy ripping it up on my cousins! So funny enough last month, I stumbled across a Sears MX650 (circa 86?) freestyle bmx bike in the trash. Put on new tires, a chain, lubed and cleaned everything, works great even for a FOG riding it! A neighbor was outside my garage when I was working on it and offered a 99 Mongoose in rusty dirty condition for $30. I cleaned that baby up and it looks minty! He regrets it now! Also traded a vintage Strombecker slotcar set that I got for free, for a 70's Deelite muscle bike! The vintage bike ball is rolling for me now! Funny how we try to relive our youth as grown men!

[MelvinsArmy]

I got it for $100 and sold it for $270. I thought for sure that it would go higher. Oh well. Someone got a pretty good deal I think.

[MelvinsArmy]

Here is what the Roger DeCoster helped to fund. It's a 2005 Kona Bike Hot Rod.

[longboardnj]

Here is what the Roger DeCoster helped to fund. It's a 2005 Kona Bike Hot Rod.

Kona.jpg

is that 24 inch tires? cool bike i never saw one before

[MelvinsArmy]

Yep, 24" tires. They only made them in 2004 and 2005, and in very low numbers. I had seen one in a bike shop back then and haven't ever seen another, until I found this one on an expired craigslist ad.

[longboardnj]

Yep, 24" tires. They only made them in 2004 and 2005, and in very low numbers. I had seen one in a bike shop back then and haven't ever seen another, until I found this one on an expired craigslist ad.

nice .. every time i see a bike with 24 inch wheels i think ,how would the bike look with skyway wheels.. http://www.planetbmx.com/shop/skyway-tuff-wheels/24-wheels/cat_89.html