BMX riders?

[CleanNeon98]

In the spirit of threads with summer sports, who here rides BMX? Do you guys have any good spots. I used to ride a lot but stopped..just got a bike again and want to get back into it..bike is a bit on the heavy side, but it will suffice for the time being. Anyway im just looking for some nice places to ride and practice my stuff before I go to woodward park at the mills and avoid embarrasing myself too much. Thanks guys.

BTW my bike is a haro mirra 540

[stover]

i dont seriously ride BMX.. ihave a mongoose sumthin or other and like to ride in my local town and at my school parking lot... mostly wheelies and jumps.. nuthin crazy.. but just thought id post that up here

[MPowerKai]

I'm not young enough to bmx anymore lol

[Metalhedd]

i used to ride a lot but i sucked. then i was like "screw this, this takes energy."

[CleanNeon98]

I am used to riding bad bikes, so mine is a change for me. I had a royce union that was like 9 inches longer than a regular bmx so it made it near impossible to do ANYTHING on along with the extra long handlebars. then i had a mountain bike by huffy which sucked. this bike definately feels more solid and rigid with a great feel to it in general I love it



Has upgraded primo 3 piece cranks and some aftermarket pedals I forgot the name..got it for 125 used almost like new very few scratches just needs new bar end caps (the little plastic things)..i also want to cut the bars a bit so I can do barspins and such because I dont wana get smacked in the nuts

[Chris(NJ)]

I've ridden since about 12 or 13, raced for about 5 years, quit at 20. Then picked it up around 22 and rode street again for about 3 years til only a couple years ago. What type of places you looking to ride, dirt or street?

[CleanNeon98]

Originally Posted by Chris(NJ)

I've ridden since about 12 or 13, raced for about 5 years, quit at 20. Then picked it up around 22 and rode street again for about 3 years til only a couple years ago. What type of places you looking to ride, dirt or street?

street..tires wont do in the dirt...im looking for some flat clean pavement (no huge cracks etc.) to practice on. also maybe a small metal-covered curb to attempt some grinds, but I should really work the basics first. bunny hops, wheelies, fakie, and 180 are first on the list. hopefully I can have those solid under my belt by the end of summertime...itl give me something to do for now, and when I go away to college if I live on campus, cheap reliable transportation

[Honduh]

I used to ride A LOT back in high school. A pulled muscle in my back that acted up for over a year put a end to me being in it with a serious passion. Now I ride a few times a month. I rode in front of my house last saturday and I can still feel I have it to a point, just doing 360 tire taps, 180's to fakie to half cabs, x ups and manuals.

Pic of my ride. Standard trails 250 OX platinum.

[CleanNeon98]

Nice Brian. Just be careful when u ride ul be ok. BTW my pedals are fufon

[Intercooled T]

back in middleschool/early highschool we'd take our bikes to Bensalem raceway (the dirt track off street rd.) then it was cool to do flatlanding so the bike was converted with a gyro and crap. Bike was a Dyno VFR and my lil brother had an Elf bike...we were madd kool y0!

[freebmx444]

who wants a haro f4 $50

[CleanNeon98]

The pedals are Snafu...literally have bolts sticking out of them very grippy. Im already able to bunny hop over potholes...

[allspoolin4]

ahhh skeet skeet

[TGilb2007]

ive been getting back into the whole BMX thing. Got a Diamondback not too long ago, just been to busy to really ride it too much. That, and its balls hot out, and I dont wanna deal with the heat.

[redg2]

i kidna ride some times i got a haro x3

[CleanNeon98]

anyone want to arrange an hour when we can meet up and ride together, maybe the more experienced riders can try to educate the noobs a bit.

[dnasty2g]

I used to ride alot.. Then i got my liscense lol.. I was just talkin wit my boys about startin to ride again last week. I got a Mongoose Pro Menace. Its alright i guess.

[CleanNeon98]

I say TST BMX meet lol. I think the idiot I got the bike from didnt tighten something cause I get a creaking sound from the crank..it wasnt like that when I bought the bike, so it musta gotten loose. i didnt drop it or nothin either

[smg267]

haro's are the neon's of bikes. I have a freind that built a nice set of trails behind his house on easton road. you drop out of a tree roll in and do a set of 10 foot tall doubles. He backflip 360's them. And you can ride street tires on trails. I always ride street tires when I do trails. And vice versa. I had 2.25's all the way around and rode street. Who cares if you look like an ass? I am 6'4 225 and can ride a bmx bike. I am sure it looks a little funny. You can tell your old school with the 44t sprocket. I have the 36t and thats big to what everyone is using now.

[CleanNeon98]

Originally Posted by smg267

haro's are the neon's of bikes. I have a freind that built a nice set of trails behind his house on easton road. you drop out of a tree roll in and do a set of 10 foot tall doubles. He backflip 360's them. And you can ride street tires on trails. I always ride street tires when I do trails. And vice versa. I had 2.25's all the way around and rode street. Who cares if you look like an ass? I am 6'4 225 and can ride a bmx bike. I am sure it looks a little funny. You can tell your old school with the 44t sprocket. I have the 36t and thats big to what everyone is using now.

I dont know what a sprocket is...all i know is the bike rides fine except for the chain needing to be tightened, and the crank is makin some noise