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Pooch:
Still love the bikes..
Still like the mates I've made through the scene.
Must also say I've never come across sooo many new people that are complete Siberian Beaver Pastrys and that has put me off a bit.
Don't think prices have changed my view, because I sell at the current market price..
I do think that Rad has to step up a few gears and get with it, it is my mother ship and its very sad to see it slow.
I do look at the hours I spent on here and feel that I've neglected my family at times..
Shit happens for a reason.

O and forget to say that it still amazes me how sneaky some fookers are👍

oldschoolace:
I don't know what the answer is and from all reports Facebook is hardly abuzz with oldschool but I do know the issues of family, work, injuries etc have always been there so in theory shouldn't be a reason for the slowness. With the good weather and MK round the corner, it should be buzzing on here  ???

I wonder if those of our generation who got back into bmx have done the builds they wanted and/or are put off doing others by the hoarding and pricing. I know there are only 4 or 5 builds left I would really like to do and I suspect that figure is less for a good few on here.

If you don't ride and don't have much build wise going on its easy to fade into the shaddows and find your main interests elsewhere I guess  :-\

Julian347:
Always have and always will love BMX. I'm riding more than ever as my kids love to ride their bikes, so daddy has to go with them  :coolsmiley:
Can't see myself building anything new in the short term. I've been priced out on a lot of stuff and I'm losing my job and going freelance which means things will be tight for a bit. That will mean more time for riding between jobs though :)

pickle:
always have and always will love BMX, it's not a hobby but a part of life.

I look at groups on FB and as someone said already, they're not exactly flying either.......although most of them i look at are full of quite a lot of shyte so never bother commenting as you're 'not allowed to be negative towards anyones POS'  ;D

This place always goes through ups and downs and will continue to do so, it's the way it is........people come and go then come back again, it'll never change.

Agree with Pooch though  ;D

If anyone feels this place needs picking up or livening up, then please speak to us and if you have any ideas to freshen the place up then please let us know........things shouldn't stand still.

The good weather is nearly here, there are many rides in the calendar so get out on a bike and have some therapy  :daumenhoch:

20to26:
Limited space for storing bikes and two teenagers (and associated expenses) with different interests means I don't get to keep everything I build - with a family it's hard to justify hoarding thousands of pounds worth of old BMX kit when I've got two project cars also, so stuff gets turned over. I enjoy the build part more than the 'collecting' so move stuff on once I've had my kicks so others can do their thing.

As for prices - they seem more reasonable now than a year or two ago IMO for the most part but the stuff Radsters are after is thin on the ground - then it gets pricey. I think that's probably one of the issues when it comes to new builds - there's a limited amount of mint & nos old school parts hitting the market which probably stifles the scene somewhat & guys get scared off.

But there are bargains to be had to keep the builds alive if you don't pay the outrageous scene tax on some of the OS stuff and go for the less fashionable brands or dare I say it, repops - you never win BOTM but at least you can enjoy the hobby.

Old School BMX lives.

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