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Is building bikes easier now or back then?
Jazzchimp:
When I started building around 2002, prices were pretty comparable with prices back in the day. I remember hesitating over a GT complete build for £150, NOS MX1000s were £30 any colour and GT bars around £30. Prices were cheap parts were plenty.
But by 2005/6 parts were drying up and builds took longer (took me a year to get a set of DB pads) although we did have RAD!
Now prices make my eyes water, but almost everyone is remanufacturing, grips, brakes, tyres even Hutch parts are a plenty.
so, are you finding builds easier now or back then?
dancetothedrummersbeat:
Bit of both. I for one am pleased with some of the re-issue stuff from Hutch, the Profile anniversary cranks, AM'E grips, Kashimax etc. These have made finishing builds much easier, and it also means that you're not riding round half pissed from pub to pub on your NOS beartraps. I'd say that over the past 4 years, the amount of decent parts at decent prices are really drying up. Have a search on ebay, and it seems like it's the same sellers listing either 1. absolute tat, or 2. decent ish parts, but BOTH at ridiculous prices. There is the odd item at a decent price, but very few bargains, or even moderately priced. I find that decent stuff can still be found on bmx museum if you're willing to trawl through the swap meet section, but then you have to hope that the seller ships to the uk, and there's also our old favourites customs & the post office handling charge to deal with....
I got back into this in 2009. Back then I was paying £30 (from Biagio) for a NOS in the packet suntour stem, and the same for a complete NOS boxed set of MX901's including levers, dated cables and cable clips. They weren't exactly pennies back then, but I didn't see the price inflation coming. What's the going rate now for a nice suntour stem that's been fitted and could have had many owners during it's lifetime? £80 or thereabouts?
Jazzchimp:
Having been away for a while I've lost touch with what stuff goes for. Starting to sound like my dad! :)
Jt:
Ive got 5 bikes in my cellar covered in dust and 2 boxes of parts sat doing nothing.
About 4 sets of nice wheels too.
Don't know what they cost me, don't know what they are worth.
Come spring, I'm gonna wipe em all down and see what's what.
And build a torker.
sparky:
I got back into BMX back in 2004 and started to look for and building my first bike (Pro-Star) in 2005/6 and parts seemed readily available, although you might have had to wait a few weeks until that final item popped up, prices were more than acceptable.
Now it's a real struggle and what is around in mass is a lot of tat. The nice stuff commands big money so I'm glad I've had my fill. I love old-school anything but I also like my modern day comforts so I'm actually tempted to go for a newer BMX if i like the look of it.
I've a few bits I need to finish a Silver Streak but because I want as date correct as possible could take some time
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