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Paying it forward - What advice would YOU give to people new to the scene ?

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factory pilot:
Okay so this definitely isn't meant to be a "time served" versus "Newbie" debate but some friendly advice or recollections of things that you've learned or gleaned over the years .....

This isn't meant to be patronising either... Feel free to chip in with your own advice or questions
I'm sure lots of advice will be hypocritical too .. That's the nature of this hobby... We  each have our own "rules" and they don't always make sense to others ( ..and why should they have too! )


I'll start with a couple ...

1. Always build your bikes your bikes your way  for you!

People love to judge or offer advice but at the end of the day it's your bike and your budget.

2. Don't act in haste over anything.
Research, research, research and think think think... Many things are expensive so be sure it's correct or what you want for your build
Take a step back ..Several times I nearly stripped the OG decals and paint from my 85 Master ... I'm so so glad I never did !


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Avro:
Never post on the interwebz forums when drunk, never!

A lesson I learned early on was not to buy repop brakes, they will stare at you, they will follow you around the room I swear.

Quadog:
Yes I have to agree with the above

I got into this about 3 years ago all I had was a quad frame and forks that I had since the 80s didn't know about RAD BMX then had to rely on memory and pics on internet that was my mistake got carried away looking at shiny stuff and buying on impulse and trying to build  2 bikes at same time by my 3rd build I learned to be a bit more patient and not spend so much .
Although anyone starting now is going to have a hard time getting any decent parts as the prices are just getting silly now you can still get the odd bargain on ebay but there few and far between .
So for anyone just starting to get into this my advice would be

1 Avoid building anything Hutch unless your loaded
 
2 Always ask first on here never had anyone ignore my questions no matter how stupid they seem

3 Have all your powder coating done by SBD

4 Don't try to compete with some of the amazing builds you see on here and on BMX museum you will only be disappointed

5 And finally get out on your builds as much as possible they built for riding not for looking at as you can't take them with you

Quadog:
Have to agree on the repop brakes though they really are shit

kalex:
Research

Just because it's got a certain manufacturers old and worn decal on it doesn't mean it's legit.

If buying a component that's got multiple parts like cranks beware if some are a little cheaper because it's missing that mega easy to find end cap. Don't fool yourself thinking you'll be ok without it as it'll bug you and you'll end up spending as much getting a replacement.

If getting a hard to find or expensive frame set do your best to get it with matching forks as the forks will cost more than the frame if you need to get them separately  ( that's saying you can find them in the first place )

There's plenty of members on here that have their own areas that they know well and I've found them very helpful, so don't be afraid to ask

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