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OLD SCHOOL Vs MID SCHOOL Vs NEW SCHOOL
zed4130:
I prefere OS , ive treid the new school bikes, and although mine was abit heavy they all look the same these days, and too be honest im old, i would rather look a nob racing on a old bike and use escuses like my bikes old so i have to be easy on it, than a nob on a new one and cant do nothing on it ;) :LolLolLolLol: old for me , they look better, with little features , i love the little plate welded on to the seat tube of my robbo, nice and neat, and we were all bought up with these bikes, so why change :daumenhoch:
dan-dare:
--- Quote from: the_cyclops on November 15, 2007, 09:12 AM ---
--- Quote from: Trev on November 15, 2007, 01:00 AM ---
new school bikes are obviously gonna ride better. technology has moved on. different things have been tried and tested. you may think bikes now are sorted. but i bet in 10 years time, people will look back at the frames today and think "how the hell did i manage to ride on that". when skyway or haro brought out their frames, all the reviews stated that this was the perfect frame.
don't forget, they weren't exactly made out of plastercine. how many people (who can actually air properly) would feel comfortable airing 6ft out on a street beat? i'm not just talking about us overweight oldies, but kids too. not many, yet Carlo would get 14/15ft on his. if they were that bad, they would have been breaking all the time. okay, tricks are bigger now, but a 6ft air is still a 6ft air.
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The only OS bike I owned that I didnt break was an 85 GT performer. Ive snapped a midschool PK Ripper in Half. The headtube off a Skyway TA, Bent a Gen2 Master like a banana, Snapped the forks off a '91 Master, Broke a pair of Peregrine Q Bars in two........should I go on?
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You are going on, about 'snapping ' frames. Most frames from that era were constructed for lightness and a 'basic' level of performance. Any fooker can snap a piece of metal, as most things can be broken. It nauseates me when 'old-soldier' riders from that era boast about how many frames they have broken. Cool hey??? I had to buy all of my gear bitd, so respected my kit. ::)
dwain dibbly:
i think OS bikes are in the same league as classic cars.
if you have ever owned a classic car you will know what i mean.
they are fantastic to look at and drive occasionally.
they evoke great times and you attach a personal bond with
them, but you wouldn't want to stick all the kids
in it and spend 2 weeks driving around the country in it.
i think bikes are the same. OS bikes for show, riding for fun and drooling over
NS bikes should be used and abused like a mondeo :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
the_cyclops:
--- Quote from: dan-dare on November 15, 2007, 09:24 AM ---
--- Quote from: the_cyclops on November 15, 2007, 09:12 AM ---
--- Quote from: Trev on November 15, 2007, 01:00 AM ---
new school bikes are obviously gonna ride better. technology has moved on. different things have been tried and tested. you may think bikes now are sorted. but i bet in 10 years time, people will look back at the frames today and think "how the hell did i manage to ride on that". when skyway or haro brought out their frames, all the reviews stated that this was the perfect frame.
don't forget, they weren't exactly made out of plastercine. how many people (who can actually air properly) would feel comfortable airing 6ft out on a street beat? i'm not just talking about us overweight oldies, but kids too. not many, yet Carlo would get 14/15ft on his. if they were that bad, they would have been breaking all the time. okay, tricks are bigger now, but a 6ft air is still a 6ft air.
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The only OS bike I owned that I didnt break was an 85 GT performer. Ive snapped a midschool PK Ripper in Half. The headtube off a Skyway TA, Bent a Gen2 Master like a banana, Snapped the forks off a '91 Master, Broke a pair of Peregrine Q Bars in two........should I go on?
--- End quote ---
You are going on, about 'snapping ' frames. Most frames from that era were constructed for lightness and a 'basic' level of performance. Any fooker can snap a piece of metal, as most things can be broken. It nauseates me when 'old-soldier' riders from that era boast about how many frames they have broken. Cool hey??? I had to buy all of my gear bitd, so respected my kit. ::)
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Yeah I must be well cool then!
:daumenhoch:
theRuler:
didn't "some kid's dad" make the first decent bmx forks?
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