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Shings:
Right...


I have achieved my goals for January and have decided to carry on with BMXing as I am finding my feet and quite happy with progress- thanks to everyone who's given me the encouragement and help required!!  :4_17_5:  RAD ROCKS!!


So I am looking at a new bike- Stevie B has a blue Sect frame and a Green Sunday thing- I have no idea what either is but both look good and seem to be light- which is good?

I have also seen this... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Standard-STA500-ox-custom-BMX_W0QQitemZ320209931569QQihZ011QQcategoryZ33503QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem  but as I have no idea about BMX's in general I dont know how to substantiate the sellers claim of £500 for the frame alone!


I have just measured my bike and from the centre of the seat post tube to the centre of the tube the forks go in is 20.5 inches.
(have I measured that correctly?)

Any other suggestions of a potential bike- looking really around the £400 mark- or to buy a frame a bit cheaper and stick the bits off my haro onto it!

My current bike is this one-




Thanks in advance...

Jake

lazychubs:
lo mate the green sunday is a nice bike
ya could have had a go on my met green one last nite
mines a 21 tt

Philbert:
when the ox plat s.t.a came out it was £480 for the frame as air hardened tubing was 'new' in bmx. the price for the frame went down to £370 about 2 years ago as this is the going rate for a standard frame and coincided with the termination of having a full 4130 chromoly frame

sunday frames are nice! well worth being an option.

some complete builds these days are awesome so also worth a look are

http://www.rideskateboardingbmx.com/MIRRACO2008BLENDPARK.html

http://www.rideskateboardingbmx.com/WTP2008BEYOND.html

http://www.rideskateboardingbmx.com/DK2007DAYTON.html

all of these have sealed 3 peice cranks, sealed cassette wheels and full 4130 chromoly frame! all around your top tube size aswell. what it would cost to make up an aftermarket bike with these specced parts will be far more than what these cost!

get down ride and see them in the flesh!

Lazarou:
The bike you have looks fine to me!  :(

Philbert:
another option is pm trev about a proper frame and source some second hand parts

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