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What do you Ride? Old Verse New School?

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KGB Matt:
Old school all the way baby.

You have seen mine at Braintree ( Chrome powerlite.) I know what you are saying about breaking and replacing things but you have to do what you feel comfortable with.

I know i will never be fast enough to compete with the big guns so ride OS and have a laugh.

Oh If mine can stand 18 stone without breaking im sure a GT can handle 14 stone.

Matt

HEYWOOD BMX:
 :) New school all the way.They just feel so much more solid and and responsive compared to OS bikes.However ,OS bikes have so much more character than new school bikes.Does that make sense?

pickle:
Speaking for myself, Has to be New School every time!  when i forst started getting back into BMX i too built up a Street beet and swore blind i wouldn't go New school.......but after having a go on Meddles bike (he's got a lot to answer for!!)   ;)  i just had to get a new school ride!  also if you break bits on a new school, it doesn't have to cost the earth to replace the bits!

although i too have an old school GT that i'm getting ready to race on as well, so for racing keep it old, for parks it's gotta be new!

 :daumenhoch:

RATTY:
Hi Tommy, Having just got a new school and dabbled a couple of times last year, I have to say that the new stuff feels very stable and smooth and others have said it will improve your skills. But dont write old stuff off, I hear what you say about the OS parts but I raced for 3 seasons back in the 80s and was constantly breaking and wearing stuff out. I have now raced for over a year and a half this time round, and I can honestly say I still have the same tyres on from when I started, I have broken an MX1000, bent some spokes, broke a flite crank bent a chainwheel and seatpost, oh and some forks. But nothing like what I used to go through, all on an average weight of 18 stone.
The point Im trying to make is, yes you will use parts up, but not anything to really worry about. I try not to use show standard parts on my race bike, instead I look through here for used parts which are usually a lot cheaper.
If your riding park, then deffo go for new school, old school really sucks in a park :daumenhoch:

dialledbikes:
I can only speak for the racing side of things, but if you've not ridden for a while and want to get back into racing, get an old school bike and do some old school races.  Great fun and very laid back.

Then once you get more confident and want to take racing to the next level, get a new school bike and do some club races and regionals on that.  New school bikes are much more sorted and nicer to ride and will also aid progression.

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