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New School BMX 2004 - Now => New School Park, Street & Dirt => Topic started by: Batcycle on February 22, 2010, 10:20 PM

Title: dirt bmx brands
Post by: Batcycle on February 22, 2010, 10:20 PM: i broke my bmx :'( looking for a strong reliable bike to replace it, ride dirt and trails - which brand do i go 4?? i thought mongoose were reputable but my m8 :2gunsfiring_v1: slags em off. wots the score wiv dirt these days??? kink, we the people, fit or eastern??? please post reasons, (weight doesnt bother me)
Title: Re: dirt bmx brands
Post by: magna13 on February 22, 2010, 10:49 PM: Dialled Bikes :daumenhoch: supposed to ride beautiful for Dirt & Trials and if you fancy it a spot of Racing :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: dirt bmx brands
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on February 23, 2010, 12:17 AM: Quote from: magna13 on February 22, 2010, 10:49 PM
Dialled Bikes :daumenhoch: supposed to ride beautiful for Dirt & Trials and if you fancy it a spot of Racing :daumenhoch:

Trials? :crazy2:

Now where`s me Maguras????
Title: Re: dirt bmx brands
Post by: Batcycle on February 23, 2010, 11:47 AM: wot about subrosa? can i tell my m8 too lay off mongoose??????
Title: Re: dirt bmx brands
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on February 23, 2010, 11:57 AM: :) Are you going for a complete bike or custom build? You`ve got a load to chose from,Dialled frames are amazing and the new Deluxe frames look good.
Title: Re: dirt bmx brands
Post by: Batcycle on February 23, 2010, 12:21 PM: Id rather get a complete and add my old parts too it as they wear out, i cant be arsed with the hasle of putting it together after iv spent months on the old one n now its fked >:( just wana get bak on the trail n quickly,
Title: Re: dirt bmx brands
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on February 23, 2010, 12:26 PM: :) Heard good things about the Subrosas.Why not ring Stodgy at the RAD shop?

http://www.radbmxshop.co.uk/
Title: Re: dirt bmx brands
Post by: Batcycle on February 23, 2010, 07:32 PM: thanks heywood :daumenhoch: like the look o da subrosa letum dirt 2010, but isn't white a bit of an ironic idea for a dirt bike?? i mean it will get wreked but it looks ill :crazy2:
sum1 please rate mongoose as i duno who to go wiv, safe
Title: Re: dirt bmx brands
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on February 23, 2010, 09:31 PM: Mongoose sadly are not the company they were back in the 80s.Most of their bikes are aimed at the lower end of the market with the exception of the Fraction,Legion and Shield,all around £480 or so.
Title: Re: dirt bmx brands
Post by: Batcycle on February 23, 2010, 10:53 PM: :tickedoff: THIS IS DOIN MY FOOKIN HEAD RIGHT IN :tickedoff: most trail completes are aiming at lighter weight, but my logic says this will be weaker :idiot2: wata gwan!!! i dont catch too much air anyway so im not fussed about weight, i want to throw it down a mountain quickly n not be worried about any part of the bike failing. i know i probably would be better off with a mountain bike but its not the same. so... f**k.... wot am i looking for now? a street bike instead? heat treated? cromoly (wtf that is i dont know)??? i just want to know that when i face plant into a tree that it is my fault not the bikes. sigh i dont know. sum1 sort me out!!!
Title: Re: dirt bmx brands
Post by: Batcycle on February 24, 2010, 01:29 AM: nice1 on the head alingments m8y, wots cromoly then? a mix?
Title: Re: dirt bmx brands
Post by: Batcycle on February 24, 2010, 01:55 AM: :daumenhoch: fink im gona go custom instead of complete nw, hard to find one this specific,

any1 wana share info on types of wheels and hubs??

:daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: thanks to evryone for all your help so far :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: dirt bmx brands
Post by: madmike-bmx on February 24, 2010, 02:17 PM: Quote from: Glen on February 24, 2010, 09:03 AM
Wheels, many options here.
Firstly, 36 or 48 holes, depending on how strong you want the wheel. I run 36, I ride hard and im not that light (85Kgs) and my wheels hold up fine, just keep your spokes tentioned.
Chrome has a better breaking surface so I recommend that for the rear.
Any double walled rim, Sun, Odyssey, Alienation, Proper, eclat, Hoffman. Tripple walls are stronger but heavier.
Hubs, profile are the best, but any sealed bearing cassette hub will do for your requirements. 10mm or 14mm axles, doesnt really matter as you wont run pegs on dirt.
Tyres, Odyssey dirt path, maxxis, intense micro knobbies or tioga comp3 would be good for dirt

dont get eclat ... mate has one and he split the weld in a week of light riding !

and also glen he may run pegs on dirt for stuff like peg grabs and rocket airs?
Title: Re: dirt bmx brands
Post by: madmike-bmx on February 24, 2010, 02:54 PM: yeah glen i have seen sean burns ride his an animal !

and :LolLolLolLol: good point
Title: Re: dirt bmx brands
Post by: Batcycle on February 24, 2010, 05:42 PM: Subrosa Novus Street 2010, 600 quid, or go custom with Subrosa 2010 Pandora DTT for 300 but lookin at probs over 700 wen finished :'(
Title: Re: dirt bmx brands
Post by: madmike-bmx on February 25, 2010, 04:03 AM: get the subrosa dtt .... if you know what u want ? if not then the other -
Title: Re: dirt bmx brands
Post by: Batcycle on February 25, 2010, 09:13 PM: im not arsed about tricks, part from the odd drop or wheelie, i want to rip it on a downhill decent, i dont want to stop riding bmx :smitten: but it may be useless on a bumpy decent - forcing me to go slow, im beggin for the subrosa dtt but am i floggin a dead horse trying to use a bmx as a part time mtb?? :yahoo_silent: i will only be using it in this way during the summer crusing round town rest of year, safe :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: dirt bmx brands
Post by: firebird4130 on February 25, 2010, 09:21 PM: (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii227/firebird4130/g98.jpg)
got one of these "on one" jumping frames Â£30 posted, it's basically like a big bmx,even has bmx BB size, with a set of sus forks might do the job. It does have the seatpost stuck but I'm sure that could b easily removed
Title: Re: dirt bmx brands
Post by: Batcycle on February 25, 2010, 09:29 PM: i really really dont want to touch a mtb :yahoo_silent: unless i have to for suspension reasons, and i dont know if suspension is a necessity or not :'( do i have to have suspension to travel well??
Title: Re: dirt bmx brands
Post by: Batcycle on February 26, 2010, 05:18 PM: eazy guys :buck2: please rate this bike, seems like a good cross between the two :crazy2:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx'modelID=28368

its a dmr drone reptoid 24/26" its £480 on this page but £575 on others :idiot2:

safe
Title: Re: dirt bmx brands
Post by: madmike-bmx on February 28, 2010, 12:00 PM: very nice bike ... mate of mine has an older smr only thing i will say is change the bars ! my mate snapped them jumping a 2 foot speed bump thing over a rubish race track :L:L