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Title: Swap old for new school?
Post by: Robbo on March 23, 2011, 08:35 AM
Oh dear, saw a advert yesterday for a Fit Eddie 3 new school ride which has chrome forks/bars and tan walls and it got me thinking bugger it shall I jack in old school and get a new bike?

Reasons behind this as I'm bored paying through the nose for hard to get parts which if there not perfect I throw even more money at to get them powdered etc....

Does anybody ever feel like this or am I having a moment of madness, maybe now the suns here I should just get out on my Sport and enjoy it??

Cheers  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Swap old for new school?
Post by: JT71 on March 23, 2011, 08:39 AM
if you wanna ride there's nowt better than a new school ride.

tan walls though? on a new school? I mean...my bike has some chrome...but tan walls? are you serious?

Title: Re: Swap old for new school?
Post by: Robbo on March 23, 2011, 08:42 AM
if you wanna ride there's nowt better than a new school ride.

tan walls though? on a new school? I mean...my bike has some chrome...but tan walls? are you serious?



Tan walls rock Joe!

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/h50/the_robster/fit_eddie_3_2011.jpg)
Title: Re: Swap old for new school?
Post by: JT71 on March 23, 2011, 08:49 AM
Robbo that pic did nothing to convince me, looks wrong!

I like the chrome forks though, kind wish I'd ordered my Pitchforks in chrome now.
Title: Re: Swap old for new school?
Post by: BUBBS on March 23, 2011, 11:15 AM
Got chrome forks and bars on my new school looks bling
Title: Re: Swap old for new school?
Post by: brettypeeps on March 23, 2011, 11:53 AM
I came of an old school bike last year an damages a few bits. Seat grips levers and before you know it it is over a ton to replace them so I now ride new school PK Rippers and cruise on my old school bikes.  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Swap old for new school?
Post by: pickle on March 23, 2011, 12:22 PM
tan walls  :crazy2:

on NS just has to be all black for me  :daumenhoch:

loving the chrome bling though   8)
Title: Re: Swap old for new school?
Post by: dordymush on March 23, 2011, 02:01 PM
just dont try and make a new schooler look like an old school bike.
now that does do my head in  :crazy2:
Title: Re: Swap old for new school?
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on March 23, 2011, 02:13 PM
Sorry Dordy :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/hh43/heywoodbmx/RL11003.jpg)
Title: Re: Swap old for new school?
Post by: Stodgy on March 23, 2011, 04:50 PM
I agree with the others here...don't make a new school bike look old, they just end up looking like a mid-life crysis and shite.

IMO you can only get away with tan walls on a NS bike is if you're a little ramp rat on an all black bike, they then look really sweet.


Let a new school be new school and let old school stay in the house.

Title: Re: Swap old for new school?
Post by: Dark Diggler on March 23, 2011, 05:04 PM
Or have a mid school rider with skinwalls that weighs 30lb and has a 44T chainring, Rad as fook  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Swap old for new school?
Post by: john4130 on March 23, 2011, 05:29 PM
i quite like making new school look old, as long as you change the decals to suit. here's my fly pantera.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n203/john4130/pantera2-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Swap old for new school?
Post by: Robbo on March 23, 2011, 07:00 PM
I agree with the others here...don't make a new school bike look old, they just end up looking like a mid-life crysis and shite.

IMO you can only get away with tan walls on a NS bike is if you're a little ramp rat on an all black bike, they then look really sweet.


Let a new school be new school and let old school stay in the house.



Davros, are you trying to talk me out of spending money with you? lol
Title: Re: Swap old for new school?
Post by: welsh denny on March 23, 2011, 09:29 PM
at the end of the day it's your bike so do it how you like it.

i ride a 2004 proper dolomite done up as a 88 haro sport (front black/red rest) with black parts.

looks retro,rides great. tanwalls too (khe lamellos on black st martin rims- similar to araya aero style) and i love it.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q14/dennydyer/myretroharo88styledolomitesept2010002.jpg)
Title: Re: Swap old for new school?
Post by: nomad on March 24, 2011, 12:56 AM
Or have a mid school rider with skinwalls that weighs 30lb and has a 44T chainring, Rad as fook  :daumenhoch:

yeah baby, no skinwalls mind

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/1003/dyanetski/74620_471840580948_664910948_5978398_4888096_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Swap old for new school?
Post by: hunterdubber on March 24, 2011, 07:43 AM
I like all of em  :LolLolLolLol:


Sweet Mid school set ups as long as you try and keep the weight down to around 30lbs

Full on moody stealthed up black N/S  rides

and even N/S with a touch of retro going on

If done to look well and more importantly ride well , it's a winner

If you're working to a budget , stick to it ,,, because,,,, just because it ain't ol' school doesn't mean it's gonna be cheap

You can build a mid or N/S and get to upto 1K quite easily  :)
Title: Re: Swap old for new school?
Post by: JT71 on March 24, 2011, 08:30 AM

You can build a mid or N/S and get to upto 1K quite easily  :)


oh yes....and the rest!

 :LolLolLolLol:
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