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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: haro__master1985 on June 22, 2011, 07:42 PM
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Need some help with getting a bike for my teenage son ,to get him into bmxs.
He's just over 6' :shocked: at 14 and still growing.
Hes looking for a freestyle bike as a starter bike.
Looking at a £200 budget new or used as long as it looks ok hes not to fussed.
Been looking at Haro 200 series and mongoose program gumwall (my choice :2funny:)
help greatly appreciated
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The mongoose programme with the gummies is a great bike for the money, and theres a couple on ebay new for £139 at the moment, been tempted a few times to get one. Ive had a go on the new school haro's built for street and park and found them a bit on the weighty side to be honest, and the componants weren't all up to scratch
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The mongoose programme with the gummies is a great bike for the money, and theres a couple on ebay new for £139 at the moment, been tempted a few times to get one. Ive had a go on the new school haro's built for street and park and found them a bit on the weighty side to be honest, and the componants weren't all up to scratch
A gummy has popped up for sale in next village to us but has no brakes. Our kid wants a gyro so is it a big job to fit to new school as I have no experience of them at all (im oldschool baby :2funny:).
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its easy ebough to fit and 1"1/8 gyro, buy new and you get the instructions that always help. The Goose comes with Tektro brakes as standard which are pretty naff, so not having them to start with is a bonus as you can get something decent and not bank breaking like a hombre caliper and dirty harry lever and have some proper stopping power
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Cheers ,will see if we can get round to see it this week then :daumenhoch:
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:) Mongoose Program is a no-no for someone so tall as it has a 20"toptube.Look for something with at least a 21" toptube and maybe a used bike as you`ll get more bang for your buck :daumenhoch:
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Cheers will bare that in mind , spotted the haros with longer top tubes ,do most manufacturers do them or just select ones ?
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Cheers will bare that in mind , spotted the haros with longer top tubes ,do most manufacturers do them or just select ones ?
A growing list but mostly on the higher end models-a lot of entry level bikes will have very short front ends.If a bike doesn`t fit it can feel uncomfortable and bad to ride and the kid will not want to ride it.
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The Goose comes with Tektro brakes as standard which are pretty naff
Really? are Tektro naff or are we just brand snobs?
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was gonna say ive got a tektro on the read of my barbados works spot on 8)
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The Goose comes with Tektro brakes as standard which are pretty naff
Really? are Tektro naff or are we just brand snobs?
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I think You're right! His ride has so many parts on it a lot of people would turn their noses up at, seems to work pretty good :daumenhoch: