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Title: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: dubber on November 20, 2011, 04:52 PM
Right chaps, if you had a £600-ish budget and had to buy a new school ride (pre-built) which one would you buy and why? whether its for good parts or just looks it doesnt matter..
link to the bike aswell please..
here is 2 of mine, if i looked for another 5 minutes im sure i'd find another 1 or 2.
https://www.sourcebmx.com/product/bmx-bikes/wethepeople-bmx-bikes-2012/wethepeople-versus-bmx-bike-2012/12073.shtml
https://www.sourcebmx.com/product/bmx-bikes/fly-bmx-bikes-2012/fly-trebol-neutron-bmx-bike/12543.shtml

thanks for your time...Paul.. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: DoubleD on November 20, 2011, 04:59 PM
for what is it gonne be used ? race, street, cruising around ?
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: dubber on November 20, 2011, 05:05 PM
your choice really... but street & park i suppose, not dirt or race...this is a round about way to give me some ideas for when i have the funds to buy a new school ride, but i thought it would be interesting too see what you lot think of whats about at the moment.. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: Jaymz on November 20, 2011, 05:14 PM
With that kind of budget, you really need to get to a decent shop and try some out and find the right geometry for you, then haggle the price a bit.
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: Clean on November 20, 2011, 05:15 PM
Shame you don't have an extra ton; very pretty:  :smitten:

http://verdebmx.com/2012/luxe.html (http://verdebmx.com/2012/luxe.html)

I personally find the WTP a little uncomfortable, but each to their own.  :-\

Lots of great completes out there for 600 notes, though.  :shocked:

Good luck with your hunting; enjoy the research before you buy; makes the whole process more fun!  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on November 20, 2011, 05:18 PM
WTP all the way or maybe a Fit .The Fly`s are OK but not all cromo.I`ve seen first hand a good few Verdes cracked or snapped.
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: TwoBobRob on November 20, 2011, 05:32 PM
United Supremes are that sort of money and they're pretty decent.

You have no idea how much it pains me to say that....

Also, Stodgy has done some customs for that budget recently. A high end frame with special offer or sale components on. Well worth it. Give him a ring, have a chat. You never know what's coming along.

 
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: skki3330 on November 20, 2011, 05:35 PM
Wish i had £600 fella in trying to buy a 2nd hand for cheap as chips BUT £600 budget would by me this :)
http://crucialbmxshop.com/eastern-mothra-2012-bmx-bike.html

Why well i do like Eastern bikes
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: Jaymz on November 20, 2011, 05:49 PM
I have been covetting this stereo all in chrome beauty, and weighs in under budget too

http://www.winstanleysbmx.com/product/40377/Stereo_Treble_2012_BMX_Bike
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: Munnyella on November 20, 2011, 06:07 PM
Id be looking at a 2011, maybe 2010, as the 2012 bikes are out now.

Fit are my `gut feeling' bikes this week. WTP are old hat, Sunday are good, but the kids like em too much. Verde knock some decent stuff out too.

TBH £600 will get you loads of bike, they are all made in the same place, so try a few out and pick a nice looker.

I'd buy a 2nd hand custom for £200 and take my wife away for a weekend with the £400 left over.

here endeth the lesson.

MM
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: skki3330 on November 20, 2011, 06:15 PM
I have been covetting this stereo all in chrome beauty, and weighs in under budget too

http://www.winstanleysbmx.com/product/40377/Stereo_Treble_2012_BMX_Bike

Jay i like dat alot  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: Badbaldie on November 20, 2011, 06:21 PM
id try this place . i hear the exchange rate for cash to bmx goodies is extreamly good  . your £600 will go a long long way. :daumenhoch:

http://www.radbmxshop.co.uk/
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: Jaymz on November 20, 2011, 06:25 PM
I have been covetting this stereo all in chrome beauty, and weighs in under budget too

http://www.winstanleysbmx.com/product/40377/Stereo_Treble_2012_BMX_Bike

Jay i like dat alot  :daumenhoch:
real marmite though i reckon, most i think will hate all that bling
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: Clean on November 20, 2011, 06:25 PM
Id be looking at a 2011, maybe 2010, as the 2012 bikes are out now.

Fit are my `gut feeling' bikes this week. WTP are old hat, Sunday are good, but the kids like em too much. Verde knock some decent stuff out too.

TBH £600 will get you loads of bike, they are all made in the same place, so try a few out and pick a nice looker.

I'd buy a 2nd hand custom for £200 and take my wife away for a weekend with the £400 left over.

here endeth the lesson.

MM

What Mark said!  ;)

Smooth the way for ANOTHER bike entering the family home with the change!  :daumenhoch:

I got a super minty Federal Custom Build from a great RADster for £250 posted (for 1100 quidsworth of bike)!  :smitten:

Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: Toblerone on November 20, 2011, 06:27 PM
Im well pleased with my 2011 FIT Inman 2 purchase. I very nearly went for one of the United Supremes though.

As mentioned have a look at some of the 2011 bikes, there are bargains out there now the '12 stuff is in the shops ;)
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: dubber on November 20, 2011, 06:33 PM
Id be looking at a 2011, maybe 2010, as the 2012 bikes are out now.

Fit are my `gut feeling' bikes this week. WTP are old hat, Sunday are good, but the kids like em too much. Verde knock some decent stuff out too.

TBH £600 will get you loads of bike, they are all made in the same place, so try a few out and pick a nice looker.

I'd buy a 2nd hand custom for £200 and take my wife away for a weekend with the £400 left over.

here endeth the lesson.

MM

lol...just got back today after taking my wife away for the weekend...so im ok on that front at the moment.. :daumenhoch:
could go down the second hand road,do want a minter tho.
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: theRuler on November 20, 2011, 06:35 PM
Also, Stodgy has done some customs for that budget recently. A high end frame with special offer or sale components on. Well worth it. Give him a ring, have a chat. You never know what's coming along.

Yes!
Stodgy will sort you out - get to the RADBMX shop.
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: GTnumber1 on November 20, 2011, 06:46 PM
Shame you don't have an extra ton; very pretty:  :smitten:

http://verdebmx.com/2012/luxe.html (http://verdebmx.com/2012/luxe.html)

I personally find the WTP a little uncomfortable, but each to their own.  :-\

Lots of great completes out there for 600 notes, though.  :shocked:

Good luck with your hunting; enjoy the research before you buy; makes the whole process more fun!  :daumenhoch:


OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that is just SIC  :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: lk_97 on November 20, 2011, 08:33 PM
If you want a cheap, good one, I'm selling mine for £220, but it doesn't come with the tom white wall tyre at that price. Check out my for sale thread :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on November 20, 2011, 08:40 PM
Would anyone recommend an Eastern Element?  :-\
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: gobshite on November 20, 2011, 08:42 PM
dont listen to them, they collectively know fook all......



buy yourself a sunday.
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on November 20, 2011, 09:07 PM
I actually looked at this awesome machine and as its 2011 version, its down £190 to £560  :smitten:

(http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j406/Londonhellboy/prod_36624.jpg)

Sunday Aaron Ross SIG Bike (2011)            
Frame: Full CRMO, 20.75" TT, 13.25" CS, 11.5" BB, 74.5 Degrees HA, 71 Degrees SA
Fork: Sunday Morning 2.1, 41-Thermal
Bottom Bracket: Sealed, Mid, 22mm
Pedals: Odyssey Twisted Plastic (Black, not red as pictured)
Sprocket: Sunday 6061 CNC, 25t
Freewheel: 9T
Chain: KMC Z-510HX
Rear Brake: Odyssey EVO II
Front Brake: Generix
Lever: Odyssey MonoLever, Small
Bars: Odyssey Spacebar Replica, Full CRMO, 8.15" Rise, 12 Degrees Back, 2 Degrees Up
Stem: Odyssey Classic Front Load
Headset: Integrated, 1 1/8"
Grips: Odyssey Aaron Ross
Rear Hub: GSport Ratchet, Sealed, 14mm, 9-T
Front Hub: Odyssey Vandero 2, Sealed, 3/8"
Rims: Odyssey Hazard Lite, 36-H
Rear Tyre: Odyssey Aaron Ross, 2.10"
Front Tyre: Odyssey Aaron Ross, 2.35"
Seat: Odyssey Aitken, Pivotal
Seat Post: Pivotal
Weight: 25 lbs.
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: gobshite on November 20, 2011, 09:54 PM
there we go. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: Clean on November 20, 2011, 09:59 PM
there we go. :daumenhoch:

What dark said. :daumenhoch:

Beautiful, right there and in budget.

:smitten:
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: Jaymz on November 20, 2011, 10:00 PM
I actually looked at this awesome machine and as its 2011 version, its down £190 to £560  :smitten:

(http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j406/Londonhellboy/prod_36624.jpg)

Sunday Aaron Ross SIG Bike (2011)            
Frame: Full CRMO, 20.75" TT, 13.25" CS, 11.5" BB, 74.5 Degrees HA, 71 Degrees SA
Fork: Sunday Morning 2.1, 41-Thermal
Bottom Bracket: Sealed, Mid, 22mm
Pedals: Odyssey Twisted Plastic (Black, not red as pictured)
Sprocket: Sunday 6061 CNC, 25t
Freewheel: 9T
Chain: KMC Z-510HX
Rear Brake: Odyssey EVO II
Front Brake: Generix
Lever: Odyssey MonoLever, Small
Bars: Odyssey Spacebar Replica, Full CRMO, 8.15" Rise, 12 Degrees Back, 2 Degrees Up
Stem: Odyssey Classic Front Load
Headset: Integrated, 1 1/8"
Grips: Odyssey Aaron Ross
Rear Hub: GSport Ratchet, Sealed, 14mm, 9-T
Front Hub: Odyssey Vandero 2, Sealed, 3/8"
Rims: Odyssey Hazard Lite, 36-H
Rear Tyre: Odyssey Aaron Ross, 2.10"
Front Tyre: Odyssey Aaron Ross, 2.35"
Seat: Odyssey Aitken, Pivotal
Seat Post: Pivotal
Weight: 25 lbs.

 :smitten: you may have changed my mind about sunday with that
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: Darren KAP on November 20, 2011, 10:06 PM

   love that Terry  :smitten: 
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: gobshite on November 20, 2011, 10:11 PM
try adding up the parts on that spec list......

at that money youre basically getting a FULL cromo frame for free.
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: lodge on November 20, 2011, 10:19 PM
Your getting it less than half price I reckon, G-sport ratchet FFS, my mate just paid 300 for one wheel with that hub.
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: TwoBobRob on November 20, 2011, 10:40 PM
dont listen to them, they collectively know fook all.....


Oi!! Bollockchops!

Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on November 20, 2011, 10:45 PM
Got my finger on the trigger to buy the Sunday and this fookin' pops up  :shocked:

http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=374146
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: pickle on November 20, 2011, 10:48 PM
Brakeless?? Just buy the Sunday  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: gobshite on November 20, 2011, 11:26 PM
dont listen to them, they collectively know fook all.....


Oi!! Bollockchops!


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g171/jarvicseven/south-korean-badass-protester.jpg)
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: hunterdubber on November 20, 2011, 11:32 PM
Got my finger on the trigger to buy the Sunday and this fookin' pops up  :shocked:

http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=374146

That Randy Brown is insanely cheap  :smitten:

Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on November 20, 2011, 11:39 PM
Got my finger on the trigger to buy the Sunday and this fookin' pops up  :shocked:

http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=374146

That Randy Brown is insanely cheap  :smitten:


I know  :shocked: Frame alone knocks out for near £400  :crazy2:
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: gobshite on November 20, 2011, 11:50 PM
i'd still buy the sunday and the luxury of a having a warranty.....


that s&m rb is a bit of alright though, ask the seller to mark the box "used bicycle parts" or customs will fook you hard in the arse,

brake mounts look to be thread in so you could always buy some from s&m,
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: JAY on November 21, 2011, 12:13 AM
Just building up a S&M BTM with similar spec to that RB and that is a bargain  :shocked: :shocked: would need to ask if he would put a low value on it for customs, but run the risk with insurance.....(Says he only ships in the states aswell)  I have one of those Sunday frames and its nice, but doesn't come close to the S&M imo, but that Sunday is also a bargain though.......Oh yeah, the RB in that pic has thread on 990 mounts, love that bike, very nice........ :smitten:
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: gobshite on November 21, 2011, 12:31 AM
Just building up a S&M BTM with similar spec to that RB and that is a bargain  :shocked: :shocked: would need to ask if he would put a low value on it for customs, but run the risk with insurance..... I have one of those Sunday frames and its nice, but doesn't come close to the S&M imo, but that Sunday is also a bargain though.......Oh yeah, the RB in that pic has thread on 990 mounts, love that bike, very nice........ :smitten:

see?
fookwits,

all,

this fooker just read the last post and translated it into "fookwit" for you,

infantile abbreviations and everything,

"i'm building up an s&m btm.......with pf's and sb's.......it's better than the sunday because its more expensive.......i bought it because i'm completely un-original"

have you thought as to wether the s&m's geometry will suit you?
or were you just looking a the pretty paint?

/>
the rad bmx fookwits "shredding" at "T1"...........
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: JAY on November 21, 2011, 12:57 AM
I'm building the S&M with my 15 year old son, for him, its all his choice of parts, he's been saving, birthday moneys, pocket moneys, and getting the rest for xmas and picking up parts for best part of a year, he's rode a BTM and likes the angles of the frame. He lives , rides and breathes BMX every day.

T1


LOL, love you....








Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: gobshite on November 21, 2011, 01:19 AM
i rest my case.
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: Peter J on November 21, 2011, 01:20 AM
the rad bmx fookwits "shredding" at "T1"...........

 ??? Really
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: gobshite on November 21, 2011, 01:23 AM
the rad bmx fookwits "shredding" at "T1"...........

 ??? Really



and right on que,





















heres another.
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: Peter J on November 21, 2011, 01:24 AM
 :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: Peter J on November 21, 2011, 01:50 AM
Anyway back to the topic  ::)

That Sunday Aaron Ross is a lot of bike for the money  :daumenhoch:

But if you can sit on a few and get one which feels right  :daumenhoch:

I've had a WTP Volta and loved it there's a lot of good complete's out there and with the new 2012 models there's some bargins to be had  ;)
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: gobshite on November 21, 2011, 02:10 AM
Anyway back to the topic  ::)

But if you can sit on a few and get one which feels right  :daumenhoch:



i am jacks fervent and vitriolic facepalm.
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: deeman on November 21, 2011, 02:23 AM
after talking to stodgy and seeing and feeling the goods in question i would go with a wtp cryzis in translucent red or green,lot of bike for money :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: lodge on November 21, 2011, 08:55 AM
I cant get over the spec on that sunday, thats a topend wheelset, if I was looking for a complete around that price I wouldn't look at anytyhing else, unless you have been riding n/s for a while I doubt your gonna know about geometry.
Dont do what many do and stick the bars right forward destroying the handling of the bike.
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on November 21, 2011, 09:09 AM
Dont do what many do and stick the bars right forward destroying the handling of the bike.


 Or hack off the brakemounts/put Skyways on it etc :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: £600 budget...what would you choose? (new school)
Post by: lodge on November 21, 2011, 09:39 AM
or put white tyres on it
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