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New School BMX 2004 - Now => New School Park, Street & Dirt => Topic started by: sparkysx on December 18, 2011, 08:47 PM
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Any good for a first bike in years? This isn't the actual bike but looks the same, it's a 20.5" frame, haven't bought it yet but thinking about it. It's going cheap and is apparently in good nick.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/zz180/Drac0nyx/1247361449_100_7936.jpg)
Honest opinions welcome :daumenhoch:
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How much is cheap?
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£70
This is my second choice but its £180
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/zz180/Drac0nyx/3003.jpg)
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I'd say its fine for the money, if its no good you can knock it out on eBay for the same :daumenhoch:
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I wouldn't be keeping it like this though, i'd change the bars and have the frame powder coated, so £30 for the bars and £70 for the powder coat brings it to £170, also £10 for a new seat so it's £180 when I'm done, starting to sound expensive now.........
Is the gold one any good?
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:daumenhoch:
looks ok for that money ..i`d leave the paint as it is and spend what that would have cost you on a cassette wheel and a 25t sprocket, appart from that it`ll do you fine ,only change the bars if you need bigger ones ... :daumenhoch:
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What Dave says, at £170 its expensive.
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I almost bid on a 2009 Freestyler last night, it went for £335, in the end my friend bought it.
Are they any good for that sort of money of is it all hype and nostalgia?
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Pieces of Shyte for that money.......buy a decent new school ride for that.
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And the Gold BMX? Might be able to get that for £150 - £160 as the shop messed me around and wasted 2 days of me not being at work waiting around for a bike, they are willing to do a deal for me now.
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What is the gold one?
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Haro 300.3
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How about the way the cables are actually attached to the frame and not the rotor, is that ok?
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/zz180/Drac0nyx/30032.jpg)
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To be honest I'd go with the £70 one and just get riding......or if you want a top notch bike spend £200 on a good used one :daumenhoch:
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Can you recommend a good bike?
Also I'm 5'11", am I too tall for a 20.5"?
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stick with the 70 quid one , you can get a good enough caseete wheel and a sprocket off ebay without spending daft money , it`ll be good enough for the type of riding we do on them , unless you`re some kind of bestwick clone :daumenhoch:
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is it better to have 25t-9t then?
I assume I'm not too tall for a 20.5" frame either?
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I'm 5'11", am I too tall for a 20.5"?
Yes.... look for something with a 21"tt
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What about with a layback seatpost? does the 1/2 inch make that much difference?
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What about with a layback seatpost? does the 1/2 inch make that much difference?
Yes it will feel small and cramped, layback won't make any difference unless you're sat on it
I'm 5' 5" and ride a 20.5" tt it feels just right for me, i've another bike with a 20.75" tt and it feels too long for me... :-\
Quick butchers on google brought this guide up...
http://www.bikeguide.org/guides/geometry/geometry101.php
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What about with a layback seatpost? does the 1/2 inch make that much difference?
Yes it will feel small and cramped, layback won't make any difference unless you're sat on it
I'm 5' 5" and ride a 20.5" tt it feels just right for me, i've another bike with a 20.75" tt and it feels too long for me... :-\
Quick butchers on google brought this guide up...
http://www.bikeguide.org/guides/geometry/geometry101.php
your never 5 ft 5 .? dubbers taller than you and hes only 2ft 6
only joking 21 plus will be good 20.5 will feel bit cramped
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Sat on a 2009 freestyler today and that was fine for me
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Sat on a 2009 freestyler today and that was fine for me
21" tt... :daumenhoch:
And don't bother buying one, dogs plop leaps to mind... :crazy2:
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Only 20.5" according to my tape measure 4 hours ago........
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Centre to centre?
They were advertised as having a 21"tt when they were realised in 09
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(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/zz180/Drac0nyx/bmx-bike-freestyle-frame-measurement.gif)