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Title: Pad sets
Post by: e5dcb on April 06, 2012, 01:48 PM

Just wondered what opionion you guys have. ?
I never had them fitted bitd and normaly you got laughed at if you did have them fitted down my local park.
Some of the builds I've done I have added a set tho.  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Pad sets
Post by: stidds on April 06, 2012, 01:54 PM

I had padsets on race bikes as we had to have them because of the rules.

None of my street bikes had them as some little pikey fooker would have nicked them.  ;D

Title: Re: Pad sets
Post by: dordymush on April 06, 2012, 02:00 PM

i never lived near you stidds  :LolLolLolLol:.

love pads on a bike me.
pads and a plate finish a bike off if you ask me  8)

Title: Re: Pad sets
Post by: Betty on April 06, 2012, 02:02 PM

I've never really liked them  :-\

Title: Re: Pad sets
Post by: southern andy on April 06, 2012, 02:23 PM

Like Sean has posted above, pad sets were a must back in the day because of race rules and if you're building an old race bike today then in  my eyes without them the bike isn't finished.  Freestylers not so much but defo on a race bike.

Title: Re: Pad sets
Post by: Andy68 on April 06, 2012, 02:55 PM

Gotta love a padset!!! I just need to find thicker 80's style foam for some of the repro ones I have.

Title: Re: Pad sets
Post by: poolysheriff on April 06, 2012, 02:58 PM

Hell yeh  :daumenhoch:

Love pads  :smitten:

Title: Re: Pad sets
Post by: baldbmxer on April 06, 2012, 03:03 PM

I think that bikes these days look a bit bare without them.

Cant beat a nice set of UGP's  :smitten:

Title: Re: Pad sets
Post by: neil on April 06, 2012, 03:13 PM

race bikes love wearing pads :daumenhoch:
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/neilboro/063.jpg)

Title: Re: Pad sets
Post by: markyp on April 06, 2012, 03:14 PM

a build isnt complete until the pads are on,although like everybody else we generally went without bitd,mind you we also took off all the decals too around our way,did anybody else do that too?? :uglystupid2:

Title: Re: Pad sets
Post by: GRAB ON KID on April 06, 2012, 03:19 PM

Deffo padsets.BITD it was part of how we customized our bikes individually & gave them more identity.We all had our fave makes & another chance to show more cool logos is a good thing in my book.

They also had the advantage of saving your knees & nuts from getting ripped off on the sharp edge of your Tuf-neck or having a Race Inc crossbar embedded in your skull!
Kind of an added bonus i think.  ::)

Title: Re: Pad sets
Post by: Glynnyboy on April 06, 2012, 04:57 PM

I would always put them on a race bike build.
Had no decals, pads, or ball0cks bitd due to no pads.
That was just how we rode round the streets near me though (like marky)
, I never raced though.

Title: Re: Pad sets
Post by: That Swan Guy on April 06, 2012, 05:02 PM

They're a must IMO :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/xx358/nickswan1/Bikes/DSCF0016.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/xx358/nickswan1/Bikes/DSCF2239.jpg)

Title: Re: Pad sets
Post by: In2 bmx on April 06, 2012, 05:09 PM

I had padsets bitd but always think some of my bikes look better without them .  ;)

And original survivor pads hardly ever come up nowadays and even tho steve's are mint ( I have a few sets )
They don't quiet look the same ..  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Pad sets
Post by: CustardLips on April 06, 2012, 05:26 PM

Seem to remember BITD most of the kid's round our way used to do away with bar and stem pad but keep the frame pad on. Landing on the top-tube after slipping off the pedals never tickled yer bollocks as far as i can remember !  :'(

Title: Re: Pad sets
Post by: Jon The Bassist on April 06, 2012, 06:27 PM

As said before, they were compulsory for BMX, so gotta be a yes. :daumenhoch:
(I know the Falcon Pro is still missing bar and stem pads...)

Title: Re: Pad sets
Post by: Betty on April 06, 2012, 07:07 PM

Quote from: markyp on April 06, 2012, 03:14 PM

mind you we also took off all the decals too around our way,did anybody else do that too?? :uglystupid2:

Yep  :daumenhoch:

Wouldn't do it now though

Title: Re: Pad sets
Post by: M5AT on April 06, 2012, 07:10 PM

Pads is cool

Bigger the better

Title: Re: Pad sets
Post by: Shiner on April 06, 2012, 07:48 PM

I agree, a build isn't complete without them. Hope these help you decide  :daumenhoch:

 (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ad234/Shiner15/100_0232.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ad234/Shiner15/100_0230.jpg)

Title: Re: Pad sets
Post by: Gtbill on April 06, 2012, 08:03 PM

It's a must for me  :knuppel2: