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New School BMX 2004 - Now => New School Park, Street & Dirt => Topic started by: magna13 on October 22, 2009, 09:56 AM
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Right, now we all know the frames suffer from snapping and cracks but what about their other products? im very tempted to get a set of 'Badda Boom!' forks, they're drawing me in big time! what with their machined 'UK' by the dropouts and the decals are very different and funky! im getting to the point now where i'm going for better parts and wanting to go for bigger things, wanna try 360 out of my locals bowl soon! but not on my bombproof Hoffman! ::) ::) so do you reckon they will stand up to the job? :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley:
Thanks. Zak :Great_Britain:
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Well i ride with this geezer every Monday and Thursday and can confirm his UK forks have not let go yet and in the words of Mr Hoffman himself "man your boy goes big" ;)
(http://www.radbmxshop.co.uk/online/templatemedia/all_lang/resources/meacherpics.jpg)
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YOYO, It that company still going? I'd find that out before investing in any products of theirs as the warranty might be void.
Also, it's only my opinion, but there are lots of bike companies run by real riders who have amazing products with warranties etc. I know where I'd like my money to go. Just saying.
Cheers.
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Also, it's only my opinion, but there are lots of bike companies run by real riders who have amazing products with warranties etc. I know where I'd like my money to go. Just saying.
Totally agree Steev :daumenhoch:
Nowadays most parts are the same anyway, its just about what company you are supporting and who is getting some of your money. If you are getting parts cheap (used, old stock, whatever) then that's fair enough. But if you are buying new its as much about the WHO, than the HOW GOOD.
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Well seeing as you guys have alot more experience than me then could you give me some advice or ideas on some new forks? trying to keep them as cheap as poss, found some UKBikeCo ones for like £60 NOS and thought that was mint, but then i've just popped in For Sale section and seen Marc (kuwahero) is selling some WeThePeople Helium's in pretty nice nick for like £50? so its all very tempting and fustrating on what to get? he also has some nice S&M Pitchforks 10mm that are going cheap? ahh! im completely stumped! :-\
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heliums will, I guess, be light. WTP are a pretty good company.
pitchforks, well you can't go wrong with S&M can you..unless you leave the plastic bag over the head too long.
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he also has some nice S&M Pitchforks 10mm that are going cheap?
If the pitchforks are older ones (not "lites" or "XLTS") then they might be a bit heavy. Very strong, but not light weight
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nowt wrong with UK forks, warranty comments are bang on though :daumenhoch:
Heliums are great forks.
Choose not lose :daumenhoch:
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I run Uk Bike FBR forks which are just badda bing forks with removeable lugs and I really like them and they are light, I was running WTP helium bars not forks and they were also really light WTP have some great products out.
Everyone slags UK bike co off but I think I'm one of the Minority that likes there products, at the end of the day if your gonna go ride hard and do stupidly big airs on your bike FFS don't buy light products they will bend and break no matter who makes them.
Cheers,
Steve.
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speak to Stodgy if you're thinking of getting the UKbikes forks....i'm sure he still has some which he can't sell as they don't have any warranty.
they are good forks as basically they are Eastern ultra lights (or something like that) but with UK stamped in the legs....from what i can remember when i spoke to Dibly :daumenhoch:
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I like the uk forks and if you can get them cheap I would go for it, just bare in mind the warranty issue but unless your riding like sean burns I wouldn't be worrying.
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since the UK forks are just a set of off the shelf Taiwan forks (and I'm not implying that's a bad thing) with UK cut into the drops, they'll be fine for you, if you get em cheap enough to not worry about warranty.
you've not broken your current forks have you?
you could always email the seller and ask if they'll give a 12 month warranty on them, if they are a shop, they might.
in fact, why not ask Stodgy if he has some, barter with him, get em cheap, then ask him to warranty them for 12 motnhs for you.
or just get the Heliums!
or the Pitchforks
or some Ody forks
or ask around for a set of those Colony forks SteveB was doing cheap a while back, i have those, they are ace! they hold my wheel and stem on just fine.
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Ok boys 8) i'll have a speak around and see whats about and how cheap i can get things :daumenhoch: i'll keep you in the know :coolsmiley:
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i got some chrome fbrs.. they're alright.. gonna buy back my colony lugged ones and sell on the UK ones... i just preferred the colony, bit more to them. look more forky. the UK ones are a bit.... obvious. i don't know. wish i had some standard ones....
anyone interested in luggy duggy chrome UK forks??
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Pm.
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:wtf: :LolLolLolLol:
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one's mind rambles when doing chemistry exam resit invigilation............
i can't believe i've only done 608 posts. feel like i've been on this damn site since i started bmxin...
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thats mad ,you must just read alot chris,or your watching us all like the daddy,until we step out of line.
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ps on the uk stuff,i have been around alot if not all the bmx websites and am yet to see hardly any issues with the uk bars or forks..
low slung frames yes i have seen a number but thats all..
not saying they havent busted but know more than the industry on a whole.bars n forks that is.
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thats mad ,you must just read alot chris,or your watching us all like the daddy,until we step out of line.
i save my pearls of wisdom danny... (and don't do any techstoration..)
i suppose my mid school contributions are limited by my refusal to discuss anything s&m related..
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I've held back from commenting on all the UK Bike Co. threads so far, but enough time has passed now, so here goes....
In my mind, there has been a fundamental error in approaching this subject, but I can't blame anyone for slagging off the product.
They said they were rider owned - they weren't.
They said they wouldn't break - they did.
They said they had a lifetime warranty - they sure as hell don't!
People expected UK stuff, (and bear in mind, I'm really talking about the frames), to be some kind of wonder product. And who can blame them, when that was what the company was claiming!
The problem I see, having been around the block a few times, is that modern bmx frames are so bombproof, that kids now have grown up with that kind of durability.
Why else would you see people spinning down 14 steppers, 720ing spines to flat bottom, jumping off buildings ffs!
And expecting their bikes not to fail.
And generally getting away with it due to the strength of modern bmx construction.
Try any of that on an old school frame and you snapped it in half.
Did anyone really expect a frame that light to take that kind of abuse? Again, I know the company claimed they would, but, come on, really?
I watch the new schoolers round my way, and there are plenty of great, smooth riders.
But so many of them land flat bottom, like a ton of bricks, but the bike takes it.
Again, try that bitd , and you were buying a new frame.
And here is my point. If you are realistic about the amount of abuse a frame can take, like we were bitd, then you treat it accordingly.
If you buy a frame made of tinfoil, then you can expect it to fold on you if you land like an elephant.
Anything else is just kidding yourself on. If you're a heavy rider, don't buy a super light frame - that's just commomn sense!
Many companies over the years have made wondrous claims about their products - I know, I've got all the magazines with their adverts in! - and have been proven to be economical with the truth.
UK Bike Co. are no different.
They just got more press.
You can thank the internet for that.
And for their swift demise. You can't kid people on like that anymore.
Me?
Well, I'm just waiting on mine to break.
But then again, I don't land like a sack of shi@t.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%207/OFDecoy03Oli2.jpg)
Can of worms opened, fire away....
G :daumenhoch:
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Back to the original question!
You'd probably have no probs with the UK forks, but considering the non existant warranty, I'd be looking for a substantial discount.
I run Colony MVP's...
They're lovely!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/GDF%20Bmx%20Bikes/100_0494.jpg)
G :daumenhoch:
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i got some chrome fbrs.. they're alright.. gonna buy back my colony lugged ones and sell on the UK ones... i just preferred the colony, bit more to them. look more forky. the UK ones are a bit.... obvious. i don't know. wish i had some standard ones....
anyone interested in luggy duggy chrome UK forks??
wanna buy some pitchforks?
:daumenhoch:
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i will never ever entertain an s&m product on my bicycle, i am from standard country!!
but thank you for the offer!
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i will never ever entertain an s&m product on my bicycle, i am from standard country!!
Chris, mellow out. That was all nearly 20 years ago. Everyone is friends now :smitten:
I can see a challenge. Which nice small S&M part can I fit to your bike when I see you next, without you seeing >:D
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i will never ever entertain an s&m product on my bicycle, i am from standard country!!
Chris, mellow out. That was all nearly 20 years ago. Everyone is friends now :smitten:
I can see a challenge. Which nice small S&M part can I fit to your bike when I see you next, without you seeing >:D
not sure him not seeing would work, he'd smell the S&M!
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I've said plenty in the other thread. But just bear this in mind.
-UKBikeCo. hyped there untested, super light super strong frames as their main product. The frames were known to have problems but they put them on the market anyway.
-They sold a lot of frames based on the hype corroborated by magazines and internet blogs, and they failed.
-UKBikeCo. could not honour the warranty claims and went bust in under a year.
The frame was there main product, it failed, serious riders don't really consider (at least in my experience and I certainly don't) forks and bars from unknown companies, so how many bars and forks did they actually sell, especially once word got out about their frames?
If the forks are the same as Eastern's, so what? Eastern is not renowned for making decent products. Remember the Grim Reaper frame debacle?
£60 is not cheap for forks particularly if they are from a company who went bust for making shoddy products. I bought Odyssey Race forks with a lifetime warranty New on sale from The Source for £30 a year or so ago.
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Can of worms opened, fire away....
G :daumenhoch:
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Were you drunk when you bought yours Gaz :2funny:
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Can of worms opened, fire away....
G :daumenhoch:
Were you drunk when you bought yours Gaz :2funny:
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I was hoping to provoke some interesting discussion, but I think I'll just delete the post to be honest.... Looks like no-one wants to play!
G
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My mate has an uknown f+f. He doesnt do particulary major stuff on it but he does land heavy when jumping. We are all waiting for the frame to break. He is also the only one that rides one at creation now as all the others have either broken or just binned.. On a plus note - his bike weighs next to nothing with 2 brakes and pegs on...
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i will never ever entertain an s&m product on my bicycle, i am from standard country!!
Chris, mellow out. That was all nearly 20 years ago. Everyone is friends now :smitten:
not on my watch! The war lives on >:D
The only problem I came across with the forks were the main tightening bolt at the top snapping as it was made of cheese. Other than that the forks seemed pretty strong.
Went in the loft the other day and found my prototype frame the team were given. Man that had the ugliest dropouts!
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The war is over Phil. It's 2009 surely sbc and s&m are two peas in the same pod? When you look at their history and products they've quite a lot in common, including loyal fans of the brands. Unknown had an awful lot of loyal fans too for about a week.
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i will never ever entertain an s&m product on my bicycle, i am from standard country!!
Chris, mellow out. That was all nearly 20 years ago. Everyone is friends now :smitten:
I can see a challenge. Which nice small S&M part can I fit to your bike when I see you next, without you seeing >:D
is there a tongue in cheek icon? :P
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not on my watch! The war lives on >:D
Coming from someone who over the last few years has had an LTF (and matching S&M hoody), a Coyote and Posibly a UKbikes (?).
i will never ever entertain an s&m product on my bicycle, i am from standard country!!
Chris, have you been ridin the same brand bike for the last 15+ years? ... Yeah, me to. Good on ya :daumenhoch:
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not on my watch! The war lives on >:D
Coming from someone who over the last few years has had an LTF (and matching S&M hoody), a Coyote and Posibly a UKbikes (?).
:LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
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i will never ever entertain an s&m product on my bicycle, i am from standard country!!
Chris, have you been ridin the same brand bike for the last 15+ years? ... Yeah, me to. Good on ya :daumenhoch:
sbc since may 94!! (although i had a sunday for a bit, but my standard was still there.. please forgive me, i was experimenting, we were on a break Rachel!)
HOWEVER.. i just got a WTP avenue today (hence selling all that old shit recently) It Is AWESOME!!
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wtp chris :shocked:
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one of them there 24" with a taller botty Dan, compared to the nyquist tank cruiser i had it's so nice.. rides like a blast!
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24" of man iron :daumenhoch:
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i will let you off this one then ;)
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Well the ltf lasted all of about 3 rides! The other two were merely opportunities for me to do something in the sport that I love and help develop something. How wrong was I?! If you really want to kick me down like you often do, you could have just said you've used a redneck predominently for the last 13 years.
But I have seen the error of my ways
I need to go cry now. I'm sensative tonight
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I've got the buddabing bars and two sets of the UK bike co rad fbr forks.
I'm sure the kinds of things I'm doing on my bike I'll never stress them enough to trouble them. and I'd think that would be the case for most riders.
If however, I grow a pair of balls, have a fear bypass, and start throwing down some scary sh!t. I'll be sure to report any damage. (to me, or the parts)
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you could have just said I've been a redneck predominently for the last 13 years.
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when we riding again Phil? I wanna play out with you soon....so you can make me squeal.
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Soon. Just trying to stay lokey at the mo, don't want to be seen to be doing any self promotion.
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Soon. Just trying to stay lokey at the mo, don't want to be seen to be doing any self promotion.
okey dokey Mr.
but I want to get on that wall ride some more.....and try the BC one!
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Soon. Just trying to stay lokey at the mo, don't want to be seen to be doing any self promotion.
For fcuks sake Sally - relax....
Alex's remark only stings because it's true, but so what? Back in the stoneage I went to ride for Ammaco.....
Nowt to get your knickers in a twist over, we all still love ya ;)
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I'm fine over that bobbo, I have my reasons for taking that sponsorship. Everythings groovy! Just got some personal issues to work through, so been riding by myself lately to help me think and take stock of some stuff. Hence the low profile of late.
Nice that some are documenting my career though! Cheers alex
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i still luv my funny little friend
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i still luv my funny little friend
and me, i think philberts the bollox :) one shredder on his bike :daumenhoch:
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quick dan adopt him
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quick dan adopt him
yes pete i'm after a new son who can ride good :daumenhoch: