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BMX Chat / Re: Today I bought, or it got delivered, or I fitted...
« Last post by Taipan on April 10, 2026, 12:15 AM »So sorry to here of your loss fella.
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New School Racing / Re: 2026 Race Blog – Year 10 – Here We Go Again!
« Last post by Mikku on April 06, 2026, 12:17 PM »Was able to hit up the first of those three-in-a-month races yesterday - a small local race north of Tokyo. The track was super damp and slippery following Saturday rainfall, and I just didn’t have the confidence aka balls to do anything other than tiptoe around the berms, particularly the first. Moto after moto that meant losing a position or two in the first berm despite getting out the gate well. I therefore went 4/4/5 out of 6 riders. Disappointing but that’s the price of putting self-preservation first, so can’t really complain. 
With racing done by lunch and fuel still left in the tank, I headed over to a much larger and thankfully drier track for an afternoon practice session. This is one of the most popular tracks in Japan, as evidenced by the number of cars in the parking area. Riders ranged from beginners to elite, and at one point I lined up on the gate next to a World #1! Talking of gates, I managed to get in some much-needed gate practice, all with a view to racing there later this month. That’ll be the third of the three April races, the second being a return trip to Osaka on the 19th.
With racing done by lunch and fuel still left in the tank, I headed over to a much larger and thankfully drier track for an afternoon practice session. This is one of the most popular tracks in Japan, as evidenced by the number of cars in the parking area. Riders ranged from beginners to elite, and at one point I lined up on the gate next to a World #1! Talking of gates, I managed to get in some much-needed gate practice, all with a view to racing there later this month. That’ll be the third of the three April races, the second being a return trip to Osaka on the 19th.
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BMX Chat / Re: Today I bought, or it got delivered, or I fitted...
« Last post by Mikku on April 06, 2026, 11:56 AM »Mate, am really sorry to hear about your mum. Puts everything into perspective, I know, but am glad you’ve still got projects to work on and give your mind something else to think about. 
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Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) / Re: Magazines download
« Last post by Johnny Ringo on April 06, 2026, 01:29 AM »
BMX Plus - August 1989 .pdf now available for download at https://oldschoolmags.com/
With thanks once again to Sebastien R.
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BMX Chat / Re: Today I bought, or it got delivered, or I fitted...
« Last post by Midschoolfool on April 05, 2026, 04:49 PM »OK so I should really break my silence.
My mum passed away about a week ago.
She had been poorly for 15 years. Mostly bone problems and etc. Around two years ago she started to become short of breath easy. At the end half of her heart was not working. We knew that. What she did not tell us was that she also had emphysema, COPD, lung scarring and god knows what else. But that was just how she was.
So yeah. I went over about 3 weeks ago and was due to come back after about 4 days. Problem is she was so ill she could not even cook for herself or much else. So I stayed on longer, but on the Tuesday she was so bad I called an ambulance. She passed about a week later very peacefully.
The Ti bike is now complete. Ended up having to ditch the SRAM gear as I just could not get it working, and use the Shimano rear mech with the grip shifter and 7 speed sprocket. Thankfully I found spacers so it did not move around.
Bit of a godsend when you desperately need something to escape reality with.
So, here she is.
Oh yeah the Gatorskins. I found a set of really nice Continental 28c tyres. I couldn't believe my luck, or remember why I did not use them. Turns out they hit the brakes on the yellow bike I had, and the brakes on this. So I got Gators. Why? because they are fully kevlar jacket and almost impossible to puncture. They're also transparent and really sexy so that is a nice bonus.
My mum passed away about a week ago.
She had been poorly for 15 years. Mostly bone problems and etc. Around two years ago she started to become short of breath easy. At the end half of her heart was not working. We knew that. What she did not tell us was that she also had emphysema, COPD, lung scarring and god knows what else. But that was just how she was.
So yeah. I went over about 3 weeks ago and was due to come back after about 4 days. Problem is she was so ill she could not even cook for herself or much else. So I stayed on longer, but on the Tuesday she was so bad I called an ambulance. She passed about a week later very peacefully.
The Ti bike is now complete. Ended up having to ditch the SRAM gear as I just could not get it working, and use the Shimano rear mech with the grip shifter and 7 speed sprocket. Thankfully I found spacers so it did not move around.
Bit of a godsend when you desperately need something to escape reality with.
So, here she is.
Oh yeah the Gatorskins. I found a set of really nice Continental 28c tyres. I couldn't believe my luck, or remember why I did not use them. Turns out they hit the brakes on the yellow bike I had, and the brakes on this. So I got Gators. Why? because they are fully kevlar jacket and almost impossible to puncture. They're also transparent and really sexy so that is a nice bonus.
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Q&A, Ideas & Feedback / Re: Gutted & Sad at the state of the forum & site.
« Last post by brettypeeps on March 29, 2026, 02:45 AM »It is a shame it went this way after the site went down all thos years ago. 
is an amazing place for historical builds.
I also remember the good old days and it is so dissapointing.
Even bike of the month stopped getting entries
I am not a fan of the facebook pages
is an amazing place for historical builds. I also remember the good old days and it is so dissapointing.
Even bike of the month stopped getting entries
I am not a fan of the facebook pages
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Q&A, Ideas & Feedback / Re: Gutted & Sad at the state of the forum & site.
« Last post by oldschoolace on March 28, 2026, 05:08 PM »Forums are still a viable option for groups of people with the same interests, just look at the museum or pistonheads, but it takes a community to have a community and i fear too many have moved on to other things.
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Q&A, Ideas & Feedback / Re: Gutted & Sad at the state of the forum & site.
« Last post by Mikku on March 26, 2026, 08:21 AM »Yeah, it’s a sad but unfortunately true state of affairs. I don’t do Facebook, so keep on trucking here in the hope that one day things may take off again.
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Q&A, Ideas & Feedback / Re: Gutted & Sad at the state of the forum & site.
« Last post by dp and chopper dude on March 24, 2026, 08:15 PM »Aye it's a bugger. I used to spend hours oh here laughing my head off and looking at some tasty bikes. It feels like the instant response of facebook and it's many niche pages have slowed good old RAD right down. I've not been on for ages.
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Welcome / Re: Anybody home ?
« Last post by Funkyworm on March 24, 2026, 07:18 PM »it's a morgue unfortunately..
