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BMX Chat / Re: Chime in if you still float about in here

« Last post by Midschoolfool on November 15, 2025, 09:09 PM »

Oh yeah I will still stop by dude. It was starting to reach hoarder levels, though. To the point where it was more of a burden than anything else. If anything happens (god bless her) to my mum I would have been absolutely bang in trouble. Fact is I could not shift them all on my own with my arthritis being as bad as it is now.

I still have the feather too, though I did not even ride it once this summer as I was battling a few infections. I did upgrade the cranks on it though to some 5dev knock offs. They look super.

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BMX Chat / Re: Chime in if you still float about in here

« Last post by Chilli Rinse on November 15, 2025, 06:46 PM »

That’s big move but if you’re happy that’s all that matters dude 
Hopefully you’ll still be dropping in here from time to time. Do me a favor though, please add some finished pics of your Battletech to the thread. That beast was f ing awesome. I gulped when I read it didn’t stay with you. All of your builds, posts and content have been fantastic to follow, kudos for all the effort, time and love you put into your bikes.

Look after yourself mate.

Stay RAD 

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BMX Chat / Re: Chime in if you still float about in here

« Last post by Midschoolfool on November 14, 2025, 09:02 PM »

Well that's it fellas. I am now pretty much bikeless.

I have kept my S&M NBD in case I ever fancy a go, as well as my pink Schwinn, GT race bike and the Supergoose. Everything else is gone. About 20 sets of tyres, 3 sets of wheels, 11 bikes and a F ton of spares and bits.

About 3 weeks ago my boiler blew up. Thankfully I live in rented accommodation but it turned into a nightmare. I had 8 bikes in the way of it (it is a smallish thing inside a cupboard in my bathroom, totally blocked by bikes). Turns out the upper heater shorted and needed replacing. However, I had to get everything out of there. So I had 8 bloody bikes in my bedroom. Which tbh? was so dangerous I had to jump ship and come to my mother's until it was all fixed.

It was virtually hoarding tbh. I don't know why or how I let it get so bad but yeah, the whole lot is pretty much gone from my flat now and the loft here at mum's is pretty much empty.

And holy F does it feel amazing 

It is odd because I painted the Sunday water melon last summer. Literally right at the end of it. I then stashed away everything to turn it into a bike but when May came around and the sun came out? the spark was gone. Just completely gone. It was time.

So the collection is now on its way to rural France. With someone who appreciates it as much as I used to

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Welcome / Re: Merry Christmas.

« Last post by Mikku on November 09, 2025, 01:25 AM »

I don't know about you, but this year has just flown by. Can't believe it's November already.

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New School Racing / Re: 2025 Race Blog - Year 9 - Still Lunging for the Line!

« Last post by Mikku on November 09, 2025, 01:21 AM »

Today's race was, as anticipated, rained off, so I'm glad I took my bike for some pump track action beforehand.

The next (and final) round of the Osaka series is on 7th Dec but before that, there's a chance I may be able to go to Shonan Speedway in Chiba for the final round of their series. Being the other side of Tokyo, it's a bit of trek for me, so we'll see if the work and weather fronts align for that.

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BMX Chat / Re: Chime in if you still float about in here

« Last post by McQUEEN on November 08, 2025, 06:17 AM »

I popped in today. So much better than FB.

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Tech and Restoration / Re: Close but no cigar

« Last post by Mikku on November 05, 2025, 11:39 AM »

Nicely done mate! Came out well.

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New School Racing / Re: 2025 Race Blog - Year 9 - Still Lunging for the Line!

« Last post by Mikku on November 05, 2025, 11:32 AM »

Thanks guys!

BMX is most definitely RAD. I don't have kids, so can continue being a big kid on a kid's bike!! Or rather, bikes!!   Tbh, I probably spend just as much time on a BMX now, be it riding, racing or at the skate park, as I did back in the heyday. When you factor in online BMX such as forums or just watching stuff on YouTube, I probably spend more time now. And I certainly appreciate it more now than I did then.

This Sunday's race in Osaka is looking a bit dodgy, weatherwise, but I'm off to see a bit of Rally Japan on Saturday, so am going to take my race bike and gear with me, so I can get in some pump track action in case the race is rained off. Just to cover my bmx bases.

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New School Racing / Re: 2025 Race Blog - Year 9 - Still Lunging for the Line!

« Last post by hotdog on November 02, 2025, 02:45 PM »

Thanks mate! I sometimes wonder whether I should keep posting these reports in what is essentially an old school forum, so it's good to know that they're being read. Plus I am an old school BMXer at heart and it was a RAD member who originally sorted me out with my first new school race rig (thanks Dan!), so I'll probably keep reporting on my exploits for as long as I keep racing.

To me,bmx was,is and always will be rad as hell whatever the genre. I ride old school but rarely miss a National when it's in Manchester. The racing is well gnarly!

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Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) / Re: Magazines download

« Last post by Johnny Ringo on November 02, 2025, 05:54 AM »

BMX Plus - April 1986 .pdf - Now available for download at https://Oldschoolmags.com