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| December 22, 2025, 11:13 PM |
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This is my big "show build".   I recently upgraded all of the fans to ones with screens in the centres. 
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Good question.
It's funny because in 2018 I was riding park for the first time ever. All of a sudden I got old fast and the arthritis set in.
Now? well thankfully I have always been a bit of a nerd so computers are one of my passions. Like, big, showy water cooled builds and so on. And gaming of course, never got bored of that. I also take great pride in my stereo system and surround etc. I also like carpentry but alas like BMX I think this year will be my last hurrah at that too. Nowadays I have a CNC router I make stuff with. Mostly computer stuff.
I'm also going to get back into "Lego". Well, knock off Lego. I bought me a 4500 piece kit to build a roller coaster. Fully functional it is too ! as soon as I get back home after Christmas I shall begin on that.
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« Last post by Avro on December 22, 2025, 02:13 PM »
..I keep looking at model railways. I never had one as a kid so there is no nostalgia there, I don't know where it comes from. Still, I follow YouTube channels about it, I pour over retailer websites...I think it is almost inevitable that I take the plunge. However it is frightfully expensive and I don't have much cash.
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« Last post by brettypeeps on December 21, 2025, 11:14 PM »
Hey Tony, Good question I do a lot of lego now to keep the grey matter ticking over. I know a lot of people are doing fishing. Just chilling and having a few Beers. 
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« Last post by RATTY on December 21, 2025, 12:58 PM »
So you have finally hung up your lid. Your bored and miss the buzz of racing. What hobbies you taking up? 
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« Last post by Mikku on December 18, 2025, 09:42 AM »
Nostalgia definitely has a part to play in it, particularly for the old school bikes that I read about and coveted as a kid. In my case, starting to race again in 2017 and then riding park this year has opened up whole new branches of the BMX world that previously held no interest, namely new school race bikes and park/street bikes. On that note, I have tomorrow off work and plan to hit up the skate park!!  And not forgetting your OAP over here in Blighty Mick
Mate, I deliberately ignored that (and the old other school bikes in my shed) to try and keep the total bike count in single figures. What's that bike-owning equation again? N+1 where N is the number of bikes you own... 
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« Last post by 76 on December 17, 2025, 10:54 PM »
True Story isn't it, I'm 50. I can't say I ride as much as I'd like but its still there following me round, lustfully looking at old pics of old skool bmx stuff, bits and pieces of NOS parts that in reality probably won't see the light of day and a couple of Nos frames which I keep promising to build but haven't got round to.
None of it is really a problem, but I kinda think I really don't have any/many bikes, or things that could be a bike if I put them together, but then realise that I have 5, not many compared to some, but in reality too many.
Saying that I haven't really bought anything for a while as the prices don't feel fun any more, but I'm still yearning after a Mongoose or Supergoose!!
I think it hails back to a happy childhood and the fun and freedom that seemed to land in my lap when BMX landed for the mainstream in the UK.
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BTW. If any one has this unicorn of a tool I will happily pay to loan it.  It is a early to mid 90s, short lived Dura Ace removal tool. Shortly after the splines changed to all the same/one smaller one (mine are all the same) and they changed the tool to a M15 allen wrench. Sadly mine is one of those ^ and yeah...
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Well I bought some parts for the feather. Not sure if the sprocket set is compatible with the rear freehub and if not I am going to have to consider buying another wheel (long story.... The shimano tool I need to remove the hub on the HED wheel no longer exists) but yeah, hoping these fit.    The shifter and rear mech will work obs, it's the splines in the sprocket I am concerned about.
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TBH I am glad I got out. Well, I say got out, but I still have four bikes. I'm just glad I am not drowning in the bloody things any more. I feel a lot more free. It has also freed up a lot of time for my other passions/hobbies etc. I will always have a bike I can ride if I ever don't feel in complete agony all day (couple of good days a summer now) but yeah, the 'thritis has basically screwed me pretty hard.
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