Author Topic: is it wrong to retro a new school bike (Read 2910 times)

m1ke · « **on:** January 26, 2011, 07:54 PM »

my oldest step son has a wtp beyond that he wont part with but wants to retro style it like a older bike, ive tried to convince him just to sell it and buy a old school bike but hey you know what teenagers are like

gobshite · « **Reply #1 on:** January 26, 2011, 07:58 PM »

he does right, o/s bikes are shit to ride on the whole, way weaker too,

fine to retro style the wtp, pretty straight forward tbh, paint and stickers.....

ED209 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 26, 2011, 08:01 PM »

YES... Retro it.

New School strength with old school style WINS

Before and after pics perleaze

m1ke · « **Reply #3 on:** January 26, 2011, 08:02 PM »

yeah he found one on bmx museum thats the same as his with skyway decals and white paint, think he wants skyways aswell, only thing is he is running 25/9 gearing and i cant see a 44t sprocket clearing the chain stays at the moment $:-\$

m1ke · « **Reply #4 on:** January 26, 2011, 08:07 PM »

thats how it used to look it now has a eclat gonzo seat, salt 25t and a a-bikeco stem

this is the one on bmx museum

ED209 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 26, 2011, 08:12 PM »

Stodgy's Fit FAF Skinwalls are awesome

Bettyswallocks · « **Reply #6 on:** January 26, 2011, 08:22 PM »

Just put the seat up, job done...

You wont be able to go as high as 44t with the front sprocket, 33t is probably about the biggest you'll get on without clearance issues

Just give it an os look like the one you've posted up, os bikes are shite to ride anyway

gobshite · « **Reply #7 on:** January 26, 2011, 08:47 PM »

stickers and paint

pickle · « **Reply #8 on:** January 26, 2011, 09:21 PM »

Na fook the retro shyte.....leave as is

stidds · « **Reply #9 on:** January 26, 2011, 11:32 PM »

Retro is fine, it can be made to look good, but it has also been done to death.

This is probably the 1st new school retro build on radbmx, I did it so long ago it was on the old site!!!

john4130 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 27, 2011, 07:20 AM »

nowt wrong witha retro build, here's my fly pantera with my re-designed decals.

JT71 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 27, 2011, 08:16 AM »

dunno about this....is my 09 dirt bike retro?
think new school bikes generally look better "new school" but maybe I'm being a bit of a hypocrite here.

2 brakes, big fat seat you can sit on and still pedal, Holmes decals, chrome rims...no skin wall tyres though...not keen on that look.

pickle · « **Reply #12 on:** January 27, 2011, 08:44 AM »

Quote from: JT71 on January 27, 2011, 08:16 AM

dunno about this....is my 90 dirt bike retro?
think new school bikes generally look better "new school"
...no skin wall tyres though...not keen on that look.

X2

m1ke · « **Reply #13 on:** January 27, 2011, 09:25 AM »

well after showing him this thread he went out and came back with a mtb

so i got the wtp off him for next too nothing, even though i paid for it all over birthdays etc etc not sure what im gonna do with it yet as i might do the retro look on it myself

ED209 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 27, 2011, 09:40 AM »

Quote from: pickle on January 27, 2011, 08:44 AM

Quote from: JT71 on January 27, 2011, 08:16 AM
dunno about this....is my 90 dirt bike retro?
think new school bikes generally look better "new school"
...no skin wall tyres though...not keen on that look.

X2

divided by 4

get a motorbike

pickle · « **Reply #15 on:** January 27, 2011, 09:51 AM »

Old school = white walls/skin walls
Mid school = as above
New School = all black

(unless it's a piece of shyte Raleigh then all blue)

no place for these horrible skin walled things on new school bikes IMHO

SaMAlex · « **Reply #16 on:** January 27, 2011, 10:12 AM »

Quote from: pickle on January 27, 2011, 09:51 AM

no place for these horrible skin walled things on new school bikes IMHO

New School is ALL about the tan walls now. Oh hang on, its thursday all ready, its all about the coloured walls now!

(ive stuck to black wall's since Primo Vmonsters came out, but my "new school" bike isnt built for a teenager, its for me)

m1ke · « **Reply #17 on:** January 27, 2011, 10:15 AM »

never been a fan of any tyre unless its all black

Jon The Bassist · « **Reply #18 on:** January 27, 2011, 10:56 AM »

Not exactly on-topic but a question from an ignorant OSer... do the wide NS freestyle tyres give a lot of shock absorption?

I watch a lot of them video clips of kids jumping off buildings on to tarmac or pavements etc and I wonder how the hell do they ride away without injury

SaMAlex · « **Reply #19 on:** January 27, 2011, 11:07 AM »

Quote from: Jon The Bassist on January 27, 2011, 10:56 AM

do the wide NS freestyle tyres give a lot of shock absorption?

They help ..... a bit !

If you tried a big drop on an OS bike it wouldnt just be the tyres you'd be worried about!

m1ke · « **Reply #20 on:** January 27, 2011, 11:15 AM »

a friend of mine jumped off his garage roof on his brothers ruption bmx hahaha rear wheel just exploded

gobshite · « **Reply #21 on:** January 27, 2011, 02:03 PM »

pickle · « **Reply #22 on:** January 27, 2011, 02:08 PM »

That is horrible Joe.....poor fooker.

m1ke · « **Reply #23 on:** January 27, 2011, 02:10 PM »

no pain no gain

SaMAlex · « **Reply #24 on:** January 27, 2011, 02:12 PM »

That clip was on some "you've been framed" type show. It had the rider sat on the steps telling you all about the crash. He was pretty funny, making jokes about it all, and finaly saying that he wont be trying it again.

Author Topic: is it wrong to retro a new school bike (Read 2910 times)

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