Swap old for new school?

[Robbo]

Oh dear, saw a advert yesterday for a Fit Eddie 3 new school ride which has chrome forks/bars and tan walls and it got me thinking bugger it shall I jack in old school and get a new bike?

Reasons behind this as I'm bored paying through the nose for hard to get parts which if there not perfect I throw even more money at to get them powdered etc....

Does anybody ever feel like this or am I having a moment of madness, maybe now the suns here I should just get out on my Sport and enjoy it??

Cheers 

[JT71]

if you wanna ride there's nowt better than a new school ride.

tan walls though? on a new school? I mean...my bike has some chrome...but tan walls? are you serious?

[Robbo]

if you wanna ride there's nowt better than a new school ride.

tan walls though? on a new school? I mean...my bike has some chrome...but tan walls? are you serious?

Tan walls rock Joe!

[JT71]

Robbo that pic did nothing to convince me, looks wrong!

I like the chrome forks though, kind wish I'd ordered my Pitchforks in chrome now.

[BUBBS]

Got chrome forks and bars on my new school looks bling

[brettypeeps]

I came of an old school bike last year an damages a few bits. Seat grips levers and before you know it it is over a ton to replace them so I now ride new school PK Rippers and cruise on my old school bikes. 

[pickle]

tan walls 

on NS just has to be all black for me 

loving the chrome bling though   

[dordymush]

just dont try and make a new schooler look like an old school bike.
now that does do my head in 

[HEYWOOD BMX]

Sorry Dordy

[Stodgy]

I agree with the others here...don't make a new school bike look old, they just end up looking like a mid-life crysis and shite.

IMO you can only get away with tan walls on a NS bike is if you're a little ramp rat on an all black bike, they then look really sweet.


Let a new school be new school and let old school stay in the house.

[Dark Diggler]

Or have a mid school rider with skinwalls that weighs 30lb and has a 44T chainring, Rad as fook 

[john4130]

i quite like making new school look old, as long as you change the decals to suit. here's my fly pantera.

[Robbo]

I agree with the others here...don't make a new school bike look old, they just end up looking like a mid-life crysis and shite.

IMO you can only get away with tan walls on a NS bike is if you're a little ramp rat on an all black bike, they then look really sweet.


Let a new school be new school and let old school stay in the house.

Davros, are you trying to talk me out of spending money with you? lol

[welsh denny]

at the end of the day it's your bike so do it how you like it.

i ride a 2004 proper dolomite done up as a 88 haro sport (front black/red rest) with black parts.

looks retro,rides great. tanwalls too (khe lamellos on black st martin rims- similar to araya aero style) and i love it.

[nomad]

Or have a mid school rider with skinwalls that weighs 30lb and has a 44T chainring, Rad as fook 

yeah baby, no skinwalls mind

[hunterdubber]

I like all of em 


Sweet Mid school set ups as long as you try and keep the weight down to around 30lbs

Full on moody stealthed up black N/S  rides

and even N/S with a touch of retro going on

If done to look well and more importantly ride well , it's a winner

If you're working to a budget , stick to it ,,, because,,,, just because it ain't ol' school doesn't mean it's gonna be cheap

You can build a mid or N/S and get to upto 1K quite easily 

[JT71]

You can build a mid or N/S and get to upto 1K quite easily 

oh yes....and the rest!