gfxgfx
 
logo
 
gfx gfx
gfx
975805 Posts in 138943 Topics by 6363 Members - Latest Member: V6 DOW November 23, 2024, 11:57 PM
*
gfx* Home | Portal | Forum | Merchandise | Help | Login | Register | gfx
gfx
RADBMX.CO.UK  |  Welcome!  |  Welcome  |  'iya
gfx
gfxgfx
 

Author Topic: 'iya  (Read 1638 times)

0 Members and 3 Guests are viewing this topic.

Offline norty mart

  • Curb Endo
  • **
  • Posts: 28
  • Rated:
'iya
« on: July 22, 2013, 12:30 AM »
Evenin' all, s'pose I'd better make my excuses for being here so here goes...

Midlife crisis or whatever...it's been 17 years (active 1982 to 1996) since I last threw a leg over a 20" with any intention of riding it. My 3yr old just started riding a "big boy bike...with pedals" (last bit is important to him! lol) so I bought him a baby Haro :D for doing so well (early 4th b'day present). 
After a couple of trips, I figured small wheels would look a lot less pedo than following him around the park on an old Marin. :crazy2:  ...and maybe I can teach him a few old school tricks to embarrass himself with.  :4_17_5:

Over the years my bike history is:

Raleigh Burner, Super Burner, Curtis, Torker, Firebird (Curtis & DP were race f&f sets), Haro Master, Quadangle, Dyno Compe and finally another Haro Master (sold it for £50!!!  :idiot2:) and spent a small fortune on parts etc.!

Shameful thing is, I took the easy way back in and bought me a 30th anniversary Ripper. I wanted one when I bought my Quad, but a mate got one and I wanted to be different so it was like a red rag this time around! (I'm about to see whether I made the right choice)
Nice and shiny as it was, everything bar the f&f was unfamiliar so went about making it my own.
Found some 7X rims on Differentpath (top bloke!!), a pair of Shimano hubs on fleabay and rediscovered the joy of wheel building and replaced the Tuff's with a pair of allows. Next up some Haro bars with A'me tri grips and tech 77 levers. A Kashimax aero (for discomfort!), Redline cranks, Hutch pedals (already bitten my shins) and added an Odyssey detangler...everything I had and loved on the last Haro

Since then I've felt dirty; couldn't find an affordable Haro master (sorry but I do love them!) but hope to redeem myself by having bought a rust bucket (think it's a early Mongoose Villain) to do up and play with as well.

So that's my story, and this is me on the PK in the sun:



Had a laugh, can actually do a lot more than I thought I would be capable of but I'm so rusty and clumsy it'll be a while before I venture out of the garden for more than a ride in the park with Poops!

Anyways, that was longer than anticipated!
I'll mostly be browsing for inspiration (you guys have some amazing bikes!), and I sincerely doubt the [whatever it is] I've bought will be the last of it so you can expect a load of daft/random questions from me!

Be gentle, I have a lot to catch up on.

Offline adenough

  • 540 Air
  • *******
  • Posts: 2323
  • Buzz Killington...
  • Rated:
Re: 'iya
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2013, 06:21 AM »
welcome!  :daumenhoch:

Offline pickle

  • Site Supporter
  • My life is Radbmx
  • *
  • Posts: I am a geek!!
  • Rated:
Re: 'iya
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2013, 09:10 AM »
Cool picture!  welcome to rad mate  :daumenhoch:

Offline NORTY40

  • Site Supporter
  • Berm Worm
  • *
  • Posts: 10204
  • NIL SATIS NISI OPTIMUM
  • Rated:
Re: 'iya
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2013, 09:33 AM »
Welcome to RAD  :daumenhoch:

Ripper looks good  8)
WANTED : Old school BMX patches/sew on badges ......  please  :)

Offline GavinDavis

  • BMX Nerd
  • *********
  • Posts: 4590
  • Rated:
Re: 'iya
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2013, 09:55 AM »
Fair play! Welcome to Rad, and yeah the Ripper looks ace!  :daumenhoch:

Offline norty mart

  • Curb Endo
  • **
  • Posts: 28
  • Rated:
Re: 'iya
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2013, 08:51 PM »
Cheers guys, I'm amazed at some of the stuff I've seen on here, sparked so many memories...you're nuts, but in the best possible way!  >:D

I'm gona enjoy this ride.  :)

Offline Dark Diggler

  • Berm Worm
  • ***********
  • Posts: 12607
  • Rated:
Re: 'iya
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2013, 08:57 PM »
Watch out for that bloke at "different path" he's a proper sex pest  :shocked:

welcome to the site, you should have taken the blue pill though :D
Whats the matter Kid, don't ya like clowns? Don't we make you laugh? Aint we fukkin funny?

Offline BMX1973

  • Site Supporter
  • Berm Worm
  • *
  • Posts: 8414
  • Rated:
Re: 'iya
« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2013, 11:50 AM »
welcome mate  :daumenhoch:

RADBMX.CO.UK  |  Welcome!  |  Welcome  |  'iya
 

gfxgfx
gfx gfx
Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!
SimplePortal 2.3.5 © 2008-2012, SimplePortal