Hello, I'm thinking about having another crack at riding BMX and have been looking at a few bikes this past month. Interested in the Haro 500.1 and thought I would do a search on here to see if there were any reviews. Somehow I managed to do a shout for a Haro 500 instead of a search though : )
I used to ride back in the early to mid eighties. Wasn’t very good but loved it all the same. Back in 2003 when I was in my early 30's I did the nostalgia thing and built up a couple of old school bikes. A Haro Sport that I rode and a Skyway Streetbeat that ended up on my wall before I was persuaded to sell it to a fellow rider who wanted it for his son.
After a few months of riding the Sport I decided to get a modern bike and purchased a new Hoffman Condor Pro. The difference was amazing and I never rode the Haro again. Rode for about a year and a half before my riding buddy fell off and smashed his head in right in front of me at Rom. I kind of went off riding after that and as I had moved from Essex to Brighton during this time the riding tailed off and I ended up selling both the Haro and the Hoffman towards the end of 2005.
Too much 'high life' ended up with me putting on a ton of weight over the years and this time last year when I turned 40 I went on a diet and started exercising to shift it all. I'm 41 now and back in shape which got me to thinking about having another crack at riding BMX before I get too old and turn into a husk. There's loads of places to ride here in Brighton so I wouldnt have to travel too far either.
I've noticed that the latest bikes seem to have no front brake, massive front tyres and a very low seat! As I mentioned I've been looking at the Haro 500.1 but if any of you have better bike reccomendations please let me know.
