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Agree on the tyres, compIV's and VIII's need to be reborn to. I disagree about DX pedals though. I like the look and feel of them but i've snapped a good half dozen of them, and it hurts so they can pish off forever. Spose they're ok if you're gentle, or Spen
Cheap skinwall freestyle tyres in many colours would be nice
Quote from: chubby on February 20, 2014, 05:10 PMCheap skinwall freestyle tyres in many colours would be nice Good shout Rich, much needed!
oakley O wingsaction zone barsmirage X bars
Quote from: popedante on May 01, 2014, 11:20 PMoakley O wingsaction zone barsmirage X barswell the X bars are back
Thing is many folk said repops would lower the price of the originals. I personally think they’ve had absolutely no detrimental effect, issibly the opposite
Want to know what one of the best things about repop parts are? Well, for someone, like myself, who will use a repop part before parting with the cash for an OG part (which the price a lot of the time, just seems to be a made up number) on my bikes, means that my bikes do what I wanted them to do, when I started to build them. They look the part and in doing so, fire up a lot of memories for people when they see them. It seems to me a lot of the time, that many people are craving that OG part in order to satisfy the purists and OSBMX hierarchy. Ok, if you’re seriously into collecting accolades in S&S events, then criteria set by judging panels must be met, so OG parts are essential. But IMHO, if you’re only building bikes to collect trophies, then you’re building for the wrong reasons. Yes, it’s nice to get a medal now and again (I know), but there’s people about, and I’ve seen them at MK, that really believe that they should scoop the lot with their vanity builds, and get really hacked off if they don’t win - YOU WILL NEVER EXPERIENCE THIS DISAPPOINTMENT WITH A BIKE MADE UP OF REPOP PARTS.Also, if you’re worried that a flood of repop parts into the scene is going to devalue your OG stuff, then maybe you’re on this hobby for the wrong reasons? If you’re sitting on OG stuff thinking that in a few years you can pay off your mortgage with say a Suntour stem, then you’re a fool. My 4 repop draped bikes aren’t worth a carrot, but I’m also not experiencing any anxiety over what they’ll be worth in years to come - YOU WILL NEVER EXPERIENCE THIS STRESS WITH A BIKE MADE UP OF REPOP PARTS.
Dan how do you feel about those Raleigh re-issues or the latest Haro Masters ? They’re not for me but both have proved extremely popular?