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Offline john69

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old school v new school
« on: March 24, 2016, 09:12 PM »
When I was riding at first on the burners amacco etc then finally the rickman just as the acs rotor was launched nearly every trick I knew involved using the brakes ,paid a visit to a skatepark with my little boy and all the young fellas were running about with no brakes etc completely messed my head watching them doing tailwhips boomerangs with no brakes must be a different species nowadays or I'm just old lol

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Re: old school v new school
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2016, 09:28 PM »
It's a different ball game mate... some of these kids nowadays are unreal.  :shocked:
Check out the videos section... there's some great stuff in there.  :daumenhoch:
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Re: old school v new school
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2016, 11:11 PM »
They're all jacked up on energy drinks.
Do you grovel to your master? Do you beg like a dog?

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Re: old school v new school
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2016, 06:18 AM »
 :LolLolLolLol: Yeah John, even us oldies who ride newschool have brakes and you can hear us tapping them just as we approach a big quarter :2funny:

The bikes are way more stable now and don't rattle loose like the old school, especially the 1-1/8" headsets and stems which in my view is the best development in bmx tech as quill stems and threaded stuff was a constant nightmare.

You're right though, brake-less is a step too far  :shocked:
Still limping......

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Re: old school v new school
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2016, 08:38 AM »
They're all jacked up on energy drinks.
made me chuckle this. As I kid I used to sneak fags and booze in the house, my teenagers smuggle energy drinks in, in all honesty I'd prefer them to drinking booze than that sugary shit

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Re: old school v new school
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2016, 09:24 AM »
Must admit I never ride without both brakes .As you say the old schiol bikes are probably a bit twitchier than today's offerings

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Re: old school v new school
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2016, 09:28 AM »
Seems more are into street riding now rather than doing freestyle tricks like I remember probably why they don't need the brakes nowadays

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Re: old school v new school
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2016, 10:06 AM »
I'm sure it's a fashion thing almost as much as a weight-loss thing
I get it if you're an amazing park rider, but seeing kids wearing out their trainers going down a hill just doesn't make sense to me - they're lucky they don't end up under a bus

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Re: old school v new school
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2016, 07:19 PM »
Pretty sure I wouldn't have the bottle to go brakeless these days don't bounce the same

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Re: old school v new school
« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2016, 07:56 PM »
Its not a fashion thing ... the youth love super hard phat tyres and no brakes ... its just more soulful ... you have to accept the speed and work with the flow.

Also advance skill levels needed to balance ... a guy who goes to the parks we ride also sometimes rides chainless as it makes it easier to ride with a chain after  :4_17_5:
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Re: old school v new school
« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2016, 08:40 PM »
For riding old are shyte and new are great.

Watching good riders with no brakes is superb, its the dick head kids who just do it cos they think its cool but are shyte that get me......also when I see them riding on roads and stuff brakeless  :uglystupid2:

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« Reply #11 on: March 25, 2016, 10:38 PM »
Its not a fashion thing ... the youth love super hard phat tyres and no brakes ... its just more soulful ... you have to accept the speed and work with the flow.

Also advance skill levels needed to balance ... a guy who goes to the parks we ride also sometimes rides chainless as it makes it easier to ride with a chain after  :4_17_5:

It is if they just use em to ride to school, not talking about skilful young chaps like Leon

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« Reply #12 on: March 25, 2016, 10:47 PM »
Its not a fashion thing ... the youth love super hard phat tyres and no brakes ... its just more soulful ... you have to accept the speed and work with the flow.

Also advance skill levels needed to balance ... a guy who goes to the parks we ride also sometimes rides chainless as it makes it easier to ride with a chain after  :4_17_5:

It is if they just use em to ride to school, not talking about skilful young chaps like Leon

true  :daumenhoch:
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Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light."

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Re: old school v new school
« Reply #13 on: March 26, 2016, 05:53 PM »
The fashion changes make me laugh.
A few years back everyone was cutting their bars down ,now the fashion seems to be massive pro size bars ..

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« Reply #14 on: April 10, 2016, 11:14 PM »


It's cos they can't maintain brakes and spend cash on weed than bike parts

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Re: old school v new school
« Reply #15 on: April 11, 2016, 07:25 AM »
When I was riding at first on the burners amacco etc then finally the rickman just as the acs rotor was launched nearly every trick I knew involved using the brakes ,paid a visit to a skatepark with my little boy and all the young fellas were running about with no brakes etc completely messed my head watching them doing tailwhips boomerangs with no brakes must be a different species nowadays or I'm just old lol

Have you been living under a bloody rock...?!

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