Author Topic: BMX spotting! (Read 1012 times)

the_cyclops · « **on:** October 04, 2007, 01:41 PM »

Like me, do you sneakily look at what BMX's people are riding when you are out and about?

Usually they are not even worth giving a second glance to but today I was driving to a meeting (Cos im ded important

)

When I saw a lad riding along the pavement on a pretty beatup TNT Hwa Fong Daddy!

Cool

harris · « **Reply #1 on:** October 04, 2007, 01:48 PM »

worth a push over n run imo lol
yep do it all the time rubber necker .
and always do a double check to be sure its a pos.

aerostylie · « **Reply #2 on:** October 04, 2007, 01:54 PM »

Always a bit dubious watching kids on bikes while driving

but yes I do have a look, my misses usually says ''look a little boy on a bmx''

Paul

Bob_Acid · « **Reply #3 on:** October 04, 2007, 02:00 PM »

we had a kid on my estate at my old place that rode about on a super burner and walking through the town the other day spotted yet another super burner padlocked to a fence. Shame i'm not a fan of burners i spoze. i saw a kid on a chrome Mongoose, early one with the gusset and blue annodised bits on it on my way to rom one morning

harris · « **Reply #4 on:** October 04, 2007, 02:01 PM »

im not far from cambridge and go over a fare bit.the city of bikes
you lot might laugh to see some strange bikes with bmx parts on.
i often walk into people as im not looking ahead just at bikes .

pickle · « **Reply #5 on:** October 04, 2007, 02:17 PM »

i always look at bikes when they ride past me, or i drive past them.........although with the kids round my way you can normally hear their bikes a mile away with the squeeking of non oiled chains and clunking of cheap loose baring Halfords full suss bikes

SaMAlex · « **Reply #6 on:** October 04, 2007, 02:19 PM »

Last week i saw two kids ride past, one on a Diamond back (maybe a Viper) and one on a similar aged Mongoose.

About a year ago I saw a Standard Lengthy ride past, super pros and everything. I know the guy who used to own it, but it was an 11 year old girl who was riding it.

The top one that has been seen a few times around Oxford is a VDC Changa. I saw it a few times in the early 90s but the kid didnt wanna stop (even tho I shouted at him). It has been seen a few times over the last few years. One mate saw it locked up on a main road. I told him he should have stood by it and offered the owner £50 for it. I know who that used to belong to; a bouncer at one of the clubs in town.

magna13 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 04, 2007, 04:11 PM »

I Get It All The time, once i saw a kid at a moto-x meeting riding on a diamond back viper and i had some decent parts on it... i tryed everything to get him to sell it to me... but he wouldnt budge

Moose · « **Reply #8 on:** October 04, 2007, 07:56 PM »

I've just driven home and have never seen so many kids on bikes since the 80's - everywhere I looked, packs of a dozen or so yoofs, all on bikes, but mainly shitter BMX's

My neck aches from trying to spot a 'diamond in the rough'

MartyC · « **Reply #9 on:** October 04, 2007, 09:37 PM »

I do it all the time, there's a couple of good ones being ridden round Hounslow where I work and I've seen a youngish kid (early 20's!) riding a red frame, chrome forks couldn't make out what it was but he had Gen 2 profiles on it and polished araya aero's, very clean and very nice round by Hillingdon Hospital a few times.

rarman1 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 04, 2007, 10:53 PM »

i saw a woman riding a bmx today....

forks were backwards

a while back in the summer i thought i saw a couple riding through victoria park in hackney on a survivor gt performer and a diamond back

bmxmatt1974 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 04, 2007, 10:57 PM »

have seen a couple of burners being ridden by young kids around redditch, been in car both times though and didnt stop

billstup · « **Reply #12 on:** October 04, 2007, 11:37 PM »

Quote from: bmxmatt1974 on October 04, 2007, 10:57 PM

have seen a couple of burners being ridden by young kids around redditch, been in car both times though and didnt stop

Should have just run them over Matt

theRuler · « **Reply #13 on:** October 05, 2007, 03:27 AM »

there is a gang of young riders in stafford

i have seen them in the town, all wide bars, dull colours, and low seats
they are all sub 16 years old

great to see the new breed keeping shit going

never see anyone riding any old school beauties though. well, the odd burner, but nothing worth stopping for

HEYWOOD BMX · « **Reply #14 on:** October 05, 2007, 10:10 AM »

Quote from: rarman1 on October 04, 2007, 10:53 PM

i saw a woman riding a bmx today....

forks were backwards

They sell them like that in Toys R Us !!!

HUTCHMAN · « **Reply #15 on:** October 05, 2007, 02:01 PM »

Picked my eldest up from school the other day,on the way back saw a kid in her year riding a white Piranha(with twin t/t??),CW bars and blue Aero Zytecs.naurally,she's doing some investigating for me!

thesku11s · « **Reply #16 on:** October 06, 2007, 01:57 AM »

Always on the lookout,

I only got into OS bmx's because i accidently stumbled upon a DB turbo a few months back in a ratty old secondhand shop.

Ive since had a mk2 aero pro, and a midschool s&m HAF (gsport parts) at the local car boot.

also a mint 1" built up dirtbike in the classifieds.

its all out there!

I saw a kid on a 80's gt, really rare lookin polished stem, mx1000's with weinmann adjusters. all minty fresh.

tried to ask casually if he'd sell it, but he seemed to want to finish his paer round so I ceased creeping him out.

dwain dibbly · « **Reply #17 on:** October 13, 2007, 11:48 AM »

whilst at tescos the other day there was homeless guy hanging around
outside with the obligatory "dog on a piece of string"

he had with him a really old knackered shopper type bike that looked like he'd
pulled out of a lake

but as i walked pasted him the stem caught my eye.
it had a early tuff neck fitted and painted black

i was going to approach him but the wife pulled me away

stuntmaster · « **Reply #18 on:** October 13, 2007, 11:59 AM »

more interesting thing i had was in thailand last year and a homeless guy rode past on a pk ripper looptail with basket bolted on the back . nearly thought about offering money for it but then thought he uses it more than if bought over here and just sat in a garage and hardly used