Author Topic: WORST BMX (Read 8806 times)

HEYWOOD BMX · « **on:** October 05, 2007, 11:52 AM »

:)What`s the worst bike masquerading as a BMX that you have ever seen/owned? My friend had a German thing callled a Sprick in the early 80`s that had a plastic stem.And why do some of the newer low end "Freestyle bikes"all have v-brakes?

pickle · « **Reply #1 on:** October 05, 2007, 11:54 AM »

they aren't freestyle bikes mate....they're ride round the block and leave in the garden in the rain bikes

i know i'll get ripped apart...but i think the MKII Burner was pretty shamefull!

dialledbikes · « **Reply #2 on:** October 05, 2007, 12:14 PM »

Plenty of crap supermarket BMX bikes in Toys-R-Us, Woolworths, Argos, etc. But most people know those are toys not proper bikes.

If we're talking about bikes which purport to be proper BMX bikes but are rubbish, then there was a bike in Ride several years ago (I think it might have been an Emmelle) which they refused to test cost it was so crap.

HEYWOOD BMX · « **Reply #3 on:** October 05, 2007, 12:29 PM »

I remember that heap-a Barracuda Mojo!

OrgasmDonor · « **Reply #4 on:** October 05, 2007, 12:31 PM »

looptail rippers,VDC changas, trm's etc, all got a rep for snapping so therefore masquerading as proper bmx's but not quite up to the job.

let the lynching commence

darkersomeday · « **Reply #5 on:** October 05, 2007, 12:39 PM »

barracuda mojo

zanzibar pirahna

any 90's haro

dialledbikes · « **Reply #6 on:** October 05, 2007, 12:47 PM »

Quote from: HEYWOOD BMX on October 05, 2007, 12:29 PM

I remember that heap-a Barracuda Mojo!

That's the one. I thought it was an Emmelle as the Barracuda was distributed by Moore and Large (and Emmelle is their own brand, i.e. ML).

The guy from Moore and Large was well pissed off and offered to buy Ride mag off Mark Noble!

It really was a POS that bike!

Lazarou · « **Reply #7 on:** October 05, 2007, 12:51 PM »

What was the name of that Airborne titanium thing from the 90's? That was horrible! ( and super expensive!)

darkersomeday · « **Reply #8 on:** October 05, 2007, 12:57 PM »

the airborne "miss-behavin"

i had one for nearly a week, complete shitter

felt worse to ride than it did to look at!

raleigh "juicer"

dialledbikes · « **Reply #9 on:** October 05, 2007, 12:58 PM »

Quote from: Lazarou on October 05, 2007, 12:51 PM

What was the name of that Airborne titanium thing from the 90's? That was horrible! ( and super expensive!)

I think it was call Miss Behavin for some peculiar reason. Charles Townsend rode one afer Robinson.

The seat tube was too long so they had a weird profile to them.

dialledbikes · « **Reply #10 on:** October 05, 2007, 12:59 PM »

You got the snap and holeshot on me there, Joe!

mattnice · « **Reply #11 on:** October 05, 2007, 01:55 PM »

iron horse dirt burner and piranhas terrible bikes

muttley · « **Reply #12 on:** October 05, 2007, 02:07 PM »

I raced some chick on a 'miss b having' at Hayes last year and i actually thought it looked quite a nice ride. She was an ex pro or something and royally kicked my arse

Shings · « **Reply #13 on:** October 05, 2007, 02:31 PM »

Quote from: OrgasmDonor on October 05, 2007, 12:31 PM

looptail rippers,VDC changas, trm's etc, all got a rep for snapping so therefore masquerading as proper bmx's but not quite up to the job.

let the lynching commence

I cant see how my TRM would snap- looks pretty solid to me.. but I have been warned the forks are flimsey... I used to jump of 10/12 steps at my Senior school though BITD and never had any issues....

As for shit bikes..... my first universal was pretty poor.

Jake

JT71 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 05, 2007, 03:11 PM »

Quote from: pickle on October 05, 2007, 11:54 AM

i know i'll get ripped apart...but i think the MKII Burner was pretty shamefull!

well they are better than mkI's aren't they???

I never had a MKII as a kid only a I so I'm really enjoying my MKII's now.

When I was a kid a green street beat was my dream bike, I never had one, and there's no chance of me doing
any tricks, but I now have a raw frame and forks...I'm just not sure about building it, you know what they
say about meeting your heroes...

magna13 · « **Reply #15 on:** October 05, 2007, 07:23 PM »

Magna Acid

alfie · « **Reply #16 on:** October 05, 2007, 07:58 PM »

fcuk me that is one shite bike !

alfie · « **Reply #17 on:** October 05, 2007, 08:03 PM »

more shite

martin46 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 05, 2007, 08:15 PM »

two shitters i remember that couple kids on my street had in the 80's were a 'viceroy' that weighed so much i think it was made of scaffold bar and had rock hard plastic grips on it that tore your hands to pieces, but from what i rember it looked the buisness with two tone met red and white paint and all red anno parts.

the other was a 'garelli' i think, it had 21 spoked plastic mags which shattered when he went off a set of six steps at the local school.

beard1973 · « **Reply #19 on:** October 05, 2007, 10:24 PM »

Quote from: pickle on October 05, 2007, 11:54 AM

they aren't freestyle bikes mate....they're ride round the block and leave in the garden in the rain bikes

i know i'll get ripped apart...but i think the MKII Burner was pretty shamefull!

Yes Raleigh got the geometry ALL wrong.... but as an entry level, introduction to BMX for the price they cost you can't really complain...

"SHAMEFUL"....

I wouldn't be ashemed to own any of these....

There are dozens of cr@p BMX's out there before you reach the Burner...

darkersomeday · « **Reply #20 on:** October 05, 2007, 10:52 PM »

to be fair i have more loathing for some of the 90's bikes from the big companies than i ever had for the burners,

anyone remember the abortion that was the haro T-bone?
the 90's mongoose too, that thing was more "mong" than "goose"

lastly, i have the upmost contempt for any "bmx" ever made by the company Specialized

i did a bit of sick in my mouth just then thinking of their "fatboy" bike with the dodgy tubes,

here you go mr dialled, hope you havent just eaten

rory · « **Reply #21 on:** October 05, 2007, 10:54 PM »

most os bikes up to 1989

sorry

MartyC · « **Reply #22 on:** October 05, 2007, 11:56 PM »

Quote from: pickle on October 05, 2007, 11:54 AM

i know i'll get ripped apart...but i think the MKII Burner was pretty shamefull!

Think the Mk1 also fell into that category

For me it had to be the Saxon BMX, crap all round

thesku11s · « **Reply #23 on:** October 06, 2007, 01:46 AM »

all the current bmx's made by the big 'ol companies.

gt, mongoose etc.

just as bad as magna's

madall · « **Reply #24 on:** October 06, 2007, 07:16 AM »

Tensor BMX's and Burners....oh and anything Halfords produced I.E Halfords Turbo...all shite

Tange Aero pro not classed by me as a burner before I get a ripping...I own 3 of em

Author Topic: WORST BMX (Read 8806 times)

HEYWOOD BMX

dialledbikes

HEYWOOD BMX

darkersomeday

dialledbikes

Lazarou

darkersomeday

dialledbikes

dialledbikes

mattnice

muttley

Shings

JT71

magna13

alfie

alfie

darkersomeday

rory

thesku11s

madall