Author Topic: To tall to race a 20" (Read 2125 times)

80sdave · « **on:** February 09, 2008, 10:40 PM »

I really want to start racing this year as im fed up of riding my local skatepark but im not sure if at 6ft3" im to tall for a 20". I know i could ride cruisers but it just doesnt feel right. Is anyone else out their riding 20's at roughly the same height.

MartyC · « **Reply #1 on:** February 09, 2008, 10:42 PM »

Longun's about that or maybe a bit more and I'm sure I've seen a few tall riders at Hayes when I've been there so I wouldn't say so. Tim March nearly won the worlds and he was a tall fooker

80sdave · « **Reply #2 on:** February 09, 2008, 10:47 PM »

Cool, hayes is my nearest track , i was thinking about joining up and hopefully getting the youngest down their aswell to get him riding, suppose i should start looking at bikes for tall fookers then

Mattdub · « **Reply #3 on:** February 09, 2008, 10:49 PM »

Toptube 21.5 - 22" maybe .

MartyC · « **Reply #4 on:** February 09, 2008, 10:54 PM »

If Hayes is your nearest, where are based?

I'm not far these days (Iver Heath) but went to school in Hayes (not far from the current track) and spent most of my youth at the old Hayes track

Mattdub · « **Reply #5 on:** February 09, 2008, 11:07 PM »

Ben Forwood - 6' 5" ? .

80sdave · « **Reply #6 on:** February 09, 2008, 11:26 PM »

Im in harrow so quite near marty , just watched the uci bmx from bejing shazane reade is going to take gold in the olympics for sure.

Dingobmxer · « **Reply #7 on:** February 10, 2008, 07:23 AM »

Darkersomeday on here is 6'4"

and this is the ideal frame for you (21.75" top tube)

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=54047.0

DINGO

RATTY · « **Reply #8 on:** February 10, 2008, 07:40 AM »

In the Old school series theres a few big lads racing regular. Madd Matt is well over 6 foot, so is nishiki 14, Quadpaul is a tad over 6 foot as well, they dont have any real problems, perhaps you should pop over to an os race and try a few rides out

spillers#1 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 10, 2008, 07:49 AM »

Mat oaten more like 7 foot tall

te-harve rides old skool at 6'1"

southern andy · « **Reply #10 on:** February 10, 2008, 08:02 AM »

Im seriously thinking of quitting at the moment, my bike may be up for sale soon, its around the 21.5"-22" top tube. Only ridden twice and crashed once.

Still has all the rubber spikes on it around the Comp 3's.

Twinkle · « **Reply #11 on:** February 10, 2008, 08:24 AM »

Quote from: spillers#1 on February 10, 2008, 07:49 AM

Mat oaten more like 7 foot tall te-harve rides old skool at 6'1"

His 6ft 4 and a 1/4

I know he bought a frame with a 20 ½ top tube and a 2" xxl stem

His bought lots of bits to find out whats comfortable for him

So as someone else said try and get to an os meet and try a few bikes out

80sdave · « **Reply #12 on:** February 10, 2008, 08:30 PM »

Thank's people looks like a 20 then i will get to an os meet ill check the dates for the southern area, and what bike do you have southern andy, someone posted up a quad with a long toptube but i always thought the quads were freestyle and the pk's were race bikes ?.anyway off to the calender and touch wood see you all soon.

Flying_fox · « **Reply #13 on:** February 10, 2008, 09:05 PM »

Quote from: Mattdub on February 09, 2008, 11:07 PM

Ben Forwood - 6' 5" ? .

About that, he rides for dialled bikes and uses about a 23"tt.

Felm must be one of the tallest dudes in 19+ (even though he's about 40!), he rode for freeagent last year and redline now I think, so there are frames out there.

I'm 6 foot and I ride a 21"tt, thats about avarage in 30+, well apart from the hobbits from east ungular, they all seem to be about 3 foot tall.

Flying_fox · « **Reply #14 on:** February 10, 2008, 09:14 PM »

There's a race at Hayes on Sunday, get yourself down there to check out all the lanky gits on little bikes.

If you do come and say hi to me, I'm the bloke with the ginger ponytail in 30+ (number 53) on a tatty black Standard with posh bits. I drive a merc vito with the numberplate MK53BMX.

Miles.

dialledbikes · « **Reply #15 on:** February 10, 2008, 09:15 PM »

As others have said, Ben's probably the tallest rider in the UK at around 6'5". He runs a custom 22" frame and over the last 2 seasons has achieved Euro No.1, World No 4, Euro No.4 and World No.2.

There are quite a few off the peg 21.5" - 22" frames around.

I think the next time I get a frame made for Ben, he might go a tad longer at 22.25" or 22.5". I think a 23" BMX frame would be pushing the envelope a bit too far and would be difficult to pick-up/manual.

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #16 on:** February 10, 2008, 09:24 PM »

The Macneil Deuce Deuce (not too surprisingly) is a 22" TT frame. Rides nice too

80sdave · « **Reply #17 on:** February 11, 2008, 09:36 AM »

Ill tey and get to hayes but i work weekends at present and that will change shortly hence wanting to race, i may do the os series to get back into it first as im so use to mtb's and clip pedals.

southern andy · « **Reply #18 on:** February 11, 2008, 10:41 AM »

Quote from: 80sdave on February 10, 2008, 08:30 PM

what bike do you have southern andy,

This here mate, although i still in two minds as to what i'm doing, i think i'll make my mind up more when my break has heeled.

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/huffy3.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/huffy2.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/huffy1.jpg

A lot of the guys on here are telling me not to sell it.

80sdave · « **Reply #19 on:** February 11, 2008, 11:35 AM »

That looks nice i havent seen a huffy for years didnt realise they were still about, looks quite long to.

MartyC · « **Reply #20 on:** February 11, 2008, 12:07 PM »

Quote from: Southern Andy on February 11, 2008, 10:41 AM

A lot of the guys on here are telling me not to sell it.

Too right, you've got to keep the faith, easy to say now but wait till the summer comes

southern andy · « **Reply #21 on:** February 11, 2008, 12:34 PM »

Quote from: 80sdave on February 11, 2008, 11:35 AM

That looks nice i havent seen a huffy for years didnt realise they were still about, looks quite long to.

It is mate, light as a feather and it doesn't hurt when it lands on you neither

The ground hurts though. It is at the top end of the Huffy bikes, i like it a lot.

It does have a long frame, which is why i bought it, my son has a GT with an 18/19" top tube, no way can i ride that. I'm just under 6ft by a fraction.

Anyway, try as many bikes as you can for size, these guys on here know there stuff big style, so any info they give you it will be honest.

As i have said, i'm not sure what i'm doing with this yet, time will tell.

80sdave · « **Reply #22 on:** February 11, 2008, 03:08 PM »

Yeah i must admit the info given on here is great, well helpful. Ill probably try to find somthing i can race in the os series for the rest of this year and get up to speed then next year when ill have all the time i need race full on but i really want to get my youngest racing he's 7 and likes the dirt as where my middle son is a skatepark addict.
maybe a PK junior for him

southern andy · « **Reply #23 on:** February 11, 2008, 03:46 PM »

This is old school mate, and it wont cost you an arm or a leg neither.

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=54753.0

80sdave · « **Reply #24 on:** February 11, 2008, 05:27 PM »

Nice bike i'm just not that keen on the old haro's for some reason, money isnt the issue i just have no time at present to get stuck in buy and ride, a few more weeks yet, i have to read the rules aswell to find out how much of the bike has to be os to race.

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