Author Topic: What`s the "next big thing " in BMX? (Read 3490 times)

Jt · « **Reply #25 on:** June 10, 2008, 10:22 AM »

Quote from: pickle on June 10, 2008, 08:47 AM

too right! so many kids say they love the pads on mine!

some say they look a little gay! i wasn't sure if they were refering to the pads or the rider though

deffo the rider..

SaMAlex · « **Reply #26 on:** June 10, 2008, 10:23 AM »

Ive been asked a few times "what are you training for?"

Ive replied, "nothing ... this is IT"

aerostylie · « **Reply #27 on:** June 10, 2008, 10:26 AM »

What about chainring less/chainless bikes?....wasn't their a bike that had a kind of propshaft running the backwheel a few years back?

HEYWOOD BMX · « **Reply #28 on:** June 10, 2008, 10:26 AM »

Seat/post combos never went away,been used on minis forever! Diamondback already did a prototype disc brake equipped racebike about 5 years ago.They`d get bent to death on a freestyle bike!

brass monkey! · « **Reply #29 on:** June 10, 2008, 10:27 AM »

why don't you get any new school bikes with a double top-tube

bring back a proper freestyler !

dialledbikes · « **Reply #30 on:** June 10, 2008, 10:41 AM »

Probably start seeing more experimentation with race bikes after the Olympics. Ridiculously low weights (but at a price and with limited life spans). More carbon parts. Race bikes that have more in common with track bikes than BMX bikes. All good for the pros/sponsored riders, but out of reach for the majority of Joe Public.

pickle · « **Reply #31 on:** June 10, 2008, 11:25 AM »

Heywood....i think the disc will be in the middle of the hub, thus out of reach of legs/ground? you could run the hydrolic cable through the axel/hub body?? just a thought though

J.T..... yeah you're probably right there mate!

Alex......if i could do a quarter of what you pull off on that bike i'd be the happiest man alive!

Gary72 · « **Reply #32 on:** June 10, 2008, 11:45 AM »

Hydraulic gyro's are already out there, Eclat have plastic seat/post combo's, UNI are also making a comeback.
Like the idea of a freewheeling sprocket, they are using those on some trials bike's I think.
GT have BMX out with twin downtubes.

http://www.eclatbmx.com/

dazza · « **Reply #33 on:** June 10, 2008, 12:15 PM »

belt drive,s

HEYWOOD BMX · « **Reply #34 on:** June 10, 2008, 12:16 PM »

Pickle:How would you get a hydraulic hose/cable to the centre of the hub? Not trying to shoot you down,but you`ll be rich if you sus that out!

pickle · « **Reply #35 on:** June 10, 2008, 12:20 PM »

i think it's do'able mate.....anything is possible! i wouldn't of thought they could do a hydrolic gyro but they have!

the hub body would hold both the disc (would abviously need a wheel rebiuld if you need to change though) and also have the caliper mount which would 'float' on the inside of the hub as well.....then the hydrolic cable would run through a hollow axel and up through the hub section (which wouldn't spin of course) and up to the caliper?? i know it sounds imposible but i'm sure someone will work it out??

SaMAlex · « **Reply #36 on:** June 10, 2008, 12:22 PM »

Quote from: Gary72 on June 10, 2008, 11:45 AM

Like the idea of a freewheeling sprocket, they are using those on some trials bike's I think.

Ive seen those freewheeling sprockets, I dont get it at all? Why would you want your chain and chainring spinning when you are rolling along without pedling? What about doing an air with the chain still spinning away? USELESS!

dialledbikes · « **Reply #37 on:** June 10, 2008, 02:43 PM »

It'll look like those "Spinnerz" wheels you see on SUVs in hip hop videos

SaMAlex · « **Reply #38 on:** June 10, 2008, 03:10 PM »

Quote from: mike@dialledbikes on June 10, 2008, 02:43 PM

It'll look like those "Spinnerz" wheels you see on SUVs in hip hop videos

Good point Mike. I think I like them now!
They'd look even better with a 44 tooth chainring!

mi16kie · « **Reply #39 on:** June 10, 2008, 07:28 PM »

How about a spring loaded haedset to help with barspins

Pre load the spring one way and when you let go of the bars in the air "HEY PRESTO" a bar spin

lazychubs · « **Reply #40 on:** June 10, 2008, 07:42 PM »

was a bloke running a rear disc brake at rom a few years back
even worked in the rain lol

darkersomeday · « **Reply #41 on:** June 10, 2008, 07:48 PM »

taller toptubes,

smaller bars,

heavier bikes,

48's,

brakes

ron burgundy · « **Reply #42 on:** June 10, 2008, 09:24 PM »

Edible grips...

dannywhiteley · « **Reply #43 on:** June 10, 2008, 09:35 PM »

2 words - Spokey Dokeys. Gonna be massive in '08

perry · « **Reply #44 on:** June 10, 2008, 09:48 PM »

itl all start going around again

bikes will get more colourfull

the race stuff will get used on the street

oops its broken , better make it stronger

trials bikes have a continuous freewheel because when they are hopping around on the rear wheel and about to release the brake/put all your weight on the pedal for a gap the last thing you want is to find you chain has come off . so the clicking lets you know your ready to go . it also keeps the weight in the centre of the bike so makes it easier to throw around

ive given it a lot of pondering but to keep a sensible gearing with the largest freewheel being an 18t the rear would be a 7 or even a 6 and its hard enough getting a chain to go around an 8

big bars will come back in i think . id love to try some 9" , i have my stem flipped and stacked and it feels great for it

im sure someone will twig there is a market for tubless tyres and rims

atomlab makes a hydraulic gyro , but bmx doesnt need discs . although ive seen a few maguras on bmx

maybe someone will give a fixed chainstay and eccentric bottombracket a go

am i right in thinking animal has made a rim with no braking surface ? im sure ive seen that

the tech end might give thermoplastics a go in levers and seatclamps , maybe even barends

different optioned durometer rated tyres

someones bound to rip off greg melms seatclamp idea

ooh , fluted tubed forks and ive always had a press in alloy steerer tube in the back of my mind

http://www.carbondrivesystems.com/ although i dont think were ready for the idea of splitting our stays $:-\$

edit - i always used to use spokey dokes but my mates kept telling me they thought parts were falling off

but ive found they can be pressed onto the nipple well enough

subversion · « **Reply #45 on:** June 10, 2008, 10:19 PM »

It'll stop being so sickeningly fashionable....?

stidds · « **Reply #46 on:** June 10, 2008, 10:23 PM »

Disc Brakes on a BMX? Now whoever had a disc brake on a BMX would be cool as fook.......

Oh hang on a moment, that would be me then wouldn't it?

Here is my Fetish cruiser.

HEYWOOD BMX · « **Reply #47 on:** June 10, 2008, 10:28 PM »

Stidds:That is stunning,but I know nothing about Fetish.Tell me more? Atomlab brought out a disc brake for BMX a few years back,that went on the unused side of a flip-flop hub...

pickle · « **Reply #48 on:** June 10, 2008, 10:30 PM »

am i wrong in my thinking that a 24" cruiser doesn't really count as a BMX?

looks cool as though

HEYWOOD BMX · « **Reply #49 on:** June 10, 2008, 10:34 PM »

Quote from: pickle link=topic=am i wrong in my thinking that a 24" cruiser doesn't really count as a BMX? ???

looks cool as though :daumenhoch:

You shall have a 24" wheel rammed where the sun don`t shine (and I don`t mean Manchester) for even thinking that!

Author Topic: What`s the "next big thing " in BMX? (Read 3490 times)

SaMAlex

HEYWOOD BMX

dialledbikes

dazza

HEYWOOD BMX

SaMAlex

dialledbikes

SaMAlex

mi16kie

darkersomeday

dannywhiteley

perry

subversion

HEYWOOD BMX

HEYWOOD BMX