First time around the track in 20 years

[sam hudson]

Ok,so i took my new Ripper around the track for the first time,although ive been messing about on it ,i havent been on the track with it...and i havent been on a race track for 20 years...i did 5 laps and nearly had a heart attack...and i go to the Gym!!! Oh my god i thought i was dying 
Bike was really good though and it was fantastic to go zooming around a track again...and i was still good(ish).
I cant wait to go again but i am REALLY unfit(it would appear).How did we ride EVERYWHERE in the 80's? and how did i spend about 5 hrs at a track regularly??
How many of you lot were the same??? and how long before i'm 13 again??

It was great though

[harris]

you will always be 13, i am 35 now damaged all over knees and hip ache alot but still feel young its great if you still feel young to me that will do.i love riding but feel bit of a twat when i get on my bike outside my house and people see me ,they must think grow up .

[motomagII]

ive recently started riding agasin at skatepark regular and i am absolutely knackered after 2 hours .used to ride all day everyday bitd .i ache like mad next day too especially legs and knees .but its brilliant fun

[20yrsago]

so many memories , to think we used to ride ten miles to the nearest track ride all day then ride home again and think nothing of it,they were the days still think like a 13 year old body just gives up after 13 minutes.

[boogaloo-tramp]

I feel your pain. I used to spend every night after school, and all day at the weekends riding. 20 years later, it feels like I have never ridden a bike before. Just keep going, it does eventually start to come back.

[theRuler]

ive recently started riding agasin at skatepark regular and i am absolutely knackered after 2 hours

2 hours?

i am knackered by the time i have loaded my bike into the car

[sam hudson]

  i went again today and wasnt as bad as yesterday.There were some kids there though and i felt like so silly when one of em said"look at that really big man on that little bike". 
They kept asking for a go of my bike...it was so funny,little 11 yr olds asking me for a go of my bike.
They were all amazed that i didnt have a front brake and then one of them asked when i started riding BMX's.When i said 1982 they just looked at me like i was an Alien 

i really enjoyed being back at the track but my track is old and pants(Birkenhead track),so i need to find a proper one and do some damage.

I remember why we LOVED bmx so much now...its F##kin great fun(even if i do have to take a bit of stick from 11yr olds)

[power]

Whats that Birkenhead track like is it rideable, you should get yourself to coppul tomorrow theres a race on.
 get you directions if you want..

[Rooonga]

They kept asking for a go of my bike

HAHA - you didn't go to the BADBMX track did you??

I always get asked that - but probably my fault as I usually let the young 'ens have a go on them!

Always good to hear of an old schooler getting back into the saddle though, dunno if you're local to Barking and Dagenham, but if you are pop over to the BADBMX track Saturday, as we have our 1st club race on then!

[AJWD]

Tore my calf muscle riding my MRD up a hill in Brighton...in agony...very poor show!!

Adey.

[sam hudson]

Birkenhead track was never much cop...now its worn down badly.Its quite quick tho and you can have a bit of a laugh but its not good...dont travel far to have a go.I felt bad not letting the little monkeys have a go,but i can just see them now riding off into the distance on my Ripper
Where's Coppul then.I'm dying to have a go on a proper track.

[frdavid]

this year i will race again after 18 years without riding....

i bought a cruiser 2 month ago, on the track it's a disaster, i'm scared on the big jumps, i don't have any technic now, it's too different with os tracks !




 

[Rooonga]

don't look too bad to me!!

[silentpartner]

hey frdavid, did you clear that double, or is there an another picture were you came up short! only asking 

[power]

wheres your helmet frdavid
 

Birkenhead track was never much cop...now its worn down badly.Its quite quick tho and you can have a bit of a laugh but its not good...dont travel far to have a go.I felt bad not letting the little monkeys have a go,but i can just see them now riding off into the distance on my Ripper
Where's Coppul then.I'm dying to have a go on a proper track.

  Coppull track is off junction 27, M6 i will pm directions.

[kusam]

don't look too bad to me!!

Same here...least you can still jump 

[frdavid]

yes i cleared it lol,
 about the helmet i bought one the day after with elbow and knee pads lol

[silentpartner]

nice one, you dare devil you. 

[sam hudson]

Yep,i dont fancy doing anything that large without a Helmet(and 'sumo' body suit ).
Looking forward to visiting Coppul.
I keep letting my back end drift out everytime i jump something(no jokes please).Its fine but i wonder why its happening?
Any ideas??

[sanderson]

ye get yourself down to coppull,plenty of old timers still at it.
take it easy,some big jumps there.

[kusam]

Just the start hill scared me when I first saw it.

Only been once, must go again.

[frdavid]

 do you race all in 20"?

[sam hudson]

yep...never even been on a 'cruiser'

[frdavid]

i tryed a 20" first but i couldn't do anything because it moved too much for me lol, cruiser is more easy to stabilise when you jump so better for a rusty racer like me lol

[sam hudson]

understandable.I'm gonna try to get to the track this week if i can,next week probably.It looks like a bit of a terror.You were brave doing it without a lid.I'm getting one before i go 
I suppose its open all the time is it??