Author Topic: Gt Performer for my eldest (Read 1705 times)

BrianP · « **on:** September 21, 2009, 05:24 PM »

Afternoon all,

I've two daughters here who have been starting to show a bit of interest in bmx. My eldest daughter has taken my bike out a few times, and I had been talking to her about building her one of her own, as she's finding mine a wee bit difficult to get on with. She's seen the wee stash of parts I have in the attic and had her eye on my mongoose f&f but when I showed her an old GT performer frameset I had and told her she could fix it up whatever way she wanted, her eyes kinda lit up a bit

.

Anyway, here's a few pics of the build at different stages. It's quite a mixture of old and new school parts, but she's well pleased with it, and that's the main thing. She'll also be well stoked at seeing it online later when I show her this thread.

The frame came from ebay.de about two years ago, with about half a dozen layers of rattle-can spray and cost me 99 euros. Most of the other parts I had here, except pedals and seat.

Brian (and Lara)

mr p.k. · « **Reply #1 on:** September 21, 2009, 05:33 PM »

Love the colour of the f+f

sweet ride

bmx xxx · « **Reply #2 on:** September 21, 2009, 05:46 PM »

Hi brian,
sweet mate.
Perfect looks like you both enjoyed doing this build.
All the best Gary

toys19 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 21, 2009, 05:47 PM »

Super cool!

bobafett · « **Reply #4 on:** September 21, 2009, 05:51 PM »

Good team work

Looks like you had fun - and looks like a funky rider

Building a minigoose for my daughter at the moment

markyp · « **Reply #5 on:** September 21, 2009, 06:15 PM »

i think you should have been a little less conservative on the colour scheme. :2funny:great build ,defo a one off!!!bet shes made up with that beauty

daz bmx it! · « **Reply #6 on:** September 21, 2009, 06:20 PM »

Cool colours! good work

looks like a packet of smarties on wheels

QUADROPHENIA · « **Reply #7 on:** September 21, 2009, 06:29 PM »

it doesn't matter what the bike looks like, its spending time with your kids, me and my 6 yr old daughter went for a ride on are bikes tonight

never ever rode anywhere with my parents

magna13 · « **Reply #8 on:** September 21, 2009, 07:32 PM »

Lucky girl! and nice bike!

rollin72 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 21, 2009, 07:37 PM »

sick( I iz down wiv da kidz)

its good to do things with your kids, as has been said my parents didnt do anything with us, nice1 mate

NORTY40 · « **Reply #10 on:** September 21, 2009, 07:43 PM »

Woooooooooh ........... That's one cool ride Lara

I bet you are the envy of all the kids in the street

The fact you helped build and spray it too

makes it even more special

Where did you get the idea for the colours from Lara

djgivvinup · « **Reply #11 on:** September 21, 2009, 08:06 PM »

superb! any time spent with the littluns is time well spent, roll os bmx into the mix & life doesn't get any better than that

mark 2 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 22, 2009, 12:16 AM »

My first performer bitd was that colour, love it. I keep promising myself I'll recreate it.....if your daughter ever wants to swap it for a wendy house or a pony......

ED209 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 22, 2009, 06:20 AM »

I'm a parent ... I know what really happened.

"Brian... BRIAN ... Lara is driving me MAD... can you do something with her please..."
"I was just going to the pub... what are you going that's so important?"
"Look Brian, I COOK... I CLEAN...I....
"OK OK...jesus"

neiljonarcus · « **Reply #14 on:** September 22, 2009, 08:10 AM »

real good team work .... not long before she is doing car repair,s

great looking bmx there bet you,s are well happy with the result

Mattdub · « **Reply #15 on:** September 22, 2009, 08:44 AM »

Cool , I bet she's well stoked with that

telelogic · « **Reply #16 on:** September 22, 2009, 09:21 AM »

Fantastic

MULL · « **Reply #17 on:** September 22, 2009, 01:20 PM »

Awesome!! The value in memories you'll both get out of that bike will always be worth a lot more than the money value of it!

Wayne Ryder · « **Reply #18 on:** September 22, 2009, 03:35 PM »

That's how to bring 'em up, I nominate you for a medal in the field of good parenting.
The bike's pretty cool, I should add.

BrianP · « **Reply #19 on:** September 22, 2009, 07:28 PM »

Thanks for all the comments guys, they all mean a lot, both the bike related ones, and the others

I never expected the girls to understand my addiction to BMX, let's face it, girls never did when I was a younger

but they've always been into their bikes, so I guess it was maybe inevitable.

Now, if only Becks, the youngest, didn't find BMX dvd's "boring", I'd get to watch them when I'm getting her settled for bed at night, although those" High 5" dvd's of hers aren't bad... (google it

)

I've just showed Lara the thread and she just gave me her shy smile and dandered outside. That'll mean she's pleased with the comments

Brian

(next build is my mongoose motomag - but this one's for me heh heh)