Author Topic: buying a new skool bike (Read 3870 times)

Wadz · « **on:** October 12, 2009, 08:40 PM »

been riding old skool freestyle bikes for a few years , now thinking of building a new skool bike, not sure what frame ,forks, wheels etc etc ....... to get ,
rode a couple of N/S bike and they were as heavy as fook, are they all like this compaired to O/S bikes ,
i'm hoping this new machine will be easy to do some good flatland/ park tricks on.

CD17 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 12, 2009, 09:04 PM »

No New Skools are as Light As F-ck

I had a 2004 Haro Master & that thing was heavy

but over the last few years they have got lighter & lighter, my 09 United is very light, almost as light as an Old Skool TA or something similar + they are 100 times better to ride & stronger.

You can get some really good deals on complete's

billstup · « **Reply #2 on:** October 12, 2009, 09:15 PM »

Have a chat with Stodgy in the radshop, he`ll sort you out a good deal

pickle · « **Reply #3 on:** October 12, 2009, 09:26 PM »

What he said.

gobshite · « **Reply #4 on:** October 12, 2009, 10:59 PM »

lighter than fook?

how much does your average O/S bike weigh

sweetbeats · « **Reply #5 on:** October 12, 2009, 11:09 PM »

Fk that is Light

Wadz · « **Reply #6 on:** October 12, 2009, 11:16 PM »

call me a old git but wheres the brakes or dos it have a coaster hub

sweetbeats · « **Reply #7 on:** October 12, 2009, 11:20 PM »

Quote from: wadz on October 12, 2009, 11:16 PM

call me a old git but wheres the brakes or dos it have a coaster hub

You not seen invisible brakes before ?

Bettyswallocks · « **Reply #8 on:** October 12, 2009, 11:24 PM »

Brakes?

Sole of foot against rear tyre!

The infamous Ti Reaper, just out of interest what did it ride like?

gobshite · « **Reply #9 on:** October 12, 2009, 11:33 PM »

Quote from: Betty on October 12, 2009, 11:24 PM

The infamous Ti Reaper, just out of interest what did it ride like?

very nice, if a bit squirrelly

fooking zipped forward when you pedalled!!
not strong enough for me in the long run though

who wants to break a $1000 frame eh

only girls use brakes

what new N/S bikes did you try wadz?
most of the completes that are out atm are around 25lbs which isnt bad for a bike thats twice as strong as an old-school ride,
and it will ride WAY much better,
as said before in this thread, stodgy at the radbmx shop knows his onions have a look at the fit/wtp/subrosa completes,
how tall are you?

Wadz · « **Reply #10 on:** October 12, 2009, 11:41 PM »

just been looking at the completes, they all seem around 25lbs , gona see what my streetbeat and reflex tops out at ,
i'm 6ft 2"

Wadz · « **Reply #11 on:** October 12, 2009, 11:47 PM »

try a £350 fit and a £300 mongoose, when i tried to do a little bunny hop tail whip i nearly rip my arms out of there sockets.

gobshite · « **Reply #12 on:** October 12, 2009, 11:52 PM »

'6 "2 - i'd put you on at least a "21 toptube

"21.25 would be ideal

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #13 on:** October 12, 2009, 11:56 PM »

Don't be deceived into thinking that the new bikes are heavier than the old bikes just because you couldn't get it off the ground - the geometry is so, so different you really can't compare the two.

Forget about the odd pound in weight here and there - it doesn't mean shit really.

JT71 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 13, 2009, 08:38 AM »

good advice all round here.

my new school ride (2009 Dirt Bike, 5lb+ 21" frame, I'm 6' 2") is probably heavier than my TA, however it is a zillion (that's just an estimate) times stronger and rides really nice.

a 25lb bike will feel great once you get used to it! and if you're a weight weenie and think you'll ride better if it's lighter
you can always upgrade some parts, straight away some light kevlar beaded tyres will make a difference.....(or a TotalBMX frame.

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pickle · « **Reply #15 on:** October 13, 2009, 09:07 AM »

as said by JT71 and Twobob......it will feel totally diferent to start with, but by the end of a days riding it will be the other way round, all the old school bikes will feel horrible in comparison

christ i don't even know what my NS bike weighs, but i'm still shyte on it

but just fall in love with it all over again as soon as i ride it

JT71 · « **Reply #16 on:** October 13, 2009, 09:22 AM »

Quote from: pickle on October 13, 2009, 09:07 AM

but just fall in love with it all over again as soon as i ride it

I'm like that with you Pickle!

Tim38 · « **Reply #17 on:** October 13, 2009, 04:34 PM »

def feels dif getting on a ns bike,the weight dif is what does me in every time i attempt to do anything i feel like im going to come off the back off it.

motomagII · « **Reply #18 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:26 PM »

i race old school bike that weighs 24.5 lbs and it feels good .but and this is big but
my new schol weighs 28lbs and feels so much faster steadier and i can asctually jump higher and further on that than on the less weighted ride and its so much easier to control /ride .weight feels odd for bit but eventually the better geometry and bike design make it beter to ride and feel less heavy .

magna13 · « **Reply #19 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:40 PM »

I must say i am not a big fan on light bikes at the mo, been riding my Hoffman N/S which is a heavy old beast, got straight on my Haro racer with carbons for the 1st time in a week and jumped the step up at my track and pushed to much on the bars causing me to nose manual and falling off. done both my knees in and i regret it all!

I must say, i rode my friends United Supreme BL and its just under 25lbs and it rides a treeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeat

JT71 · « **Reply #20 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:51 PM »

Quote from: magna13 on October 13, 2009, 07:40 PM

causing me to nose manual and falling off. done both my knees in and i regret it all!

time spent with hands on grips is golden...but time spent picking grit out of wounds is pretty good too!

magna13 · « **Reply #21 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:54 PM »

Luckily i had race pants on! got no grit in my wounds which i was dead pleased with! i dred that... Right knee had stiffened up big time, can't walk properly and will probibly be out of riding for a tad of time

HEYWOOD BMX · « **Reply #22 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:55 PM »

Quote from: JT71 on October 13, 2009, 07:51 PM

Quote from: magna13 on October 13, 2009, 07:40 PM
causing me to nose manual and falling off. done both my knees in and i regret it all!

time spent with hands on grips is golden...but time spent picking grit out of wounds is pretty good too!

Especially when they`re someone else`s wounds

JT71 · « **Reply #23 on:** October 13, 2009, 07:56 PM »

Quote from: HEYWOOD BMX on October 13, 2009, 07:55 PM

Quote from: JT71 on October 13, 2009, 07:51 PM
Quote from: magna13 on October 13, 2009, 07:40 PM
causing me to nose manual and falling off. done both my knees in and i regret it all!

time spent with hands on grips is golden...but time spent picking grit out of wounds is pretty good too!

Especially when they`re someone else`s wounds

oh yeah man, that's up there with squeezing someone else's spots!