faction bikes

[Ged]

http://www.factionbikeco.com/index.html
i like them had a quick blast at novice night 

[JT71]

yeah man I think they're well cool. never got a chance to have a proper go but soon a certain old school rider recently interviewed on RAd will be getting one and having a shoot at Corby and I might go along...not sure how much more I can say here now though. 

[jedi]

lol.

spare tubes will be a mission to find other than toys are us.(they sell 22" bmx's)

[JT71]

lol.

spare tubes will be a mission to find other than toys are us.(they sell 22" bmx's)

you can put a 20" tube in. 

[jedi]

wrong answer.
i dont put 18" tubes in my bmx now 

[SaMAlex]

I dont really get them. Has no one seen 6ft+ BMXer rippin it on a 20" bike? 

It wasnt a great add for the bikes at creation. They had their top rider riding a 22" bike. He as really good, and shreding on the 22. Then he got on his 20" bike, and was even better. From what I could tell, even he would rather just ride 20"?

[JT71]

wrong answer.
i dont put 18" tubes in my bmx now 

but if they ceased to make 20" tubes you would so that you could ride right?

 

[jedi]

you can whisk eggs with a wooden spoon buta fork always does it best 

[JT71]

 

you have  a point.

 

[pickle]

like alcahol free lager.........what's the point? 

[markatkins]

Im not gonna go off too much about this one but 22inch bikes and bmx have fook all to do with each other!
Its like saying i race moto x but use a quad bike lol
Fair enough they may be ok for trails etc,maybe even in parks but they are not bmx related at all.When i see mountain bikes in parks there not bmx are they!
Bmx is bmx,the day i see a 22inch in the hands of Bestwick on vert is the day i burn my bike lol.
I may get slated for this,i know every has own opinion and some riders may like them but i love my bmx and if it was any bigger it would be wrong.

[JT71]

for me BMX is 20"

not 16", not 18" not 24" and not 26" so therefore not 22" either. Just 20s.

however i do like to see something new and these boys are just following their dream, so good luck to em, i like the look of their product and I liek thier enthusiasm, and wether its a bmx or not, these boys do love bmx.

but for me its 20" all the way.

[pickle]

for me, anything that has a 26" wheel attached comes under the bracket of MTB.....be it geared or not

[kingkeef]

you can whisk eggs with a wooden spoon buta fork always does it best 

You making us all breakfast then Tony?

[jedi]

u said you would wake up and leave!

[dialledbikes]

If they look and feel like BMX bikes, regardless of the wheel size, they are BMX bikes.  I just don't know why we need to add another wheel size when 20" (and 24" for cruisers) has been the accepted wheel size for almost 3 decades now.

But let's not hate on Faction for trying to be different.  It's a niche of BMX that there might be a market for, but I doubt it will become the norm in our lifetimes (if ever).  It's still riding.

[jedi]

mike, you always talk chilled sense 

[dialledbikes]

mike, you always talk chilled sense 

Just don't get me started on 29'er MTBs 

[jedi]

29" mtbs= cnuts

[kingkeef]

I can see the point from both sides. I do maintain that pure BMX will allways be 20" but there could be a market for a bigger bike . case in fact , my mates mrs wanted to get him a bmx for xmas last year. hes 6 foot 2 and wont ride park or dirt or race. he wanted one to do endos while going to his mums , taking kids to school  etcif there was this option back then i would have advised her on this but then again they were above her  price range !

[pickle]

29" mtbs= cnuts

 

[lodge]

As I've said before how can you define this bike as a bmx, its no more a bmx than a 24 or 26" single speed MTB running rigid forks.

[HEYWOOD BMX]

In theory it`s a good idea,wether or not it`ll be a raging success is another thing.Then again,aheadsets and mid/Spanish bbs took a while to get used to.

[dialledbikes]

As I've said before how can you define this bike as a bmx, its no more a bmx than a 24 or 26" single speed MTB running rigid forks.

Most people can tell the difference between a BMX bike and a mountain bike.

Despite the wheel size, those Factions look like a BMX bike to me and look nothing like a mountain bike.

[Rich_enduro]

A faction bike was featured on the gadget show this week (check out the Saturday morning repeat. 25/04/09)  bit random for a gadget show but anyway i kinda liked the look of it. has anyone actually ridden one? i wouldn't mind giving it a go. most of my time nowadays is spend riding 26inchers going to work or downhilling and when i get back on a bmx it does feel small, specially with the modern fashion of having the bars leaning towards my knees!! i kinda thought this upscaled compromise might be the answer?