road, mountain, fixie, bmx bicycle riders thread.

[akizzle 10+ year member]

i dig it^

out of curiosity how much does a bmx bike like yours typically cost to build?

 

[Hii Im Justin 10+ year member]

my blue i just posted cost me over $1gran

 

[solidcrowd 10+ year member]

The bike cost $250 brand new from the store a while back, I bought it off my friend for $80 stock and in brand new condition.

Odi Longneck Grips $9

Premium seat Post $19

Tree sprocket $40

ACS Claw freewheel $18

3-piece crank and BB (think going to nasty boy cranks $96)

KMC thick chain $10

So starting off this way, cost me around $272 (for bike and all the above upgraded parts). But then again I did get a good deal on the original bike. Or you can just buy a decent complete with a light frame and just replace the parts as they brake.

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

Benefit of a fixed gear... none really other than simplicity. It's a road bike setup with less shit to break, but you get no on the fly gearing options and never get to stop pedaling. I went fixed gear to get my legs in shape, and in three months I'm where I wanted to be.

I'm going to be putting gears on the frame I'm currently using, but I'll just get another frame for all my FG stuff.

It's nice knowing that the only thing that could probably go wrong is a flat tire. I could break a chain.... but probably not. It's got a good feel through the pedals too IMO.

There is no real practical advantage to a fixed gear.

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

i don't know shit about bikes.... but i am looking for something decent.

i found THIS on cl and want to know if you guys think it's a decent bike. i'm just gonna ride a few trails and ride around my neighborhood/park.

 

[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

i used to have some cheap k-mart dual shock bike a long long long time ago. i found them to be the most comfortable ride compared to bikes with no shocks. depending on your weight and the shocks settings you can go through a lot rough terrain and it would all feel smoooooth.

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

i'm 6'5" and about 175lb. i just read that it's crap. i'll keep looking

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

anyone have any ideas for a ~$100 bike thats not absolute junk? i dont want huffy/roadmaster/next/mongoose/ walmart shit. but i'm not rich either //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

i found an 18" Trek 930 for $75. think it's too small though. sonofabish

 

[Hii Im Justin 10+ year member]

just got into mountain biking.. just had a fuji full suspension and then it broke my 2nd day of riding.. now i just built a 09 gary fisher hard tail with hydro disc brakes n nixxon shock