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A friend has asked me to help pick a BMX for his son for Christmas but I know nothing about them, please help!
The lad is 12 and wants one for street riding I believe. Why do some have front and rear brakes and others have just a rear brake?
I pointed out this PSA yesterday
Would this be suitable?
It's a fashion/usage thing. They might be pictured w/out a front or any brakes but I think if you order it, it'll arrive with a front brake, bell, pedal reflectors etc supplied loose.Why do some have front and rear brakes and others have just a rear brake?
Depending how tall the 12yr old is he might not have the easiest of times getting it airborne for now but the above bike would be lighter than a smaller sized typically cheaper one because it's such a high spec.
Thanks, I'll pass this on.
Bicycles have to be supplied with two independent brakes, a bell reflectors and all the rest of it but of course they can be removed and this is where the fun starts
At the tender age of 12 your friend's son may return from the skate/bmx park one day and throw his bike to the ground in disgust because although he has removed his front brake, his inferior machine still wears the lugs as a wuss-tastic symbol of fail that no self-respecting BMXr would tolerate. And so begins the short but expensive 'BMX years' where perfectly acceptable components are derided because they are the wrong colour/shape or have the wrong logo etc
I would definitely recommend taking him along to the local dealer to try a couple
out for size, depending on his size you may find he gets on a lot better with an 18",
all the major players make them, I got a Haro for my nephew a few years ago and he
loved it.
If you decide to go for a 20" go for a shorter top tube (20", 20.25") this will be better
suited to his size and for the street riding he wants to do.
Thanks