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need a bmx for my son to ride to school on, dont know anything about them, brands etc
can someone recommend me a bike for him, thats basically not a cheap jobby.
diamond back IMHE are very good value. Have a look at the new 2010 ( or 2009) Mr Lucky's ( DJ bike so no pegs) but discounted at various places and cracking spec and value.ie full cromo frame, forks, bars, decent rims 3 pc cranks,etc. Would be hard to beat these at the price (although iirc the tt is 20.75 inches so not super short).A cheapo jobby with a hi tensile frame could be had at a baragin prices for school duties though and is likely to have a shorter top tube too, if your son is small. Would be heavy but most are unless you start to spend. I would say a Mr Lucky is a Good BMX, although I have no experience of the more higher end ones,where you get a lighter bike, or additional strength for a given weight.
price range?
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for the price ( ie quite cheap)I like this, although no doubt there are more respectable brands out there
http://www.winstanleysbmx.com/product/17695/DiamondBack_Accomplice_Bike_2009
marty beat me to it...
Haro are a good name and quite reasonable
Others in that ilk are Felt, Eastern, We the people
Saying that I got my son a cromo X rated from Halfrauds and took the stickers off and he is uprating the bits to suit himself
Got my lad a We are the people - for crimbo, awesome bit of kit.
He loves it 😀
any WTP as above are awesome. i have a trust and its solid enough for a grown man who should know better.
thing is his bike is a "good one" (santa cruz) and i dont trust letting him out on it on his own, could get mugged stolen etc.
So i just want to spend £250 or so on a bmx that he can pootle about to the park and school etc.
[url= http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=41497 ]Subrosa Tiro - £239 from CRC.[/url]
Currently building up a [url= http://mamadirt.fotopic.net/c1797720_1.html ]DTT[/url] and very impatiently waiting for my brake/pedals to be delivered - todays brakeless ride with borrowed pedals was good though 8) .
Mongoose are also ok and have a bit of street cred (or so my 13 yr old lad says)
Best to try Alans bmx or winstanleys bmx for deals