Just spent the first hour of the working day looking at how much a decent bmx is. I knew this would happen.
I did this. It'll pass.
I didn't get a fancy photographer when I went - just mrshora who couldn't get me non-blurred or kept on missing me 😆
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It was good to come over and see you all having fun. Although not quite as good as Chipps photo's there's a few of mine on my twitter feed - @darwendashers
Yeah thanks very much for organising Gaz and Chipps for doing the photos. I was also buzzing afterwards and couldn't sleep for a while. Definitely up for doing it again.
Already got a BMX but it's got no brakes at the mo!
I'm loving those photos, thanks Chipps, and thanks Gaz for organising it.
It's a question of when will i be going again, not if!
Just having a look at the photo's whilst eating my dinner. Good snapping skills Chipps. Thanks for the offer of pinching some.
Massive thanks to Gaz and Chipps!
I'll give them a call about booking the Velodrome for some fixie track bike action too.
Well up for this too.
Mix the 2, bmx velodrome & Track bike bmx track, I'd pay to see that 😀
Is anyone else drifting off in to a BMX haze every now and then today?
I've had my finger hovering over the 'buy' button all day 🙂
I will [b]definitely[/b] join you next week if it's on.
Sounds awesome fun!
Daz, I'll put £20 towards your BMX if you ride it to work.
Thinking about it, if I did buy one I could keep it at work, the underground car park is just about perfect for nice, dry practice
Sadly xiphon I think next week is back to being covered in mud and cowsh*t on some rainy windswept moor.
Thanks all again for last night chaps , I had a great time. Next time I want to see more shiny new bikes , bigger jumps and everybody popping manuals.
[i]gaze[/i] is there a group going again next Monday, even if it's slightly smaller?
I'm really, really aching across my shoulders. The top of my arms appear to have stopped working. OW!!!! 😥
Anyone else?
Oh... next Monday is a Holcombe Hill blast. I reccied a new route on Sunday
Have fun. I'm going to yoga with my squashed knee bits.
Acid Yoga?
Has anyone that tried the BMX on Monday night re-watched the video at the very start of this thread?! Uncanny how quick we learned... 😯
My roadie colleague from work who joined us on Monday can't move his arms. The big bag of mince.
My blog if anyone can be arsed reading it... [url= http://www.wittonweavers.co.uk/?p=3505 ]here[/url]
Good bloggage
Harry - did you get yours written? Stick a link up!
Nice blog! 🙂
The “OK Guys, Ride-em start” is actually "random start": there's a variable gap between the guy saying "Watch the gate" and the gate-drop itself. It's to make the drop less predictable and reduce false starts.
haha Thanks MI! Quick edit shortly!
Next time I want to see more shiny new bikes
Gaze where did you buy your bike? Been looking around and most of the online bmx shops are out of stock. Seems like there's no chain reaction/wiggle/merlin in the bmx world. Although I did find this which looks like a decent bargain...
[url= http://www.crucialbmxshop.com/haro-annex-pro-24-race-bmx-bike.html? ]http://www.crucialbmxshop.com/haro-annex-pro-24-race-bmx-bike.html?[/url]
Hi Daz I got my BMX from WinstanleysBmx in Wigan , they've have a good selection of bikes .
Spoke to the BMX track this morning does anybody fancy 29th December ?
I'd be up for the 29th, pending confirmation with the Director of Christmas and Calendar Affairs.
Spoke to the BMX track this morning does anybody fancy 29th December ?
Good stuff. I'm in (pending confirmation with the Director of Christmas and Calendar Affairs).
I'm in for the 29th. Sod the director of xmas arrangements, this takes priority 🙂
*amends christmas wish-list to include new bike*
[Slippery Slope]I note that you can get those 661 full face lids for £45[/slippery slope]
were they 661 lids we had on the other day?
I quite liked the fit
29th you say. Hmmm.
I'm in work that day, so shouldn't be a problem.
edit - and if you all go an buy yourselves a BMX then I'll be able to use one of their cruisers. Winner.
The weapon 😀
Dialled MX20R - 21.5" (Pro XL) - standard 44/16 gearing
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Pass approved and stamped.
I'm in.
44:16! Seat up a bit, I'd go on a clubrun on that!
Still end up spinning like a whisk.
Saddle and post will be changed soon - skinny rl, and in-line post.
I'm good for the 29th, hopefully with my own bike and an unbroken shoulder 🙂
Seat up a bit, I'd go on a clubrun on that!
Can I come and watch? It'd be priceless to see the faces of a load of roadies if you turned up on a club run on a bmx!
Remarkably the Mrs has approved my request for a new bike! It came at a price though after I had to agree to her spending £300 on a bloody painting by some artist she likes. Off to Winstanleys I go!
Off to Winstanleys I go!
Link please.
[url= http://www.winstanleysbmx.com/category/3722/BMX_Race_Bikes ]http://www.winstanleysbmx.com/category/3722/BMX_Race_Bikes[/url]
I'm still torn between a cruiser and a 20in bike. Can't decide. But then I spotted this which although double the amount of money I want to spend, it's a hell of a bike (too good for me adimittedly!), and a hell of a bargain....
[url= http://www.crucialbmxshop.com/redline-flight-pro-xl-2013-bmx-bike.html? ]http://www.crucialbmxshop.com/redline-flight-pro-xl-2013-bmx-bike.html?[/url]
[url= http://www.winstanleysbmx.com/category/1188/SE_Racing_BMX_Bikes ]more bikes here[/url]
Gaz Gaz Gaz! Starting to get expensive now.
I casually mentioned it to Mrs Spider last night and she told me not to be so "Bloody daft".
I may still buy a full face lid for the next time I suggest making a rash mid life crisis purchase.
[url= http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Haro-Team-issue-bmx-race-bike-/321591376859?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item4ae056fbdb ]This one's not expensive[/url]
[url= http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Felt-Sector-Cruiser-Race-BMX-24-with-Answer-Scythe-Carbon-Pro-Forks-/161499942270?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item259a258d7e ]And neither is this one..[/url]
So when are we starting club racing?
Assuming the 29th December is an 8 o'clock kick off again then count me in!
That felt looks a bit tasty and it's in preston . I would have had that if I hadn't bought a bike last weekend.
29th December you say? I'm in. 😀
I'm in as well purleez. Theres a chap here at work wants to join us too. He's a mountain biker and, after I'd told him about our evening, he suggested it too the lads he rides with. They all looked at him like he was mental. So he wondered if he could join us instead.
I'd spotted that Felt in Preston too. Not that I'm looking, or owt. Honest!
I'd spotted that Felt in Preston too. Not that I'm looking, or owt. Honest!
Too late it's mine 🙂
I can't do the 29th but will defo come if you do it again at some point. Enjoy!
I'd love to do the 29th too.
I have this, but I think the 19.5" TT is too short compared to the ones we were riding, and I'm not sure I trust the original straight laced front wheel. I bought it as a wreck for £25 from a kid whose dad resprayed it in the Caterpillar factory, then spent about another £200 on bits.
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Trust me, 19.5" will feel way too cramped for anyone over 5'6".
Mine's 21.5", but the previous frame was 21.75". Stem length and bar height play an important part too.
Hmm, thanks. I've found it okay on skateparks, but riding there and back kills my back (whereas a few hours on the ones we rode at the track didn't).
Maybe it's new frame time. That'd mean the only things I haven't replaced would be the forks, bars and stem 🙂 Might just whack a one piece crank back in and sell it. [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/rubberdreamfeet/5482005919/in/set-72157626030288097 ]It looked way better like that[/url], the modern bits don't go well with the retro frame.
Whoops 🙂
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