BMX - 16" or 20"?

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sonax
08-13-05, 03:11 AM
im about 5'6 150 lbs...which would be a better bike size for me?...thnx..is there much of a difference?

FireTeamCharlie
08-13-05, 03:14 AM
20" obviously.
sonax
08-13-05, 03:16 AM
thnx dude..cuz i was watching some dave mirra vid..and he was saying that for ppl under 6' should get 16" bikes..but then i saw some other thing that said it was for kids

hypersnazz
08-13-05, 03:54 AM
16" is a stupid fad. Only slightly less stupid than Razor scooters in skateparks.
DCdense 88
08-13-05, 01:34 PM
LOL>>....if you want to kill yourself get the 16....you want to ride like a man get a 20....your choice..completly up to you...lol
irishmcmorgan
08-13-05, 01:38 PM
hahah be a man a get a 20 beyotch
^oZ
08-13-05, 02:37 PM
Be a man, get 26".
KinetikBiker
08-15-05, 08:38 AM
20" obviously.
ya!, obviously!
baktrailbiker91
08-15-05, 11:59 AM
hahaha, 20'', w/ a 20 inch toptube or 20.5
lance sedlacek
08-16-05, 10:27 PM
20
DCdense 88
08-17-05, 12:20 AM
i took a neighbors 16'' out for a test ride...lol...i think it was a Haro i dunno...didn't pay attention...but i about died when i tried a manual...it was scary...the front end came up so fast it wasn't even funny///
Brian
08-17-05, 01:56 AM
Try a manual on a 24" - that will fix ya!
KinetikBiker
08-17-05, 08:41 AM
i took a neighbors 16'' out for a test ride...lol...i think it was a Haro i dunno...didn't pay attention...but i about died when i tried a manual...it was scary...the front end came up so fast it wasn't even funny///
Ya, next time try 360's you spin sooo fast...i can bunny hop 360 on a 16" bike...i want to buy one just to mess around at the skatepark.
queensrider86
08-17-05, 08:09 PM
Ya, next time try 360's you spin sooo fast...i can bunny hop 360 on a 16" bike...i want to buy one just to mess around at the skatepark.


you should be doing 360s a 20 inch.......
rndmrdr88
08-18-05, 07:15 PM
DEFFINATLY 20".... your way to tall for a 16" or a 18"

and 24" bikes suck
JeRemy357
08-19-05, 01:29 AM
thnx dude..cuz i was watching some dave mirra vid..and he was saying that for ppl under 6' should get 16" bikes..but then i saw some other thing that said it was for kids


I think he meant people under 6 years of age.
Brian
08-19-05, 02:29 AM
and 24" bikes suck

Hardly.
Raiyn
08-19-05, 02:34 AM
Hardly.
Remember these are children who don't know any better
baktrailbiker91
08-19-05, 10:04 AM
DEFFINATLY 20".... your way to tall for a 16" or a 18"

and 24" bikes suck

...and how old are you?
Brian
08-19-05, 06:00 PM
DEFFINATLY 20".... your way to tall for a 16" or a 18"

and 24" bikes suck

Poor grammar sucks.