BMX - buying a 2006 dk fury

hi, i am thinking of purchasing a 2006 dk fury. i wanted to get a bmx bike, but i also wanted something light. i know the dk fury is a race bike, but would it still be good for flatland, and street riding? i dont really do alot of tricks, but i do like going off jumps. i wanted to know if this bike would be strong enough for jumping, and as i said before, if it could be used as a flatland/street bike? THANKS!

I would go with a DK 6 Pack for like $50 more.

6 pack > fury

price isint that big of a concern 4 me. but im preatty sure that the fury is alot lighter than the 6 pac. does any1 kno how much the 6 pack weighs? thanks.

well the dk fury has an aluminum frame and vbrake. its a racing bike. if you try anything on it and mess up you'll probably mess up your frame pretty badly. in other words unless your racing it wont last that long.

oh. and to answer your question. it'd be find for dirt. horrible for street.

would it really be that bad for street? anyway, do u have any other recomendations. i want something that is preatty light (about 25 lbs.) and as 4 the price no more than 500.

25 is extremely light for a stock bike. good luck finding one.
most are between 29 and 32. you'll get stronger. no big deal.

over all i really liked the fury, since it was very light and preatty chep. would it really be that bad for riding streets. i dont really do that many tricks and stuff. is there any specific reasons y it would be so bad for streets?

It's an aluminum race bike. That is the most plainly obvious reason.

Do some research on your own before asking questions next time. Checking DK's website might actually help.

The geometry is not that good for street. I have the 24" version and I want to replace it with a 20" bike with better geometry, and definitely a CrMo frame. Aluminum might be lighter, but unless you're racing it just adds stiffness where you don't really need it, and it won't usually ride as smoothly.

basically. your gonna have to tuff it out like the rest of us and have a 30ish pound bike

That's funny, because my bike weighs less than 25 pounds. Probably less than 24 without the brakes.

hahaha i like how i was thinking about adding "(with a few exceptions..ie. beerman)" but got lazy.

but most of the bmx stock bike world is in the 29 - 32 pounders

what bike do u have "beerman"

I have a race bike and I can assure you that you don't want to ride it on the street.

what bike do u have "beerman"

He has an S&M LAF*, and a bunch of lightweight-ish parts. Either he's not too hard on bikes, or he can afford to break stuff a lot. :)


* Ex has been here

i saw an a&m stricker on ebay for about 250. he said it weighs about 26 lbs. but it doesent end for 2 days, but ill consider it.

Either he's not too hard on bikes, or he can afford to break stuff a lot.

Or it could be the fact that I actually know to ride my bike smoothly. You can rest assured that I beat the hell out of my bikes, but that doesn't mean that I break them.