BMX - I looked and I still need help.

Please don't bash, just help. I've looked and I sort of have an idea of what I want. I"m gonna ask though just in case there are some bikes out there that I missed. Well, first off, I'm 31, (5' 10" 170) and I have a 4 year old son who loves to ride. He has a little 16 inch diamondback. right now, i have a frankenbike. It's a John Holmes frames with some slim bars and redline cranks i think. i really have no idea what else is on it. but the thing is, it's BEAT!....and heavy (33lbs) I want to get a new bike because I guess I'm just tired of looking at the one I have now. I really don't wanna build another bike. I'm looking for a complete bike. I've been looking around and some that I like are the Eastern Element, Kink Roc and the Rockstar Pro. I did like the KHE Impact Pro, but then i saw the price tag :eek: and I really don't like it that much any more. I'm trying to stay around $500-$600 and at or under 28 pounds. Thanks for the help.

Honestly, I'd steer clear of Eastern, Kink, and Rockstar (especially Rockstar). Look into DK, Haro, and Fit, or possibly MirraCo, although you can only find those at Trek dealers.

What's wrong with kink?

The fact that the stopped making the Empire Revision B, for starters.

I hear that!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/wds178/Bikes/kink02.jpg
Still have the Frame & Fork
-Bill

And the fact that they are no longer built in America. (then again, not much stuff is nowadays)

Is the rockstar really that bad? And why?

also, so I don't have to start a new thread, does anyone know what happened to Dirt Brothers? I can't find anything on the web about them.

Please don't bash, just help. I've looked and I sort of have an idea of what I want. I"m gonna ask though just in case there are some bikes out there that I missed. Well, first off, I'm 31, (5' 10" 170) and I have a 4 year old son who loves to ride. He has a little 16 inch diamondback. right now, i have a frankenbike. It's a John Holmes frames with some slim bars and redline cranks i think. i really have no idea what else is on it. but the thing is, it's BEAT!....and heavy (33lbs) I want to get a new bike because I guess I'm just tired of looking at the one I have now. I really don't wanna build another bike. I'm looking for a complete bike. I've been looking around and some that I like are the Eastern Element, Kink Roc and the Rockstar Pro. I did like the KHE Impact Pro, but then i saw the price tag :eek: and I really don't like it that much any more. I'm trying to stay around $500-$600 and at or under 28 pounds. Thanks for the help.

What are you planning on doing with your bike? Your weight goal at that price range should be easy.

^^^ basically just ride the riverbed and and the parks nearby with the wifey and son. and if I see a dirt hill, then of course I'd have to go for it. :D
thanks

If you're not jumping, have you considered a cruiser?

yes, but i don't like the way they look or feel. it's just not for me

Either way, you should be able to find something pretty nice in your budget. Do you have any preferred brands, or is it simply about weight and price?

not really. i was looking around danscomp and i like the rockstar pro, eastern element and kink roc, but i'm here for help and to see if there are any that i am overlooking.
thanks

The Kink Roc is probably your best bid for your money. I'd buy that in a heartbeat.

Yea out of those three I'd get the kink.

kink, DK, and Fit are all good pick and choose brotha.

are there any that i'm missing or should be looking at? everytime i go onto danscomp, i see something else. the thing is, i don't know what parts are good and what aren't. I'm completely lost. what a bike needs and what it doesn't.
This is fun though. I swear, i'm like a little kid all over again.

Look at the stolen heater or integral. Also the Kink sounds good!

are there any that i'm missing or should be looking at? everytime i go onto danscomp, i see something else. the thing is, i don't know what parts are good and what aren't. I'm completely lost. what a bike needs and what it doesn't.
This is fun though. I swear, i'm like a little kid all over again.

If you're not going big when it comes to jumps, you just want to check the parts spec to make sure there's no crap. As it is, you can probably find something suitable way under your budget, then swap out what you don't like. Bars, grips, and pedals are probably the first to go.

ok, well i went down to the local bikeshop and he had a few Fit's (AM and flow trail i think) and i was explaining to him what i want and said that since i want a light bike and i won't do alot of jumping, that i should go with an aluminum bike frame and look at racing bikes. then he started showing me all these free agents and yeah, they were light, but aren't free agents crap? and was he right about the aluminum frame? if so, what bikes are out there that are good that have auminum frames cuz the only ones i saw looked weird? it looked like the front of the frame was bulky.
Also, i was looking on line and i saw a company called Dialled. are they any good? and if so, where do i order?
gracias

I have a Free Agent Speedway, had it since forever and it's great. The other bikes from Free Agent I don't know how those are.

Dialled are a British company I think. Frames are only for Trails or race

a little bit outa range but integral bel air.

Fit Flow.
DK Four Pack
or
Kink Roc

They are all winners.

you know what? this is just stupid. i've decided that i'm gonna build another one. probably s&m again. i'm going all black too. i'm gonna try to build thid bike as light as possible but with quality parts. i'm guessing that a grand should about cover it, right?

if anyone has suggestions are parts and things, please fgeel free to chime in and thanks to everyone on complete bikes. just really can't find what i truely want, so building one is the only way to go.

To create a nice custom bike, it will probably coast a bit over a thousand dollars.

Heres a link with all S&M parts, the Light as F*ck frame is probably your best bet in keeping it light, strong and most importantly black:

http://www.danscomp.com/products.php?brand=SM

P.S: Get Slam Bars.

I wouldn't quite call the L.A.F. strong, but it isn't a bad frame. I just wouldn't run one, and I think there are better options for the money.

Beerman tooled his pretty hard for over a year before his broke.

Yeah, but it would be good to know that your frame is going to last more than a year.

I recommend the S&M Black Bike. A bit heavier than the L.T.F. but still light. Also has more traditional geometry.
-Bill

you know what? this is just stupid. i've decided that i'm gonna build another one. probably s&m again. i'm going all black too. i'm gonna try to build thid bike as light as possible but with quality parts. i'm guessing that a grand should about cover it, right?

if anyone has suggestions are parts and things, please fgeel free to chime in and thanks to everyone on complete bikes. just really can't find what i truely want, so building one is the only way to go.

I was wondering about that. I could build a BMX in no time, with my eyes closed. It's not like there's much to it. Good luck.

Build one Expat, make it better than all of ours for the hell of it

Build one Expat, make it better than all of ours for the hell of it

Not likely. I sold my Backtrail, since I never rode it. I'll keep my race bike, but I think my days of building bikes without engines are probably over. BMX bikes anyway.

Let down!

Not likely. I sold my Backtrail, since I never rode it. I'll keep my race bike, but I think my days of building bikes without engines are probably over. BMX bikes anyway.
Come on, you can do it! Just sell your motorcycle and build yourself a BMX bike. No biggy.

Come on, you can do it! Just sell your motorcycle and build yourself a BMX bike. No biggy.

I could probably build one or two BMX bikes if I sold it.

I could probably build one or two BMX bikes if I sold it.
Good. Then you have one for flat, and one for everything else. Just make sure you save up a little extra for those carbon fiber headset spacers. :p

Good. Then you have one for flat, and one for everything else. Just make sure you save up a little extra for those carbon fiber headset spacers. :p

Word.

FTW!!!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/wethepeople101/103_1711.jpg

"dats gangsta!"

Now I realize it is not going to be stunt bike, but I've been tandeming with my girls for 5 years now, both singletrack and road/path. we have evolved more road oriented, probaley 'cause I like speed, and at near 300 lbs, don't clear the jumps as well as I did (many) years ago. It has given me good memories and built strong ties with the kids, and is healthy outlet for them. You can buy used quality from $1k and up. look over in the tandem forum.

Now I realize it is not going to be stunt bike, but I've been tandeming with my girls for 5 years now, both singletrack and road/path. we have evolved more road oriented, probaley 'cause I like speed, and at near 300 lbs, don't clear the jumps as well as I did (many) years ago. It has given me good memories and built strong ties with the kids, and is healthy outlet for them. You can buy used quality from $1k and up. look over in the tandem forum.

Titanium or nothing.

I'm gonna get some carbon headset spacers

from where can i get some?

from where can i get some?

Dan's Comp has 'em.

ya i ended up noticing.