BMX - new to bmx. need bike

hey, i just joined this forum
im 16 yr old guy. im thinking about starting bmx mostly street riding, but mabe some park later.
im planning to learn to do basic things like bunny hop and 180s and eventually hope to move up to parks and grinds.
i would like to keep the same bike for a while :P at least till i get better.
im not sure what information is useful in picking a bike so ill just put some random things.
im 180lbs and about 5.10/11". i can ride bikes but have no experience with bmx.
my budget is somewhere from $300-400.
umm if you recomend me a bike could you also explain a little about why its good so i can know what im buying? for example why some ppl done like gyro brakes.
well thanks guys + girls :)

Just get the DK six pack, do a search on why.

I agree, the DK 6 Pack sounds good for what your doing, or look at the Kink Transition.

could you also explain a little about why its good so i can know what im buying? for example why some ppl done like gyro brakes.
:)

gyros are really only good for if you can throw triple bar spins. otherwise you just want a long straight line. (i only am riding mine till someething brakes.)

are there any other bikes that i shoudl look at besides the 6 pack? id like to have some things to compare :)
also can you do single bar spins with brake wires?
also will i be needing front brakes?
thanks again

yes. 337 dollars with shipping using a code right now. http://www.danscomp.com/101840.php

is there a difference between chromoly and 100% full chromoly? because danscomp keeps using different descriptions on the bike. also i think im looking for a lighter bike than the six pack

Just get the six pack, it's the best frame for the price. you need full cromoly if you arent just riding to the beach and ****.

my friend in real life says that i shouldent get a dk six pack and hes been doing bmx for a long time :\ not saying that any of you guys are inexperienced or anything (like me) but i would like to have a few more choices so i can see whats out there. is the kink transition or whip any good?

Your friend doesn't know what he's talking about. He sounds like the typical uneducated BMX'er who rides for a while yet doesn't know what "cromoly" is.

I never really hear anything good about Eastern but if weight- http://www.danscomp.com/101182.php

ok well i guess ill get a dk 6 pack unless you guys have anything to say bout:
we the people addict
stolen wrap
hoffman rhythm el2/il1
integral expo
k thanks :) ill prob get a bike sometimes this month so no hurrys. im busy with school for now anyways

The Stolen Wrap is good, also the Kink's look sicck.

addict-yes
stolen-nope
hoffman-nope
integral-YES,take super tenderizer VERY SERIOUSLY!

you guys are contradicting eachother :-| so far what i got was
dk 6 pack - yes
kink - no and yes
wtp addict - yes
hoffman - no
stolen - no and yes
integral expo - yes but i dont understand what youre trying to say
well ill wait a bit longer and get everyone's opinion
so far you guys have been very helpful,,, from uneducated to educated :)

the pedals on the integral could take you to the hospital.

They aren't anything special for pedals, I don't know what you're talking about.

Also, I run the meanest pedals here.

what do you run? those pedals had my freind soaking his sock in blood from a mini pedal slip.

Syncros Mentals.

pix?

wouldent bloody socks make integral a "no"?

pix?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v419/wethepeople101/103_1575.jpg

Before I painted them and added new pins.

*twitching* oh ya ive seen those. thats some bad thoughts.**seisure**

They probably have good grip...



of your shins.

those things look disguisting

They probably have good grip...
of your shins.

Ever do a big one foot to no foot can, only to have a corner of your shoe land on the corner of the pedal?

If you have, then you know how unpleasant the landing can be, these pedals only need one pin to hold your foot on.

are they custom?

no....

Custom to my bike, but they're a well known pedal in the DH/FR scene.

you know its sad when your pedals suck so bad you grip tape them.

Some pedals come grip taped:
http://www.leelikesbikes.com/wp-content/120705funn1.jpg

Also, some people grip tape there pedals for weight savings and other reasons. I know of a few flatlanders that do it.

Last I heard, Fly pedals use grip tape, and they are pretty good.



P.S. I know what you mean.

EDIT for wtp:my friend has old haro pedals flat from wear and tear and we pulled grip tape off a rail from a elementary school because it was in our way and put it on his pedals..

English version?

you guys are contradicting eachother :-| so far what i got was
dk 6 pack - yes
kink - no and yes
wtp addict - yes
hoffman - no
stolen - no and yes
integral expo - yes but i dont understand what youre trying to say
well ill wait a bit longer and get everyone's opinion
so far you guys have been very helpful,,, from uneducated to educated :)
Don't get the Hoffman Disrupter. I have one and it is really heavy. With all four pegs and two 3.5 mm inner tubes (I kept getting puncture flats:D) the bike weighs well over 35 lbs. 37 lbs quite possibly.

i think im set on teh 2hip soul

my Kuwahara was nearly covered in grip tape back in the day. But I was also nearly covered in minor abrasions.