Commuting - bmx for commuting?

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cart@@n

03-22-04, 12:18 PM

Hi guys,

I was thinking about a bmx for commuting(not long distances).

Some advantages:
Small size, easy to carry, take inside, store in small places, maintenance.

Disvantages:
They will say you ride a kids bike.

What do you think?
Anybody allready did that?

Thanks.

MichaelW

03-22-04, 12:22 PM

You can't sit down, carry much stuff, protect your rear end from road muck.
A 20" folder make work better, but you won't be able to do those front-wheel hops.

khuon

03-22-04, 12:33 PM

The mechanic at my FBS has enough bikes that he can use a different one for each day of the month. Sometimes he will commute on his BMX bike and his commute is close to ten miles I believe. He says that he just leaves a little earlier and doesn't try to push an incredibly fast pace but it's fun to just truck along on a different kind of ride.