BMX - Rider preferations (what riders Prefer)

Big bars or little bars
big sprocket or little sprocket
big frame or small frame
sealed bb or unsealed bb
175mm cranks or 180mm cranks
colored cranks or black cranks
plastic pedals or aluminum pedals
full link chains of half link chains
hard grips of soft grips
touchy brakes or soft brakes
Gyro, straight cable, or brakeless
bright colors of bland colors
light bike or heavy bike

please answer every question

bars 7.25-8ish what evers comfy
small sprocket
what ever you find comfy
sealed bb
175
what ever you like
what ever you like
what ever you like i run a full link
grips odi's the best
what you like
same
same
light bike

you just got to find what you like dont just follow others
i know a kid who rides a fixed gear 4 bmx freestyle

im seeing what u guys like. I like

bigger bars
small sprocket
small frame
sealed BB
175mm
colored cranks
plastic pedals
Half link (still have top get 1 lol)
soft grips
Soft brakes
straight cable
bright colors
light bikes

I don't like too wide or to skinny
also in between (around 32-34t)
Big
Sealed
180mm
silver (i suppose that is considered color since it isn't black)
plastic
full
Extremely touchy
straight cable
neutral colors that are good looking, but don't attrack a lot of attention either
light (even though I ride a 29.5lb 26inch hardtailer.)

heres mi setup
bars:7.5
bb:unsealed want a sealed
sprocket:36/13
frame:20.5
cranks: 175 blk
pedals: aluminum
cable:straight
colors:black/purple
weight:23.??
but then agen in 5'2

my setup:
Frame- Fit TRL2 grey
fork- Fit PRK2 grey
sealed 175mm black
gearing-25/9
strait cable
pedals- aluminum
7.5 bars
everything sealed
weight- 25
im 13 and 5'2

You're 13 and only 5'2?!?! That probably helps a little with riding though...

how does that help?

This is my Sunday model C
On this bike I like the 7.25 bars and I cut them to 27 wide.
On my 20 inch I like 8 inch bars and 28 wide.Works for me
I have both half link and regular chains on my bikes ,I cannot ell the difference when riding.
I go with what fits the way I run the wheel in the drop out.
I like brakes ,Because I ride a lot of street down town.
I will not run any other pedals than Macneil slipless ,They have sealed bearings
I like black,Chrome,silver and gray for colors on my bikes.
My headset is also sealed ,Kink ceramic
I use the shorter 170mm cranks.I can build alot of power with the shorter cranks.
I had 180mm before ,But they are too long for me,My bikes are in the 24lb range.
I like the Odyssey Aitkin tires for all the riding ,Bmx track,Park and street.I will not run any other tire.
I like a small front chainring and small driver in the rear.This bike runs 25/10
My 20 runs 25/9

8 pack
how big is your top tube?

Big bars or little bars...........................small
big sprocket or little sprocket................little
big frame or small frame........................small
sealed bb or unsealed bb.......................sealed
175mm cranks or 180mm cranks..............145mm to 175mm
colored cranks or black cranks................black
plastic pedals or aluminum pedals.............plastic
full link chains of half link chains...............half
hard grips of soft grips............................soft
touchy brakes or soft brakes....................touchy
Gyro, straight cable, or brakeless...............straight
bright colors of bland colors .....................bland
light bike or heavy bike.............................light

I'll add some.
Pegs/0,1,2,3 or 4.......................4
Seat slammed, less than 5 inches or more than 5.....more than 5
36's or 48's.............................................yes
Wide tires (2.0 or more) or skinny (1.9 or less)................skinny

Big bars.
Little sprocket.
One that fits right.
Sealed BB.
175mm cranks.
White cranks.
Depends. Aluminum when wet, plastic when dry.
Chain doesn't matter.
Soft comfy grips.
Touchy brakes.
Straight cable.
Aaron Ross colors. I've seen nice bland bikes though.
Mid-weight. 25 lbs. is like perfect. 30 is too much and 20 is race bike light.

0 pegs. 2 if I start grinding.
Slammed seat if frame isn't too low-slung.
36's.
2.10" front. 1.95" rear.

This is all on a street bike.

how does that help?

Weighing less? You can prohop higher, jump higher, jump farther, more air, less mass means less pull down so more hang time which equates to more tricks. I'm 150lbs plus a 30lb bike :/.

its called a bunny hop.

Word. ^^^ I hate when people call them broncos, mountain tops, j-hops, prohops, etc, etc. They're bunny hops.

Regardless, less weight means a higher "bunny" hop. And I'm pretty sure it is actually called a prohop when you pull up the front tire first and then follow suit with the back; while bunny hops are simply the whole bike moving up, but whatever floats your boats.

No. its just a bunnyhop.

8 pack
how big is your top tube?
20.5 and how being my hieght help for riding.... just got a new chain today... KMC 510Z

thats nice i got the same size and im 5'1 94lbs
that should be good 4 you

510 is a solid chain. Im running a 710 sl and its the nicest chain ive had, but for a solid problem free chain the 510 is your best bet.

510 is a solid chain. Im running a 710 sl and its the nicest chain ive had, but for a solid problem free chain the 510 is your best bet.

710 SL's ftw. I'm running one on my race bike and one on my street bike.

i got the 410 heavy
i like it so far just got it a week or to ago

I want to spraypaint my chain, but I don't want it to affect the durability and performance of it.

just teflon lube it after.

Like White Lightning or something?

yeah

Alright. I think I'm going to pick up either like a school bus yellow or golden color spray paint from Wal-Mart. I'm going to spray my pedals first and see how that goes. If I like it, I'm going to spray my chain, stem, seat clamp, and possibly brake lever (which I might be getting a small Ody Monolever for free!).

nice!

The ultimate old man bike.

Frame: Fly Tierra 20.6 (it's actually a 19.8)
Fork: Suelo Flatland Zero offset
Wheels: Odyssey Hazards with 9T Nankai Freecoaster/Primo front hub 3/8" axles
Tires: Odyssey K-Lytes Folding tires 20X1.75 (flatland tires)
Cranks: St. Martin Hollowflat 160mm
Sprocket: St. Martin 20T
Pedals: Shadow Nostra
Chain: Shadow Half-Link
Seatpost: KHE
Seat: KHE Tanaka
Detangler: Odyssey Gyro + Cables
Rear Brake: Odyssey Evo
Front Brake: Suelo
Brake Pads: Kool Stop
Stem: Le Merk 25mm
Bars: Kink 8.25"
Brake Levers: Odyssey
Grips: Oury
Bar Ends: Incredible Hiker Helpers (Delrin sliders to help with hitchhikers)
Pegs: Kink (grip tape on top, smooth on the bottom for grinds)

WEIGHT: 24.5 lbs. FULLY LOADED. (I've had builds at 19 lbs, but it was totally wack to have a bike that light).

I'm old, so I ride everything. I can do hang fives/tens (one handed), hitchhikers, steamrollers, decades, and a bunch of other flatland combos/tricks, but I can still bust wallrides, technical park, 360's, fakies, grinds, etc. All on the same bike. A raised seat and full brakes FTW!

LEARN FROM YOUR ELDERS THE MEANING OF FREESTYLE!! :)

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs001.snc1/4143_1102856104734_1626676832_237863_5103445_n.jpg

Weighing less? You can prohop higher, jump higher, jump farther, more air, less mass means less pull down so more hang time which equates to more tricks. I'm 150lbs plus a 30lb bike :/.

I'm 225lbs of gym weight and I can bunnyhop handlebar height.

Here's my 10lb. bike (it's actually called an un-bike). If you're having a hard time with hang 5's try something like this.

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs001.snc1/4143_1103955612221_1626676832_240736_3606914_n.jpg

Here's TJ Perry riding an unbike.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KULjoBFx7Xw

The unbike is pretty freaking cool.

All I prefer is a light bike.

How light?

15 pounds

Wow. That's wayyy too light unless to weigh like 75 pounds.

good luck getting a 15 lb bmx.

Currently 8.25 rise/28 w
25t
20.5in frame
sealed bb
180mm cranks
colored cranks
plastic pedals (You should see my shins...I'm never going back to metal)
full link chains, ive never had a 1/2 link chain
soft grips
TOUCHY BRAKES
straight cable
bright colors
light bike

Big bars (i like 28'')
little sprocket (25-9)
big frame (21" tt)
sealed bb
175mm cranks
black cranks
plastic pedals
full link chains
hard grips
touchy brakes if brakes are needed
brakeless
bright colors
light bike

15 pounds

alert the weight weenies! a new member for their club!

alert the weight weenies! a new member for their club!

Leader possibly at a 15lbs?

hes got a good chance. but to REALLY be leader, he has to have one of those cool titanium frames from eastern that only weighs like 2 lbs

Haha oh yeah. With Ti spokes (no offense to WTP), Ti bars, everything. Oh and plastic forks and no tires. Ah you know what, screw the rims too. But then you wouldn't need the spokes.

you dont even need hubs. you could take rollerblade wheels and stick a couple of normal axles through em.

Hahaha.

You don't need tubes either, just super glue a valve stem into the rim, and then super glue the tire on, vwalah!!!!!!! tubeless bmx wheels.

I wonder if that actually works?

try it... take a pos rim and a valve stem and an old tire and try lol

Nahh, I'll let someone else try first.

Tubular bmx tires?