the best choice

[lipe]

:) HELLO! i'm new in this forum.. i'm portugues.. and because of that my english is not very good. sorry :)
It's the first time i write to this forum, but i read your topicks many times!
i want to buy a new bmx, for practising street and some dirt too.
i'm confused about the best choice..
between the specialized fuse2 2005 and the new diamondback venom 2005? what is the best?
and between the fuse3 2005 and the diamondback orion 2005?
i will wait for your answers.. please help me.. thanks.

[dirt dude]

btw your english is excellent mate , wish i could speak anotehr language oh yeah and get the pecialized , i hate diamond backs

[bmichaelx]

I have heard that the all the fuse bikes are great. Other than that though i'm not to sure. There are smarter people then me on this forum that will be able to answer you question.

[lipe]

But the fuse 2 just have the main tubes cromoly.. in other way the venom have the frame and the fork cromoly! can i abuse the fuse 2 frame?
The Rims of fuse2 (sun zx) and the hubs whith just 36 holes, are they strong? and are the breaks great?
i prefer the design of specialized fuse 2, its amasing, but can i take abuse from this wheels and frame?

[Tazz]

i would look into the mongoose mccan

[bmexican]

the diamondback is a great bike for the money. has everything you need on it and costs less than the fuse. the fuse however doesn't come with a front brake, but if that doesn't bother you than its the perfect bike. get what ever one you think will suit u better, go on their websites and look over all the parts on them and compare(weight, strength, speed, what ever u think is important.) . they're great bikes, and if u still cant decide, chose which ever one u think looks better. final opinion : i love diamondback, and truthfully, ive never riden a specialized, but they do appear do build great bikes. i'd go with diamondback just because they've never let me down in the past.

[CMcMahon]

The Specialized is a much better buy than the Diamondback.

[bxbmx]

The fuse 3 has Crmo Handlebars, while the fuse 2 only has HiTen. Id go for the Chrmo, but i didnt look at the other specs and its $90 more than the 2. U can get a decent crmo Handlebar for abt $30-50. However, i do ride a diamond back and can tell u the frame is good for a beginner/almost intermediate (i have the joker). Im sure you are probably gonna ride for a long time. so i would spend at least 250 on the bike. it also depends how much you are goin to ride. If u hit the skateparks, getting chromo is a better idea. Cromo is lighter and stronger than Steel.

heres a site for reviews: http://www.mtbr.com/reviews/2002_BMX/

the orion got some good reviews. You should test out the bikes at the shop just in case

[JohnnyMG]

Get the Specialized. Ive owned a Diamond Back Joker and Venom and both seem good at first but there reliability aint long lasting. Ive owned the Venom for 3 months, the Joker for 3 months and just had to get another bike which isnt thankfully a Diamond Back. But just get the Fuse. Cause all my Venom is now is a frame and forks and the Joker is on its last legs (ready to fall aprt basically).