BMX - being tall

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dirt dude
01-13-05, 01:12 PM
does it matter for bmx , because i dont see may tall bmxers.does it matter if your really tall(over 6,2)


bmichaelx
01-13-05, 01:46 PM
If your tall the only negative thing about might be that you have slightly less options when buying a new frame because there might be a couple that don't come in 21 inch top tube. Other then that I don't know of anything.

sxe fbm rider
01-13-05, 02:14 PM
You'll be fine. I'm like 6'3" and was allways fine. No real problems at all.


JMC
01-14-05, 06:00 AM
its not an issue at all. i'm now 6 foot 4ish and i have no problems. i can just bunnyhop higher easier than the shorter guys(5 foot 4ish)

haro_rider09
01-14-05, 07:45 PM
hey for dirt dude i gotta question...is ur name josh?

wildboer
01-15-05, 02:43 PM
NO im 6" and its all good

easternbikes
01-15-05, 03:36 PM
does it matter for bmx , because i dont see may tall bmxers.does it matter if your really tall(over 6,2)
im not over 6,2 but im about 6,1. i race and do street/park/dirt and i have no problems. i actually ride a 20.5 frame for street and all that and a 20.75 frame for racing and its all good. if your like 6,3 and cant find a 21 inch top tube frame you want than get a 20.75 frame and then get a stem with longer reach on it

dirt dude
01-16-05, 11:56 AM
btw im not 6 3 im only 14 yrs old (might be wen im older) but i was wonderin after watchin teh x games and **** that all teh poeple in it arent very tall but then tehre josh harrington who like 6 3 and hes fuggin quality btw i leard tail whips and turn downs today yay

easternbikes
01-16-05, 12:39 PM
congrats

Maelstrom
01-16-05, 01:01 PM
At 6'5 I couldn't hop on a bmx and be comfortable. It is likely I started late too but I ended up having to get a small mountain bike. When you are younger it wouldn't be as bad but really small bikes just don't feel right :)

queensrider86
01-16-05, 05:54 PM
im only 5 feet 1 inch tall

haro_rider09
01-16-05, 06:53 PM
im only 5 feet 1 inch tall

great...want a cookie?

bxbmx
01-17-05, 05:03 AM
great...want a cookie?
he must ride a 16" frame. jk hey one of my friend is that height too, but he doesnt ride. BMX is for all heights. and weights too. i saw this fat kid do a 360 in a sktpakr once.

JMC
01-17-05, 10:51 AM
i saw a skinny guy fall on his face once... oh... wait... it was a video of me... first abubaca... still can't get the hang of them...

queensrider86
01-18-05, 03:20 PM
if you keep talking ****, ill go and steal your new bike after you replace that ****** ass dk

haro_rider09
01-18-05, 08:03 PM
haha id like to see you try and damn no one around here can take a joke

queensrider86
01-19-05, 05:18 PM
i can take a joke but not from a pu**y ass bi*ch like you

CMcMahon
01-19-05, 05:19 PM
Big words from a kid who's probably ten.

haro_rider09
01-19-05, 07:30 PM
i know...im tryin to keep it cool but people like that need some anger management class or something

FireTeamCharlie
01-19-05, 07:47 PM
Damn New Yorkers and their attitude, Oh I know why they got that..They're too poor to live in New England. BTW I rod a hoop D up until Christmas and Im 6'1" i was comfartable it doesn't really matter. the length as long as your comfortable.

queensrider86
01-20-05, 06:42 PM
Damn New Yorkers and their attitude, Oh I know why they got that..They're too poor to live in New England. BTW I rod a hoop D up until Christmas and Im 6'1" i was comfartable it doesn't really matter. the length as long as your comfortable.


shut the fuc* up bit*h you're probably from some hick town where nothing ever happens. also, from what i read in your posts, you dont have a clue about what you are saying. you say that diamondbacks are very reliable,meanwhile you are riding a $50 mongoose

queensrider86
01-20-05, 06:48 PM
i know...im tryin to keep it cool but people like that need some anger management class or something


if you were trying to keep it cool , you wouldnt be starting stuff.maybe its alright where you are,but in ny we dont take sh*t from anyone

FireTeamCharlie
01-20-05, 07:13 PM
I ride a DK Cleveland you ***. And I said Diamondbacks are unreliable. And ym hoop D was $150 and i hooked it up! So eat **** you ***

queensrider86
01-20-05, 07:34 PM
a dk cleveland is still a sh*tty bike,maybe not for you because a few weeks ago you were riding a hoopd. and who criticizes a diamondback when their stupid ass is upgrading sh*t on wheels.on an earlier post,you told somebody not to get a hoffman because they look like turds.it doesnt matter how a bike looks its about how it can perform. Who were you to call a bike ugly.Youre so cool because you bought a bike for 150 and hooked it up,when you could have bought youre beloved cleveland a while ago, instead of wasting your money and riding a hoopd.you seem to proud of your dk.my friend had a four pack, and he cracked the dropouts from doing a 180 to feeble.the only dk frames worth having would be the weapon,legacy, the cdl,and maybe the dayton

haro_rider09
01-21-05, 01:47 PM
you seem to criticize everyone....lighten up take a joke

rapneverends
01-21-05, 01:55 PM
let me tell you man. BMXing is the same no matter how tall you are. You just gotta get used to it. I started riding when i was about 5'6. now im 6'5. the only problem that i found was my bars were too low and hurt my back. i just baught taller bars so i wouldnt be leaning to far forward.

dirt dude
01-24-05, 12:45 PM
hehehe my post seems to have cause an argument some how,carry on im amused