Originally Posted by
KonAaron Snake
I do not understand it at all...but a kid on a BMX pulled up to me while I was on my 1978 Raleigh Professional. He commented that it looked like a fast bike...and proceeded to keep up with me, and even over take me...for the next mile or two. What I noticed was that if there was any incline upwards, he fell behind...but when it was flat, or downhill, he was right on me, or even a touch ahead. Either that kid was just a hell of a lot better than me (possible) or there is something about BMX bikes that I don't understand. It was a huge blow to my pride....I'll say that.
I should add...I was not riding hard...just doing my normal pace...and he was clearly in competition.
If the terrain is right for the gear, almost all bikes are equal give a pound or two.
I was going up a hill one time in L.A. when a teen on a bmx came up from behind me and cut hard as he passed me knocking my front wheel with his rear wheel and causing me to fall. All very intentional. When I recovered, I rode on and passed him. When he noticed that, he strong-armed me into traffic and we both went down when my rear wheel tacoed. But that being the home territory of the
MS-13 gang, I suspected that it was more dangerous for me to report it to the police than not.