Originally Posted by
Pukeskywalker
fuji, do you have a picture of your bmx? I was expecting it to be slower than my road bike, but not super slow with this set up. The gallery I linked to above is a guy using his as a courier.. so that has to be worth something.
I was thinking slick tires, pumped up a little to high, and as aero of a seat set up as possible given the short seat-to-handlebar distance (I was thinking a layback seatpost to help with that one)
I know the ride would be really harsh on 20" wheels... factoring that in.
This one has the 44/16 single speed setup and with 20" wheels is roughly 55 Gear inches. I find my SS/FG with 700C x 25 pushes 76 GI. So relatively speaking the bmx spins like crazy in comparison, but sure doesn;t feel like it because the tires are balloons and simply don't feel nimble even aired to the 65 psi max. My front tire is a 2.25 and the rear is 2.10. Most bmx today are 2.10 front 1.95 rear. I can ride it for 45-60 minutes, but it's mostly standing up and that takes it's toll on the back and legs. I don't think I've gone more than a mile and a half with it away from home. But riding it within that area in a local park that had a combination of asphalt & trails and weaving thru the park. I can put on a good 5-7 miles with 3-4 laps around the park. As for the track, road and atb bikes that I have, I can ride those 15-20 miles depending upon traffic conditions in about the same time the bmx gets a park workout. I guess I could throw a 50+ tooth front and maybe a 14 on the rear and get more power GI, but I'd also think more about going with a 24" wheel bmx ? And this thing weighs 31.2 lbs (mines a 2003, but the 2002 is essentially the same thing):
http://www.bikesdetails.info/Haro_Ba...l_X1_2002.html
