Originally Posted by wompwomp

Hey...
Just moved from a fairly diverse terrain (lots of urban/creekbed/college campus type transitions) to a very urban type of terrain (think downtown detroit). Normally I rode more mtb type stuff, but I realize that the move has brought me a new playground to play on, so I'm gonna try and get ahold of a BMX bike, but I realize also that I have no real benchmark for what to look for. I'm going to be doing basic urban type stuff, no big drops or anything, I imagine the extent of my repertoire will be mainly various manuals and some flatlandish stuff with minor jumps/drops. I don't plan on doing any massivetacious jumps/flips, either, thinking about it.
In any case, I'd just like to know some real basic things to look for (or look for the absence of)