How heavy of a frame would you want to ramps/grinding stuff? I'm been looking in DansComp for a frame, but the Dirt, Street, and Freestyle frames are all mixed together. How do I know which one to get if they're all mixed up? I don't want a flatland bike, because they weight a ton.

people seem to always be obsessed with a light bike, unless your racing who cares? if you want to stay away from flatland frames just make sure the top tube is no shorter then 20"s. most frames these days are pretty much all around frames. they may be advertised for dirt or street but can be used in all areas of BMXing. they just may be more catered to one style. with the exception of flatland and vert bikes.

The frames at danscomp you can use for all the styles of bmx or maybe just a lot of them. They have frames every where. Try doing a google search or go on some web sites that have frames like www.primo-usa.com.

Wow, you know what are you talking about Primo doesn't make frames.

SeaWolf, frame weight is a matter of preference. Heavier frames are often more solid, but that is not the case all the time, especially today with the better manufacturing technologies that are being used. For trails/street, 6-8 pounds is about average. One of my frames, an S&M Dirtbike Classic weighs in at just under 6 pounds, and it is designed purely for dirt. The best advice I can give you is to ride as many different bikes as you can, and choose the one that feels best to you. Good luck.

-bs

You know what xrl8rbmx. You know what. Stop It!

is it me or does the only thing that comes outta GravityBmxer is bull$hit??

Its not just u........he is a bs'er

Yeah, it's definately not just you. He thinks he's the authority on BMX yet I have yet to see him give one good peice of advice on these boards.

-bs

Well for jumping you want at the minimun 4130 cro-mo. There are some sweet cro-mo alloy frames out there. Standard makes some bad a** frames. I have a couple of Bontrager Diesel frames left over. True Temper OX111 tubing red and white. These are real nice. I also have a GT Pro Freestyle Team, and the ONLY Soil FS frame in the u.s. Let me know if you are interested in any of these.

Actually flatland frames are normally REALLY light Ive seen them as light as 5 pounds. Most are around 6-8 though. But despite that..you prolly wont want a flatland frame because they really arent designed to work for anything other than flatland, being so short and everything.

::NEWS FLASH::
flat bike frames are now mostly around the 5lbs range
the new 4th gen quamen weighs in around 5.1 lbs

Its not a big deal really if you get a bike a little over 7 lbs. thats still pretty good. That can still make a difffernce.....or you can get like a standard trails 250 which is lite,strong, and cheaper........