Archive for September, 2010

I’m at beginning bmx and I just wanted to know what is a good weight range for a bike to be good for tricks.Like wheelies and manuals and etc.Best answer gets 10 points.

For a beginner 26lbs and lighter is recommendable.
20 – 24 would be ideal (I would save the crazy light stuff for a few years down the road)
You should try to aim for quality parts though.

Say you get a 15lbs bike with plastic, aluminum, and carbon fiber. In this case the bike would be outrageously expensive, and very weak. On the other hand if you go with a 26lbs complete bike, chances are you will be working with something just as weak.

Try as hard as you can to get a bike that has:

Chromo – frame fork bars axles and cranks

Micro drive train – 25 to 9

If you buy a bike that qualifies those specifications, you should be in good shape.

so, i want to paint my friends Bmx bike, and we want to it be silver base with blue splatters on it like random bits of paint thrown at it but ofcourse for the splatters i cant use spray paint? if anyone has any suggestions on how to paint the bike all over step by step that would be great. it is his prize possesion and im very nervous about stuffing it up. thankyou.

if you take the frame to the powdercoaters, you will get the best and most durable finish. get if powdercoated the silver colour you want. then for the splatters either go to a local signwriter and get them vynlcut and apply them as stickers, or- you could experiment with blue enamel paint in waterballoons or simply flicking off a large paintbrush or rag. remember to completely strip the bike of componentry first, and mask of any threaded areas