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Re: New concrete skatepark in Puerto Rico!!! posted on 2007-08-10 01:41:10

Awesome, always great to see parks being built! Let us know if you get a chance to ride it.

 

Re: I need a BMX bike for cheap posted on 2007-08-07 22:02:04

Well any complete dirt jumping bike, maybe a Fit, or a Felt,  should serve your purposes. But if you're looking for racing advice, this isn't your best bet, this is a bike stunt site.

Also, your height would be much more useful than your weight. Your weight really doesn't really factor into what bike you should get (unless it's extreme in either direction), however your height basically determines the size of bike you should be riding.

Basically, if you're really short, look for a pretty short top tube, and if you're tall look for a big top tube. I'd say over 6' get a 20.5" or 21" top tube. Under 6', get a 20" or shorter sized frame.

Hope this helps, welcome to the site!

 

Re: What happened? posted on 2007-08-02 00:01:37

Looks like IE 7 works just fine, but IE 6 doesn't work. So I suggest upgrading to IE 7, if you can't make the switch to Firefox. Otherwise I don't think this will get fixed for IE 6 soon. I may put up a sitemap to ease navigation for older browsers.

 

Re: THE GREAT GRIND DEBATE!!! posted on 2007-08-01 11:51:22

There's really not much of a debate, there's a definite order that you should learn grinds in. They all build on each other, so here we go:

  1. Feebles - This grind is easy, can be done on a wide variety of surfaces (rails, rough ledges, even rock) easily
  2. Double pegs - This comes second because it's a reasonably easy grind, but you should probably learn feebles first. Double peg grinds are easier on smoother surfaces, and you must learn back much more than a feeble (to keep your front peg from digging in).
  3. Smiths - This is the last of these three you should learn, it's the hardest of the three, and because you need to lean back very far to make sure your peg doesn't catch. You need to be fairly comfortable grinding already before you try this grind, as you can go OTB very easily. To pull off a successful smith, you're really just riding your back wheel on the ledge and your peg is just along for the ride. ALL of your weight needs to be on the wheel, none on the peg. As soon as you start leaning forward onto your peg, it will catch and you will probably get ejected OTB.
Also, I learned all my grinds brakeless, this is one of those areas that commitment helps, and brakes just get in the way (in my opinion). So don't worry about that too much unless you're really uncomfortable without them.

 

Re: What happened? posted on 2007-07-31 09:26:02

BakYardByks: This is a HUGE deal, thanks for bringing it to light! What browser are you using? Thanks a lot!




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