BMX and MTB Thread

Hey everyone! I was looking for a thread on riding but couldnt find one.

I dont know who here rides BMX or MTBs but lets see them! Photos of you riding, your bike, or whatever. This is just a place to BS about riding bikes. Talk about parts you like/dislike, parks youve been to that youve loved or sucked, gear you prefer. Or maybe if you have parts youre looking to get rid of or trade, post them on here.
It would be awesome if we could get a grip of people together to meet up and ride some parks or trails.
Ive been wanting to get into MTBing, trying to get out to Duthie hill or some other local parks or trails.

For me Ive been riding BMX for about 12 years on and off. I mainly ride parks and trails from Olympia to Seattle, but ive been down towards Portland and up to Burlington too.

EDIT: This thread is for all the BMXers and MTBers of TW to come and BS and share pictures. In the process of getting this thread moved to Off Topic and removing NW from the title.

 

Damn people looked but no reply

 

Well I'm showing my age here so don't destroy me ok?
The bike I had was a Redline PL-20, with the Stu Thompson V handle bars, Redline flight 401 3 piece cranks. Let me say this I MISS THAT BIKE!!!!!! And yeah I bought it new, and yeah I'm now 43 years old!

 

That would be awesome! I had an old redline as a kid too. Not my first bike but one of many. Friend of mine just got a PK Ripper and rebuilt the whole thing, it was awesome to ride around the park on.
My first bike ever was a Free Agent Eluder, cheap race bike back when i raced, and it was an awesome bike. Took me every where! Big 44 tooth sprocket and 3 piece cranks. Tiny bars back when that was the cool thing to have.
Now ive got a completely custom bike and i love it! My wife got me a new S&M BTM frame for christmas too

 

Dam PK Ripper I haven't heard that name in years! Holy memories your ring back for me! How about Thruster? Friend of mine had one of those cool bike with the tube in the middle. I built a Puch bike from the frame up. Now I can't remember the rims I put on but they were red mags, not the Mongoose mags that the collectors go crazy for today. Dam I can't remember, that's gonna bother the hell out of me. I never did freestyle but I did go see a freestyle show at a local bike shop. Eddie Fiola I think that was his last name was riding for GT back then. Good times Buddy very good times back then!!

 

Personally havent heard of Thruster. Oh nice thats pretty cool! Some of the older bikes are bad ass, would love to have one now just to cruise around on. Oh I take it back i had a Schwinn as my first bike. Haha and my brother had a GT. Then i got my FA for racing. Then i left racing for freestyle cause it was a lot more fun and got an Eastern(cant remember the model name) but that thing was a tank! At least 30+ lbs. But i loved it. Only added some Snafu pedals too it, the kind with the huge pegs on them that you dreaded slipping a pedal. Then i bumped up to a Fit for a while and just about 2 years ago started my newest bike build.
Damn i just noticed how much i typed haha. Save the list of parts on my new bike for another post haha!

 

Alright here's a blast from the past - my bike in the day was a Haro Master, here's from my high school yearbook in 86 I think:



Some contest action circa 86:









Old School CherryPicker:



Wish I still had that bike

And some shots from recent, got a Hoffman to get back in a little









Oops just noticed this is Northwest thread, I am pretty much on the other side diagonally lol hope you don't mind me poastin in yer bread.

 

Damn computer blocks Photobucket pictures at work
But definitely going to check them out when I get out of here in a couple hours!

 

Here's my current set up right now:
Frame: 21" S&M BTM
Bars: Primo Samsquatch 8.5x28"
Stem: TL FBM
Forks: V2 Primo Strands
Seat: Bonedeth Cheetah Pivotal seat
Pedals: Diety Nylon
Cranks: Redline 3 piece cranks
Front Tire/Wheel: Salt 2.30 tire with Salt Rim and hub
Rear Tire/Wheel: Animal GLH 2.25 with Salt Rim and 9t hub

 

Dude those photos are awesome! I love how the older bikes look and wish i could get one to cruise around on!
No i dont mind at all! Im actually trying to get this thread moved to just be Off Topic for everyone to chat on and take the NW off the title. So by all means keep posting on here haha!

 

Cool man thanks for letting me share - I just realized next year it will be 30 years since that first batch of pics was taken

I'll post more as I get them, it's a shame we didn't have digital cameras back then I am sure I would have had a lot more

And yeah man your bike is sweet

 

haha thats awesome! glad you were at least able to capture some stuff. Definitely post more as you get them man, the photos of the older style of bmx is sick

Thanks! That thing goes with me every where haha!

 

Those pics rock Dude we are showing our age here. I certainly remember Haro bikes, made some nice setups. You guys are going to make me want to go out and restore a vintage bmx!

 

Old school bmx!!!!!! those were the days!!!!!! I had a couple bikes myself. A rare stu thompsen huffy....that actually had a few good name brand components. Such as oakley b1b grips. Also a cycle pro Greg hill edt. I took the quality parts off it such as araya rims, dk stem, landing gear forks, sugino gt 3 piece cranks, mx1000 rear brake and put it all on my gem. A profile champ frame....which I still have today (just the frame).... Long story.
Dream bike woulda been a hutch pro racer.

 

Yes indeed on the pics. Check out ebay, old school bmx. That'll take you back!!! And wait til you see the prices on the stuff we once had

 

That sounds awesome! i really want to rebuild an old school bmx bike! The prices for bikes from back then are crazy how much they are. i didnt grow up in that bmx era though, i started riding in the late 90s.

 

Yes I have done that before shocked the hell out of me to say the least! I paid for my set up new. 365.72$ took me a long ass time to save up. Plus a whole hell of a lot of lawns mowed!!

 

Found a Redline PL-20 for over $3000! There are so many bikes on there selling for well over a couple thousand.
And this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gorgeous-Re...885?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27ea8e6455

 

good thread I'm starting to ride because of my buddy. have an old Haro that was collecting dust finally took out and cleaned it up.

 

Thanks!
awesome man, always good to hear someone else getting into BMX
im originally from CA, lots of good riding out there.