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re: Are bmx bikes popular with kids anymore?
Posted on 12/1/24 at 6:08 pm to LSU Delirium
Posted on 12/1/24 at 6:08 pm to LSU Delirium
It’s shocking how many 10+ year olds in our neighborhood can’t ride a bike.
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I am insisting my 8 and 10 year grandsons learn to ride. Their Dad doesn't seem to care.
I confiscated the bikes from their house and have them here now.
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I am insisting my 8 and 10 year grandsons learn to ride. Their Dad doesn't seem to care.
I confiscated the bikes from their house and have them here now.
This post was edited on 12/1/24 at 6:14 pm
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Posted on 12/1/24 at 6:19 pm to SelaTiger
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I saw that they also make GT but not sure the quality of them compared to back in the day
They have been bought and sold a few times over the years and although they are back to being a stand alone company based in Southern Cal, they are still owned by a holding company so quality probably isn't what it used to be.
Posted on 12/1/24 at 6:58 pm to SelaTiger
My FIL has owned a bike shop in Houma since the 80’s. Sales of BMX bikes are down over 75% since about 10 years ago. Just look around neighborhoods and you don’t see many kids riding around in packs like we did in the 80’s. They are inside playing video games or the latest trend is electric bikes. I remember in the mid ‘90’s he would have a couple hundred BMX bikes on layaway….it was insane. That was back when Mongoose and some of the big names didn’t sell out to big box stores. Now even brands like Haro are selling direct to consumer, so there won’t be many mom and pop stores in the future.
Posted on 12/1/24 at 7:14 pm to SelaTiger
I was the shite in 5th grade riding around on this:
Posted on 12/1/24 at 7:16 pm to shutterspeed
White on white sigmas, memory lane
Posted on 12/1/24 at 7:26 pm to deaconjones35
I didn't have the best bicycle in the mid seventies, but the XR75 made up for it.
Posted on 12/1/24 at 8:33 pm to FenrirTheBeard
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When I got my Dyno, I thought I was the coolest kid on the block.
Yep then a mongoose eventually , good times, then I got my license and left in my back yard to rust wish I still had it.
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Edit to say I’ll see old ones for sale on marketplace for $1k or more sometimes
This post was edited on 12/1/24 at 8:35 pm
Posted on 12/1/24 at 8:39 pm to SelaTiger
Man, my chrome diamondback got stolen out my garage 2 minutes after i put it in there. I went in to take a leak, drank some water, and it was gone.
I was too naive as a kid to know it, but somebody was definitely scoping me out.
I was too naive as a kid to know it, but somebody was definitely scoping me out.
This post was edited on 12/1/24 at 8:41 pm
Posted on 12/1/24 at 8:56 pm to SelaTiger
tGOAT
Posted on 12/1/24 at 9:01 pm to CBandits82
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That would have been unheard of in the 90’s.
80s
Posted on 12/1/24 at 9:03 pm to FenrirTheBeard
Nothing says gangsta like a bicycle helmet
Posted on 12/1/24 at 9:07 pm to SelaTiger
I had a Haro racer and that bike was so awesome. Put my Mongoose with the skinny tires to shame at how well the gears and brakes worked
Posted on 12/1/24 at 9:07 pm to SelaTiger
Used to ride this exact Diamondback Viper. Damn those were good times.
Posted on 12/1/24 at 9:16 pm to SelaTiger
Redline
4 pegs
Rotor on steering wheel
Metal valve covers
Gel seat
Speedometer
My bike was my baby. Then someone stole it from my garage. Devastated.
4 pegs
Rotor on steering wheel
Metal valve covers
Gel seat
Speedometer
My bike was my baby. Then someone stole it from my garage. Devastated.
Posted on 12/1/24 at 9:26 pm to CobraCommander83
“Send me an Angel, send me an Angel. Right now.”
Wanted Aunt Becky so bad as a young pup.
Wanted Aunt Becky so bad as a young pup.
Posted on 12/1/24 at 9:33 pm to FenrirTheBeard
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When I got my Dyno, I thought I was the coolest kid on the block.
Same. Good times.
This looks like the one I had with the pegs and everything...
This post was edited on 12/1/24 at 9:36 pm
Posted on 12/1/24 at 9:40 pm to mx886
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I didn't have the best bicycle in the mid seventies, but the XR75 made up for it.
I had the TM75
Posted on 12/1/24 at 9:47 pm to SelaTiger
Check out:
Daylight, Rift, Chase, Supercross, syndyt. Some of these bikes can run upwards of 5k.
My kid races and we just came back from Tulsa, OK Grand Nationals and Race of Champions. There were over 6,000 kids from all over the place that were there to race. Check out USA BMX’s website for more info.
Daylight, Rift, Chase, Supercross, syndyt. Some of these bikes can run upwards of 5k.
My kid races and we just came back from Tulsa, OK Grand Nationals and Race of Champions. There were over 6,000 kids from all over the place that were there to race. Check out USA BMX’s website for more info.
Posted on 12/1/24 at 9:51 pm to SelaTiger
Bought my kids one for Christmas 2 years ago, a Mongoose and a Redline. Both quality bikes and they out some miles on them over the years. Most of the other neighborhood kids roll around in golf carts and e bikes or dirt bikes.
Posted on 12/1/24 at 10:06 pm to dakarx
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There is a BMX track in Gretna, in the 10 years I have been on the Westbank i can count the number of times I've seen it ridden on using no fingers, it stays vacant and covered with tarps
The Gretna track is open on Tuesdays, Fridays and think now on Sundays. They have a Facebook page with weekly updates. It's also ran by volunteers which is why it isn't open more often. It's a really good track.
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