# BMX/Awesome thread
**URL:** https://tarck.cc/t/bmx-awesome-thread/15062
**Category:** Bikes
**Created:** [September 19, 2009, 9:51pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bmx-awesome-thread/15062 "2009-09-19T21:51:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@mailer](https://tarck.cc/u/mailer)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2009, 10:46pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bmx-awesome-thread/15062/21 "2009-09-19T22:46:02Z")
oh, also realize that completes come at different price points mainly for parents and kids who don’t need much and won’t really do tricks. i like the verdes because they’re well spec’d at 499$ and with a weight of a custom bike or a higher priced complete. you can get cheaper just think about what you want to do. do you want to learn tricks? also would it be easier for you to spend a hundred bucks more to drop 3-5 pounds off a complete at the start instead of spending 200+ to do it later?
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### Author:  [@mailer](https://tarck.cc/u/mailer)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2009, 10:47pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bmx-awesome-thread/15062/22 "2009-09-19T22:47:30Z")
> [@Asthmanomical](#):
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> also you won’t need a detangler (gyro if you please), and most bikes that come with detanglers aren’t really worth your dollar.
detanglers are a nightmare for people who have never seen one before
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### Author:  [@maKdoo](https://tarck.cc/u/maKdoo)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bmx-awesome-thread/15062/23 "2009-09-19T22:49:09Z")
> [@mailer](#):
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> oh, also realize that completes come at different price points mainly for parents and kids who don’t need much and won’t really do tricks. i like the verdes because they’re well spec’d at 499$ and with a weight of a custom bike or a higher priced complete. you can get cheaper just think about what you want to do. do you want to learn tricks? also would it be easier for you to spend a hundred bucks more to drop 3-5 pounds off a complete at the start instead of spending 200+ to do it later?
Mainly was going to use it to mess around and do some tricks. Ride it a couple times a week probably.
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### Author:  [@mailer](https://tarck.cc/u/mailer)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2009, 10:50pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bmx-awesome-thread/15062/24 "2009-09-19T22:50:28Z")
> [@maKdoo](#):
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> [quote=mailer]oh, also realize that completes come at different price points mainly for parents and kids who don’t need much and won’t really do tricks. i like the verdes because they’re well spec’d at 499$ and with a weight of a custom bike or a higher priced complete. you can get cheaper just think about what you want to do. do you want to learn tricks? also would it be easier for you to spend a hundred bucks more to drop 3-5 pounds off a complete at the start instead of spending 200+ to do it later?
Mainly was going to use it to mess around and do some tricks. Ride it a couple times a week probably.[/quote]
yeah i would recommend the verde. the weight might help you stick with it.
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### Author:  [@maKdoo](https://tarck.cc/u/maKdoo)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2009, 10:54pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bmx-awesome-thread/15062/25 "2009-09-19T22:54:19Z")
> [@mailer](#):
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> [quote=maKdoo][quote=mailer]oh, also realize that completes come at different price points mainly for parents and kids who don’t need much and won’t really do tricks. i like the verdes because they’re well spec’d at 499$ and with a weight of a custom bike or a higher priced complete. you can get cheaper just think about what you want to do. do you want to learn tricks? also would it be easier for you to spend a hundred bucks more to drop 3-5 pounds off a complete at the start instead of spending 200+ to do it later?
Mainly was going to use it to mess around and do some tricks. Ride it a couple times a week probably.[/quote]
yeah i would recommend the verde. the weight might help you stick with it.[/quote]
That luxe is nice. Diggin it.
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### Author:  [@conor](https://tarck.cc/u/conor)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2009, 3:50pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bmx-awesome-thread/15062/26 "2009-09-20T15:50:13Z")
went to a party last night, was shown this on my ipod:
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### Author:  [@mailer](https://tarck.cc/u/mailer)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2009, 3:57pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bmx-awesome-thread/15062/27 "2009-09-20T15:57:57Z")
steven hamilton is so sick.
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### Author:  [@rabbi](https://tarck.cc/u/rabbi)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bmx-awesome-thread/15062/28 "2009-09-20T17:54:44Z")
about to go ride bmx. so stoked. gonna put my brakes back on and get rad! i think i might need a new brake cable though. i’ll get a picture of my bike today.
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### Author:  [@halbritt](https://tarck.cc/u/halbritt)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bmx-awesome-thread/15062/29 "2009-09-20T18:00:16Z")
[quote=conor]went to a party last night, was shown this on my ipod:
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Couldn’t finish it. I hate the lens too much. It makes my head hurt.
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### Author:  [@Matthew\_Trujillo](https://tarck.cc/u/Matthew_Trujillo)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bmx-awesome-thread/15062/30 "2009-09-20T21:56:11Z")
im 6’7" and 160lbs. what size bmx do i need? i really want a fun trick bike. should i just go for a trials style bike?
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### Author:  [@mailer](https://tarck.cc/u/mailer)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2009, 10:41pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bmx-awesome-thread/15062/31 "2009-09-20T22:41:06Z")
> [@solbrothers](#):
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> im 6’7" and 160lbs. what size bmx do i need? i really want a fun trick bike. should i just go for a trials style bike?
[http://macneilbmx.com/products/frames/deuce\_09/](http://macneilbmx.com/products/frames/deuce_09/)
or you could get a 24" cruiser like the sunday
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### Author:  [@halbritt](https://tarck.cc/u/halbritt)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2009, 11:33pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bmx-awesome-thread/15062/32 "2009-09-20T23:33:50Z")
I don’t think sol has ever spent more than a hundred dollars on a bike. Probably, he’ll just get something from walmart.
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### Author:  [@Tarckmar](https://tarck.cc/u/Tarckmar)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2009, 11:48pm UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bmx-awesome-thread/15062/33 "2009-09-20T23:48:06Z")
motobacon for 100 sounds like good deal to me 😛
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### Author:  [@wickedwagon](https://tarck.cc/u/wickedwagon)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2009, 2:40am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bmx-awesome-thread/15062/34 "2009-09-21T02:40:57Z")
so what’s the general opinion of plastic pedals round these parts? i was thinking of getting the color changing ones. probably green to match my brake cable for the matchy points.
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### Author:  [@mailer](https://tarck.cc/u/mailer)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2009, 2:56am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bmx-awesome-thread/15062/35 "2009-09-21T02:56:08Z")
plastic pedals don’t grip as well as metal pedals, however, i run them because they hurt slightly less when they hit your shin
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### Author:  [@halbritt](https://tarck.cc/u/halbritt)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2009, 3:03am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bmx-awesome-thread/15062/36 "2009-09-21T03:03:12Z")
pussy.
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### Author:  [@rhystard](https://tarck.cc/u/rhystard)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2009, 3:03am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bmx-awesome-thread/15062/37 "2009-09-21T03:03:34Z")
plus light.
but my stipulation is that i will never run them unless they have leds in them.
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### Author:  [@wickedwagon](https://tarck.cc/u/wickedwagon)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2009, 3:12am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bmx-awesome-thread/15062/38 "2009-09-21T03:12:49Z")
i think the plastic pedals are now in the catagory ‘if it becomes a problem, i’ll buy it’
it joins microdrive. palping ‘[retro](http://www.harobikes.com/bmx/tab2_subNav5.php)’ 44 16
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### Author:  [@Matthew\_Trujillo](https://tarck.cc/u/Matthew_Trujillo)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2009, 3:24am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bmx-awesome-thread/15062/39 "2009-09-21T03:24:16Z")
whats wrong with those hubs where you dont have to pedal when you roll backwards?
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### Author:  [@halbritt](https://tarck.cc/u/halbritt)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2009, 3:27am UTC](https://tarck.cc/t/bmx-awesome-thread/15062/40 "2009-09-21T03:27:36Z")
They’re called freecoasters. They’re expensive, cheesy, and delicate.
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