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V · 07-15-2009, 05:14 AM

ok first off, yes im 100% serious, i wanna buy a new bike, as in a bicycle.

I just dont know anything about the market anymore nor do i know any websites that would have what i'm looking for.

When i was 15, i started riding flatland/freestyle and BMX. I started with a HARO i bought at a garage sale, i then went through GT comp, performers, dyno etc. I then got a job at a local Schwinn store. I ordered/built my dream bike at that time. It was a '96 Schwinn Super Stock 1 BMX bike. In candy yellow lime. As it came, it only had rear brakes, a one peice crank, and standard bars. I then ordered and installed a 3 peice GT Flite crank, a 3 peice handlebar, a 990 plate to mount front brakes, I converted the single cable rear brake with a Odessy gyro II setup, and an odessy headset. And added sidepull front brakes to match the side-pull rear. I then added oddessy liberty bell pegs on the left side, and big foot pegs on the right. The bike was perfect, not too heavy, good length and felt perfect. Well, that was 13 years ago... I do still have the bike, but its a sad site to look at. The fork, crank, and bars are all rusted, the spoke rims look like hell, seat all torn up, grips shreded, etc. I thought about rebuilding it, but i dont know the proper sizes for anything and i'm sure things have came a long way since then, so i figure id look into buying a complete brand new flatland/freestyle bike. ( i want a gyro setup and 3 peice cranks- i used to bend 1 piece ones in single jumps). 4340 chro-moly frame is a must(if thats what its called, excuse me and some terms since ive been out of this hobby for a long time.

What are good brands to look at? i dont want a bike that too heavy like some ive seen.

ive came across KHE, Stolen, Hoffman, but nothign grabbed my attention yet, and i am still surfng for a haro bike site showing their bikes, not their racing teams junk.

So basically i want links to sites i can browse through.
full complete bike sites
or
add-on parts sites

If size matters any, i'm still about the same size now as i was then, 5'10 and about 170lbs

07-15-2009, 05:14 AM	#1
V Stalker Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 12,082 iTrader: (12)	yet another random ADD moment.. i wanna buy a bicycle... ok first off, yes im 100% serious, i wanna buy a new bike, as in a bicycle. I just dont know anything about the market anymore nor do i know any websites that would have what i'm looking for. When i was 15, i started riding flatland/freestyle and BMX. I started with a HARO i bought at a garage sale, i then went through GT comp, performers, dyno etc. I then got a job at a local Schwinn store. I ordered/built my dream bike at that time. It was a '96 Schwinn Super Stock 1 BMX bike. In candy yellow lime. As it came, it only had rear brakes, a one peice crank, and standard bars. I then ordered and installed a 3 peice GT Flite crank, a 3 peice handlebar, a 990 plate to mount front brakes, I converted the single cable rear brake with a Odessy gyro II setup, and an odessy headset. And added sidepull front brakes to match the side-pull rear. I then added oddessy liberty bell pegs on the left side, and big foot pegs on the right. The bike was perfect, not too heavy, good length and felt perfect. Well, that was 13 years ago... I do still have the bike, but its a sad site to look at. The fork, crank, and bars are all rusted, the spoke rims look like hell, seat all torn up, grips shreded, etc. I thought about rebuilding it, but i dont know the proper sizes for anything and i'm sure things have came a long way since then, so i figure id look into buying a complete brand new flatland/freestyle bike. ( i want a gyro setup and 3 peice cranks- i used to bend 1 piece ones in single jumps). 4340 chro-moly frame is a must(if thats what its called, excuse me and some terms since ive been out of this hobby for a long time. What are good brands to look at? i dont want a bike that too heavy like some ive seen. ive came across KHE, Stolen, Hoffman, but nothign grabbed my attention yet, and i am still surfng for a haro bike site showing their bikes, not their racing teams junk. So basically i want links to sites i can browse through. full complete bike sites or add-on parts sites If size matters any, i'm still about the same size now as i was then, 5'10 and about 170lbs