Welcome mate, Start by learning bike control. Start lifting the front, learning how to lift the rear. Bunny hops are a gateway to nearly everything else. Make the bike an extension of you by just getting real familiar with it. Most of all, enjoy every ... more »

Awesome! (Haven't ridden brake less yet... Still getting used to riding with one brake)

Modern frame geometry means that instead of a peg bolting to the sides of a drop out, with the drop outs providing a flange like barrier preventing a slide into your hubs, we have very streamlined lower profile drop outs. Busting off those pegs is a ... more »

Yeah mate. They will.

2 or 3 Socal jams? right. You get that this forum is worldwide don't you? I couldn't even point to Socal on them map. THATS how important a couple of local jams are to me.

For what little its worth, I'm a 33 year ' Old ' man....and I've never even heard of TCU. Vital has helped me reconnect with BMX....and I'm even starting to find some of the bickering 12 year old's mildly amusing.

I don't think you can go too far wrong with any of the modern day set ups. here's what I got

Mine is 25/9 with a 13.75 rear and is slammed (not sure if this info helps...but worth a look)

Cheers bud, wasn't sure about 'huge' - found a lot of hate online for Colony, wasn't even sure about posting it up - but the words of encouragement here helped. I just like the fact that Colony was started up by an Aussie...guess it was almost my patriotic ... more »

Thanks man, This single brake gig is all about bare necessity....for a while I was convinced i'd get odyssey forks and wack a front brake on as well...but that feeling has subsided (trying to be more new school than mid school...but some things just ... more »

Thanks for the compliment bud, looking around at the bikes on this forum, its a huge compliment.

hope this helps mate

honestly, imagine the blueballs you'd give people if you made a big deal out of it, organised a top class city function centre with surround sound, and projectors....got some topless waiters to walk canapes around on their junk, launched the clip and ... more »

This. Unfortunately for the OP with a bit of shitty weather and rattle cans, its probably not the advice you want to hear - but put the time in, get the results you want! don't be afraid to go different either.

After buying an S&M Long Johnson and running my seat as high as comfortable for peddling, I realised...with modern geometry, there's a reason why seats are meant to be run low. Mines probably a couple of fistfuls at the moment, but its going back ... more »

Nothing specific at the moment. Number 1 priority is buying a house...which, if you live in Sydney is incredibly expensive. I'd like some planned redundancy. A new pair of custom wheels...going to be very much guided by what the local shop recommends ... more »

Back in the day a mate and I shared a bottle of Vodka...I rode home. Felt like I had balls the size of mini buses, rode this hill - halfway down, I think I forgot what I was doing, took a corner - lowsided my bike and face planted a mail box. Did not ... more »