"Due to the disc brakes you have more ability to let them go for awhile." That's a common misunderstanding; rim brakes are actually a lot easier on wheels because they stop the part carrying most of the wheel's momentum. With disc brakes, the rim tries ... more »

75 is pretty normal these days but the classics are 74-74.5, in my opinion, at least. Personally, I prefer a twitchier bike on trails and in a park, just because it's what I'm used to but that's not to say I'd change parts just to get it more(or less) ... more »

This. In future, I'd recommend you put one bearing in, then put the spacer in to check if it overlaps the bearing shoulder. If it does, you just change the spacer or file it down. If it's too short, again, you just change it out.

The site looks pretty good but to be honest, this is the first thing that came to mind upon reading your post:

I think Vital already fills that role and does a great job of it; it's the only BMX site I bother with.

"classic 75° head tube angle"

Why would you change the frame at all? If you're comfortable on your bike set up as is, I'd say to leave it. You'll actually make it harder to ride new stuff(park, in this case) by changing your setup as you'll ... more »

Rear bmx hubs, apart from maybe race hubs, are usually 110mm wide. You can get a ruler and measure from one dropout to the other. The axle/bolts of most rear hubs is/are 14mm thick. You can find what length spokes you need with a spoke calculator.

Agreed. blaaaaaaaaa goes way bigger than most!

Hang 5 is only on the nose. You mean peg manuals? Or time machines?

I've seen it happen just as/almost as easily for other people too. Maybe just a bad batch but I certainly wouldn't buy them again.

I'd disagree, given that most people find the oppo a hell of a lot harder.

It's normal...

Were they by any chance, Shadow Conspiracy "Little Ones"? They suck ass. Both of my "Little Ones" smashed on a the first double peg.

I've broken a 3rd hand Volume Ardelean from 2004 and a second hand(but barely used) Fly Montana frame from 2011. The Volume took about a year to break but the Fly broke in about 2-3 weeks. Currently, my Soundwave is just a bit shy of 3 years old.

I'm very surprised no bike manufacturers have set up shop in a third world shithole in South America and started pumping out low quality "American made" parts. They'd make a killing, just due to the "American made" label.

Front is usually 3/8"x24tpi. Rear, I can't be sure but I think it's 14mm x1.0.

This. Try expanding anchor bolts; any good hardware store should have them. Get one that closely fits in the ID of the seatpost and crank it down(not too hard though; you don't want to expand the seatpost further). If you heat most plastics to a certain ... more »

You'll get used to it with time.

I like turtles

That method doesn't work very well, in my opinion, and you can easily damage something. My preferred method is to put a screwdriver between a crossed pair of spokes and twist them against each other a little. It can also easily damage the parts if you're ... more »