First Ride After Two Years

40350 bobPA https://bmx-media-bucket-photo.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/users/40350/avatar/c50_night_train.jpg?1302758287 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/bobPA,40350/all 02/19/09 4 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/bobPA,40350/setup 70 1870 17 18

Posts: 1940

Joined: 2/19/2009

Location: Sweet Valley, PA USA

3/16/2015 5:06 PM

It's finally warmish in PA today but there is still snow covering most of the good spots, but it was still a blast.

What I observed

My legs are out of shape big time
I apparently lost all manual balance
Profile Elites are like every other hub riding fakie, and almost too loud
The local kids are epic shit heads now, all I heard was how much does everything cost, what does it weigh, what tricks can you do, can you buy me smokes, blah blah blah. None of them even rode, just asked me stupid questions all day.
30/9 is the best gear ratio alive
Re-learning everything at 27 is gonna be tough
I had a blast

[LINK TO IMAGE]

| Quote

MaximusBikes

93006 MaximusBikes https://bmx-media-bucket-photo.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/users/93006/avatar/c50_IMG_2265_1373236816.jpg?1373236290 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/MaximusBikes,93006/all 04/21/12 6 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/MaximusBikes,93006/setup 244 4196 2 15 1

Posts: 4440

Joined: 4/21/2012

Location: FUCK THIS PLACE, WV USA

3/16/2015 5:24 PM

Thats awesome dude. If you don't like that group, make the trip over here, we got a good scene in Pittsburgh. It's a good time up here. Go to the parks or something.

| Quote

References: OneGuyIlluminatiEye, robinson79, Brian Griffin, The Horror Contact, StoreBoughtChild, C_Johnsonbmx, dkTechEthan, etc.

Xxohioanxx

84146 Xxohioanxx https://bmx-media-bucket-photo.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/users/84146/avatar/c50_pfp_1624598100.jpg?1624598008 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/Xxohioanxx,84146/all 08/27/11 21 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/Xxohioanxx,84146/setup 62 5820 60 17 5

Posts: 5882

Joined: 8/27/2011

Location: Columbus, OH USA

3/16/2015 5:44 PM

Glad I'm not the only one who hates most of the riders around me. The only ones that are fun anymore are like 15 or 16... which sounds creepy as fuck but whatever. The rest just sit there and brag about how high/drunk they got last weekend.

| Quote

bobPA

40350 bobPA https://bmx-media-bucket-photo.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/users/40350/avatar/c50_night_train.jpg?1302758287 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/bobPA,40350/all 02/19/09 4 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/bobPA,40350/setup 70 1870 17 18

Posts: 1940

Joined: 2/19/2009

Location: Sweet Valley, PA USA

3/16/2015 6:00 PM

MaximusBikes wrote:
Thats awesome dude. If you don't like that group, make the trip over here, we got a good scene in Pittsburgh. It's a good time ...more

MaximusBikes wrote:
Thats awesome dude. If you don't like that group, make the trip over here, we got a good scene in Pittsburgh. It's a good time up here. Go to the parks or something.

...more

Myself and some guys are planning a trip out there in June, I've heard its good scene there.

| Quote

bobPA

40350 bobPA https://bmx-media-bucket-photo.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/users/40350/avatar/c50_night_train.jpg?1302758287 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/bobPA,40350/all 02/19/09 4 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/bobPA,40350/setup 70 1870 17 18

Posts: 1940

Joined: 2/19/2009

Location: Sweet Valley, PA USA

3/16/2015 6:05 PM

Xxohioanxx wrote:
Glad I'm not the only one who hates most of the riders around me. The only ones that are fun anymore are like 15 or 16... ...more

Xxohioanxx wrote:
Glad I'm not the only one who hates most of the riders around me. The only ones that are fun anymore are like 15 or 16... which sounds creepy as fuck but whatever. The rest just sit there and brag about how high/drunk they got last weekend.

...more

Right? I like beers as much as the next guy, but it is relentless anymore. I never realized kids care so much about what you ride anymore. I'd leave and they'd follow me spot to spot haha.

| Quote

MaximusBikes

93006 MaximusBikes https://bmx-media-bucket-photo.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/users/93006/avatar/c50_IMG_2265_1373236816.jpg?1373236290 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/MaximusBikes,93006/all 04/21/12 6 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/MaximusBikes,93006/setup 244 4196 2 15 1

Posts: 4440

Joined: 4/21/2012

Location: FUCK THIS PLACE, WV USA

3/16/2015 6:21 PM

Xxohioanxx wrote:
Glad I'm not the only one who hates most of the riders around me. The only ones that are fun anymore are like 15 or 16... ...more

Xxohioanxx wrote:
Glad I'm not the only one who hates most of the riders around me. The only ones that are fun anymore are like 15 or 16... which sounds creepy as fuck but whatever. The rest just sit there and brag about how high/drunk they got last weekend.

...more

bobPA wrote:
Right? I like beers as much as the next guy, but it is relentless anymore. I never realized kids care so much about what you ...more

bobPA wrote:
Right? I like beers as much as the next guy, but it is relentless anymore. I never realized kids care so much about what you ride anymore. I'd leave and they'd follow me spot to spot haha.

...more

Yeah, i always try to tell the kids that it's not about what you ride, it's how well you ride it. There are dudes i know that kill it on wal mart bikes while others with a 1200$ bike can barely three.

| Quote

References: OneGuyIlluminatiEye, robinson79, Brian Griffin, The Horror Contact, StoreBoughtChild, C_Johnsonbmx, dkTechEthan, etc.

MaximusBikes

93006 MaximusBikes https://bmx-media-bucket-photo.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/users/93006/avatar/c50_IMG_2265_1373236816.jpg?1373236290 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/MaximusBikes,93006/all 04/21/12 6 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/MaximusBikes,93006/setup 244 4196 2 15 1

Posts: 4440

Joined: 4/21/2012

Location: FUCK THIS PLACE, WV USA

3/16/2015 6:22 PM

MaximusBikes wrote:
Thats awesome dude. If you don't like that group, make the trip over here, we got a good scene in Pittsburgh. It's a good time ...more

MaximusBikes wrote:
Thats awesome dude. If you don't like that group, make the trip over here, we got a good scene in Pittsburgh. It's a good time up here. Go to the parks or something.

...more

bobPA wrote:
Myself and some guys are planning a trip out there in June, I've heard its good scene there.

bobPA wrote:
Myself and some guys are planning a trip out there in June, I've heard its good scene there.

...more

Sweet, lemme know on here when it is, I have a birthday in June and should be free to ride some parks and shit, so maybe i'll finally meet someone on here. haha

| Quote

References: OneGuyIlluminatiEye, robinson79, Brian Griffin, The Horror Contact, StoreBoughtChild, C_Johnsonbmx, dkTechEthan, etc.

bobPA

40350 bobPA https://bmx-media-bucket-photo.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/users/40350/avatar/c50_night_train.jpg?1302758287 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/bobPA,40350/all 02/19/09 4 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/bobPA,40350/setup 70 1870 17 18

Posts: 1940

Joined: 2/19/2009

Location: Sweet Valley, PA USA

3/16/2015 6:43 PM

MaximusBikes wrote:
Thats awesome dude. If you don't like that group, make the trip over here, we got a good scene in Pittsburgh. It's a good time ...more

MaximusBikes wrote:
Thats awesome dude. If you don't like that group, make the trip over here, we got a good scene in Pittsburgh. It's a good time up here. Go to the parks or something.

...more

bobPA wrote:
Myself and some guys are planning a trip out there in June, I've heard its good scene there.

bobPA wrote:
Myself and some guys are planning a trip out there in June, I've heard its good scene there.

...more

MaximusBikes wrote:
Sweet, lemme know on here when it is, I have a birthday in June and should be free to ride some parks and shit, so maybe i'll ...more

MaximusBikes wrote:
Sweet, lemme know on here when it is, I have a birthday in June and should be free to ride some parks and shit, so maybe i'll finally meet someone on here. haha

...more

Word, my birthday is on June 17th haha. I'm thinking the first week of June. It would be sweet to have a local show us around.

We are gonna hit state college in 2 or 3 weeks of you are interested. I went to school there so I know where to go, plus you won't be able to handle the amount of chicks walking around.

| Quote

wildzcardz

114604 wildzcardz https://bmx-media-bucket-photo.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/users/114604/avatar/c50_20150215_142432_zps16d21e48_1424049571.jpg?1424049272 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/wildzcardz,114604/all 01/18/15 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/wildzcardz,114604/setup 3 38

Posts: 41

Joined: 1/18/2015

Location: Kent, WA USA

3/16/2015 7:42 PM

Congrats on getting back and riding. I just started to ride again after 11 years so I am relearning everything. Never did street or park back in my day so I am learning from the ground up, along with my son. It's fun and great exercise lol. But right on and have fun man.

| Quote

(insert sig here)

MaximusBikes

93006 MaximusBikes https://bmx-media-bucket-photo.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/users/93006/avatar/c50_IMG_2265_1373236816.jpg?1373236290 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/MaximusBikes,93006/all 04/21/12 6 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/MaximusBikes,93006/setup 244 4196 2 15 1

Posts: 4440

Joined: 4/21/2012

Location: FUCK THIS PLACE, WV USA

3/16/2015 7:53 PM

bobPA wrote:
Myself and some guys are planning a trip out there in June, I've heard its good scene there.

bobPA wrote:
Myself and some guys are planning a trip out there in June, I've heard its good scene there.

...more

MaximusBikes wrote:
Sweet, lemme know on here when it is, I have a birthday in June and should be free to ride some parks and shit, so maybe i'll ...more

MaximusBikes wrote:
Sweet, lemme know on here when it is, I have a birthday in June and should be free to ride some parks and shit, so maybe i'll finally meet someone on here. haha

...more

bobPA wrote:
Word, my birthday is on June 17th haha. I'm thinking the first week of June. It would be sweet to have a local show us around. ...more

bobPA wrote:
Word, my birthday is on June 17th haha. I'm thinking the first week of June. It would be sweet to have a local show us around.

We are gonna hit state college in 2 or 3 weeks of you are interested. I went to school there so I know where to go, plus you won't be able to handle the amount of chicks walking around.

...more

Dude, we have the same birthday holy shit!!!

Idk if i can get up to the college there, maybe once i get a car or my parents let me use theirs. lol

| Quote

References: OneGuyIlluminatiEye, robinson79, Brian Griffin, The Horror Contact, StoreBoughtChild, C_Johnsonbmx, dkTechEthan, etc.

bobPA

40350 bobPA https://bmx-media-bucket-photo.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/users/40350/avatar/c50_night_train.jpg?1302758287 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/bobPA,40350/all 02/19/09 4 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/bobPA,40350/setup 70 1870 17 18

Posts: 1940

Joined: 2/19/2009

Location: Sweet Valley, PA USA

3/16/2015 8:26 PM

MaximusBikes wrote:
Dude, we have the same birthday holy shit!!!

Idk if i can get up to the college there, maybe once i get a car or my parents ...more

MaximusBikes wrote:
Dude, we have the same birthday holy shit!!!

Idk if i can get up to the college there, maybe once i get a car or my parents let me use theirs. lol

...more

That's awesome haha. State college is full of killer spots, I suggest you find a way to get there.

@wildzcardz congrats too man. Enjoy it

| Quote

MaximusBikes

93006 MaximusBikes https://bmx-media-bucket-photo.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/users/93006/avatar/c50_IMG_2265_1373236816.jpg?1373236290 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/MaximusBikes,93006/all 04/21/12 6 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/MaximusBikes,93006/setup 244 4196 2 15 1

Posts: 4440

Joined: 4/21/2012

Location: FUCK THIS PLACE, WV USA

3/16/2015 8:28 PM

bobPA wrote:
Word, my birthday is on June 17th haha. I'm thinking the first week of June. It would be sweet to have a local show us around. ...more

bobPA wrote:
Word, my birthday is on June 17th haha. I'm thinking the first week of June. It would be sweet to have a local show us around.

We are gonna hit state college in 2 or 3 weeks of you are interested. I went to school there so I know where to go, plus you won't be able to handle the amount of chicks walking around.

...more

MaximusBikes wrote:
Dude, we have the same birthday holy shit!!!

Idk if i can get up to the college there, maybe once i get a car or my parents ...more

MaximusBikes wrote:
Dude, we have the same birthday holy shit!!!

Idk if i can get up to the college there, maybe once i get a car or my parents let me use theirs. lol

...more

bobPA wrote:
That's awesome haha. State college is full of killer spots, I suggest you find a way to get there.

@wildzcardz congrats too ...more

bobPA wrote:
That's awesome haha. State college is full of killer spots, I suggest you find a way to get there.

@wildzcardz congrats too man. Enjoy it

...more

I definitely will look into it. Is it Penn State, you're talking about? Are the security guards chill?

| Quote

References: OneGuyIlluminatiEye, robinson79, Brian Griffin, The Horror Contact, StoreBoughtChild, C_Johnsonbmx, dkTechEthan, etc.

eskimojay

13720 eskimojay https://bmx-media-bucket-photo.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/users/13720/avatar/c50_BABACC89_2E81_45FA_9261_6350AB05DA9E_1641698437.jpg?1641697779 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/eskimojay,13720/all 01/11/08 24 55 1 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/eskimojay,13720/setup 140 11104 159 2

Posts: 11244

Joined: 1/11/2008

Location: SOM

3/17/2015 8:37 AM

30 9 is the best gear out there , going to go for the first sesh of the season today after work if it's nice out

| Quote

NewAndImprovedClancy

114374 NewAndImprovedClancy https://bmx-media-bucket-photo.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/users/114374/avatar/c50_Kerplunk_1420658964.jpg?1420658288 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/NewAndImprovedClancy,114374/all 01/07/15 1 24 441 1

Posts: 465

Joined: 1/7/2015

Location: PHL

3/17/2015 9:41 AM

Damn, that looks so good!

| Quote

dave lawrence

20481 dave lawrence https://bmx-media-bucket-photo.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/users/20481/avatar/c50_Cartoon_BMX_1615901644.jpg?1615900811 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/dave-lawrence,20481/all 05/23/08 120 39 1 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/dave-lawrence,20481/setup 263 21176 611 2 32

Posts: 21439

Joined: 5/23/2008

Location: Royalton, MN USA

Moderator

3/17/2015 10:05 AM

Xxohioanxx wrote:
Glad I'm not the only one who hates most of the riders around me. The only ones that are fun anymore are like 15 or 16... ...more

Xxohioanxx wrote:
Glad I'm not the only one who hates most of the riders around me. The only ones that are fun anymore are like 15 or 16... which sounds creepy as fuck but whatever. The rest just sit there and brag about how high/drunk they got last weekend.

...more

Around here it's that age group that is nothing but shitheads. Seriously.

The 3 dudes that are over 18 are the only ones to ride with. The kids just ask what parts, what they cost, what they weigh, if you will sell them for like 5 bucks regardless of what they cost.

Oh and they offer to buy parts when they don't have money.

"What are you asking for it?"

20 bucks.

"How about 5?"

No.

"Ok, 20 is fine. I'll let you know when I have money."

You don't have it now? Why the hell are you trying to buy it when you can't?

"Well you can hold it for me."

No.

"Why not? I'm gonna buy it soon."

Because you don't have the money.

"Well you could let me ride it and I will pay later."

No. Go away.