And, this is where my ignorance really shows through. Just looking at that bike, it appears to be well put together. However, I last looked at BMX bikes at a time when everyone was riding a Huffy, a Kent, or a Murray because those were what was available at Wal-Mart and K-Mart (does K-Mart even still exist?). A very few of us were fortunate enough to get our hands on bikes like the GT Performer, and the Haro Freestyler. I had the only Haro I had ever seen until I was an adult to put things into perspective. Mongoose was even considered to be a top tier bike at that time.
Now, I am seeing guys recommend a lot of bikes from companies that I never heard of until a few weeks ago when I started reading. Companies like Sunday, Kink, Cult, FIT, and DK have all been mentioned a lot and I have simply never heard of any of them.
Are these niche brands that are popular for a short bit then fade away, or have they been around for a while and are likely to be the new “classics” at some point? I am assuming that most of the folks here are quite a bit younger than I am, and as such have a much better idea of what is truly good vs bad in the world of BMX bikes. With that said, I think it’s always a good thing to seek advice from the “experts” and I would say that y’all are the experts in this subject.
So, to make a long story even longer... There is a part of me that wants to find a way to squeeze my fat ass onto that Haro, and stick to that familiar name that made me so happy when I was young. My gut instinct tells me that a larger frame is the smart way to go, although I am not as drawn to the GT brand for some reason and never was even as a kid. My GT is a Ford Mustang. Lol
I am however, trying hard to learn, and would probably be inclined to buy the bike in your link based on looks alone over the GT Performer if it weren’t for two things:
1) I’m not familiar enough with Sunday to know whether I am buying a fly-by-night product, or something that I could be proud to own a few years from now
2) The link appears to say that it can only be bought from specific dealers and the closest dealer to me is almost 50 miles away in a part of the city that I simply don’t go to under any circumstances
Sorry for the book. I’m just excited to get started, and so torn on which direction to go. Whatever I get will be used just for cruising around. No wheelies, no bunny hops, no jumping. The biggest trick I would pull is to hop a curb once in a while as necessary.
“Don’t quote me boy cuz I ain’t said shit” - Ghandi