The Utah BMX/VW thread

[PoohDizzle]

Quote, originally posted by utah_dubn »

^^^^Where are you riding? I might go and ride Layton skatepark for a bit tonight

probably downtown SLC, by the library

[beyondkustom]

i think i'm gonna go ride the roy skatepark if my friend doesn't come through with the hoist tonight, otherwise i'm gonna be swapping a corrado motor if not, scott, let's go ride!

[PoohDizzle]

anyone up for a street sesh downtown slc tonight?

[beyondkustom]

Quote, originally posted by PoohDizzle »

anyone up for a street sesh downtown slc tonight?

hell yes, but i don't have any gas in the truck looks like a street sesh in roy for me. meh.

[TisforTurbo]

Quote, originally posted by PoohDizzle »

anyone up for a street sesh downtown slc tonight?

I'll probably be doing this sunday night

[K2.0]

Damn you guys! because of THIS thread, I'm in the dog house!
Well I've been surfing BMXMuseum.com a lot and well, looking through KSL and craigslist to find an old bike.
So I bought this:

I bought the white tires and Redline bars yester day. It is so rad.
My wife is not too thrilled about my new/old hobby.

[Juicy_R32]

When I was like 16 (im only 19) I bought a specialized bike and put it all together but never got good at anything at all. I can not do anything worth ****. Somebody should show me the ropes maybe put my bike to good use for once.

[beyondkustom]

Quote, originally posted by K2.0 »

Damn you guys! because of THIS thread, I'm in the dog house! Well I've been surfing BMXMuseum.com a lot and well, looking through KSL and craigslist to find an old bike. So I bought this: I bought the white tires and Redline bars yester day. It is so rad. My wife is not too thrilled about my new/old hobby.

good find

i just put together my new (well, new to me anyway) terrible one barcode on saturday i friggin LOVE this thing!!! the seat & seatpost is still in the mail (the post off my vegas was 29.2mm, the T1 is 25.4mm), but there was no way i was going to wait to ride my bike, so after looking around the house, i found out that my 5yo's tonka bike has a 25.4 seatpost, soooo....now i have a tonka seat on my bike for a few days & thanks to scott, i have a seat post clamp, too no brakes yet, though, the guy i got the frame from had cut the brake mounts off, so i'm brakeless until i can get some new mounts & either weld them on, or make them removable. funny thing is, i'm kinda liking running brakeless :crazy: but for riding trails i want them, & i ride street just about every night, & i don't really want to get hit by a car....

[skydive_007]

Quote, originally posted by K2.0 »

Damn you guys! because of THIS thread, I'm in the dog house! Well I've been surfing BMXMuseum.com a lot and well, looking through KSL and craigslist to find an old bike. So I bought this:

good find !

not bmx but old skool status fer sure:

[franky raddo]

WOW!!!!! havent seen a seat that tall for twenty years .. lol so i got a chance to ride Heather Allreds new cruser on sat . raced my 20 inch in my class and raced cruser open. Heathers new redline is the shiz .. like driving a cadilac . im a lil outa shape so i didnt make my main but i had fun and thats what its all about . i want to give a shout out to Heather and Ian @ performance bike parts for all of thair support and commitment to the sport ... thanks again Heather i realy enjoyed racing your cruser

[beyondkustom]

T1 barcode, using the wheels, cranks, fork, & some little stuff from my vegas on it for now. just put some gold animal hamilton pedals on it today, & my fly reuben grips should be here tomorrow so i can finally be rid of the red should *hopefully* be getting some primo cranks, a fit fork, & a front wheel & back rim soon, then i'll just need a sprocket, chain, & back hub to get it decent for now until i get enough $$$ to buy new stuff. goin' riding tonight!!! woo!!!

[cookvwgli]

we should all meet up this saterday night and ride trax up too the U and ride their. last weekend i rode with nico, his G/F, and a few others... had tons of fun. we should do it again i think, but with more people!

[beyondkustom]

i used to love riding the U, i haven't been there in years. i just realized today that i actually haven't ridden with anybody at all for about 10 years...weird!!!!! i keep trying to get scott to go ride....

[skydive_007]

Quote, originally posted by franky raddo »

WOW!!!!! havent seen a seat that tall for twenty years ..

yeah, thats how I bought it 5 years ago ... not like this any more ...

and I still cant get the damn brakes tuned in

[utah_dubn]

Quote, originally posted by beyondkustom »

i keep trying to get scott to go ride....

I know, I know!! I will get my ish together and get pumped to go ride. I just got wheel adapters though, so I am all excited for my car, haha

[beyondkustom]

Quote, originally posted by utah_dubn »

I know, I know!! I will get my ish together and get pumped to go ride. I just got wheel adapters though, so I am all excited for my car, haha

yeah, i got the hoist, so now i'm full bore into the motor swap, but i just got some new pedals i have to try out, so i'll probably go ride anyway

[1FastGLI]

My bikes

and my kid's bikes

[mike_sarge]

dudes lets go shred! i hit up fairmont, 9th&9th, the U and downtown solo all the time, i'm always down to meet up with some other kids who ride, lets dooo itttt

thats my BMX in that photo, but i put brakes on it so i can bomb hills too. ha

[beyondkustom]

nice! i've rocked a few kastans in my racing days. i gotta get a pic of my dad's old se floval flyer with 24" graphite tuff mags on it up here. *might* be getting a new-ish bike tonight, (not holding my breath yet, though) not sure yet if it'll replace the terrible one, we'll see.... one day we really have to organize a vortex bmx gtg

[syncrogti]

Quote, originally posted by beyondkustom »

one day we really have to organize a vortex bmx gtg

Oh I'm down!!

[beyondkustom]

the T1 before i got the new whip:

the new whip:
wethepeople omen, swiped some parts off the T1 for it. i'm still not sure if i'll use the WTP or go back to the T1 frame...the wtp is nice, but the T1 is shorter & way easier for manuals...but the wtp has brake mounts...so many choices...

[kopfschuss]

Sup All, I just moved to SLC and am looking for a street bike. I used to ride some flatland back in the day but sold my bike to help me buy my first real car. Anyone got a 21' frame or whole bike they want to come off of for some cash? I'm really looking for a Standard STA but no one stocks it and theres a 4 week turn around time from Standard if I order one; but something kink, or S&M would do. Also are there any bike shops in the area that deal in 20' bikes? I checked out SLC bike co and a place called contenders with no success; and i'm trying to avoid Danscomp if i can. Thanks

[beyondkustom]

5050bmx up in layton. (5050bmx.com)i don't know anything about any bike shops in slc because...well, i don't live in slc but 5050 is an s&m dealer...and good people. i have a complete 21" specialized vegas that's pretty mint for sale if danen decides he doesn't want it.

[andylyco]

I have a dumb question for you guys- why on a BMX/freestyle bike is the seat always pointed up in front? I haven't ridden one since... 1990? My 2nd bike was some old toy store BMX and then in my early teens I graduated to mtn bikes and never looked back. Briar & I ride every single weekend up in Brian Head if any of you guys ever make it to that area and want to ride some wild stuff.
Edit- my current rides:
'98 Gary Fisher Supercaliber:

'07 Kona Hei Hei:




Modified by andylyco at 9:46 AM 9-16-2009

[syncrogti]

I might be going to Orem skatepark to ride tinight, if anyone is down. Also could go to draper/sandy if someone got me the address.

[syncrogti]

just got back from the Sandy park off of 700 east and 104th south. Great lines for a bike. Bout collided twice but oh well

[franky raddo]

sunday mornings. skate park up the street from brighton high . we try to make every sunday . be there early . like 8 9 am .

[franky raddo]

Andrew I think but im not sure . the reason for the seat pointing up is more for control than looks . this is my guess im not a freestyle guy so i wouldnt take that to the bank .

[beyondkustom]

my seat is pointed up in the front because it's comfortable. i dunno, it's what i've been doing since the late '80s. probably gonna go ride weber state again tonight now that i have brakes back on. anybody down? there's fun stuff to ride there. nice slick ledges


Modified by beyondkustom at 2:59 PM 9-22-2009

[01]

anyone want a eastern, i really need a mountain or street bike

[jaycheetwood]

[franky raddo]

Quote, originally posted by kopfschuss »

Sup All, I just moved to SLC and am looking for a street bike. I used to ride some flatland back in the day but sold my bike to help me buy my first real car. Anyone got a 21' frame or whole bike they want to come off of for some cash? I'm really looking for a Standard STA but no one stocks it and theres a 4 week turn around time from Standard if I order one; but something kink, or S&M would do. Also are there any bike shops in the area that deal in 20' bikes? I checked out SLC bike co and a place called contenders with no success; and i'm trying to avoid Danscomp if i can. Thanks

Performance bike parts Heather and Ian are fair at the least . tell them Scotty from TDCmotorsports sent you.

[wunderkeen]

There are a couple bikes in Salt Lake that have some bmx stuff. Taylor's bike shop in Taylorsville and Hyland Schwinn on Highland and 3000 south (approx.) but if you want the shiz spot for bmx, go to 5050 BMX in Layton. Just look them up in on the web. Rider owned.
They are way into freestyle while Performance is more of a racing oriented shop. Performance has a trailer at all the Rad Canyon races.
For race info check out utahbmx.com

Hey Alex, still have my cd's? This is my first time on here in like a year and a half.

[duvinclunk]

Quote, originally posted by mike_sarge »

dudes lets go shred! i hit up fairmont, 9th&9th, the U and downtown solo all the time, i'm always down to meet up with some other kids who ride, lets dooo itttt thats my BMX in that photo, but i put brakes on it so i can bomb hills too. ha

Sounds like me! I usually just put on the headphones and ride around the U and downtown solo. I just started riding again...

[syncrogti]

Quote, originally posted by andylyco »

I have a dumb question for you guys- why on a BMX/freestyle bike is the seat always pointed up in front?

This alows the back of the seat to be as low as possible to make sure it is out of the way for tailwhips/other tricks. Same reason the seat sits so low in the frame/top tube and seat stays are getting closer and closer to parallel (and to reduce weight)