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Bit late getting back to this

BMXs are small for a reason you know, you can't tailwhip or do any other decent tricks with big wheels and a fixed gear

ftfy :)

no. some people can appreciate it, i think half of these 'geared' bike are ugly... isnt this a fixed gear and singlespeed forum....

Well done it doesn't have gears. Still anti.

ed wonka bike check
http://www.sadiobikes.com/content-EdwardLaForteBikeCheck-3-5573-93158-1.html

Anti. Get a BMX

ODI Longneck is the Worlds best grip and it does have a flange.

You boys...

Nothing wrong with flangless grips from a practical point of view but aesthetically they are a fail imo. Longnecks are probably one of the better looking grips in BMX but I don't find em all that nice to ride. Federal Thick Grips ftw.

Can you not just file and smooth them down?

I'm sure I've seen a ti stem/bar combo thats perfectly smooth and yes still bear metal.

Bear metal?! must be well strong :)

Deffo rate the Master although mine are the slightly slower black ones.

Also rate the Schwalbe Lugano in beige.

Okay I may have been a bit harsh with comments like bland and unimaginative but Tattoo Bikes? Why call it that? The best of luck to you but I don't think you've got the name quite right.

I'm normally skint. I just kept my eye out for parts that were on sale for about six months, slowly building up the groupset. Found a great pair of wheels (Mavic CXP33 on Hope hubs) on BikeRadar cheap, bought a few bits on here too.

The frame is from Donhou. He prices jobs up individually, but you could always see what he charges, might be more reasonable than you think.

I was meaning the frame more than anything but the whole build is well tidy.

I'm currently funding the restoration of my Ford Capri, a fixed gear build for the missus, paying off my Langster (the shame) and I'd like to rebuild my Major Nichols for summer which I stripped last year to pay for an engagement ring. A custom frame is going to have to wait :( or I may have to reassess my priorities :)

Love it. More win than Charlie Sheen on a good day. Wish I could afford to have a bike like that made for me.

This would look so much better with a smoother dropout/track end to frame interface. Maybe even just better looking track ends.

Obviously the ugly Paul crankset isn't cheap, and I mistook the hubs for the cheap system ex/amboriso/sjs etc.

Ah, fair enough. Paul chainset doesn't really do it for me either. Otherwise straight up winner!

That's lovely had it not been for the stupid cheap shite on the bike.

Eh?

I think of it differently to this.

Porn is not about practicality or even about a relationship, it is about a quick cheap thrill. I imagine actually going out with a pornstar would be a nightmare. In the same way living with most of the bikes in porn would be a nightmare, massive ratios, no brakes etc.

What you (Ed) are doing is like posting up a picture of a "would like to meet" ad for a girl you could marry. This is not about long term commitment, this is porn!!!

I know what you're saying but if I'm honest, when it comes to porn, I think sometimes the girl next door look can be a winner.

Half a foot of stem stackers tho is a bit like a big hairy minge wrecking the whole thing. :)

Will buy it off you (plus profit) if your not keen.

Sorry but deffo gonna keep it. Her current bike is an old 70s Raleigh made out of gas pipes so it's a serious upgrade. Just wasn't sure if 653 was just decent or really good.

Just picked up a 50cm Sirius frame for the missus in Reynolds 653. Still trying to research as to whether it is any good or not but for £20 notes I reckon it'll do.

Also just got my new commuting bike. Wanted to get something half decent on the ride to work scheme, with some gears n that but once I'd read all the terms and conditions, it looked a well iffy. Short on cash and needing something that can get filthy without me getting upset about it, I've ended up with a 2010 Langster. Does this make me a bad person?

With a name like Tattoo Bikes, I was expecting at least a few skulls n daggers n rad stuff like that and maybe some fairly gnarly looking bikes... opens link ...not so much then.

Pretty bland and unimaginative bikes and artwork. Frames look fairly decent quality tho

I'm a big fan of low profile rims. My wheels are currently on my work in progress track project. Eventually this bike will have 50mm rims but that's for aerodynamics and not so much for aesthetics.

Depends on the the bike. The general rule would be deep section for fat tubed bike, low profile for skinny tubed bike.

That Cervelo is the exception that proves the rule, as is this...

Even though I like both of these, if they were mine, I'd swap the wheels.

Im not done with it so i guess its still a project, made some changes...

You did the whole front rim and mudguard with a sharpie?! Ha ha, Love it and worth the effort I'd say.

Nice little runaround.

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Thought this looked quite interesting (although not porn) so I had a look on their website. It's marketed as a kind of tough commuter but doesn't look like there's any room for mudguards. Fail surely.

Did you just call bmx's anti?? I must of missed something....

Hell no and yes you did.

They're trick bikes

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This is a propper trick bike for propper rad tricks!

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/gallery/enlargePhoto?id=5799430&story=5799406

Those are stupid bikes for doing rubbish tricks and therefore anti.

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I know Ricky rides BMX so I reckon he might have nicked this idea from the S&M Stricker frame and if I'm honest I reckon the one on the Stricker frame was a nicer shape. Love pretty much all the stuff he's doing right now tho.

Whaaa, that looks rad. Wasn't 100% sure I'd made the right choice with the tyres but that looks awesome. Realy like the black saddle and bar tape too. Don't think I'll be riding it in jeans much but I'll be riding it in some pretty miserable conditions so I reckon the black's a winner for that too. Cheers for the photoshoppin, it's got me well inspired now. Too bad I have to wait a month to get the bike now.

Also got some Panaraser pasela TGs on the way and some black chromoplastics so I guess they'll kinda complement it. Maybe

I'm actually getting the grey one but even looking at it on that I'm thinkin it could work. Much better than the attempt I made on paint at work today. :)

Yeah, the flight is better looking but I'm after a white saddle and I can only find the old style one in black.

Also find the Concor a bit more comfortable and I was hoping the Concor Light would be the same.