Just wanted to say thank you again to those that advised me on which BMX bike to buy Kai for Christmas. In the end he settled on a Haro F3 2009 I took some pics on Christmas eve and I thought I'd post them to show you his new bike. I think it's mint




Cheers everyone

 

Niiice

Looks similar to what I bought Adam - An orange and black "Stolen Getaway" BMX - looks the tits

 

Looks good claire. Won't be long now before he comes home wearing girls jeans and being really grumpy. Then he's a true bmx'er haha.

Has he spent most of his time on it since christmas day?

 

Looks great; both of em.

Benni.

 

A true faggot more like... If this happens you take the bike off of him and make him watch some gangster movies with his dad, whislt having an arm wrestle. Men in tight jeans are a big no, and very wrong.

Benni.

 

lol!! He's fast turning into Kevin and Perry so it deffo won't be long now. Unfortunately he's been at his dads since boxing day so he only had Christmas day with his bike. He was in and out like a yoyo all day Christmas day and he kept telling me to go upstairs and watch him pull wheelies on the bike and other little tricks he can do.

I can't wait to take him down the skate park with it so he can have a proper go. I'm trying to persuade Scott to buy a bike rack for the Audi so we can all go down and watch him. He said we should buy one for the roof but I can't see how I'd be able to lift the bike all the way up there and strap it on securely lol!!

 

Have you got him a helmet for the it yet? It would probably be easier for you to get a bike rack that goes on the back to be honest. They can be quite heavy to lift up onto the roof of a car.

 

deffo get one that goes on the back

ive got a light bmx race bike and thats a bugger to even lift onto the back

 

His helmet and pads are on order so shouldn't take long before they are delivered. I've told Scott we're getting the bike rack for the back of the car, theres no way I could lift that onto the roof every time without causing loads of damage to the bike and car

I'm really really looking forward to taking him out and about with it though, I just hope he doesn't injure himself while he's learning.

 

Awww looks fab!

 

how smalls that crank! is that the norm these days???


has he bined the reflectors and bell yet?

 

A few injuries here and there are all part of the experience. He's going to come off a few times at some point or other. Chances are they'll be small ones.

Benni.

 

Yeah 30 tooth and below is the norm for chainrings these days. I'm old school with 36 teeth on mine, Bring back the days off 44 tooth i say.

Claire, i'd fully recommend shinpads to you. Elbow pads arent so important, but a helmet, knee pads and shin pads are definitely what you want to encourage him to wear.

 

The bloke in the shop said small cranks were all the rage these days, I had no idea what he was on about but took his word for it.

We said the same about the bell and reflectors, they must just put them on in the shop for some reason, it does look naff though

 

They put them on in the shop as its a legal requirement at the time of sale for them to be fitted if the bike is sold pre-assembled

 

They have to have bells and reflectors and a front brake by law now when they're sold.

Doh, too slow.

 

Well there you go I didn't realise that, you learn something new everyday It's typical of nanny state Britain though isn't it lol

 

Is my mountain bike not legal then? the rear tyre is nearly bold(not that bad just abit smooth in the middle) no bell either, christ im not putting one of those on

 

An old man I got speaking to whilst on my bike told me had a spare bell for me, as it was a legal requirement and the Police could intervine. I refused and whenever I rid past I would shout 'Ding Ding'. So yes, both you and me think we are above the law.

Benni.

 

very very nice

 

No, it isnt. Same as my bmx isnt because it only has one brake if it's lucky or no brakes depending on how i feel at the time.

 

Looks well nice.

 

Looks ideal.

I've been out on mine today, very tired and achey after riding and falling off all day.

Pussyole!

 

Kai's home tomorrow so no doubt he'll be out again, I might even have a go myself. Get ready for the broken leg thread in the next few days

 

Shut it, girls jean wearing faggot!



Make sure you take pictures of you on it claire!

 

Haha, I only have one pair of skinny jeans. I need new pedals.

30-11 is considered old school by some people now.

 

funny i should read this lol... My son's called Kai and i have just got a retro BMX for him for his birthday in April, I'm restoring it......

 

LOL, I'm sure Scott will take plenty when I'm flat on my arse after I've fallen off. If he's really clever he'll put the camera in sport mode so he can catch all the action as I fall from the bike to the deck

 

Get him to film it if you've got a video camera, and then you've been framed here you come!

 

Do you still get Ł250 for every clip you send in? Sounds like a belta idea to me

I think I'll try a bunny hop and see what happens

 

Gotta be worth a try!

 

Looks cool Claire, I used to love my bmx'ing used to go up a track with big ditch jumps, through egging on would do some dangerous shite for a kid on a bike.

Local scrambler dudes at the time used to cheers us on for our ballsiness, and often people would head over to watch forming a crowd lol!! Looking back, it was likely they wanted to get their 250 quid on beedle lol!!

 

its all about th 25-9 nowadays !

even 23-8

 

What are you lot on about?

 

how many teeth are on the front and rear "cogs"

 

Ah right

In Kai's book his says the F3 is 25-9

Woohoo check me bad self out, I'm learning so much today lol

 

25-9 is a very popular one

soon he will be wanting new sprockets and everything

mine started at a couple of hundred quid .. ended up being 700 odd

 

What's one of those? He has to really get into the whole BMX thing for a while before I start upgrading something on the bike. He'll be just like Scott and his car!! Oh boy what have I let myself in for

 

Sorry missed your post earlier How old is your Kai?, seems BMX's are very popular, my brother has an old Raleigh Extra Burner but he'd never give it to Kai or me for that matter, he's threatening to restore his bike too

 

sprocket is the big cog on the front