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BMX - under £250
« on: September 05, 2008, 12:31:57 PM »

Guys - need your help, after building my son a nice little mountain bike, he's now wanting a BMX like is mate next door. Sods law really. I am cool to get him one for X-mas for a budget of <£250.

Please let me have the benefit of your experience on what's around for that budget. Last time I built and rode a BMX was 1984 when I used to race the little feckers.

Should I build or buy a complete? Any help appreciated. Clearly it need to be good enough for me to razz around Patchway and other 'attractively' located Bristol BMX tracks...


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Re: BMX - under £250
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2008, 12:37:45 PM »

To be honest, for 250quid, you will get a full 4130 frame/forks with 3 pc cranks and 2 pc bars.

Most manufacturers will give you that for 250 easily, so it's whatever you like the look of.

They will all be pretty similar.

But look at WeThePeople or FIT.

http://www.cyclesportuk.co.uk/index.php?cPath=50&osCsid=dbibbp0fjapdl6h2jjo7036ej2

Quite a few decent discounted bikes, an the guy "Jamie" is very helpful, i buy anything i can from there for my MTB.

Always great service.


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Re: BMX - under £250
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2008, 12:38:45 PM »

Cheers buddy - I'll take a look.


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Re: BMX - under £250
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2008, 13:48:21 PM »

How tall are you/ is your kid. I'm 6'2" and coming from mtbs i wanted something with a 21" tt. They're a lot harder to get hold of for that budget but if you're alright with the standard 20.5" tt then you shoud be able to get a nice little ride for that money. Definitely go for the 4130 cromo. Some onyl have the top and downtubes as 4130 so try and avoid them and get 100% cromo. I think eastern have some alright ones for around that price. Federal do as well, in fact, last time i checked, you would have been pretty spoilt for choice at that price range with a 20.5" tt. Mongoose do some pretty nice specs on their bikes and i think they're getting their act together with their frames. Just some food for thought:

http://sourcebmx.co.uk/dyn/_products/folder1/folder1/folder6/product2/product.shtml
http://www.extreme-direct.co.uk/products-DK-4-PACK-2007-BMX-BIKE_33964.htm
http://www.extreme-direct.co.uk/products-DK-CLEVELAND-2007-BMX-BIKE_33971.htm
http://www.extreme-direct.co.uk/products-EASTERN-2005-SEQUENCE-BMX-BIKE_12376.htm
http://www.customriders.com/prodshow.asp?prodid=10936&cat=65&parent=1010&sid=3
http://www.alansbmx.com/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=5749 <-- comes with free stuff but still sounds alright, double bonus


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Re: BMX - under £250
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2008, 14:16:01 PM »

cheers, he's 8 in a few weeks but pretty tall so 20.5 should be cool.


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Re: BMX - under £250
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2008, 20:14:56 PM »

go on www.sourcebmx.co.uk and look at the complete bikes, they are in price groups
if you cant find what your after there
look at we the people 09's or FBM 09's


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Re: BMX - under £250
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2008, 22:46:47 PM »

Gt Fly 2009 , a really nice bike , light and durable
Well reccomended by me and My mate Grin


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Re: BMX - under £250
« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2008, 07:13:46 AM »

If you can stretch to £299.99 for a We The People Addict 2008 i'd get that, rode my mates and they seem really nice. Seen as ist 2008 will proberly drop in price anyway.


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Re: BMX - under £250
« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2008, 12:39:48 PM »

this look a really good spec for the money
http://sourcebmx.co.uk/dyn/_products/folder1/folder1/folder6/product3/product.shtml
a little over budget tho Undecided


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Re: BMX - under £250
« Reply #9 on: September 06, 2008, 20:15:37 PM »

Oh and the GT Fly is £210 from CycleLane

http://cyclelane.co.uk/products.php?plid=m1b1s8p1068&z=1334


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Re: BMX - under £250
« Reply #10 on: September 06, 2008, 21:37:50 PM »

Fit Bike Ams are pretty nice bikes IIRC!
About £219 i think.

You should be able to get a pretty nice BMX for £250, its probably worth looking 2nd hand aswell?


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Re: BMX - under £250
« Reply #11 on: September 07, 2008, 11:55:21 AM »

Like said deffo have a look at the fit completes, 2009 completes look really really good

Wouldnt bother with the Gt its a bit naff to be honest.

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Re: BMX - under £250
« Reply #12 on: September 07, 2008, 13:10:44 PM »

http://www.winstanleysbmx.com/product/17582/WeThePeople_Arcade_Bike_2009
Looks really nice
And easily Customisabe with the Mid BB etc


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Re: BMX - under £250
« Reply #13 on: September 07, 2008, 17:14:30 PM »

winstanleys are dodgy and its a hi tensile frame - avoid


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Re: BMX - under £250
« Reply #14 on: September 08, 2008, 18:21:39 PM »

Yh i ordered loads for my BMX in april, week later nothing, rang them and it was all out of stock and they didnt tell me and their was no message on the sit, but saying that i bought my proper bike from there and it came quite quickly.


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