tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post6959808758002178223..comments2024-02-13T10:35:04.139-05:00Comments on SPRFLS: Toy StoryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-28271784342801260832008-12-18T09:07:00.000-05:002008-12-18T09:07:00.000-05:00As a cheap bike, I rate the GT Performer. I've...As a cheap bike, I rate the GT Performer. I've got the 07 and have been riding it for nearly 2 years I snapped the cranks and the bars after 4 months (both done on landing to flat) and over time replaced parts so the only original stuff is the frame and forks. I'm not the smoothest rider either and the GT's put up with a lot of abuse. It's been an affordable way to build a decent bike over time.<BR/><BR/>http://www.new.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1831278&l=3d451&id=527155128Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-63009163544232798812008-12-17T19:03:00.000-05:002008-12-17T19:03:00.000-05:00Song, from Chase Hawk in "Fitlife" lovely...Song, from Chase Hawk in "Fitlife" lovely...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-39267090770156558152008-12-17T13:42:00.000-05:002008-12-17T13:42:00.000-05:00Russ, do you know if Grand Prospect Hall has a dir...Russ, do you know if Grand Prospect Hall has a director's cut of that promo?<BR/><BR/>Perhaps with that old couple wearing crowns and capes, while holding gleaming scepters, and selling mattresses.<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, excellent post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-27936679338194497132008-12-17T11:12:00.000-05:002008-12-17T11:12:00.000-05:00My daughter's 12" Go Diego Go bike is ill. I put w...My daughter's 12" Go Diego Go bike is ill. I put white tires, a white velo seat, and tassles on it to make it girly. But she knew, through some kind of bmx hippocampus-region vestigal memory, to put the numberplate that came with it on the bars and put the Fly Bikes stickers I gave her on there. She's stoked, so I am too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-70167288239277293802008-12-17T09:57:00.000-05:002008-12-17T09:57:00.000-05:00george.. is that the new ukbikeco frame?george.. is that the new ukbikeco frame?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-23747515816891611402008-12-17T09:32:00.000-05:002008-12-17T09:32:00.000-05:00"I have no problem with the toy store bikes built ..."I have no problem with the toy store bikes built for little kids. You know, the ones with training wheels and tassels. A kid's gotta start somewhere."<BR/><BR/>I do. As with ANY level of cycling, the dept store stuff is generally crap. Surely when you are learning to ride a bike it is even MORE important to have something solid and well put together to ride? Those kids bikes put all the emphasis on tassles and paying Disney to put Pochafuckinghontas on the frame pads, so the headset, BB and wheel bearings end up as shitty plastic bushes that give the effect of everything being loose from day one.<BR/>Tassles are for nipples.<BR/>The way for a kid to learn to ride a bike is on one of these:-<BR/>http://www.likeabike.co.uk/products/jumper_like_a_bike_likeabike_kokua_lightweight.php <BR/><BR/>Proper headset and wheel bearings no Tassles training wheels or Disney shit... I know what my kids are getting.gsport georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070707288565019602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-13814842959992028262008-12-17T04:27:00.000-05:002008-12-17T04:27:00.000-05:00Here's a comment for ya.Happy Christmas.Here's a comment for ya.<BR/>Happy Christmas.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428671966604168807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-74541068971916703542008-12-16T22:43:00.000-05:002008-12-16T22:43:00.000-05:00I'm with Nate. Yeah. Yesterdays thread... I though...I'm with Nate. Yeah. Yesterdays thread... I thought I'd leave it alone.<BR/><BR/>I know sweet fuck all about spline engineering... but I do enjoy reading about it.<BR/><BR/>And I didn't wanna rip on Taj. I dunno. He's a good guy.<BR/><BR/>Next time I like one of your posts but am too dumb to reply with something constructive I'll write 'good post'.<BR/><BR/>hahahahah<BR/><BR/>Don't go russ, we love you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-62863043827429777502008-12-16T21:26:00.000-05:002008-12-16T21:26:00.000-05:00Let's put all our shit-talking about Taj in this t...Let's put all our shit-talking about Taj in this thread. He's not reading about Huffys.<BR/><BR/>He just steals seatposts off 'em.<BR/><BR/><I>'Hind yo back, grampa!</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-66779156219314982762008-12-16T21:17:00.000-05:002008-12-16T21:17:00.000-05:00to smitty:I worked in a smaller bike shop and we w...to smitty:<BR/>I worked in a smaller bike shop and we were contraced by larger 'box' stores to build their bikes and do their warranty. The welds were garbage, the parts were laughable. But i built them all day, with passion. Because I'd rather have the people who live in my local area riding shitty bikes put together well, with working brakes, than riding the crap some companies sell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-76774242424496883002008-12-16T20:34:00.000-05:002008-12-16T20:34:00.000-05:00Dude, Russ, I was "this" close to posting yesterda...Dude, Russ, I was "this" close to posting yesterday . . . all about the probability of splined joint failure versus the probability of welded joint failure. . .and then I realized I don't know exactly what I'm talking about. So I opted to not look like a total idiot. Please don't hold out on us, though. We're sorry. We'll post more. We promise!<BR/><BR/>As far as the whole dept. store bike thing goes, I'm going to risk saying that America at large isn't ready to embrace the idea of buying a decent bike. As long as Wal-Mart, Toys R Us, Target and the rest continue to operate on their current business principles all they are going to care about is moving product. Not necessarily on which products they move, or the inherent quality of that product. Just so long as there's product to move and dumb consumers to buy it they're happy. . . But that's another rant for another day.<BR/><BR/>As far as the Wildman's style goes, I remember the day when Todd was riding the hell out of a Huffy. Proof that they can make a decent frame if they want to. . . And I'd pretty much trade my left nut to get the gig that he has now. He's making some crazy stuff and, in my opinion, striking a really perfect balance among price, quality, and style. The SE line gets better and better every year. Again, my opinion, not necessarily shared by all.<BR/><BR/>Can't wait until the Friday quiz!natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297568428644715718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-14819434938619482042008-12-16T20:07:00.000-05:002008-12-16T20:07:00.000-05:00Two thoughts on this.1) I think that Mongoose and ...Two thoughts on this.<BR/><BR/>1) I think that Mongoose and Huffy actually ARE staffed by bike people. There was a long thread on the carbon fiber bike on VintageBMX last year, and the Huffy guy behind the bike is a regular on that site, and a regular racer. The problem is, they have to put together bikes that the BUYERS at Toys R Us want to buy. And that means a blingin Carbon Fiber frame. Without that gimmick frame material, they wanted nothing to do with a race bike.<BR/><BR/>2) I went into a local discount chain and looked at the collection of bikes on display, as I am wont to do. The assembly of these bikes was criminally negligent. I mean, stems misaligned by 15 degrees, stems not tightened, brake levers angled up 90 degrees, brake cables unhooked, front axlenuts untightened. It was as if someone had gone thru the inventory to sabotage it. But you know that was not the case - it just spoke to the ineptitude and lack of care taken by the assembler. I know that none of this surprises anyone here, but I thought it was worth mentioning.Smittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14290808573429733103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-32816360506823474872008-12-16T20:04:00.000-05:002008-12-16T20:04:00.000-05:00"Why don't you stop complaining on the internet an..."Why don't you stop complaining on the internet and actually do something about it?"<BR/><BR/>http://www.propertyroom.com/itemdetails.aspx?l=6225718ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02876864138291972077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-49871355219518971982008-12-16T19:04:00.000-05:002008-12-16T19:04:00.000-05:00I was in Joe's Sporting Goods looking at their BMX...I was in Joe's Sporting Goods looking at their BMX offerings and thinking the same thing. They had a GT with tubular CrMo cranks, a smallish sprocket, ORYG, etc. for about $270. Goods BMX has the FBM Executioner for $335. Probably worth the extra 65 bucks just to have an actual bike mechanic assemble it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-56400487461168166322008-12-16T18:08:00.000-05:002008-12-16T18:08:00.000-05:00kriz bennettkriz bennettbkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03247418130398315964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-90469714022253031662008-12-16T17:52:00.000-05:002008-12-16T17:52:00.000-05:00K.C. Badgering?K.C. Badgering?Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648040810233420802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-10490367073773564032008-12-16T17:48:00.002-05:002008-12-16T17:48:00.002-05:00except steve mccann and simon tabron apparentlyexcept steve mccann and simon tabron apparently.michael.philip.okiver.mcneill.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07670791056555796761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-89078520194926881482008-12-16T17:48:00.001-05:002008-12-16T17:48:00.001-05:00I wanted to comment on the previous blog, but it w...I wanted to comment on the previous blog, but it would have been something negative about Taj and I didn't want to wind up doing that because I want to still like him.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09340428087762726550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-41234880757955982972008-12-16T17:48:00.000-05:002008-12-16T17:48:00.000-05:00I never have, and never will understand the appeal...I never have, and never will understand the appeal of wood grain bicycle products.Who are they trying to fool? Should you wash your bike with pledge?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-53634949993530316182008-12-16T17:41:00.000-05:002008-12-16T17:41:00.000-05:00see what rider was in the sponsorsip news today af...see what rider was in the sponsorsip news today after last week's badgering????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-63973478796415532182008-12-16T17:40:00.000-05:002008-12-16T17:40:00.000-05:00mongoose will do anything to sell to a market that...mongoose will do anything to sell to a market that doesn't know there's better things out there for there kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-66879352434505101642008-12-16T17:16:00.000-05:002008-12-16T17:16:00.000-05:00I don't really care about how many comments there ...I don't really care about how many comments there are, but seven?<BR/><BR/>Getting a beginner a beginner-level bike is fine. There's NO excuse, however, to buy someone who might someday be serious about riding a pile of complete shit like that Mongoose. In fact, Mongoose should be embarassed to put their name on shit like that, although they've made it abundantly clear in recent years that they'll put their name on anything.Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648040810233420802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-42052324001249956482008-12-16T17:02:00.001-05:002008-12-16T17:02:00.001-05:00Most parents dont know about Dans Comp, Albes, Emp...Most parents dont know about Dans Comp, Albes, Empire, FBM, or even GT for that matter. They will go to WalMart or Target and pick up a bike while they get thier socks, detergent, rake and shampoo. To be honest, when I bought my son a bike recently, I factored in how much he actually rides and his skill level and couldnt find myself spending $300+ bucks on a bike. I opted for $200 Kink from Dans (it was the only 20inch frame, for a decent price i could find). As for the SE, I have the older model, the White and Baby Blue 26incher...thinking about selling it and getting the wood grain one, that is pretty dope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-90646989392470133912008-12-16T17:02:00.000-05:002008-12-16T17:02:00.000-05:00I'm going to be showing this post to a lot of chea...I'm going to be showing this post to a lot of cheapskate parents at the shop in the next week. It's going to save me breath that I'm going to need for smoking furiously before the ban here in Oregton bars, and I've got about two dozen Kinks and Fits to move.<BR/><BR/>Basically, I owe you a couple drinks once you're back in the PDX.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634965595428261031.post-32076301569337983752008-12-16T16:43:00.000-05:002008-12-16T16:43:00.000-05:00you're a mean one, Mr. Grinch.you're a mean one, Mr. Grinch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com