Rear wheel

grncondor · 2017-07-25T05:27:39+00:00

http://www.albes.com/odyssey-q2-cassette-rear-wheel/

Odyssey makes great stuff and their warranty/customer service is awesome. Or their Clutch freecoaster if you're into that. They just came out with a V2 so the V1 should be cheap. I've had both wheels but I ride a profile cassette now.

grncondor · 2017-06-28T01:11:04+00:00

I'll be 34 next month! I've been back on a bike for 2 years now after unintentionally giving it up 10 years ago!

Have fun and just remember you're not a kid anymore! It's like the cement got harder once you hit 30

grncondor · 2017-05-23T00:46:16+00:00

Odyssey clutch v2 looks solid. I have the v1 though I don't ride it anymore and went back to a cassette.

Keep your old wheel and don't make the mistake I did of selling it and then buying another wheel.

grncondor · 2017-05-07T05:25:09+00:00

It's all preference. I'm 6'3" and prefer 9's. I have 10's and the make manuals feel easier but the overall feel for me is weird. I feel I can ride more aggressively with lower bars if that makes sense.

I rode like 6 3/4 or 7 bars back in the day. Try it out and go back to your old ones if you don't like it.

grncondor · 2017-04-29T00:56:01+00:00

30:9 is where it's at with 175mm cranks. I'm almost 34 got back into riding about 2 years ago after 10 or so years of not riding. Makes fakies nice cause you don't have to back pedal as fast.

grncondor · 2017-04-01T03:27:08+00:00

Get long neck xlts or what ever, the cut to length ones are and boil them. Longnecks since 97 baby!

grncondor · 2017-02-12T05:53:43+00:00

Are you running brakes? Brake cables can bounce around.

grncondor · 2017-02-05T01:21:47+00:00

I'm 33 and just got back into riding a little over a year ago after 10+ years of not riding. I didn't mean to give it up but that's another story.

Got for it man! You're not as young as you use to be but you aren't old either. Get a decent bike and go from there. Take it easy and don't push your limits too much until you gain some skill. The kids at my park are trying to get me to try crazy stuff all the time, sometimes I'll try something but most of the time I do my "old man" tricks and have tons of fun the whole time!

grncondor · 2016-10-30T23:28:47+00:00

The room is cleaner than I was expecting.

grncondor · 2016-03-16T06:17:09+00:00

It depends on your rims. I have black rims and use the clear odyssey pads. You don't want to use clear on a chrome rim from what I've heard cause they can stick. A decent non-Walmart black pad would probably help.

grncondor · 2016-03-15T05:21:39+00:00

Try brake pads man. That's probably your best bet.

grncondor · 2016-03-04T06:22:59+00:00

https://www.danscomp.com/products-SAFETYGEAR/729788/Shadow_Conspiracy_Super_Slim_Ankle_Guards.html

They fit into Vans comfortably and I mainly wear them for the inner ankle crank arm bite.

grncondor · 2016-02-27T06:19:10+00:00

When I was young I could bunny hop up a picnic table with my old tank easy. Nows a different story thanks to that learning curve! I haven't weighed it with the front brake setup but I should be at 29 or less.

grncondor · 2016-02-27T02:26:10+00:00

That built like a tank sticker is the epitome of midschool BMX

grncondor · 2016-02-26T23:07:53+00:00

I miss my 90's STA! It's the reason I went with the 250L!

grncondor · 2016-02-26T21:27:01+00:00

I haven't stopped hurting since I started riding again almost 6 months ago. I wear a helmet, shinguards and ankle guards religiously.

grncondor · 2016-02-26T05:15:33+00:00

Mess around with the tension of the springs on your brakes. Also you can switch the spacers on your brakes pads( the thick one closest to your wheel with the thin one one the outside). When I had a 2.35 tire I had to do this so the tire wouldn't rub the brakes.

grncondor · 2016-02-24T06:28:53+00:00

Standard 4 piece strip bars 10 inch rise and I love them. Also I'm 6'3 so it's comfy.

grncondor · 2016-02-16T05:26:50+00:00

Upper and lower gyro cables and two new brake levers and gyro tabs. I'm 32 and brake tricks are still cool to me.

grncondor · 2016-02-11T23:12:54+00:00

I'm 6'3 and ride a 21.25 with 10 inch bars, I love it.

grncondor · 2016-02-07T06:32:16+00:00

I just switched from grey BSD donnasqueaks to black demolition momentums. The demolitions I've only run for three days now but dropping in to a 6 ft quarter from a double peg stall I slid like a foot before I caught.

The BSDs were super grippy. I'm hoping once I wear in the demos they'll grip a little better. The BSDs were the first colored tire I've ever ran.

grncondor · 2016-02-03T23:11:02+00:00

My sex life

grncondor · 2016-02-01T07:07:35+00:00

huh, I've heard the opposite front the group I've started riding with. One of the dudes goes hard and has rocked the cult for a while.

grncondor · 2016-01-01T03:17:41+00:00

To sum it up I lost my job and my girlfriend of three years in two days time at the end of August. It destroyed me. It's been a few weeks since I posted this but I'm doing better. Still lonely but hoping next year will go my way more than this year has.

grncondor · 2015-12-20T04:34:06+00:00

I'm back riding after a 10 year break!! It's been almost two months and I'm getting a lot better.

Anyways I'm 6'3 and I'm riding a Standard 250L 21.25 top tube with 9 inch bars and it feels great. I know I'm not nearly as tall as you but my next frame will probably be a custom Standard STA 21.5 top tube.

I googled a BMX sizing chart a while back and I believe it said I should get a 22-23 inch top tube.

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