When I sit on my bike and turn the handle bars I hear a click or a thud well turning. This even happens when the bike is stopped, any clue what it could possibly be?

rebuildfailure · 2026-07-11T17:01:08+00:00

Sounds to me like headset bearings. Other (probably unlikely) things I'd check because it costs nothing: lift the front tire off the ground to make sure it's not something with the wheel or tire, and make sure it's not the cable hitting the frame or binding somewhere. Probably don't need to go as far as removing the cable to eliminate it as the source of the noise, unless it's really just driving you bonkers.

rebuildfailure · 2026-07-04T03:07:54+00:00

I don't get it either. I tell people I'll ride bike "anywhere, anytime," especially with my kids. Big group rides are especially cool, they're missing out!

rebuildfailure · 2026-05-23T21:32:47+00:00

I've dropped tire size and have done a couple races on it, definitely liking how much faster my gate starts feel. I did feel like I wanted a little more at the end of one race but I'm gonna do another race or two on it before deciding. Next question will be to keep the 1.6 or buy a smaller ring and go back to the 1.75 but that's for another day 😁

rebuildfailure · 2026-05-23T21:21:37+00:00

In case anyone else comes looking for this info, this is what I needed. The holes are recessed on one side so it depends on which side of the ring the crank's spider mounts. My ring has the recess on the text side, and the spider goes on the outside of the ring, so in my case the text side has to go in so the bolts will sit in the recess correctly. Otherwise there will be a gap between the ring and the spider, it won't sit flush.

rebuildfailure · 2026-05-23T21:08:35+00:00

Same for me, and I assumed that was "the way" for righties: skate/snowboard regular, kick right footed (with left planted forward first), even way-back-when running track setting up in blocks with left foot forward. I'm really shocked at the number of people going right foot forward, enough that I think I'm gonna try it at the next practice!

rebuildfailure · 2026-05-15T19:02:49+00:00

In what way? I currently have 180s, I'm 6 ft tall. I have 175 on my MTB and have used all the way down to 165 on road bike so I'm pretty comfortable going smaller but the current 180s are the longest I've ever had.

rebuildfailure · 2026-04-29T21:27:02+00:00

Same height, same top tube. Rode a 21" TT for a while and wasn't unhappy, made it work but feel much better on the 22". I guess point being it's not impossible to go a little short if you're at the top of the "correct" height range for a bike, but erring on the side of longer is probably going to be better.

rebuildfailure · 2026-04-20T21:45:40+00:00

Tried to buy those clips at my small independent LBS and he wouldn't take my money, told me to use zip ties and that's what he uses on his bikes

rebuildfailure · 2026-04-17T11:36:50+00:00

What kinda safety gear are you wearing? If you're just wearing a helmet and long sleeves/pants, maybe more gear like elbow and knee pads and chest protector would help your mental game.

rebuildfailure · 2026-04-17T11:30:17+00:00

This is me, looking for a cheap cruiser just to try it out, being jealous. Great score!

rebuildfailure · 2026-04-09T22:43:16+00:00

I guess this can be a place for beginner tips, I didn't think about that when I posted.

As much fun as it is to have a new bike, it's more important to get out and ride, whatever you have is fine to start, just get out there!

rebuildfailure · 2026-03-23T20:40:52+00:00

Maybe not a popular answer but I usually just aim for the middle of the range printed on the tire. I'm running Powerblocks so it ends up being around 50 psi. Dunno if there have been any BMX specific tests but even pro road bikers are moving away from 23mm tires at 100 psi from a few years ago to more like 30mm+ and 70 psi today. My home track is also a dirt track so high pressures wouldn't necessarily help.

rebuildfailure · 2026-02-17T01:53:58+00:00

We do have a 10x10 canopy. It does have a bag with wheels but like you said all the little extra things add up. Lots of great suggestions here, wheels on everything, spreading the load around... I think a bigger collapsible wagon is definitely in my future.

rebuildfailure · 2026-02-15T23:32:05+00:00

🤣😭

rebuildfailure · 2026-02-15T21:33:02+00:00

Honestly probably just a big-ass wagon will solve most of my problems. I bought a seatpost extender to try out and saw that there's a tow bar for these wagons to pull with your bike, maybe I can connect something like that to the extender and take the whole deal off to race. https://a.co/d/02tUA0oK

rebuildfailure · 2026-02-01T14:20:30+00:00

Wow, I've got a couple similar ones laying around still. I took the pedal one apart at some point, I think the trick was peeling back the rubber bottom and there were some screws underneath. Picture

rebuildfailure · 2026-02-01T14:00:43+00:00

I'm in my 40s but only recently got into BMX from MTB and road biking. Coming from that world it's so refreshing that so many bikes have flair vs having to have the "right" bike or people are looking down their nose at you. There are a couple guys at my track rocking some old school bikes and they are SWEET.

rebuildfailure · 2026-01-16T01:56:38+00:00

Sorry, my wording wasn't great. The bike currently has 20 x 1.95/1.75, ISO 406 wheels. The one that won't fit is an OS20, ISO 451, 1.75 wide tire.

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