Already did my usual 16 mile physical therapy routine, so I did it again. Haven’t gone over 26 miles in ~3 years. Me and the cats, dead in a bed rn, 2 brain cells between the three of us
Already did my usual 16 mile physical therapy routine, so I did it again. Haven’t gone over 26 miles in ~3 years. Me and the cats, dead in a bed rn, 2 brain cells between the three of us
but the 43 year old frame now has stress cracks forming..Are you talking about the bike or yourself?
I’m 42, the bike itself is 43. So not far off either way, but luckily I’ve never broken any bones.
Can’t quite say the same for my bike, it’s a 1981 Mongoose SuperGoose. It’s not exactly totally broken, but I started to take notice about 5 years ago where certain stress points started developing stress cracks.
They were made to be super tough for the riding style of the late 70s and early 80s, but I don’t think they were actually designed for the odd rotational and sudden stop forces of the tailspins and other tricks of BMX flatland as they evolved in style over the years.
Dude, I have great news for you! They didn’t stop making bikes 43 years ago! You can still buy one today!
LOL, and you’re not wrong either.
It’s just kinda hard and tends to be pretty expensive to find a proper 20" BMX flatland worthy bicycle that’s suitable for a full grown adult to ride and have enough space where your knees don’t hit the handlebars.
On my bike, that seatpost isn’t stock either. That’s actually a 1979 Cooks Brothers laid back and braced racing seatpost. Last I looked those up online, just that seatpost alone goes for around $300.
Yet sadly, that seatpost apparently doesn’t fit newer bicycles, I’ve tried it, different size tubes these days.
Regardless, I do have a spare wannabe BMX bike, it’s about a piece of shit though. But luckily the frame happens to be long enough for me to have plenty of leg room, and the gearing is at least close to what I like.
I think you should look beyond BMX bikes. You can still have a BMX for BMX’ing but you should get another bike for actual cycling. The health benefits are just too great to ignore and as you get older, that just becomes increasingly important. Don’t ask me how I know.
My other favorite bike was a 24" Mongoose Element, I think it was a 21 speed. The lowest gear ratio was the kicker, it literally had a 1:1 gear, slow as molasses, but very high torque.
No, that’s definitely not my preferred riding gear, but when Hurricane Katrina hit and we had almost four feet of flood waters for about two miles, it sure made it a lot easier to get to the grocery store!
Sadly, someone stole that bike a few years later, never seen again 😞
Correct! :)
I dunno if you posted that comment on a whim or just cheated after reading my comment, but I’m only one year younger than my bike.
So, you’re more or less right. Take this upvote and go ride your bike! 👍