Thanks! Prob doesn't happen very often. Still kinda surprised I got the bikes back. 😁

@@Dupont24racer11 Thanks! Happy to have some of the classics from the late 80s. 😁👍

@@pdornai Thanks! 🤝

¡Gran año! ¡Nunca lo vendas!

Gracias así es Pq Yoo La voy a vender ok gracias

Thanks! Much appreciated. Happy to get a top 3 plate. 😁

Thanks! I'm getting to like this bike. 😁

@@ChrisWong13 Radical Chris 🤘🏻

Thanks! Much appreciated! 🤝

Awesome! Great bikes, just classic! 👍

Not me personally. I don't have the room for any more bikes. 😁 But I know someone who would be interested. Got any pics on Facebook or Instagram or the bike?

@@walterbison True! But I like this bike either way, and it's been my main flatland bike since 2020. 👍

Ha! Yeah, well that’s what happens when things don’t go to plan. 😂 And it’s not 3 mins in real life. 😁

I wasn't totally sure I'd record at this race. Glad I decided to do it. Yeah, POV is pretty awesome. It definitely captures BMX racing well. 👍

Thanks! Yeah, POV footage can do that sometimes. 😁 I wasn't sure if I was gonna record this race, but I'm glad I did. It turned out great. Racing can be addictive. I was thinking I'd just try it in 2022, but got the bug and raced a lot that year. I haven't raced a whole lot since, but stoked that I did the Gold Cup series this year. 👍

Yeah, it is a freestyle bike after all. This was about 30 lbs with mags in this video. It's now a little over 28 lbs with spokes.

@@ChrisWong13 I had the white 5 star rims

@@pelonmusk3210 Classic! 👍

Thanks! It's been my go to bike for a while now. 👍

@@JTSonorous Thanks! My first new bass since the mid 90s. 😁

Thanks again! 🤝

Nice! Nope, they still go by those names. 👍

@@ChrisWong13 great stuff mate. That's what they were called back in 1987 here in the UK. Much love to you.

@@ashleystyles6888 Thanks! Same to you! Yeah, some trick names are a little different even in the US, depending on region.

Thanks Bmx 🫡🥰🤝🤝🤝🤝Bmx

@@ChrisWong13thanks Bmx 🫡🥰🤝🤝🤝🤝

@@turanturk2825 I bought this bike in July 2020 for $675 and it's got a 20.75" top tube. I think they go for $950 nowadays.

Absolutely! 🤙

Thanks so much! It might be the first switch not because of technical difficulties. 😁

Thanks! 🤙 Vertigos were cool. I think I had a friend that had one. It's was prob an early 90s model. Get what you can to start with and see if it's worth it to you you get something more expensive.

Thanks! Yes, it's still a great bike today. 👍👍

Thanks again! If only there were more hours in the day to ride my bike. 😁

@@a12nell Thanks! Really appreciate it. 🤝 I just try to re-learn some tricks that I used to do back in the day. I wish I had more time in the day tho. 😁

Thanks! I’ll take it. Gotta learn some more tricks tho, been busy getting my old school bikes back into riding shape. 😁

Thanks! Gotta start riding my bikes more instead of working on them. Gotta learn some more tricks. 😁

@@ChrisWong13 Yes, it is also good to use them since we are old and we have to take advantage of the fact that time passes quickly and when we are no longer around, those bikes will be forgotten or they will be sold almost for free.

Chrome is always classic. 😎 I actually just got a couple of bikes that I had as a kid back from a friend. A black 88 GT Pro Freestyle Tour and a 88 Diamond Back Strike Zone Woody Itson. 👍

Thanks! It just kinda happened. 😁

Thanks! 👍

@@kidwilson3357 Thanks! Yeah, still stoked to get 2 of my bikes from back in the day. It's finally starting to set in that it actually happened. 😁 I don't, but I picked up a couple of Tioga Compact Discs on eBay and I'm sending them to Mark Drowne to polish them. I'm prob gonna swap the Redline sprocket for a Compact Disc. 👍

Sure! 👍

Thanks! 🤝

Thanks! I'll take it, but there are way better riders than me. 😁

Cool. That's a pretty decent bike. I thought about one when I was thinking of getting back into bikes in 2020. Here's a how to on tailwhips. I like kicking off the pedal instead of the back peg tho. There are plenty of how to vids on old and modern tricks. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZXFn6xseclsaKcsi=NVWL6pBTzK0NgUGw

Thanks! So killer to have this bike back. 👍

It is! As crazy as it sounds. This was my main bike through my high school years until I stopped riding in 1991 when I went away to college. I left a couple of bikes with a friend in 1992 when my dad moved out of state, so I wanted to keep the 2 bikes local instead of out of state or in storage. I figured I'd pick them up maybe months or a year later at the most, but I wound up never picking them up, and a lifetime later, my friend found me online and we met to catch up and get the bikes back to me earlier this month. 😁

@@ChrisWong13 Wow, that guy is golden! Glad he did the right thing, and glad you have your rides back! 👍

@@AmazingChinaToday Absolutely! 💪

Thanks! I use Odyssey Ghost clear brake pads. No angle adjustment, just bolt them on and go, and they're pretty grippy. 👍

@@ChrisWong13 thanks Chris! 🤘🏽

Thanks, man! 🤝

Awesome! I actually just got back my 1988 GT Pro Freestyle Tour and 1988 Diamond Back Strike Zone Woody Itson that I left with a friend back in 1992 when I went away to college. Gonna get them back into riding shape and post some vids.👍

I didn't actually find bass tabs, but it's not that involved as far as what notes are played. What I hear is mostly riding C with some slides, and a quick chromatic climb from E to B flat to B to C, and a couple sections of B flat to C, like under the guitar solo. It's a short song, but it's more about remembering the patterns for the slides and the overall arrangement. It's a tough one for me since I never really played thrash, and it's using some of the same galloping technique on the right hand. Don't think I'm that locked in with the rhythm, but it's not a completely terrible take. 😁

@@ChrisWong13 thanks

Awesome! I wish I had my OG bikes from back when…

Thanks! 🤝

Thanks! Interesting, haven't thought of mixing the two. And I wasn't sure if I should post these vids on this channel or start a new one. 🤔

Yeah, I've prob had too many hobbies in my life. Bikes in the 80s, then bass in the 90s. 😄

Congrats on the new bike! I just turned 50 myself. 😁

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​@@ChrisWong13there's a pretty much new one near my for 400. I'm thinking about. Also found a wtp versus for 450

@@minusmartin They're solid bikes. 👍

@@ChrisWong13 my question is: would you rather spend the 400 on the 2023 haro interstate, 450 on the 2018 wtp versus (both stock and almost new) or buy a custom from another guy that has a (wtp network frame, odyssey caliber cranks, boss stem, shadow symbol wheels, supreme chain, S&M fubars, and a sunday dark wave fork)? is the custom one worth more getting into rather then getting the cheaper ones and upgrading later?

@@minusmartin That's a tough one. They're similar bikes, but the WTP frames have a shorter rear and a lower standover. That plays into the types of tricks you want to do. I prefer the OG brands, so I would usually pick a Haro over WTP, but that's just me. You should pick whatever you prefer. I also like buying a stock bike and customizing from there. That way, I get to pick and install everything myself. The WTP Network seems to be a better frame since it's a signature model. And it depends on the parts you want. If they're all parts you'd pick anyway, then sure, go with the custom bike.

This bike comes with 28/9 gearing. I had 25/9 on another bike and I think I liked that a little better since it was a little easier to crank. The big bikes from GT come with 33/16 or 36/16 gearing. I haven't ridden a big bike, so I'm not sure how the gearing feels. 36/16 on a 20 inch bike would be pretty soft, but with 26 or 29 inch wheels, I'm guessing it probably feels similar to 25 or 28/9. If you have one of these bikes, I'd say to try 25/9 gearing to make it a little easier to crank. Here's a GT Power Disk 36T sprocket. These are available in white or black: www.porkchopbmx.com/gt-110mm-bcd-bmx-bicycle-power-disc-silve-46157631.html If you want to switch to 36T, you'll likely want to switch the wheels or rear hub to a 13T or 16T.

Thanks. This park is closed forever at this point. 🥲