Are RETRO BMX bikes worth it?

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[@LOVES-A1911]

I like the retro bikes with some of the new school touches, if I get one for riding I'd have to go with a new retro frame & fork and build it to my taste and specs, the old school bikes from the eighties are nice to display but for regular riding or racing probably not.

[@RadBMXBuilds]

Exactly

[@rileymilkman]

my ass not racing, my powerlite runs the block

[@KevinVarnell]

I bought me a 2016 Haro Sport lineage and love the old school parts with the new technology and stronger frame. This bike is my daily rider and I have put it through hell and it keeps coming back for more!

[@80sbmxkid]

I have an original 86 PK that I built to resemble the bike I raced at that point in my life. Personally for me to 20's are a bit small. I love the fact that their has been a resurgence for retro bigger frames. Its given me the ability to build bikes the way I would of as a kid. Yes the new retro frames can be pricey but don't necessarily have to be. Depends on your taste. Regardless of cost or quality of the build I ride em all and encourage everyone to do the same! Thanks for the content man!

[@RadBMXBuilds]

Absolutely!

[@403Pantera1]

That black prototype gt is so my favourite. That particular bike is off the charts awesome, IMO your finest piece

[@ragereset1829]

Buying one of these cheaper new retro bikes got me back into the bmx world which lead me into building an 87 GT PFT with mostly OG parts

[@riverbendmusicpromotions8114]

I just built a 87. Turned out awesome.

[@mikeboss416]

You have a really good eye for putting these bikes together . Your colors, choice of parts, etc. Really really nice work !

[@RadBMXBuilds]

Thank you very much!

[@vickiechambers6464]

💯💯💯💯

[@billharvey9959]

Glad some companies are doing retro 20's not just the bigger bikes

[@RadBMXBuilds]

Me too

[@andybarrett6472]

Me too. 26-29” dont interest me at all. They look cool but arent my ideal to rebuild

[@WraithCTR]

I got on a big tire bike at a local bike shop. I got off of it and was like “Nope”. I’ll stick with the 20”

[@atrax7023]

That black Craig Turner bike you built is my all time favorite! Very nice bike the 21inch top tube gives it a racier look!

[@RadBMXBuilds]

👍👍👍

[@vickiechambers6464]

This is the dream bike shop!! You really put your heart and soul into your builds and it definitely shows 🔥🔥🔥

[@RadBMXBuilds]

I appreciate that!

[@SmasherDobson8443]

I'm in the UK and I've been building a 26" hutch and 24" quadangle the Hutch is nearly finished luckily I purchased bear traps, donut seat clamp and H cut stem years and years ago and had them boxed in the loft and some fella was selling a hutch frame with those bits missing so I had to buy it. The reason I'm building them is because a 20 oldschool looks great on the wall but no good for having a ride out on when your 50. I do have a 20" haro and pk ripper hanging but they are to small to ride..

[@Greg-wz6fp]

Did u finish the hutch

[@MaltaShayka]

Excellent video brother! Even though I'm into the 29 big BMX bikes, the 20 was a huge part of my childhood! I always look forward to each of your videos!

[@RadBMXBuilds]

Right on!

[@monkist]

You are absolutely right with the retro builds - I would love to be back in the 80s and re-live those times again when I could ride these bikes new, not having to worry about damaging them… Now if I put together a real old 80s bike with all the vintage parts, it will ultimately be a wall hanger because I would be just too nervous to bash it around… not to mention the fortune it cost to build… But with a retro bike, it is new, comes off the shelf, still has a lot of life in it and it is kind of easier to make compromises with the parts, as it does not necessarily have to be period perfect if you know what I mean - and at the end of the day, you would still feel pretty close to that original feel when actually riding it. Fair enough! I love your 24” black Dyno Pro Compe the best, thinking about getting a reissue Pro Performer and doing the similar kind of restomod with it.

[@RadBMXBuilds]

Absolutely

[@Cybertron-cs7sk]

I love the Sktyway TA (replica) of the original its better because it's made much stronger due to modern machining from 50 years of BMX history of how to improve I'm very seriously considering buying one in Australia $1,999 and changing a few parts CW handlebars straight bar and adding a gyro with front and rear odyssey and titanium chain and seat post there is a black and chrome version which is exactly the same but in black that I'm drooling over. Love this bike.❤

[@mikehancock6280]

I rode a black and gold P.K. In early eighties. I miss that bike most of all my past bikes.

[@cyberlingbot3d896]

can't wait to see the powerlite 🤘

[@jergervasi3331]

I'd like to get one of these, but at 6'1 tall, and 250 pounds, I don't know whether to get a 20" or a 24". All of your bikes are gorgeous, great tasteful mods, and you've REALLY made me want that Skyway T/A repot again! Thanks! Subscribed!

[@alex80h]

There worth every penny we put into them I would say,I usually buy a frame and fork set and build them up how I want it,keeping the base as an original retro frame that’s the best part as that is what has seen and gone through the original bmx era….take for instance I have a few but il use this as an example….. I have a 1987 performer original frame fork and bars,I do what you do Sean it’s custom it’s how I want it,do like a new reissue but you just can’t beat an original bmx 🇬🇧lol I think I put my option across 😂 stay RAD 🤟🏻keep it up and let’s keep these classics riding 🇬🇧

[@RadBMXBuilds]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@MarkSpry-s5s]

Love the vids I,be got four 80s bmx,s that I still ride but I do sometimes worry about my 53year old lard ass bending my ancient Araya rims so 😢 may be the answer regards Cornwall england

[@OGUncle_Lino_1972]

Dope collection of Rad bmx bikes Sean!🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@RadBMXBuilds]

Appreciate it!!

[@Megera_]

I really like the skyway bike! Great video!

[@RadBMXBuilds]

Me too!

[@cyrusmcmullen429]

I can't wait for the torquer build I love those old school's

[@AmazingChinaToday]

Haro nailed it with their Lineage line. The threadless forks and 990 brakes are so superior to old school bikes, that I rarely ride my old school bike, just because time is limited and I don't want to waste time fiddling with stuff.

[@andybarrett6472]

The way I see it. Putting your favorite 87 together is way cheaper than messing with retro cars. All 9 of my 80s bikes are $1000-$2500 each depending on how true I was to original parts. Building part by part is where it gets expensive. I dont care about using repop at all. The frame fork and bars sets most of the tone. Newer flight cranks or a seatpost make no difference to me. Porkchop and Guru will fill the voids..

[@RadBMXBuilds]

100% agree

[@nathanielnicholson559]

OOOOOOH, that Skyway, for sure!! Hope you don't mind me plugging another channel, but you might enjoy White Welly BMX Restorations. Start with the '85 Aero Reflex. You and he are 2 of my faves.

[@johncarlson2258]

When you were explaining the drop-out spacers on the Race Inc. I was checking out the welds on that aluminum frame. Dude just the welding on that bike is artwork.

[@joshsmith7692]

I still have my Diamondback Viper from '97 and I'm going to try and restore it and ride it again. I recently got my son a BMX bike and we are going to customize his bike to make it HIS.

[@shawnrw3727]

I see you collect boards too. Bad ass! I’m a huge 80s skate and bmx fan . I used to bungee my McGill to my Dyno to hit up the skate spots.

[@imdbtruth]

I love the look of your shop! It takes me back in the day.

[@nicholasbuttery511]

0ne thing i notice on modern Skyway Tuff Wheels is the Void your Warranty sticker that you would find on the inside of the rim for not using Skyway Tuff Brake pads/blocks are missing . Now you see a ready assembled bike with Tuff Wheels attached with none complementary Brake pads. Also what is the rear drop out diameter of modern Totally Aerodenamic frames?

[@RadBMXBuilds]

Never heard of that and for the dropout diameter you need to ask them

[@vistalite-ph4zw]

Can't wait to see the Torkker and the Powerlite, I had a 85 chrome Powerlite but cracked the frame. I loved that bike...😢

[@RadBMXBuilds]

Sorry to hear that

[@76jasonl]

Hope you read this because I have very limited info on the bike I’m about to mention. It was around ’86 or ‘87 and it was called a Jamis Laser Fastimes. My brother and I got one for Xmas one year. His was white with dayglo orange and black trim. Mine was white with pink and lime green trim. They were both fully decked out with rotors, front and back pegs….you name it, it was on it. They cost a little over $500 each and back then, that was about what the Haro Master was running. Only thing is, nobody else around us had one or had heard of them. Nobody that I knew was ever sponsored by them and I never saw them in any of the bike mags. I still have the frame, mags, front forks…..actually everything but the brake parts (levers, lines, calipers, etc.) I reckon my question is, have you ever heard of them and if so, would love to know anything you can tell me about them. Thanks.

[@Jaymz001]

I like raising the gooseneck up for cruising.

[@jvanb231]

A bike with old school BMX design hints that would also be a practical commuter comfortable enough to ride with a bag strapped to me.. I could dig that. Mostly, it'd cheap enough to park and not 20" as to feel cramped :)

[@RadBMXBuilds]

Great point!

[@BackyardBMX73]

Love my retro PKs. They're much beefier than the old school bikes. Upgrade to taste and ride em.

[@DropPCTV]

I love all my old school BMX bikes. At one point about 10 years ago I bought almost any NOS bike. I came across on BMX museum I mean I was an animal I was picking up rare hutch cranks & so many parts that eventually I ended up with about 25 either an NOS frame, and Forks or complete bikes, even, I ended up selling a lot of them with the help of my friend Paul on the museum, who unfortunately passed away about five years ago. My name is also Paul, right now. I only have a few left, but I am thinking about buying that skyway from planet BMX for under 1300 bucks, it looks like a really good bike all the old-fashioned parts including the high seat. I have a 2017 team master that is supposed to look like an 87 but it has all the new parts on it including a new seat that I can’t stand bike ,at 50 years old I’m basically just riding it anyway so that would be right up my aisle and for 1300 bucks you get a lot of good parts. I may ship it right to my local Bike Shop and call it a day if anyone else is on the museum let me know. I’m not on there as much anymore a decade ago I was living on the museum literally 10 times a day now I go on there once every six months but if anyone is over there let me know and if anyone is local to Westchester New York cause I’m definitely not shipping the 24 inch Haro I’ll put it on the museum And a few other parts I have. All right I am going to bed everybody I’m beat. It’s almost 2 o’clock in the morning. Ciao.

[@somerandomeguyonyoutube]

I have an 89 Dyno that I put in modern parts on it. Now it's my main, BUT I keep it light no more than 3 stairs or 3 foot drops. Yes, retro bikes are definitely worth it!

[@flaviocoutinho6503]

You definitely have awesome! Will be nice if you make a video show your 24" bmx collection

[@RadBMXBuilds]

Coming soon!

[@Allentox]

I have two white SkyWay bikes....love them. One is a daily rider

[@RadBMXBuilds]

That’s rad

[@isaactorres5908]

If it makes u happybits worth it

[@johnsheetz6639]

If you got that nostalgia I think it's absolutely worth it. Not everybody wants the best of the best even if its not too far from the same price they just want to go down memory lane at 47 I support that

[@tucobenedicto1780]

I've always hoped Vector BMX would be remade.

[@dennisfogel1524]

man i love your channel and im absoloutley loving ALL THE BIKES!! KEEP ROLLING LOVE IT

[@Juan_Mattos]

Retro (True retro parts manufactured by the brand) has come a really long way in the past 12 years; I particularly enjoy being able to build projects using retro parts instead to keep depleting the old school inventory. 👊🏻😎

[@RadBMXBuilds]

👍

[@scottdrums2128]

Wow! Amazing collection!🎉

[@RadBMXBuilds]

Thank so much

[@Bimmer35]

Retro bikes are wayyy better especially if they have modern featues and geometry. My bike is my favorite because the frame is the flatland fuel special edition Haro Master Team model with modern flatland geometry and modern flatland parts. Much better than the original geometry IMO, but one bike I'd love to order right now is the new retro hutch trickstar. A bit expensive for my taste though

[@trueelementsoul3527]

DOPE RETRO BMX BIKES🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@reyreymtz]

Great video and awesome collection! What’s your opinion on the new 29” bmx bikes?

[@RadBMXBuilds]

They just aren’t for me

[@kevinclary1522]

Hey bro, love the gt and the race inc too! Love all old school!!!..

[@wooltron1]

This reminds me just how much I hated the side pull brakes back in the day.

[@hueyl1973]

I have a big ripper I feel like a kid that got a pk ripper

[@overrevkev3851]

The best thing about the reproduction is longer TT’s , no need for layback seat posts .

[@Thumper68]

I personally like the look of the layback seats though.

[@chrispq12]

Nice work! Nice Bikes!

[@RadBMXBuilds]

Thanks!

[@grahamchan4266]

Ive been looking for those Tioga comp 3 but for the life of me i cant find them. Does anyone know where to fins these elusive tires?

[@RadBMXBuilds]

Australia

[@grahamchan4266]

@RadBMXBuilds Right on thanks. And awesome builds as always !

[@jk-76]

I have an origional 1986 teal Haro Freestyler Master.

[@adampierce7468]

I have a tendency to go to Porkchop for random NOS parts.

[@page76metalcraft19]

Sweet vid!

[@saddleweary2777]

This video made me feel like a teenager again 😀

[@RETRO-RANEYS-RESTORATIONS]

Do you collect any older models

[@RadBMXBuilds]

Yup

[@RETRO-RANEYS-RESTORATIONS]

@RadBMXBuilds sweet that is what I am into I seen your old-school rad tag so I clicked and was like what's this new 💩

[@Greg-wz6fp]

Wish I had a tenth of your know how and eye for design

[@spacecat7247]

Love em but there are hucksters afoot.

[@RadBMXBuilds]

No idea what you are referring to?

[@spacecat7247]

@RadBMXBuilds nothing about you. There are people that have raggedy old bikes in their sheds and they want big dollars

[@RadBMXBuilds]

@@spacecat7247that’s so true

[@spacecat7247]

@RadBMXBuilds It's sad cause I love the old stuff. I grew up in the golden age of bmx bikes. In my neighborhood we had two magnesium frame red lines, A couple of vilntage mongooses with the moto mags a Diamondback formula one and a supergoose. As well and a track cert huffy, a pro thunder(orange w blue rims) and a schwinn sx 2000

[@TinkerBrightByte]

Show me a Bandito Pro model. 20" frame and forks with double dropouts 1982-83.

[@RadBMXBuilds]

No… lol

[@powers_media]

this is a great vid, sent it to a friend. but "retro New School"? lol don't you mean Mid-School?

[@charlesvincent4127]

Did I spy and 84 hutch pro star in chrome?

[@RadBMXBuilds]

No

[@charlesvincent4127]

@RadBMXBuilds rats, I saw the chrome zap pads and hutch aero speeds and got excited.

[@Thumper68]

I’d ride any bike you own 😂

[@andybarrett6472]

Is your collection on BMX Museum to ogle? Cant find you. A great place to hunt and sell

[@RadBMXBuilds]

Nope. I stay away from the drama there

[@andybarrett6472]

@@RadBMXBuilds ha. I know what you mean. I dont use the forums of guys getting fussy. But I love the market place with reviews so they can charge less than ebay and I can pay ‘friends and family’ to them. Just finished a killer Kuwahara bravo KT sourced from Canada for a good price. Thanks for your videos. It keeps us inspired!

[@hushmoney2058]

I wish JMC would Retro but Jim Passed ....

[@socaldatsun6910]

First 😊 👍🏾

[@RadBMXBuilds]

🎉

[@skyelee9398]

Retro bikes are like wearing a fake Rolex. Save your money and buy your childhood bike. It’s worth the money and the value will increase. Don’t waste your time and money trying to make that retro bike look like it did back in the 80’s.

[@RadBMXBuilds]

Cool you do you

[@flatpedalswinmedals7274]

​@RadBMXBuilds now we know what we're working with.

[@michaellopez5794]

I have a 1982 Profile all original

[@thechase4621]

I know you’ll say I gotta look everyday. But if u get a old frame plz let me know r if u know were I can get a frame that ain’t stupid expensive plz let me know ty bud

[@76jasonl]

Hope you read this because I have very limited info on the bike I’m about to mention. It was around ’86 or ‘87 and it was called a Jamis Laser Fastimes. My brother and I got one for Xmas one year. His was white with dayglo orange and black trim. Mine was white with pink and lime green trim. They were both fully decked out with rotors, front and back pegs….you name it, it was on it. They cost a little over $500 each and back then, that was about what the Haro Master was running. Only thing is, nobody else around us had one or had heard of them. Nobody that I knew was ever sponsored by them and I never saw them in any of the bike mags. I still have the frame, mags, front forks…..actually everything but the brake parts (levers, lines, calipers, etc.) I reckon my question is, have you ever heard of them and if so, would love to know anything you can tell me about them. Thanks.

[@RadBMXBuilds]

In the 80s they were good bikes with great parts! However as time went on the quality fell off. The company still exists today! There is a Jamis Laser Fast Times on eBay right now for $2200

[@76jasonl]

@@RadBMXBuilds Thanks! Do you know why they were never really popular or didn’t have sponsored riders?

[@RadBMXBuilds]

@@76jasonl I don’t have any idea sorry