** BMX FRAMES HAVE COME A LONG WAY! **

[@beto12345]

I had Gary Fishers, old GT's, a Haro, the same Eastern Grim Reaper, old Standards, 2nd gen Premiums, couple of Sundays, a semi-custom Solid King Cobra..., a WTP Lo-Fi V3 from 2009 (the very first ones with removable brakes, and the only one that I keeped built)... I enjoyed every single one. Maybe I'll come back for 2022 with a new and start again, I've been missing this sport for too long. Thanks for sharing Mike!

[@Michael-bs2yu]

The general Lee was a bombproof frame. They were heavy too lol. I had an old WTP Pony frame I built for street back in high school

[@skylarsoper241]

I’ve been on Hoffman bikes since 97 , I’ve rode D-130 , Kagy , couple of instruments, and a 2002 pro team condor which is still my everyday rider , it’s 43 lbs and still flying 😊

[@camcooney6001]

Dude that hyper jiggawatt build was one of my favourites i still have pics of how it was set up !!!

[@skinneone1]

I owned standards supposed 4th motocross frame they made with prototype 1 1/8 forks, it was supposedly one of robbies when he rode for the:m, best geometry ever, it did manuals effortlessly...

[@Neighbor618]

Had an old S&M dirt jumper I highly machined until I upgraded to an S&M LAF. Cracked the LAF and S&M hooked me up with a FIT Eddie Cleveland that I still have set up to this day as a backup bike

[@BillsMafia23]

I love that Eastern frame. I am currently riding a 2022 trial digger. I love it. Awesome video.

[@amythompson9458]

Thanks for the videos, My go to frame/Bmx bike back in the day was a 86' Green Haro Master

[@signal_rr]

Favorite frames that I've owned: 2000: Standard STA Mid 2000: Alliance PSI Current: S&M CCR v2 That Hyper looks nice

[@seanstepherson6138]

One of my favorite old frames was I think the Vortex had the thin double down tubes.

[@jackknifesociety7154]

I'm 18 now, and my first real bike was a 98 diamondback viper, it's a race bike that I put pegs on it and destroyed the fork and bent the rear droppout 😅

[@DentSideDee71]

Diamondbacks are the shit

[@jasoncraddock4387]

DK General Lee was my 3rd frame and easily my favorite frame outside of what i ride now, i still have it and been thinking of redoing it up. I currently ride a Subrosa Tiro EL been having it for 3 years now.

[@spencerwarner1604]

I'm riding a 2008 integral bel air frame. It has not broken yet so I'm still riding it. I want to upgrade to the Sunday soundwave v3 when I can afford it.

[@arvisdaugavietis4519]

I ride your first frame. Ride for a year no cracks no enything its heavy but i learn lot on this bike

[@codywhitehead]

My favorite old school frame was my McNeil Heaton frame, which I still have the complete bike of, bit now I'm about to get my third LairdFrame. Being a shorter rider, 5'6", having that 20" TT and short 13.75" chainstays on the Heaton opened up a lot of bike control for me and helped me progress soooooooo much and it weighs a total of 32 lbs

[@patrickkennedy2533]

I like seeing results of when a person wills to ride no matter what

[@adamfrbs9259]

I got an OG Condor from the first two runs made by SE Bikes....verified in email by Mat himself. Bought it new in like 93, sold it....24 years later dude still had it, bought it back last summer.

[@mr.jscomicscollectibles8872]

As of right now my two favorite frames I own and can't decide which one I like more is between my 2019 21" Deco jackpot and my 2014 Haro brakeless. Both are solid frames.

[@mikegilbojr8499]

I found a 05 gt performer in the trash just the other day all original just needed to be greased up and it's good to go riding.

[@tituscadillac9111]

My favorite is the back to the future sponge painted frame

[@Michael-bs2yu]

I love the brake routing on my 2021 Fit TRL

[@matte8439]

Back in the late 90s/early 2000's, that 6.3 pound general Lee frame was one of the lightest ones on the market. Shows how much things have changed. Out of all the bikes I rode, I don't think I ever rode a frame that was under 7.5 pounds lol. The S&M Kris Bennett or the Kink Fiend were the two lightest. I loved that fiend frame. Its geometry fit me perfect and I really started progressing fast with it . Plus I was serious misfits fan(still am)

[@matte8439]

Before I get corrected, the general Lee was one of the lightest dirt/park/street frames on the market. I know some of the race frames were way lighter than 6 pounds.

[@dimmn82]

I remember I was riding brakeless before it was a thing. But wanting to get back into bmx at my age, I want the brakes on. Standard STA was one of my favorite frames I had.

[@russelljennings7822]

Great video Mike brought back some memories! One in particular was the fact that I rode a DK S.O.B. when they came out in 97. The frame was awesome but heavy as hell and very shortly after putting it together the paint started just flaking off and DK did not care what so ever! So I ended up custom painting it and eventually sold it.

[@GTBump2001]

I'll be happy to build/ride your signature frame. Riding a mirraco clipse frame and I think it might it be worth putting away.

[@hgarza1136]

I still have my 87 Diamond Back Hotstreak, & 87 GT Pro Freestyle Tour complete bikes. Had a Haro Sport,& a Blue Max that was stolen. Holy shit I'm old !

[@_1ShadeofGray_]

Double brakes sounds pretty cool. I see a will it ride in the future 😉

[@matthewwayneday1688]

My favourite frame of yours was the jiggawatt frame I love the back to the future film

[@Mc-Derpulous]

15yrs ago? Damn man I had a Sunday then. Around 2002 I was rocking an s&m dirt bike, but stumbled upon my all time fav frame was a specialized tj lavin frame.

[@rexracer7192]

Get your hands on a 1987 mongoose decade, you'll never want too ride another bike!!!

[@mikedevlinbmx7208]

Anyone remember the Ace Holeshot frame? Ace products was a small company outta Jersey back in the mid to late 90s

[@claydaybmx2752]

I love the grim reaper !!! Currently I run the 2011 'Eternal Edition' You could give me the Greaper, and I'll hang onto it forever in my collection of them :)

[@jonathansinger_]

Show more of your Laird frames I ordered one and I can't wait!

[@jeffreycooper2967]

I have a premium guttershark i got used, 3rd one ive had. the first two cracked and premium was super chill about the warranty. i always liked how light it was but the geometry isnt my favoirite, although its pretty standard. 75ht, 11.5bb, 13.5 rear, 7.6st 3lbs .12oz

[@leepearsons4063]

Wondering what the geometry trends have been like over the years? Did BMX trend from race geometry to freestyle to dirt to super short rear ends or anything like that ?

[@TheXbites]

I have a wtp the chief still ride it today it's from 2008/9 and its featherlight it is the lightest frame I ever ridden and it's perfect geometry for me anyways

[@KillerStephen]

Favorite I personally ran is my Hoffman Evel Knievel. Had the complete on layaway for almost a year. Still got it, its like a BMX time capsule.

[@1991jdmcivic]

If I remember correctly the eastern was one of the lightest frames out at the time fly bikes also had alot of features and lighter frames before most

[@matthewschwarz9484]

crazy to see how things change

[@a_rabid_raccoon]

13:10 am i crazy or is he saying the weights wrong? a pound is 16 oz. so if the scale reads 4.99 lbs. wouldn't that be more like, 4lbs, 15 oz, and not 4lbz 9 oz?

[@MrSatchelpack]

You're not crazy.

[@a_rabid_raccoon]

@@MrSatchelpack loll ty

[@cjwood2407]

This is probably how many current brands come up with advertised weight for frames and parts. They are rarely accurate. Some stuff can be more than half a pound off. My thinking is maybe math wasn't a strong point in school for many bmx riders since we probably skipped to go ride. Haha!

[@raymondgauthier1123]

Mike brought back so many memories ✌✌✌✌✌

[@nutheenderman806]

i currently ride a wtp envy frame, but my fav frame i have ever had was a dk six pack it was heavy af but could take the absolute beating i gave it while riding dirt

[@nobodyspecial2835]

Auburn CR20-RX

[@Create_o_raptor]

Bsd alvx af.. also took an angle grinder to the dropouts to make em deeper so the rear end is shorter.. and sponge paint job

[@jrin1934]

Grim reaper was always my favorite but my first real Bmx bike was a dk general lee best bike I ever had I would love to have a grim reaper again one of the most solid and perfect geometry frames I ever had wish they still made them

[@skylarsoper241]

My fav is and always be a Hoffman condor circa 95-2003

[@curtiswilmes9338]

Grim reaper 👍 I'd like one. First bike I cared for and still have is my schwinn super stock 3.

[@drthmrl1]

I had the SOB frame with the GT Pac-Man dropout forks. It weight a ton! Lol

[@justgo4033]

My first bmx was a schwin automatic , the joey garcia frame . Probably weighted 35 pounds stock , 40 with pegs and a front brake . I ride mtb now but I can’t believe bmx bikes now weigh 25-27 pounds . Im thinking of getting a bigger bmx like a sunday high c just for kicks .

[@mambocowboy]

My favorite of yours was the Hyper. Light, great color and didn't crack.

[@haydensmith9064]

whats the weight of a new KHE strikdown frame for 4130 and again even titanium frames of today? be interesting. i have seen KHE frames put through hell and still lighter than ti frames :)

[@ryanbruneau306]

Another one!! Sick vid Fede!!!

[@Thatblackz28]

I cracked 2 General Lee frames at the chainstay drive side where it’s welded to the BB.

[@Thatblackz28]

@@Fausto_4841 both years of General Lee I had were kinda poop tbh. Neither frame lasted a year. But I also had the DK SOB he mentions and let me tell you, that was the beefiest tank of a frame I ever rode.

[@billscreations1999]

I have a 97 s&m warping frame it's full chromoly and boy is it ever strong. I was thinking about building it

[@mattpelon7182]

I use to ride the dk eight-pack frame the s.o.b frame from dk and the standard 250/sti 500. Now iam riding a gt globetrotter frame

[@airgunshooterssyndicate103]

I know its crazy but one of my favorite frames was a cheap old redline rl.20 lol i was racing for the local shop and that was the first one they gave me. But as always loved your vid man it took me back

[@claytonkirby878]

That was a unique frame very cool looking something about the early days of racing was a wild time of pure adrenaline yeah I raced in a time where the whole track was dirt I was 11.and too or 3 dudes got taken out and I ended getting 3rd..I was happy and got a cool mini trophy...kid memories....I borrowed a torker from one of are small local team ..they were older and raced redlines..I think 79 80 81. Lotsa chrome or mags or anodized parts and everyone could do freestyle or bunny hops it was cool too be the runt of a cool team

[@chadhoffman955]

Sick frame collection!!! Currently i ride a sunday soundwave, it’s a light beast. Also maybe a bike rack out of the old frames? Local pizza joint does that to old bike frames.

[@rexracer7192]

The 1987 mongoose decade is the best frame ever built.

[@thuggooch1776]

I ride the "Eastern Nagas" frame. My first real BMX bike.

[@MrWonkaPop36]

My fav was definitely your sig frame that thing is beastly as hell shit I'd run that thing right now!

[@samholt4139]

I love going back to check out the old/mid school bikes/technology and that sort of content make more, do one on cranks my very first pair of 3 piece cranks i shit you not was the very first set of solid bikes, solid cranks they have a 1" spindle the crank arms didn't taper they were just a straight block and they were pretty similar to the old S&M prince Albert cranks but alot heavier. Mike is would like to hear the evolution of the cranks you ran and you reasoning behind the choices lets see it

[@phildenyer3790]

I’ve got that DK frame as well dude! Absolute beast 😂 got most of the original stuff too, plan to build it up again sometime. Cool video man 😁

[@josephlafferty2661]

Super glad to own the prototype dude 🙌 I need help with a brake set up tho

[@tylersantos227]

Id buy one of the laird frame for a hanger that would be sick let me know!

[@tylersantos227]

Would also maybe snag the grim rraper frame to that was my first bmx bike and just refently built up the project 10 frame would love to hang the original as well

[@disturbedmonkey]

I love the look of the white SE, it may be a bit of a chunk but I love the look of those old chunky bikes with the fat forks and everything. Also, yes, I admit I also had a thing for Britney back in the day so don't feel bad, I even saw her live once!

[@tylerhassan7253]

I have a 2009 Hoffman mantra that I recently took apart. It weighs 4 pounds 6 ounces and I have all the geometry wrote down for it. I rode it from then up til 2 months ago and it was way ahead of its time with everything. I guess that’s why I rode it so long 🤷🏻‍♂️ also have a fit aitken s2i I want to build back up. It was one of the first frames to have a integrated headset and had a euro BB as well. Also, as for the broke frames I could use one for my collection in my man cave just saying.. haha

[@TheVideoZombie]

she looked pretty good back then :D That got to me!

[@seangeraghty9308]

S&M NEXT GEN DIRTBIKE, KINK EMPIRE. Now riding a soundwave.

[@stevensmith5948]

Had a green general Lee the same many many years ago

[@edgardowong5935]

Dude I love that General Lee with the star gusset and wishbone seatstay that was my first official bmx frame as a kid! I also remember cutting my dropouts cause they were huge

[@princehussel2454]

I need help trying to figure out if I have an bmx old or and racing one it’s an heavy bike It’s all chrome

[@z3rodarkness523]

Great video Mike 💯🐐

[@rikyspinjitsu]

fav frame is my current one- WTP paradox. its got battleship gussets top & bottom. internal chain tensioners. 21tt. Japanese 4130 chromo. 12.75 slammed CS. and lifetime garmentee 👌and the chain stay so fat i can fit my 2.4 no rub problems

[@cjwood2407]

Their lifetime guarantee is basically lifetime of the product, when it breaks its life is over, even if its defective right out of the box... and you get to pay for a new one. But its good marketing...

[@rikyspinjitsu]

@@cjwood2407 and how do you know this for certain? I called a WTP representative and its a 100$ replacement for a brand new frame thats the lifetime guarantee. I can crack the frame in half as long its riding related and not self mutilation its within warranty Also it has a cosmetic warrenty for 1 year they will repaint it to make it pretty

[@cjwood2407]

@@rikyspinjitsu More than one experience with them... both defects right out of the box. Like i said, its great marketing. Do some searching online, you can find many bad experiences with them. They have a great team, and some good products between all their brands... as long as you dont get a bad one or a bad batch... But for me its not worth taking the chance, especially after my last interaction with Dave there.

[@xpndblhero5170]

I remember seeing the General Lee frame and I really liked it but when a friend got one I was disappointed because it was heavy as hell.... I was the only one who rode a race frame as a street bike, I ended up getting the Huffy Supercharger lightweight aluminum complete and I swapped everything out. New forks, bars, wheels, headset, everything... I was even running ⅜ axles until I started getting "super tech" (at the time... LoL) and needed to get a flat 14mm for the rear. I still have the frame but I crashed it pretty badly and I was hospitalized for a few days and couldn't ride for a few months after that and I had to get a new frame and bars. It wasn't the bikes fault either.... I jumped a huge set of stairs and bent the bars which caused me to basically land on my chest, on the bars, and bruised my heart and cracked a few ribs. When I went to get back into riding I noticed a strange feeling like the wheel was loose.... That's when I seen the huge crack through the welds. 😩 I don't feel too badly about it either because one of the local riders had a 2-hip aluminum street frame and it was awesome.... But WAAAY out of my price range. 😅

[@308Orlando]

I had a DK general lee and Also the Grim Reaper one and two damn I miss rideing

[@alexash6424]

I had an 2001 diamondback fester.. the frame was 8 pounds. Holy shit heavy

[@Rusty90]

I rode a 2002-03, 2-hip soul. Put that thing through hell and back for some years. Ended up cracking around the head tube but welded up some gussets and rode it for a few more years. Good times, good times. Anyone from the Pittsburgh area? Anyone remember B-cubed skate park?

[@julian4171]

keep postin vids bro theyre good

[@c-3041]

Can you make a how to for jumping bigger gaps and drops? I haven’t seen any videos like it so it would be a good tutorial and would be helpful if you could talk about the approach and landing especially. I’m sure you have some pretty gnarly old videos that you could show.

[@adam_ziegel]

Idea: the Frankenstein bike should get a paint job like Eddie Van Halens Guitar, known as the "Frankenstrat"

[@deucecarpenter5711]

eastern grim reaper is gangster!!!

[@SPFhealthy]

That gigawatt was my fav

[@VincentDagenais]

Hey man! Nice video! Hello from Montreal. Ive been grabing some bmx frames on marketplace. The one ive picked is a old one, very heavy, specialized on the crank… with square frame for the back wheel… any idea what could be its model… Heavy like a tank!

[@MikhailSkulls]

4:16 Glad im not the only one who did this lol

[@SK8R43]

same. I did it on the frame, and forks as well. HAHA

[@R0CMarciano]

Make some yard art with the old frames

[@jerrywhite410]

Terrible one barcode or the s&m pbr was my favorite old school and new was the fit dak frame.

[@pauljames1978]

14:57 Buy a tig welder and repair them then put them on your wall

[@doriking275]

Hey mike. Check out "seth sentry's" song "hover board" its got a couple of "back to the future" references.

[@jasonjayalap]

If 3.99 is 3lbs 9oz, what's the other 9?

[@benchilds2374]

Its not. 3.99 is in lbs and is the same as 3 lbs, 15.84 oz. He doesn't understand how his scale or imperial units work. 16 oz in a pound.

[@joserios4057]

Im 15 years old and my first bike was a silver streak diamond back

[@mountaindew267]

Watching this because my giant method 01 was made in 2008.

[@xpndblhero5170]

Holy Shit.... We had the same Brittney Spears sticker. 😂🤣 Edit: I'm currently running one of the little brothers of the Eastern Reaper, The Eastern Dragon 3 and I love everything about it¡!

[@Michael-bs2yu]

Was that DK a old RM59?

[@olderthangoogle214]

cool video!

[@highnoon4515]

super star 20.75 no dents, no bends and one sunday funday 2 who got crack on top tube and slight twised chain stay bec it empty tubing

[@andrependleton8542]

Yo can I get that laird frame? I wanna use it for a tramp bike. 4.2 is pretty light would work dope.

[@AndresKatAdventurez]

For the Non-US viewers Frame 1 = 2.86kg Frame 2 = 2.24kg Frame 3 = 2.86kg Frame 4 = 2.57kg Frame 5 = 1.94kg Frame 6 = 2.07kg Frame 7 = 1.80kg Frame 8 = 1.95kg

[@manytoolsmike]

I would have liked to hear the changes in geometry, especially chain stays

[@Yeetmaster900]

That dk frame looks identical to my 2008

[@robertvilla14]

how much for that back to the future frame:)?

[@Knifenerd]

Make a really cool piece of furniture for your house or hire an artist (or yourself) to make a cool sculpture using the tubes from those frames. Leave the paint on the tubes as is though.