MICHAEL M
ok im 13 and ive been wanting to backflip and 360 my BMX bike I learned trying them off a 4ft dirt ramp with no experiance is kind of Painful I looked into foam pits and those cost a fortune my dad is building a pond to water our MX track and to swim in. If i can build a downhill ramp with a lip at the end into the pond how can i prepare my BMX bike to be able to handle going into the water without the frame filling up with water or rusting and stuff like that. It is a Mirra 540 air so it is a nice bike and I don't wanna trash it but i need a way to do sweet tricks without the whole broken bones thing...another thing to prepare my bike is if i lose the bike in the water is there a way to find it the pond is 12ft deep......so do i need a 13ft thing of string with a bouy on the end of it to tie to the bike?
Answer
Go.....buy.....a.......cheap....bmx......bike.
You *will* ruin your nice bike pond jumping. Trust me. If you don't care about your bearings or rusting your frame and other parts, then ok. But there is no way to keep your bike in good shape when you submerge it in dirty water (or clean water, for that matter). Try to pick up a beater bike from a garage sale or craigslist maybe. Around here you can get them for $10 to $20 and have a hundred to pick from.
I can tell you from experience that trying to drag up a 25lb bike from 8' of water is a real hassle. lol. I'm not sure how people do it other than just diving down and fighting back up with it (that's what I had to do). I don't think a string would be a good idea because it would get tangled up too easily. Hopefully just on the bike and not on you and the bike together. Maybe you can rig up a buoy like you said...something attached to the bike like a throw-bag so that it'll all be coiled up while you flip and spin but where the float can come loose easily when the bike goes under.
Have fun...smart thinking to go with the water jumps. Broken bones do suck. :o)
Go.....buy.....a.......cheap....bmx......bike.
You *will* ruin your nice bike pond jumping. Trust me. If you don't care about your bearings or rusting your frame and other parts, then ok. But there is no way to keep your bike in good shape when you submerge it in dirty water (or clean water, for that matter). Try to pick up a beater bike from a garage sale or craigslist maybe. Around here you can get them for $10 to $20 and have a hundred to pick from.
I can tell you from experience that trying to drag up a 25lb bike from 8' of water is a real hassle. lol. I'm not sure how people do it other than just diving down and fighting back up with it (that's what I had to do). I don't think a string would be a good idea because it would get tangled up too easily. Hopefully just on the bike and not on you and the bike together. Maybe you can rig up a buoy like you said...something attached to the bike like a throw-bag so that it'll all be coiled up while you flip and spin but where the float can come loose easily when the bike goes under.
Have fun...smart thinking to go with the water jumps. Broken bones do suck. :o)
What bike should I buy?
Amer
I would like to know what sort of mountain bike is suitable for me..before you start spinning expensive names like trek specialized or whatever..you have to know that i am a full time science student with barely a partime job and my budget is around $150 so is it really bad to buy a big w diamond back bike or a repco...because even a good branded used one based on what i saw is out of my budget..thanks for your opinion..
I will be riding mostly on road but I would also like to try out the rough trail in the park around the house but that's about it..
Answer
If you actually plan on doing real mountain biking, riding off road on bumpy, rocky, rooty technical trails, a $150 bike won't cut it. A mountain bike at that price isn't a mountain bike at all and isn't designed for serious off road use. You might possibly find an acceptable second hand bike if you do your research and spend some serious amount of time looking for one, but second hand buying has pitfalls and you can end up buying a money pit if you don't know what you are doing. If on the other hand all you want is a bike for general transportation, a mountain bike is a very poor choice. One of the best bikes I ever had for around town transportation was a second hand Glider(Canadian department store brand bike built by Raleigh) 3 speed. I paid $25 for it at a garage sale, it had seen very little use. Those old bikes make wonderful commuters for distances up to about 10 miles. I rode it for years and spent almost nothing on upkeep. Would still have it if it hadn't been stolen
If you actually plan on doing real mountain biking, riding off road on bumpy, rocky, rooty technical trails, a $150 bike won't cut it. A mountain bike at that price isn't a mountain bike at all and isn't designed for serious off road use. You might possibly find an acceptable second hand bike if you do your research and spend some serious amount of time looking for one, but second hand buying has pitfalls and you can end up buying a money pit if you don't know what you are doing. If on the other hand all you want is a bike for general transportation, a mountain bike is a very poor choice. One of the best bikes I ever had for around town transportation was a second hand Glider(Canadian department store brand bike built by Raleigh) 3 speed. I paid $25 for it at a garage sale, it had seen very little use. Those old bikes make wonderful commuters for distances up to about 10 miles. I rode it for years and spent almost nothing on upkeep. Would still have it if it hadn't been stolen
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