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16 inchers

mcA896

Turbo Monkey
Aug 15, 2003
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Cape Cod, MA
i want a 16" bmx, but i dont know if it will stand up. i weight 160 and am 6 feet tall, and i can whip the small bikes around like there is no tomorrow. so i will get one. but whcih?
 

aznfreerdr08

Monkey
Aug 26, 2004
167
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Concord, CA
my friend has a free agent 16" called the lil hombre. when he messes around on that thing, its crazy. he has hit like curved wallrides, decent sized doubles, and drops(like 5 feet). that bike withstands a lot of abuse. but i still dont know how you would ride it, im like 5' 8" and always felt extremely uncomfortable and unstable on those damn things.
 

mcA896

Turbo Monkey
Aug 15, 2003
1,160
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Cape Cod, MA
nah. i was cruising arouind on one for 3 hours today, and the only things i would change are to full size bars, and longer crankarms.
 

mcA896

Turbo Monkey
Aug 15, 2003
1,160
0
Cape Cod, MA
boostindoubles said:
16 inchers are for little kids, but i suppose if its fun and you have the money to blow, go for it!
have you ridden one? i can spin 360s on flat ground with one of thise babys. just imagine the possibilties while airborne!
 

black noise

Turbo Monkey
Dec 31, 2004
1,032
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Santa Cruz
16" bikes are the best. I mess around on my sister's all the time. These guys built a pump course in a feild a while back near my house and left a bunch of beat little-kid bikes next to it, so I rode there once and had a blast riding.

To answer your question, there are lots of 16" bikes that can handle big people. 16" is a valid class in BMX racing too. This little kid I know has a Haro 16" BMX that cost around $100 and is burly. I'm 6', 170 and it's held up so far.