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jebfour

jebfour

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Jun 19, 2003
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I understand that this would be more properly suited to the BMX/DJ thread but the lounge gets far more traffic these days….

I’m thinking about getting a dirt jump bike. I’m not a kid but I have an amazing pump track 10-15 minutes from the house. It seems like getting an older (less expensive) DJ bike might be fun. Plus as an old school BMX guy it might be a bit more fun than riding a road bike for exercise. I may even take it to the BMX track for a practice day for fun.

Recommendations appreciated. I’m way out of touch with this stuff.
 
boostindoubles

boostindoubles

Nacho Libre
Mar 16, 2004
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Yakistan
I'd start by going to facebook marketplace and searching for "FOX 831"

That way you can find a used DJ with a good fork. Most older DJ bikes are worth maybe 5-800 bucks but the new ones sell for lots. Depends on the parts.
 
jstuhlman

jstuhlman

bagpipe wanker
Dec 3, 2009
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Cackalacka du Nord
jebfour said:
I understand that this would be more properly suited to the BMX/DJ thread but the lounge gets far more traffic these days….

I’m thinking about getting a dirt jump bike. I’m not a kid but I have an amazing pump track 10-15 minutes from the house. It seems like getting an older (less expensive) DJ bike might be fun. Plus as an old school BMX guy it might be a bit more fun than riding a road bike for exercise. I may even take it to the BMX track for a practice day for fun.

Recommendations appreciated. I’m way out of touch with this stuff.
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go on the poston pump track riders fb page and ask there?

what's close to you? only local good ones i know of are poston and rock hill (for straight bmx; the pump track there is crappy). or were you thinking for purser jumps?
 
jebfour

jebfour

Turbo Monkey
Jun 19, 2003
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CLT, NC
jstuhlman said:
go on the poston pump track riders fb page and ask there?

what's close to you? only local good ones i know of are poston and rock hill (for straight bmx; the pump track there is crappy). or were you thinking for purser jumps?
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You know me and know I’m a straight up old dude. No Purser jumps for me (maybe the small ones - real small).

I was thinking the track at Beatty. Lots of work done there over the last year or so.

Edit: didn’t know about the poston group. I’ll check that!
 
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jimmydean

jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
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I scored an older P3 for my boy off marketplace and upgraded a couple things. It was $100 to start with and was ridable.
 
jebfour

jebfour

Turbo Monkey
Jun 19, 2003
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CLT, NC
jimmydean said:
I scored an older P3 for my boy off marketplace and upgraded a couple things. It was $100 to start with and was ridable.
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Something like this is what I’m after. The very low budget option to get started. Don’t need the $100 steal but similar.
 
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