Do A Trick
Apr 28 2006, 08:22 PM
Ok, by request, here's that thread again. Craig Stang and Craig Worley rippin'. I'll have some shots of Curtis Miller next week. Enjoy!
Worley with a X-up fufanu
Worley blastin' an air on the mini quarter
Stang with a mighty high wall tap without touching the board leaning onto the wall on the way up.
Worley railin' the bowl at the Arlington, VA park
Craig Stang rolling in the tiles
Big guys on big bikes.
RobQ
Do A Trick
Apr 28 2006, 08:26 PM
Kickturns anyone?
Craig Stang shows us some of his favorites....
Topside Footlook
Candybar squeeker one handed
Boner
RobQ
Hup
Apr 28 2006, 08:29 PM
Nice. Thanks for posting. That last photo is crazy
J
BMXalot
May 1 2006, 03:59 PM
I should really start riding my Nyquist cruiser. Those guys are having way too much fun.
I love the coping picture.
tread
May 2 2006, 09:28 AM
Nice.... Good to see others ride there cruisers in the parks.
pwh4130
May 3 2006, 07:25 AM
Those guys are rad. The fact that they are on cruisers makes them even cooler.
jerry a hutcher
May 3 2006, 10:52 AM
SWeeeeet to see again...cruisers rock and more difficult to pull some moves with!!
IvanTheTerrible
May 4 2006, 03:52 PM
I just got a cruiser to set up for street and park... cant wait till it arrives. I got a DK General Lee 24, and I ordered Shadow Conspiracy Mean Pegs. I'll post some pics when she arrives.
Stangs riding a 125, right? Whats Worley riding?
Check out this video I found!
http://www.dcstreet.com/video/craigworley.wmv
danW
May 4 2006, 07:22 PM
Yo bros!
I'm an older/bigger rider who's racing cruiser class, but I wanted to build up a cruiser for park riding too - especially after viewing this thread
Question - what brakes should I consider?...big bikes w/big guys need big brakes!
...BTW love the pics - that Candy bar thingy is crazy cool!
Do A Trick
May 6 2006, 06:18 AM
Worley is riding a 250 Trls...bought as soon as they came out. He's a ripper for sure. That DC street vid is just a small sampling of what went down at the VANS park...we went there every tuesday night for three years. I once pulled a decade kickturn on Worleys bike at the park. It rides so nice.
RobQ
Do A Trick
May 6 2006, 06:32 AM
Here's some more shots....
Worley with an X-abubaca
Worley with a Powermower Kickturn
Stang with a double peg stall on the sub
Stang with a tailtap / front wheel tap on the sub
Worley had 990 posts welded onto his seat stays and forks to run, you guessed it.... 990's. Those brakes hold those big boys.
RobQ
[ May 06, 2006, 08:35 AM: Message edited by: Do A Trick ]
Craig Stang
May 9 2006, 06:40 AM
I am riding a Standard Trails 250 cruiser. Not many were made. I am running 990's front and rear with a gyro and potts mod. My bike also has a Suntour coaster brake with an ACS Freecoaster. I rode 20" for 20-years and switched to cruiser. I found everything that I could do on a 20" is possible on a 24". Some stuff was even easier on a 24". On bigger ramps the 24" is much more stable and a better air/jumping bike. -Stang
IvanTheTerrible
May 9 2006, 08:16 AM
Thanks for weighing in, man...
If all goes to plan, I'll be killing it on my cruiser on friday out at our local MTB jump park.
Okay, maybe not killing it, but definately wounding it. Or at the very least, sending it a strongly worded letter.
Do A Trick
May 11 2006, 11:21 PM
Here's some pics from tonight...
Worley powermower kickturn
Worley with a bar endo off the deck
Worley trying to throw out his back-turn
Curtis Miller with a lawnmower kickturn
Curtis throwing an air onto the poster
Do A Trick
May 11 2006, 11:23 PM
Curtis planting a foot on the wall
Curtis with a tire grab kickturn
There's some more but this'll get a few new ones up...
RobQ
Do A Trick
May 12 2006, 08:18 PM
Here's some more shots from last night...
Worley with one foot on the gas pedal
Curtis with a wedgie nose pick
Curtis again with two versions of his leaned and stalled kickturn....
That's all for this week...let's see some shots of you on your cruiser KILLIN' IT.
RobQ
seanrx
May 27 2006, 07:27 AM
hey good stuff this 24" freestyle. am on a dk also.but have any you blokes pulled a miami hopper? i'm dying to but not sure if my 36er could handle it.
Craig Stang
May 28 2006, 10:15 PM
http://www.vintagebmx.com/cgi-bin/ultimate...=3;t=008600;p=1If you use the link above there is a pic of me doing one on a 4' bank. I balance on my axle peg instead of the handlebar. -Stang
Paperboy
May 31 2006, 10:53 PM
Just curious, what is common gearing for a street/park/trails cruiser? Will 30/13 work?
I've run 39/16 (2.4375 ratio, a touch too hard with short cranks and high profile tires) and 36/16 (2.25 ratio, a little easier, and what I'm running now).
30/13 (2.30 ratio) would probably be perfect, right in the sweet spot between the two. Nice and compact, and you can use a flip flop hub and an Odyssey freewheel.
Paperboy
Jun 1 2006, 08:44 AM
Anyone safely running 30/13 on a cruiser? I should be getting my parts soon. One thing I didn't think about was my chain rubbing on my chainstay.
VAbmxdad
Jun 3 2006, 07:11 PM
What is a good street/trails cruiser? I was in the process of building a 20" race bike, but am now considering another cruiser instead....
DILYSI Dave
Jun 4 2006, 05:48 AM
quote:
What is a good street/trails cruiser? I was in the process of building a 20" race bike, but am now considering another cruiser instead....
I'm loving the geometry of my DX General Lee 24. I can't stand cruiser bars so I put some 8" Rise Nyquist bars on it. With that done, it rides like a 20"
Here's a slight threadjack, but you guys on cruisers will have good input I'm sure. What is a good rim? On only my third session on mine I managed to taco the rear wheel being a bit over-exuburant on an endo 180. I'm a big guy (330#) so strength of the wheel is paramount. I'm also strong, so weight isn't too much of a concern. I may buy a whole wheel or I may just buy a rim and spokes and lace it up to the current hub. If I lace up the current, I'm thinking some stout rim (alex tripple wall?) and 12Ga spokes. The ease with which I tacoed the rear wheel is making me re-consider trying bar endos out until I have something better up front as well. I don't love the Tuff 24's (7 spokes looks weird to me) but would they be more robust that a good 48 spoke?
Craig Stang
Jun 7 2006, 02:31 PM
The strongest rim I have found is a Velocity Taipan rim. It is only 36-spoke but don't let that fool you. It is a very stiff rim. The trick is to have it laced by a very experienced wheelbuilder. A rim is only strong if it is tensioned evenly and high. Good quality spokes like DT 14g are a must as well.
-Stang
seanrx
Jun 14 2006, 04:01 AM
30x13 gearing works great on my DK. good if you don't want a cass hub.
DILYSI Dave
Jun 15 2006, 06:32 PM
Thanks for the suggestion Craig. If I manage to kill another I'll take it For the time being though I wanted to spend as little as possible, and since I had a perfectly good hub and spokes, I went with a Sun BFR 48 spoke which allowed me to escape for only about $50. I laced it up and now I have a bike again, so I'm psyched. I did put some pretty good tension in the spokes, and upped my air pressure from 60 to 75 in the hopes of protecting the rim a bit better.
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