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cruiser or 24 advice
G:
That's a cruiser. 24" cruisers have been around for a hell of a long time, I have a GT in my cellar that must be 30 years old. It rides like shit compared to my Wave C. The low BB just kills it.
If you are anywhere near Sheffield you are welcome to come and try out my 24" you really need to ride it to "get" it.
The Model C pretty much kick started the modern geometry in about 2010 (? sorry I am too lazy to look this up) so anything before that will most likely be sluggish. At one point we had kind of over ordered the Wave C frameset and they got sold off ridiculously cheap so you may well find a deal, it is stunning and I predict a future collectors item, I definitely wouldn't want to sell mine.
:)
G.
cmc4130:
--- Quote from: Zoidberg on May 20, 2015, 02:11:44 PM ---
i've got my bmx for bmxing and fixie for work/ distance so it would be an inbetweener and also if someone came over who didn't have a bike as i live a bit far from town
when did cruisers come out? i din't think they were that old
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Um . . . . When did cruisers come out? I was going to say since BMX was invented. But, that's not exactly right. 20" and 26" were being raced in the 70s. It around 1981 that better BMX companies introduced 24"s for racing the cruiser class. (Before that, the cruiser class was 26"). http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=628483&p=1
So, there have been 24" race cruisers since 1981.
The 1993/1994 S&M Widowmaker was maybe the first 24" that was arguably not a race cruiser. It had the same dropouts as the Dirt Bike and Holmes those years, which, although they originated from the race scene, were considered a dirt jump bike as well as something you could put pegs on because of the thicker dropouts.
Around 1996, Homeless made one cruiser, the Fatty. http://cruiserrevolution.com/tag/homeless-bikes-fatty-24/
1996, Brooklyn Machine Works did a heavy duty 24" for dirt jumping: http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/brooklyn_machine_works/56244
Standard did some custom 24" Shamans around 1999. (I got to ride one of them at Texas Toast a few years ago; a guy from Tennessee had one).
GACK had a 24" Cannibal in 2000: http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/gack/77952
In the early 2000's the Haro Backtrail 24" and Giant Mosh Method 24" would have both been considered dirt jumper 24"s not race 24"s. Same with the DK General Lee 24".
http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/mosh/38288
The S&M .38 Special 24" was made from 2000 to present (or maybe just 2012) http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/sandm/?model=193 It did have v-brakes, so it was race-ish, but it was chromoly and people hit dirt jumps on them.
In the late 2000's there were quite a few street/park/trails 24"s.
2006 Shadow Conspiracy Invisible Man 24" http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/shadow_conspiracy/245
2008 We the People Unified: http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/wethepeople_bike_co/20452
2008 and 2009 Eastern TrailDigger 24"
MirraCo Icon 24: http://www.bicyclebluebook.com/searchlistingdetail.aspx?id=3033710
2009 FIT CR 24": http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/fit_bike_co/35722
2009 Giant Method 24" http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bikes/bmx/2319/32222/
This guy Greg Melms, built a 24" bmx with 13.75" chainstays some time in 2007. (I got to ride a MELMS around 2008/09 at Ray's. The short cs was verrrrrry snappy. )
http://www.ridemonkey.com/threads/speaking-of-street-cruisers.196889/
Jim C, Sunday
LeonLikesToRock:
If you're talking about turn of the century 24" bikes for dirt jumping (and street, I guess) can't go past all the mountain bike companies. BMW Park Bike (and later ACL), DMR and all those small British companies you used to see in Dirt magazine.
Zoidberg:
again, thanks for the input
particularly cmc4130 for da knowledge. i think tom/ sasha nailed it in the first post but it's good to know why
and yes g, i really want to ride one to see what the fuss is about (hence the interest in this haro) for myself, luckilly for you i never leave london but thanks for the offer! however in return if you are ever in the big smoke you'd be welcome to come to an alleycat or do a checkpoint
that goes for anyone on here tho, next one's next friday (29th), check my subtle tumblr in my sig for upcoming events. if anyone wants to race you can ride any bike you like: brakes, gears, whatevs. pm me if so
edit: although i still don't understand if there is a difference between a cruiser and a 24" if someone could clarify
@ss4oLe:
The name "cruiser " was given to 24 and 26 inch BMX bikes 30+ years ago. Today, many older folks call a 24 a cruiser. I don't think the companies use the term anymore though.
To me,(40 something BMX guy) a cruiser and a 24 inch BMX is the same thing. Even though today's geometry is FAR better than cruisers of yesteryear.
I own a first generation Liquid. They're trail destroyers.
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