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You could get some G-Sport wheels
Failing that, how about widening your horizons? You have three solid bikes, look into other things, off the top of my head:-
1. Plan ramps, dirt-jumps, little alterations to natural terrain like drainage ditches.
2. Plan a trip.
3. Get a motorbike. (I have been amazed how the experience of riding a motorbike has made me think about how I ride BMX and MTB more).
4. Do a wild paint job on one of your existing bikes.
5. Write a long and detailed rebuttal of why all my ideas suck and try to work in as many references to cheese as possible.
6. Send time wasting letters/emails to companies and see if you get an answer. For example:-
Dear water company,
I have been relatively happy with your service over the last few years, but some weeks ago I noticed that my warm water taps no longer work. The cold taps all still work very well, but all the water being supplied to the warm taps appears to be absolutely stone cold. When I tried to phone your help line about this issue I received a a tirade of abuse... etc etc.
G.
Funny you should say all this, because this is exactly what has been rolling around in my head. BUT:
I've got a set of G-Sport wheels on one bike (marmy/ratchet to roll and ribcage), and my other set of wheels is antigrams laced to birdcages.
1. Very time consuming (I have 4 children)
2. This is a good idea. I'm going to put some time and energy into this.
3. God I miss my dirtbike. I haven't picked one up since because of time, money, and my 4 kids.
4. I'll never be happy with the results.
5. Dang, I should have been writing about cheese. There is a delicious local cheesemaker that produces a cheese called 'Barely Buzzed.' It's a semi-hard cheese with a coffee rind.
6. Aint nobody got time fo that.
I'm really surprised that you didn't suggest picking up a different discipline such as MTB or road, but that crap is expensive. Maybe I should look into a Fairdale...
Definitely rad to hear about the Clutch, but I'm almost more excited about the Dugan pedals.
G, Any idea what the MSRP is going to be for them?
We should have Pleg2 sleeves, doing the inserts on their own seems a bit weird...
Clutch hubs are being assembled now and should be shipping to the US any day, so I would expect them to hit US shops late July (assuming no more port problems etc). I will put up some internal details etc and probably make the odd video to explain how it differs from a standard hub just before they hit the shops. We do have a US patent filing in progress but I still dont want to give other brands too much time to try to rip it off. The differences are subtle mostly, but make a huge difference to function.
Dugan pedals are hopefully in the final stages of development. (for the die-hard metal pedal brigade) Yes, I have a beautiful set of aluminium ones (with steel pins) that I particularly love which are 95% finalised, as well as the plastic ones which are similarly advanced and being ride tested too.
Not sure where we are with LHD socket drive cranks, pretty sure they should be happening by now.
G.
What options will the Clutch have in terms of it's axle? Will it be either male or female?
I wish Odyssey would make flatware stuff again
I have a few 6/4 titanium ones. Have nondrive side for sure. I'll check for drive sides. Shoot me an email if you're interested. info@zodiaceng.com
The OG collar is actually on the hub. I'm using a B6 ti axle but will switch it out for the chormoly one to see if that changes anything.
What could cause this hub to wobble?
anyone know anything about them? lookin at getting an axle for my SS hub soon and these look pretty rad
just want to be sure that it wont snap in an hour
http://www.crucialbmxshop.com/bl-industries-extra-strong-titanium-axle-14mm.html
Cant really argue with this.
Get the Taj, but if you are moving to Colorardo I think you should really think seriously about getting a proper MTB too. A full suspension bike is very different to a BMX and it takes a few rides to get used to it and to get into riding distance, but it is a lot of fun and Colorado looks too amazing not to explore off road. Personally I would look for a really good second hand 26" wheel full sus bike with 5-6" of travel. Nearly everyone seems to be jumping to 29" or 27.5"/650b so there are bargains to be had on 26" wheeled bikes second hand and lets face it, they are often more fun anyway.
G.
I've got a full sus MTB already, an '09 Giant Trance x1 that I've upgraded a fair number of parts on so that will be my main ride. But I will admit that I want to make the jump to 650b. I demo'd a 2015 Bronson and Nomad both in 650b and really liked both (Bronson a bit more because I climb to go down). It was the one kitted out with ENVE wheels and a 10k price tag though so it'd be hard not to like it. I'm interested in trying the new Mojo HD3 as well, heard good things. My fiance has rented MTBs to ride with me a few times and wants to start riding so my plan is to buy an XS frame and swap all my 26'er parts over to get her a badass bike that won't cost much.
The Taj just appeals to me because it's similar to a BMX and I sold mine recently. Plus Taj has been my favorite rider since I was 13 watching ECD and UGP Face Value. I had a Hoffman Taj as my first legit BMX too. Just seemed fitting. But looking at it practically, I just don't know how much I would ride it. If it's long, low, and less flickable, I don't see myself riding that as much as something more like a BMX eventually. And if I'm honest, I'm not sure how much I'll ride anything except the MTB for a very long time after moving to CO.
Its not like its a risk though. Buy the Taj at that price and chances are you will be able to sell it on for the same money later if you aren't making use of it.
Where have you rented MTB's? I might need to rent one somewhere in Northern California later this month (probably going to have a few days to kill near SF and would rather go ride some amazing wilderness than sit on my arse in a hotel).
G.
I read that the IBIS and Santa Cruz factories both rent their bikes out cheap. I think IBIS was like $20 a day on the article I read. Otherwise just look at whatever larger mtb shops are around. There were 3-4 in San Diego that had demo/rental bikes, there's gotta be way more up that way. Just need a credit card for them to hold for deposit.
Cant really argue with this.
Get the Taj, but if you are moving to Colorardo I think you should really think seriously about getting a proper MTB too. A full suspension bike is very different to a BMX and it takes a few rides to get used to it and to get into riding distance, but it is a lot of fun and Colorado looks too amazing not to explore off road. Personally I would look for a really good second hand 26" wheel full sus bike with 5-6" of travel. Nearly everyone seems to be jumping to 29" or 27.5"/650b so there are bargains to be had on 26" wheeled bikes second hand and lets face it, they are often more fun anyway.
G.
I've got a full sus MTB already, an '09 Giant Trance x1 that I've upgraded a fair number of parts on so that will be my main ride. But I will admit that I want to make the jump to 650b. I demo'd a 2015 Bronson and Nomad both in 650b and really liked both (Bronson a bit more because I climb to go down). It was the one kitted out with ENVE wheels and a 10k price tag though so it'd be hard not to like it. I'm interested in trying the new Mojo HD3 as well, heard good things. My fiance has rented MTBs to ride with me a few times and wants to start riding so my plan is to buy an XS frame and swap all my 26'er parts over to get her a badass bike that won't cost much.
The Taj just appeals to me because it's similar to a BMX and I sold mine recently. Plus Taj has been my favorite rider since I was 13 watching ECD and UGP Face Value. I had a Hoffman Taj as my first legit BMX too. Just seemed fitting. But looking at it practically, I just don't know how much I would ride it. If it's long, low, and less flickable, I don't see myself riding that as much as something more like a BMX eventually. And if I'm honest, I'm not sure how much I'll ride anything except the MTB for a very long time after moving to CO.
do any racks fit or do i need a 'disc specific' rack?
i think i was a bit naieve to think i could get decent lights for £35 so will have to up my budget.
what is the minimum lumens you guys would recommend for riding at night on unlit roads, which are usb rechargeable and last for around 2 hours? i have seen ones on ebay/amazon going for a reasonable amount but i'm not sure how long they would last.
i also dont believe that cheap waterproof pannier exist which is a pain.
For $350, I'd say get it. No question it'll be fun. (And I'm a big fan of both Fairdale and Taj).
At the same time, having spent the last 9 years riding mtb (dirt jump, ss xc, 4x, and DH) in addition to BMX . . . I think in terms of progressive 26" riding, you might get more out of a DJ mtb. Or, you might get more out of a 24" BMX like a Sunday ModelC/WaveC if you really want to ride concrete park a lot, etc.
Although I definitely appreciate the Taj's early-80's-retro vibe, it's worth pointing out that it does have long chainstays and a low bb. Progressive DJ-mtb's typically have around 15"-15.75" cs these days, so 16.41" is long. Also most DJ-mtb's are around 1" bb drop or even less (for example the TRANSITION BLT has zero bb drop while the PBJ has 25mm. So, 40mm bb drop on the TAJ seems pretty old school--reminiscent of a Mongoose KOS or something. The top tube on the Taj is 22.6"--so that's pretty comparable to a Large DJ-mtb. A 71 degree head angle is pretty close to DJ mtb's--they are typically 69, 70, or 71, and steepen up a little if you run a short travel fork (80mm travel instead of 100mm travel... or a shorter rigid fork). The now discontinued Volume Sledgehammer and Volume Hessian were more "progressive" for 26" (but I guess in the end not popular enough to continue making..... I have no idea where Volume is now--my impression is they bailed on 26"/700c). All this said, I haven't ridden a Fairdale TAJ, and I'd be stoked to ride one and see what it's like.
You should probably buy it, regardless of whether you also pick up an mtb.
Someone here in town is offering a like new (looks barely ridden) Fairdale Taj for $350. Anyone have experience on one? Are they safe to jump and ramp around? We're moving to Colorado soon and there's a couple small dirt jump parks/pump tracks around and I thought since I sold my BMX maybe this would cure the itch. Plus seems like I could use it as a bar cruiser too.
My other thought is would a dirt jump oriented SS mtb be a better idea and is anything in the $500 and under (used) category even worth looking at?
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