BMX bikes- available in Phnom Penh?
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BMX bikes- available in Phnom Penh?
..and more importantly, robust, not shite stuff with chinks in the quality.
I’ve a mind to buy the kids a BMX bike, each. I’ve seen them (BMX) around with the kids on riverside. However, when asking the kids where they got the bike, it’s a variety of blank stares or explanations that it belongs to a friend.
I’m out of the country for a short while, and have the ‘option’ of bringing a couple back with me. But if they are genuinely available in Phnom Penh, that may make for a better choice.
I’m not looking for die-hard race/competition quality. I also haven’t a clue about BMX*. Just a competent, basic BMX style.
*My focus was road racing as a teen (before motocross tempted me)
I’ve a mind to buy the kids a BMX bike, each. I’ve seen them (BMX) around with the kids on riverside. However, when asking the kids where they got the bike, it’s a variety of blank stares or explanations that it belongs to a friend.
I’m out of the country for a short while, and have the ‘option’ of bringing a couple back with me. But if they are genuinely available in Phnom Penh, that may make for a better choice.
I’m not looking for die-hard race/competition quality. I also haven’t a clue about BMX*. Just a competent, basic BMX style.
*My focus was road racing as a teen (before motocross tempted me)
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Re: BMX bikes- available in Phnom Penh?
Fling Bikes will either have - or be able to tell you where you could getFreightdog wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 6:20 pm ..and more importantly, robust, not shite stuff with chinks in the quality.
I’ve a mind to buy the kids a BMX bike, each. I’ve seen them (BMX) around with the kids on riverside. However, when asking the kids where they got the bike, it’s a variety of blank stares or explanations that it belongs to a friend.
I’m out of the country for a short while, and have the ‘option’ of bringing a couple back with me. But if they are genuinely available in Phnom Penh, that may make for a better choice.
I’m not looking for die-hard race/competition quality. I also haven’t a clue about BMX*. Just a competent, basic BMX style.
*My focus was road racing as a teen (before motocross tempted me)
There's a page called BMX Cambodia - an enthusiasts page- I guess that they could also help
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Re: BMX bikes- available in Phnom Penh?
I might be wrong, but I think @Captain Bonez has been known to do the odd gnarly ollie or two.
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Re: BMX bikes- available in Phnom Penh?
Standing by for input…Username Taken wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 6:55 pm I might be wrong, but I think @Captain Bonez has been known to do the odd gnarly ollie or two.
…and “a what?”
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Re: BMX bikes- available in Phnom Penh?
I believe an ollie is a skateboard manoeuvre.Username Taken wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 6:55 pm I might be wrong, but I think @Captain Bonez has been known to do the odd gnarly ollie or two.
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Re: BMX bikes- available in Phnom Penh?
My son had BMX bikes for a few years and still has but he has graduated to motorbikes already. They aren't easy to source here. Flying bikes might have a few basic GTs, he got one a few years ago. Since then he got a Haro that I spotted on 107. A good pro-style bike like that might only cost a couple of hundred second-hand, new at least double that. Tires are a pain to get here, he bought some a couple of times from a well-known supplier that were sub-par and fell to bits within a week. For $40 each you expect better but the climate sometimes wrecks stuff. The guys that are really into it club together and get orders from abroad.Freightdog wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2023 6:20 pm ..and more importantly, robust, not shite stuff with chinks in the quality.
I’ve a mind to buy the kids a BMX bike, each. I’ve seen them (BMX) around with the kids on riverside. However, when asking the kids where they got the bike, it’s a variety of blank stares or explanations that it belongs to a friend.
I’m out of the country for a short while, and have the ‘option’ of bringing a couple back with me. But if they are genuinely available in Phnom Penh, that may make for a better choice.
I’m not looking for die-hard race/competition quality. I also haven’t a clue about BMX*. Just a competent, basic BMX style.
*My focus was road racing as a teen (before motocross tempted me)
Just to add on to that I would recommend getting decent BMX rather than any other style. There are a lot of these "miniaturized mountain bikes" for kids around. They have suspension, mudguards, fairing, gears that almost hit the ground, mirrors, hand-guards, lights, bells and totally shit disc-brakes and other parts. Parents and kids love them. They are heavy pieces of crap and soon end up on the scrap heap. Good BMX are not like that, they have the bare minimum of parts. The parts they have are strong as fuck because they are made to do tricks. You might have noticed that the really keen riders strip off their brakes too, they use their shoes to stop. They are light and almost unbreakable and have a good resale value.
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