Hi all,
My oldest son loves spending time at the local pump track on his balance bike and has just today progressed to riding a pedal bike for the first time. I'm guessing it'll only be a few more weeks before he's asking to take his new bike to the pump track so it's got me thinking........................

Rather than standing around getting cold and/or slightly bored watching him go round and round and round and round sometimes for and hour or more before he wants to go home I should join him on the pump track. Unfortunately my XL sized Giant Trance isn't really the thing for this sort of riding so I have been thinking of getting a 24" bmx. Does anyone here have any experience with these? I was never allowed one as a kid so they are a bit of a mystery to me. I'm guessing I'm not after a cruiser as they are lightweight race bikes???????????

The alternative was some sort of dj bike although I'm a bit nervous of the suspension fork idea and how they might dive a bit when a screw up.

The complicating factor is that I am 6'8" tall and 110kg.

Someone has suggested a General Lee but they seem pretty hard to come by.

Any advice from the floor?

Cheers,
Chris

Well I ride my fatbike with my girls at the BMX track, I am approximately your spec. I have found it to be magnificent fun.

I know in the past that Scott have done one model of their voltage 26" DJ bike with a rigid fork on it, which would be ideal. Other than that, you can buy 24" BMX dirt jump bikes, just not readily in NZ

yeah cruiser race bikes are too steep in the head angle. I wouldnt be too worried about having some suspension up front, i would think the benefits might outweigh the negatives? ie: maybe having some give in the front might save your ass if you get things wrong. But at your height i'd consider something slack with 26" wheels.

Would suggest something like a cheap NS but you'll still find them pretty small haha - http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/nz/e ... -prod85792

Maybe this would be more fitting -http://www.sebikes.com/bikes/bmx/retro-series/big-ripper-29

How would one of these go do you think? They are around $600 at the moment.

http://2014.merida-bikes.com/en_int/bikes/hardtails/dirt-contest/2014/hardy-pro-steel-3-279.html

That site only lists S as a frame size, with 580mm TT - might be a bit short for you, though the idea is spot on.
Find one with a long TT and have a blast.

It is interesting looking at the geometry. The top tube is about the same length as a medium in the aluminium versions but the reach (horizontal distance between the bottom bracket and bars is more than the large in the Al versions. I see Torpedo 7 have these http://www.torpedo7.co.nz/products/KHBMAN4J1/title/khs-2014-sj100-26in-mtb-bike on sale today. 23.5mm effective TT.