The "What did you buy today?" thread...

[paytonimusrex]

Balancing out your race buggy or speed machine, of course..

how does the balancing help i’m curious

 

[WickedFog]

I run the cult butter pegs. Durable and cheap. as of late a lot of skateparks require sleeved pegs but I sometimes just run metals anyway. It’s no different than a skater bashing their trucks on a ledge

Boy, those are pricey. They look cool though. I never liked the pegs because we mostly rode in the woods on narrow trails to the strip mine we rode in. The first time I went through there with pegs I caught a small tree on them and bent my axle. I could always take the pegs off his 16" bike I guess. But his friend wants to buy it from him because he thinks it's a sport bike

 

[Xraycer]

Boy, those are pricey. They look cool though. I never liked the pegs because we mostly rode in the woods on narrow trails to the strip mine we rode in. The first time I went through there with pegs I caught a small tree on them and bent my axle. I could always take the pegs off his 16" bike I guess. But his friend wants to buy it from him because he thinks it's a sport bike

I had these back in the 80's.

 

[Lostinthewoods86]

I had these back in the 80's.
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I rode one of these back in the 80s

 

[Serea71]

Bought some more goodies. Bought a spare servo case and 3 spur gears. Would of been nice to get combined shipping for the 3 gears but oh well. I bought the spare servo case because the spare servo I have I made an oopsie and accidently scuffed up the case when I cut the tabs I didnt need and its driving me nuts.

 

[DavidB1126]

Bought tires from someone special

 

[Hammer Down]

how does the balancing help i’m curious

Proper weight distribution increases traction and predictability. I’m sure there’s other benefits too..

 

[Littlemotor]

I have been looking at them, but not sure which ones to get him. I was going to let him decide.

Also a different seat. The one that comes on it is fugly.

Two pegs. One side only. And is the seat comfy? It’s only there to keep you from racking your nuts… should be down out of the way, and heavily padded. The uglier the better.

I run the cult butter pegs. Durable and cheap. as of late a lot of skateparks require sleeved pegs but I sometimes just run metals anyway. It’s no different than a skater bashing their trucks on a ledge

Pegs are a HELL of a lot easier on shiit than trucks are lol…

 

[WickedFog]

Two pegs. One side only. And is the seat comfy? It’s only there to keep you from racking your nuts… should be down out of the way, and heavily padded. The uglier the better.


Pegs are a HELL of a lot easier on shiit than trucks are lol…

You make a good point. But I doubt he's going to be doing much of that here. We can't jump an RC anywhere except by the dumpster. And you have to try to miss the dumpster. The rest is just flat.

 

[Littlemotor]

You make a good point. But I doubt he's going to be doing much of that here. We can't jump an RC anywhere except by the dumpster. And you have to try to miss the dumpster. The rest is just flat.

If it’s findable, they will find it. There’s more stuff to ride in any given area than you think lol.. Unless they’re just sitting on their bikes, and “hanging out” rather than actually riding them, those pegs will get used lol.. And that seat won’t matter as long as it’s parked in the right position..

 

[Beer_Goggles_RC]

If it’s findable, they will find it. There’s more stuff to ride in any given area than you think lol.. Unless they’re just sitting on their bikes, and “hanging out” rather than actually riding them, those pegs will get used lol.. And that seat won’t matter as long as it’s parked in the right position..

Flatland riding is still alive and well too!

 

[WickedFog]

If it’s findable, they will find it. There’s more stuff to ride in any given area than you think lol.. Unless they’re just sitting on their bikes, and “hanging out” rather than actually riding them, those pegs will get used lol.. And that seat won’t matter as long as it’s parked in the right position..

Yeah, we found the most dangerous spots when I was a kid. But I have Google Maps, and Google Earth. There just ain't chit that's not flat here unless he rides a mile or so away and breaks into a gravel storage yard for the city. That would not be good. I know. I drove in there looking for a bashing spot and quickly got ran out

But the kid he runs with is I believe also into dirt bikes, and there are trails close by. Just flat ones, but twisty and loose dried clay.

 

[Littlemotor]

Flatland riding is still alive and well too!

And Chad DeGroot was the man… Takes a rare breed though.. It this kiddo is just hanging out with the “neighborhood kids”, I’d be willing to bet that it’s not likely any of them are flat landers lol.. But I’ve been wrong before.. I mean I knew a LOT of amateur, and pro riders.. LOTS of us were racers, lots of us were dirt jumpers, lots of us were street… some all or two of the above… I never hung out with a single flat lander.. not once lol.. But I KNEW they were out there.. with an outdated Walkman, some crazy pants, a man bun, and a parka, ripping shiit up by themselves for HOURS out of sight from everyone else..

 

[WickedFog]

And Chad DeGroot was the man… Takes a rare breed though.. It this kiddo is just hanging out with the “neighborhood kids”, I’d be willing to bet that it’s not likely any of them are flat landers lol.. But I’ve been wrong before.. I mean I knew a LOT of amateur, and pro riders.. LOTS of us were racers, lots of us were dirt jumpers, lots of us were street… some all or two of the above… I never hung out with a single flat lander.. not once lol.. But I KNEW they were out there.. with an outdated Walkman, some crazy pants, a man bun, and a parka, ripping shiit up by themselves for HOURS out of sight from everyone else..

The kid named Jordan looks exactly like the motocross racers do. In fact, I believe he rides dirt bikes too. And I think he rides them right across the street from us. Which last I heard is owned by the local po po's for diver training. It's all flat tracks.

 

[Lostinthewoods86]

Little motor, have you been to IL/Indiana? Wicked could probably look to the west and see beer goggles

 

[WickedFog]

Little motor, have you been to IL/Indiana? Wicked could probably look to the west and see beer goggles

St Louis is a bit of a drive. I've been there quite a few times.

 

[Littlemotor]

The kid named Jordan looks exactly like the motocross racers do. In fact, I believe he rides dirt bikes too. And I think he rides them right across the street from us. Which last I heard is owned by the local po po's for diver training. It's all flat tracks.
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When I’m talking about flatlanders vs dirt jumpers, this is what I mean…

-VS-

 

[Xraycer]

Kids still ride bikes just to cruise. They don't necessarily segregate into any specific discipline of freestyling. Of course, they will have fun just trying to learn tricks, but most will not try to take it to a serious, competitive level. Essentially, this described me and the neighborhood kids, back in the 80's. We did flatland, we built jumps, but most of the time, we were just cruising around, all over town.
Even today, there are still plenty of young kids that use bikes for what they're originally intended for: transportation.

 

[332_RC]

Me now. 2023 Dyno Pro Compe 29"

 

[Beer_Goggles_RC]

Kids still ride bikes just to cruise. They don't necessarily segregate into any specific discipline of freestyling. Of course, they will have fun just trying to learn tricks, but most will not try to take it to a serious, competitive level. Essentially, this described me and the neighborhood kids, back in the 80's. We did flatland, we built jumps, but most of the time, we were just cruising around, all over town.
Even today, there are kids still plenty of young kids that use bikes for what they're originally intended for: transportation.

Boys just being boys