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@M_V
I rode bmx for a few years n never got very good at it.
Then started riding ss then fixed for commuting/getting about while i was still bmxing.
Got into polo and had a trickworthy bike so started messing about with barspins n fakies n hops etc.
Then decided i liked riding freewheel for polo so built separate polo and trick bikes plus i had a ss commuting/utility bike so sold my bmx.
Did fixed freestyle mainly as a way of keeping in touch/spending time with my bmx mates, i didn't ride my fixed freestyle bike as much as i should have for what it cost me. I wasn't really any good and wasn't getting any better.
Got bored of my only fixed bike being pretty heavy, slow and not much use for long rides so turned my ss utility bike into a lightweight fixie and got knocked off it the 2nd time i rode it like that. Got a replacement bike from the insurance, got to keep the only slightly damaged one and i was also building a bmx from parts i still had kicking around or got from mates.
I reckoned a polo bike, a trick bike, 2 lightweight quick fixies and a bmx were too many bikes so i punted my trick frame, kept the good parts for other bikes, made the crashed lightweight fixie into a ss polo bike and binned or sold the parts that made up my previous polo bike.
So now i have a ss polo bike, a fast fixed wheel bike, a bmx and enough parts to build another fixie when i find the right frame/fork.
So iv pretty much went full circle.
I think this next bike i build will be something sturdy enough to hop some kerbs n stairs on but still retaining a kinda classic look. Steel frame, 32 or so wide tyres. maybe a 650c/26" front wheel so it'll barspin etc. Cheap but strong and thrashable.