Bike porn

^plus ive coming to fucking hate green rims - velocity greens rims especially.

Ha! So many indecision's about this bike. Porn, anti-porn and on the fence.

It's just an upsized BMX right?

Agree. And for that reason I should hate it.
But I don't. Looks really good.

I liked the vans bike, don't like the charge, but like this:

Hang on, what the fuck is that? A Charge Plug/Bianchi Pista mashup with Velocity's n PK Ripper stickers? Some people are taking this too far. PK Rippers are BMXs, end of!

Shifter bikes, pink tyres and hubs made me think Object.

Is Ted's new bike porn or not? Strangely, I like it.

I quite like this too.
I know Charge do titanium frames, is this one of them?
If so would'nt a carbon fork be a nice idea weight/handling wise?

Carbon fork and Ted??! Think again

Hang on, what the fuck is that? A Charge Plug/Bianchi Pista mashup with Velocity's n PK Ripper stickers? Some people are taking this too far. PK Rippers are BMXs, end of!

it has got the proper landing gear forks though

The PK Ripper is confused. Effectively a stuntbike/OS BMX but with racing track rims. Not gonna last long are they?

"Carbon fork and Ted??! Think again"

It would ruin the look, I admit. But that fork weighs the same as the frame.

Track vs. BMX

Whether you like it, agree with it or not; Track x BMX is the natural evolution. As more and more people want to do tricks on Track and/or Fixed Gear bikes companies will, and obviously have already started catering for them.

I'm old enough to remember BMX from day one, unfortunately. And I feckin loved messing around on my bikes.

So, from back in the day (even before my day!), from this...

to this...

I do like the fact that it may introduce more kids to wanting to ride bikes.

I'll still bitch and moan about horses for courses, but in jest, and embrace getting more people on bikes! Whether they be road, track, bmx or a hybrid of all (just no feckin BMX bars on Track bikes ;)

So bring on the PK Ripper Fixed!

"Carbon fork and Ted??! Think again"

It would ruin the look, I admit. But that fork** ways** the same as the frame.

Weighs

"Carbon fork and Ted??! Think again"

It would ruin the look, I admit. But that fork weighs the same as the frame.

Not sure that ruining the look would be the issue, jumping down stairs with carbon forks could be.

Exactly my point

This seems to be in my office at the moment. Just had a little play on it - very nice.

Now there's a full carbon Condor with Dura-Ace groupset down there. And it's pink.

Pic?

dont like that thomson stem on it from that last angle
but other than that every glance makes me want it more

It's covered in bubble wrap - don't want to mess with it. There's a lot of nice bikes around at the moment, must be a Mens Fitness shoot.

Where do you work Milwaukee Cycles?!

I liked the vans bike, don't like the charge, but like this:

Is that a real ripper or a rip off version? It looks wicked. I dreamt of owning a propper ripper bmx when younger... perhaps I'll own a grown up version.

I write for PC Pro, which is in the same building as Maxim, Mens Fitness and a handful of other magazines. At least, I do for another two weeks.

Dennis Publishing then

Thought Maxim went tits up? Or atleast very close...

Not sure that ruining the look would be the issue, jumping down stairs with carbon forks could be.

Fair enough, then

I'm old enough to remember BMX from day one, unfortunately. And I feckin loved messing around on my bikes.

Me too.

Currently planning SS MTB build.

I looking at parts, thinking I'm well trendy me.
Working out a suitable geometry, thinking I'm well hardcore me.
Then I read on some US mountian bike site something like....

'many cyclists of a certain age are turning to single speed mountain bikes, in an attempt to refind their childhood BMX'

sound of bubble bursting
I'm well old me ;)

No idea about that. They're still down there, and doing well by the look of it. Are you in mags, too, then?