2Wheel-Lee

There's really not too much of a difference with 4X, where four guys are basically all racing 26" bikes on a BMXish course. Of course, these are basically mtbs. I'm hoping to do my first 4X race on the 12th of this month in Fontana, CA.

Sorry to hear about that. It makes one think...I know Billy's house isn't in the greatest area (assuming he hasn't moved in the past few years), so it makes you wonder if that was the target of the break-in, or just an opportunity while they were in there. I wish the worst on those guys. He's put a lot of effort in remodeling that house, so I hope they didn't do any significant damage during the ransacking.

Many thanks for posting the June 1986 issue!!!! Many of my friends didn't truly believe I rode BMX back in the 80s, and showing them this was great!

Mike, I'm in the same boat as you. I recently turned 39 as well. I do still have my 1999 GT Speed Series 24 (but with the updated frame from the recall), but I would like to try something different. For my style, from what I remember, the chainstay length of the Kuwahara was too long. And like you, I wanted to do the same as my mountain bikes - build them part by part. And since I already have a few Intense mtbs (5.5, 6.6, UZZI VPX, and M3), I think a Podium would be a good fit to the stable. I'm just trying to find one that I could ride to see if I want a Pro or ProXL. I didn't know that the Sabot frames are different than what comes on the complete bikes - they're all made in Taiwan, aren't they? How much cheaper in design could the complete bike version be? The SE Team Bike looks nice, but I don't want 180 mm cranks - I'd prefer 175 mm, which is a good example why building the bike from scratch gets you what you want. No offense intended.

Thank you! I will be watching for it!

Does anyone have a scanned copy of June 1986 BMX Action. There is a pic in there of me that I haven't seen since that issue first came out.

Oh how I wished I took pictures of my old race bikes. I used to race one of those. Sorry I don't have any info to help you.