I'm thinking about buying a bmx bike or a park bike, and would like to know the difference between the two. Can a 24' bmx bike work ok, or should I be looking for a park bike? I'm interested in riding it in Louisville's mega cavern. Thanks for your help, Dave.
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I guess I don't know what a park bike is.....
I guess I don't know what a park bike is.....
That's 2 of us.
Ohhhh.... Are you dealing with a Jamis dealer? It always seemed to me that it's basically a dirtjump bike, but with full suspension; I think the idea was making a bombproof do-it-all bike for 4x, slopestyle, dirt jumps, whatever.... but i don't think the term really caught on, except for a few dealers that tried to make it happen. If i recall, some were hardtails, most were FS. Most were 26"; some rolled on 24s...
Jamis once sold a bike called the "Parker"... scroll down to page 45.
http://www.jamisbikes.com/catalog_archive/08_JAMIS_CATALOG.pdf
I've never been to the Louisville Mega Cavern, but DANG.
http://www.louisvillemegacavern.com/
I kinda wanna go. Looking at the pictures of the bike park, i'd say you want a dirt jump bike; I think I'd wanna hit that mega-cavern with a DJ hardtail with a short-travel (100mm) bombproof fork with a 20mm thru-axle, like the RockShox Argyle (do they still make that? Yep: https://www.sram.com/rockshox/family/argyle ); I like a SS for that kind of set-up, but one-by setups with a shortcage rear derailer seem to be more popular; most DJ frames will have the rear set-up for either option, and some kinda of chainguide set-up at the BB shell....
All that being said, riders have been enjoying dirt jumps on bmx bikes since the dawn of the sport... a 24" cruiser could definitely save you some coin.
But, I have to admit, I think something like this is super hott:
http://www.blackmarketbikes.com/ind...arketbikes&view=category&Itemid=4&id=2&cid=23
PS- I see that, on the blkmrkt page, they still refer to some of their models as "park bikes", so maybe the term lingers on... I don't really run with that kind of crowd anymore.... I just recall kids who wanted some of the Jamis and Eastern bikes BITD being really resistant to calling them "park bikes".....
Jamis once sold a bike called the "Parker"... scroll down to page 45.
http://www.jamisbikes.com/catalog_archive/08_JAMIS_CATALOG.pdf
I've never been to the Louisville Mega Cavern, but DANG.
http://www.louisvillemegacavern.com/
I kinda wanna go. Looking at the pictures of the bike park, i'd say you want a dirt jump bike; I think I'd wanna hit that mega-cavern with a DJ hardtail with a short-travel (100mm) bombproof fork with a 20mm thru-axle, like the RockShox Argyle (do they still make that? Yep: https://www.sram.com/rockshox/family/argyle ); I like a SS for that kind of set-up, but one-by setups with a shortcage rear derailer seem to be more popular; most DJ frames will have the rear set-up for either option, and some kinda of chainguide set-up at the BB shell....
All that being said, riders have been enjoying dirt jumps on bmx bikes since the dawn of the sport... a 24" cruiser could definitely save you some coin.
But, I have to admit, I think something like this is super hott:
http://www.blackmarketbikes.com/ind...arketbikes&view=category&Itemid=4&id=2&cid=23
PS- I see that, on the blkmrkt page, they still refer to some of their models as "park bikes", so maybe the term lingers on... I don't really run with that kind of crowd anymore.... I just recall kids who wanted some of the Jamis and Eastern bikes BITD being really resistant to calling them "park bikes".....
. I like 'em with gears. I was supposing something like a skate park, which would just be a bmx variant.Thanks for the replies. I ended up with a 26" Fairdale Taj. My local dealer had one, so I picked it up. Bicycle808, if you ever happen to go, let me know. Maybe I'd be able to meet you there. Thanks again for the help.
