Freestyle
Browse used freestyle BMX bikes for sale from riders across the UK. Freestyle completes are the park, street and ramp bikes — chromoly frames with a 20.5in to 21.25in top tube, 2.3in to 2.4in tyres, a mid bottom bracket and 14mm axles that will take pegs. They suit riders working on grinds, airs and flat-ground tricks rather than lapping a race track.
What makes a BMX a freestyle bike?
Strength and clearance. The tubing is heat-treated 4130 chromoly, the head angle sits around 75 degrees, and the rear end is short enough — usually 12.75in to 13.25in — to lift the front wheel without effort. Gearing is 25/9 or 28/9 so the chain and sprocket sit clear of grinds, and brake mounts are often removable because a lot of riders run brakeless.
What top tube length should I buy?
Top tube is the only size that matters on these bikes. Riders under about 5ft 7in usually get on with 20.5in, most adults ride 20.75in, and 21in or longer suits taller riders or anyone who wants more room to move on the bike. Bar height and back-sweep change the fit as much as the frame does, so check what bars are on it.
Freestyle or race BMX?
A freestyle bike weighs around 11kg to 12kg and is built to be dropped; a race BMX weighs 8kg or less and will not survive peg grinds or ledge drops. If you jump dirt trails as well as ride park, look at park and dirt bikes, which run more tyre tread and a longer rear end for stability in the air.
What should I check on a used freestyle BMX?
Pedal backwards and listen for the driver pawls skipping, then load the cranks hard to see if the 9t driver engages cleanly. Check the rear rim for flat spots where it has been landed on, run a fingernail along the head tube gusset and the seat stay bridge for cracks, and look at the dropout slots and peg threads for the ovalling and burring that heavy grinding leaves behind.
What is a used freestyle BMX worth?
Full chromoly frame, fork and bars with sealed hubs put a bike in the upper bracket; a frame-only chromoly build with high-tensile forks sits well below that. Scratched paint and grind marks on the pegs and chainstay barely affect value, but a dented top tube or a cracked gusset makes the frame scrap. Buying new is worth it mainly for the frame warranty, since almost every other part can be replaced cheaply as it wears.