Firstly, I am a noob ass beginner, please don’t bully me 🥺😹. I mentioned wanting to try riding bmx and my mom’s friend told me I could have the bike in their basement. Says her son never really rode it. It visually looks really awesome to me but I know nothing about actual bike parts. But I’m so grateful to get it for free! My old mountain bike got stolen like 5 years ago so I haven’t really rode a bike since. I’m probably just gonna ride this bike daily to the park and back just to get used to riding it more and try a few simple tricks. No aspirations for being a bmx badass or something lol. Just FUN! I’d appreciate any tips for a beginner! Should I take it to a bike shop for them to look it over?
by AmethystTanwen
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For a noob, perfectly OK!
Yup it’ll do the job nicely.
Friendly neighborhood old head here –
https://us.sourcebmx.com/products/gt-air-bmx-bike?srsltid=AfmBOorehjwpCFW91lPKhK6NXwqbeCn2UoTBwIekZvb1TCfNs8Nh0Q0A
This is exactly what you have. A gt air. Entry level BMX from a once legendary brand that Was later gobbled up by a giant conglomerate. They still make decent bikes, they just don’t carry the cache they did when I was a squid. That being said-
It’s not terrible. It doesn’t have anything to write home about (no double wall rims, no sealed bearings, American bottom bracket, cheaper steel etc) but it’ll keep you pushing and it’s better than riding some shit from Walmart.
There’s plenty you can do to upgrade it that will carry you to your next bike – but that’s a different discussion for later. For now, focus on learning (if that’s what you want) keep your bearings greased – they are not sealed and will need it and get yourself a good lid so when you slam you can still spell your name.
Happy huntin’.
Totally fine starter bike. If you really get into riding you can replace stuff as it breaks or save up for a nicer bike down the road and pass this one down to a noob.
It’ll look a lot less noob-ish if you take the warning stickers and reflectors off