BMX - Old Skool

Yo AnD'ers, It has been many moons since I posted a write up... I guess you could say  lazy lazy lazzzzzzy.Anyway, was reflecting while walking my dog Kobe... Yup, named after my fave NBA hoopster Kobe Bryant.Cutting to the chase: Alive Not Dead is probably my first maybe second venture into social networking... and was there with me from the beginning till this present day... so is my OG!.AnD is my networking crib. Thanks  I have ventured into something that I did way back  in the 70's / 80's... and it's not watching cartoons or even skateboarding... it is BMX aka Bicycle Motocross.I used to  mountain bike back in the days living in beautiful Santa Barbara, California... my first bike was a Mongoose and then a Diamondback... I was thrilled... of course, I thought my wheels were dat shiznit!A few weeks ago, I purchased a BMX... so here it is:P.K. Ripper Looptail -SE Enterprise RacingI am 46 years old and you could say I am a kid at heart... I get weird looks sometimes from folks around SIngapore... some have come up to me and said, "Aren't you a little too big for this bike?" my reply, "No! it's not the size of the bike but how you ride it"To tell you the truth...I can't ride like I used too but it is pure fun and makes me happy.I was also looking back when I was a youngster and asked my parents to buy me a BMX like the other kids in my hood... but they couldn't afford to buy it for me... of course, my taste was expensive... I wanted the Mongoose and Redline series.Instead, my parents bought me a replica BMX which had WARNING stickers NOT for BMX use.Did I listen? Heck no! My bike weighed a ton too.Today, in my off time from working on film/tv gigs... I have been calling and traveling to all the different bike shops around Singapore that cater to BMX... Talk about FUN! Even search on online sites...One of them is Skyway... they are known for the infamous Tuff Wheels... I always had my eyes on these other than the normal Aluminum Alloy rims.Tuff Wheels III also purchased the Sunday Tall T-Bars to replace the P.K. Ripper stock one:If you notice the little bell... well, I had to get one because in Singapore there is no way in hell I am going to ride on the street... the drivers here are killers! No mercy for pedestrians or bikers, therefore, courteous to others. Asian way  Well, here is my finished product so far:This is me profiling and frontin' at the Skate & Bike Park in Singapore a few weeks ago.My next project is looking for Old School pegsI want to learn tricks BMX Flatland:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJoOv6Bvr2MIf anybody has any suggestions... let me know...cool school!Off to the gym while I park my rideSayonara!