When purchasing a new BMX bike, an experienced rider will often choose to combine different components to make a new BMX bike, rather than buy a complete bike. In this way the end product is far more likely to match exactly what the rider is looking for, whether that be a stunt bike or a racing bike. When customising a BMX bike in this way, one of the key questions to consider is which BMX frame will be required for your bike?

A BMX frame intended for a BMX racing bike should be light in weight. Aluminium is a good material for this kind of BMX frame, although it is not the strongest of materials. The light weight of aluminium means that it will be less likely to hamper a rider’s overall speed, giving them that all important edge in competition.

Strength is a prime requirement however for a freestyle BMX bike. A BMX frame for use in freestyle should be made from a strong material, such as high tensile steel, or better still, made from chromoly, a steel alloy that combines steel’s strength with less weight. One of the advantages of customising a BMX bike is that it is sometimes less expensive to put a bike together with quality parts such as a chromoly BMX frame rather than buying a complete bike with all these parts included.

A final factor to consider is the frame size, determined by the length of the top tube. Essentially, the longer the top tube the more suitable it will be for a taller rider, whilst the shorter rider will benefit from a shorter top tube.
At bmx.co.uk we will be only too happy to offer our expert advice to those wishing to customise their own BMX, whether experienced BMX riders or newcomers to the sport of BMX riding.