Introduce yourself

[Jp81]

Hey everyone, I'm James and am getting back into riding after a 20 year break. I found my son a 97 Hoffman EP a few months ago and that sorta rekindled my love for riding. My 97 EP was the last bike I bought back in 1997, it was well ridden and loved. I would love to build mine back up and ride it again, but for now I'll borrow his lol.

sweet! sounds like a nice thing you've got going with your son there. did you update it or freshen it up for him? you may need some Ti parts to get the weight down a bit

Nothing yet as the guy I bought it from did a nice job building it up from just the frame and forks conditions he aquired it in. Yea I forgot how damn heavy these are! When the previous owner received it the frame dropouts had been machined to accommodate 14 mm axles. My original ep of course had 3/8 axles. I’m a lot bigger than I was when I stopped riding several years ago so at least when I do ride my sons bike I don’t feel like I’m gonna break the axles lol.

[metalbmxer]

Hey everyone, I'm James and am getting back into riding after a 20 year break. I found my son a 97 Hoffman EP a few months ago and that sorta rekindled my love for riding. My 97 EP was the last bike I bought back in 1997, it was well ridden and loved. I would love to build mine back up and ride it again, but for now I'll borrow his lol.

sweet! sounds like a nice thing you've got going with your son there. did you update it or freshen it up for him? you may need some Ti parts to get the weight down a bit

Nothing yet as the guy I bought it from did a nice job building it up from just the frame and forks conditions he aquired it in. Yea I forgot how damn heavy these are! When the previous owner received it the frame dropouts had been machined to accommodate 14 mm axles. My original ep of course had 3/8 axles. I’m a lot bigger than I was when I stopped riding several years ago so at least when I do ride my sons bike I don’t feel like I’m gonna break the axles lol.

solid! goes a long way for peace of mind to have the 14mm then
would be great to see pics (upload em and link them in from IMGbb)