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For those of you just popping in on this review, you’re watching what is usually a mountain
biking channel, but recently I did some BMX videos just for fun. To do this, I needed
a BMX, and decided to purchase an SE Everyday because of the price. At around $300, this
bike is definitely made with beginners in mind. Since I last rode BMX in high school,
I spent the last month relearning everything I knew. It was like an accelerated version
of what a beginner might experience over the course of a year. As I grew more confident,
I started to outgrow the stock parts on this bike, but so far all I’ve replaced is the
front sprocket and the chain, which brings to light a very important point: Everything
on this bike is replaceable with standard BMX parts. Well, isn’t that the case with
all BMX bikes? Surprisingly, not. Some cheaper bikes use a mix of parts that don’t necessarily
meld with the BMX industry. So let’s say you bend your sprocket and try to replace
it with a machined aluminum one. Getting it to fit could be a crap shoot. Here’s me
obliterating my first sprocket. And here’s a way harder crash I had after replacing it
with a stronger one. I rode away with absolutely no damage. So as you grow bolder and more
confident, you’ll start to outgrow the parts on this bike. Little by little though, you
can upgrade them. This is a part of BMX, no matter what bike you ride, so it looks like
SE purposely made the effort to produce a bike that was true to the sport. Otherwise,
the Everyday take anything a beginner can throw at it. The three piece cranks are surprisingly
solid, the wheels have somehow held up, and even the pedals are not bad. Here are a few
pieces of information you may want to know if you’re interested in this bike, good
and bad: First of all assembly on this bike was not so good off the shelf. I needed to
add a ton of grease to the crank spindle to stop it from creaking, and also tighten various
other parts on the bike. Now that I’ve given it a once over, it feels really solid. You
probably aren’t going to do much in the way of grinding on this bike either. The rear
axel is 14mm, but even after one day at the skatepark the front 3/8ths axle was bent upwards
significantly. I could replace it with a better axle, but I decided to take the pegs off since
I don’t grind much anyhow. The stock tires are okay, but they only go
up to 60 PSI. Any BMX you plan on using for street or park should probably hold 60 PSI
as an absolutely minimum, so I’ve gotten two pinch flats already in the front. As for
the brakes, they’re not half bad. I took them off though. Some riders prefer to go
brakeless, and I’m one of them. Like I said before, the crankset is pretty damn good,
but bottom bracket is unsealed. Nevertheless, I’ve had no problems to speak of. Again,
I’m pleasantly surprised. The bike is about 25 pounds. This is much
lighter than my childhood BMX, but still a fair amount heavier than more expensive bikes.
You can’t make something strong and affordable without some adding weight to it, so I’m
actually pretty impressed it’s this light. So that’s my two cents on this bike. It
seems like the next level up from this would be something for around $400 shipped on DansComp,
where you’ll get slightly better parts all around. I think the SE everyday is a great
starter bike though. It’ll get you through the rigors of being a beginner, and provide
a decent platform for upgrades. Like I once did, you’ll move all those upgraded parts
on to a new frame someday. So now that I’ve made some BMX videos on this, what are my
plans for it? Well, I’m going to keep it and keep riding it. I’ve fallen back in
love with BMX thanks to this bike, and for that I need to give it two thumbs up. Thanks
for riding with me today, and I’ll see you next time.