wethepeople Prime Drive 12 vs. Sunday Bikes Primer 18 - Direct Comparison
2 BMX Kids 12" - 18" compared side by side: wethepeople Prime Drive 12 and Sunday Bikes Primer 18. The lightest and at the same time the cheapest is wethepeople Prime Drive 12 (6.80 kg, 400.95 EUR).
Key Differences
Why buy wethepeople "Prime Drive 12" BMX Bike - 12 Inch - Orange?
- ✓ kunstform Pick: we ride it ourselves and we pass it on
- ✓ Lightest (6.80 kg)
- ✓ Best price (400.95 EUR)
Why buy Sunday Bikes "Primer 18" 2025 BMX Bike - 18 Inch - Grape Soda?
- ✓ kunstform Pick: we ride it ourselves and we pass it on
Conclusion
- wethepeople "Prime Drive 12" BMX Bike - 12 Inch - Orange excels in: price, weight and bearing quality
Technical Specifications
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| Product | Pick wethepeople "Prime Drive 12" BMX Bike - 12 Inch - Orange | Pick Sunday Bikes "Primer 18" 2025 BMX Bike - 18 Inch - Grape Soda |
| Price |
400.95 EUR 🏆 Taxfree excl. shipping |
427.95 EUR Taxfree excl. shipping |
| Manufacturer | wethepeople | Sunday Bikes |
| Weight Scale: light to heavy (BMX Kids 12" - 18" category) | 6.80 kg 🏆 | 10.60 kg |
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| Wheel Size | 12" | - |
| BMX Frame | 1020 Hi-Ten | Hi-Ten, Mid BB, integrated headset |
| Top Tube (TT) | 12.5" | 18.5" |
| Chain Stay (CS) | 9.4" | - |
| Head Tube (HA) | 73° | 74.5° |
| Seattube (SA) | 71° | - |
| BB-High (BB) | 7.1" | - |
| Standover (SO) | 5.4" | - |
| BMX Fork | Salt "Prime Drive", 1020 hi-ten, 26mm offset | Sunday "Primer" 18", 2-piece steerer, Hi-Ten |
| BMX Bar | Salt "Prime, 1020 Hi-Ten | Sunday "Primer" 18", Hi-Ten |
| Height | 5.15" | 7.65" |
| Width | 19.7" | 25.5" |
| Backsweep | 9° | 12° |
| Upsweep | 2.5° | 1° |
| Clamping Diameter | 22.2mm | - |
| Grips | SALT "Prime", 115mm | Sunday "Cornerstone" Grips, rubber |
| Stem | Salt "Prime" frontload, aluminum, 30mm reach | Sunday "Freeze" frontload, aluminum, 48mm offset |
| Headset | Salt "AM", 1", sealed bearing | FSA, integrated, sealed bearing |
| Gyro | - | - |
| Gyro compatible | No | Yes |
| Brake Lever | Salt "Prime", aluminum | Junior Lever, aluminum |
| Brake (front) | Salt "AM", Caliper, aluminum | - |
| Brake (rear) | Salt "AM", V-Brake, aluminum | Odyssey "Springfield", U-brake |
| Seat | wethepeople "Prime" seat/seatpost combo | Sunday "Badge", padded, Seat-/Seatpost Combo |
| Seat Post | Kombo, 6061 T6 aluminum, 22.2mm | Seat-/Seatpost Combo, aluminum, 25.4mm |
| Seat Clamp | Salt "AM" | Sunday, aluminum |
| Pedals | Salt "Junior Pro", plastic | Wellgo, plastic |
| Chain | Salt "AM", 510H, Z1 type | KMC "S1" |
| Sprocket | Salt "Prime", aluminum, 23T 🏆 | Sunday "Sabertooth V2", steel, 25T |
| Crank | Salt "Prime", aluminum, 3-pc, 92mm arm length,12 Spindle | CrMo, 3-piece, 19mm 8 spline axle, 140mm |
| Bottom Bracket | Salt, Euro BB, sealed bearing | Mid BB, sealed bearing |
| Hub (front) | Salt "Prime", aluminum, loose ball, 10mm (3/8") axle, 16H | Sunday, low flange, loose ball, 10mm axle, 28H |
| Hub (rear) | Salt "Prime", cassette hub, semi sealed, 10mm (3/8") axle, 16H, 9T | Sunday, cassette hub, sealed bearing, 14mm axle, 28H, 9T |
| Rim (front) | Salt "Prime", Single Wall, aluminum, 16H | 18", P-7X aluminum, 28H |
| Rim (rear) | Salt "Prime", Single Wall, aluminum, 16H | 18", P-7X aluminum, 28H |
| Tire (front) | Salt "Tracer" tire, 12 x 2.0" | Sunday "Current" BMX tire, 18" x 2.2" |
| Tire (rear) | Salt "Tracer" tire, 12 x 2.0" | Sunday "Current" BMX tire, 18" x 2.2" |
| Pegs | - | - |
| Radgröße | - | 18" |
| Chainstay (CS) | - | 11.7" - 12" |
| Seat Tube (SA) | - | 71° |
| BB Height | - | 10.35" |
| Standover | - | 7.5" |
| Delivery | - | The BMX bike comes pre-assembled in a box. For final assembly, only the handlebar, front wheel, pedals, and saddle need to be installed. Tools are not included. |
| Usage | - | BMX Freestyle – designed for tricks, jumps, and fun in the skatepark or on the pump track. |
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The Brands
About wethepeople: Wethepeople (WTP) is one of the world's most renowned rider-owned BMX brands from Cologne, Germany, whose origins date back to the 1990s. Driven by... View all wethepeople products
About Sunday Bikes: Founded in 2005 by Jim Cielencki and based in Austin, Texas, Sunday Bikes is a sister brand to Odyssey BMX. They are renowned for pioneering... View all Sunday Bikes products
kunstform Picks from the BMX Kids 12" - 18" category
Our history with BMX parts did not start when we opened kunstform in 2003: some of the team have been riding longer than the shop has existed, and most of us are still on a bike today. So we know pretty well which parts we can trust. A kunstform Pick therefore only goes to what we would bolt onto our own bikes: parts where the quality and the value are right, and that you will enjoy for a long time.
Lightest and heaviest: BMX Kids 12" - 18"
Weights range from 6.35 kg to 14.00 kg - 9.22 kg on average, 9.00 kg in the middle of the field. The chart shows all 44 comparable products in this category; the markers are the ones being compared.
- 1 wethepeople Prime Drive 12
- 2 Sunday Bikes Primer 18
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Cheapest and most expensive: BMX Kids 12" - 18"
Prices range from 338.95 EUR to 766.95 EUR - 495.00 EUR on average, 472.95 EUR in the middle of the field. The chart shows all 44 comparable products in this category; the markers are the ones being compared.
- 1 wethepeople Prime Drive 12
- 2 Sunday Bikes Primer 18
