bikeperson45 Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 I was thinking how I could set up my bike differenty and had a few ideas:26inch wheel at the front 24inch rear. (stock frame)Normal looking saddle (not mini)BMX handle bars these uns http://www.bicyclestore.com.au/Sunday-Colo...7-pr-22551.htmlRigid dirtjump forks http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=15679 (strong ones)Was thinkin of making a trials bike that could be used for jumps and skate parks ,any other ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 The geometry will still not be ideal, and making the frame have a slacker headangle and lower BB by putting a 24" tyre on the back wouldn't be a great help to make it agile and flicky for any skatepark-related maneuvres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 And your bars will be a good foot higher than they need/want to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 Truth. If you want BMX looking bars, run some BMX race bars, e.g. these.If you run them with a 0 rise, shorter stem they'd probably feel alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeperson45 Posted May 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 Just trying to think outside the box here, is there anything I can do to do smallish jumps my trials bike? (or is it fine as it is?)Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 Stock body positioning tends to be fairly towards the front, so it'll feel kinda shitty to do dirt jumps on no matter what, really, 'cos if you nose into the landing to land smoothly, it'll feel weird as hell, and almost like you're just going straight over the bars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paolo Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 Pardon my ignorance, but what is your current bike ?Having the experience of 24/26, it's not that great, when spinning, you always seem to land on your rear wheel and end up on your ass when doing pedal kicks, mind you I had a really long fork. Also, the BMX bars are overkill, just go for some mtb bars with massive rise. Though high rise bars are really good idea, they spin so much better than long stems, just be sure to twist the bars a bit forward in the stem to have a bit of added reach... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeperson45 Posted May 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 Its a saracen flea 1, its cheap so im willing to mess around with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB1 Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 I was thinking how I could set up my bike differenty and had a few ideas: 26inch wheel at the front 24inch rear. (stock frame) Normal looking saddle (not mini) BMX handle bars these uns http://www.bicyclestore.com.au/Sunday-Colo...7-pr-22551.html Rigid dirtjump forks http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=15679 (strong ones) Was thinkin of making a trials bike that could be used for jumps and skate parks ,any other ideas? Mind you don't end up with somthing that looks like this!!! LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 I tried dirt jumping on my zoot, it just wasn't happening at all. Waaay too long. I swapped some of the bits onto a trailstar frame and it's instantly a million times better. You can't get a bike that's good for everything. You can probably get a bike that's mediocre for everything, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Smith Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 I tried dirt jumping on my zoot, it just wasn't happening at all. Waaay too long. I swapped some of the bits onto a trailstar frame and it's instantly a million times better. You can't get a bike that's good for everything. You can probably get a bike that's mediocre for everything, though. i can dirt jump my 1100mm long MBK T1000 feels sketchy as f**k though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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