Davidrvirgo Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 I'm wanting a bike I can do all of the above in. I found a nice upgraded Ashton effect for 350. Should I take it and maybe put a 100mm fork on the front? It needs to handle small djs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 dont do it,your bb rise would be +60 or more,making it totally senseless for dj... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrialsRob Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 Ride would be horrible too, would feel like you were hanging off the back of the bike. There is no law saying you have to ride trials on a proper trials bike either, granted it won't be as easy but that's the price of versatility. http://www.ns-bikes.com/holy-2,54,pl.htm Something like that might make a nice compromise, perhaps with a more trails oriented bar/stem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 if the small djs youre talking about are say kicker with 1.5m in height,3m gap,you could use a rigid fork as i did for years. youd just have to avoid flat drops lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidrvirgo Posted April 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Pretty much the exact hight. I'm now looking at a inspired four play for 600 or a orange 24 inch trails bike for 400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 (edited) i heard of fourplays beeing pretty strong,you could do fine if you put some ns forks on(theyre 420 axle to crown), wouldnt rise your bb by more then 5-10mm,means youre still in street trials terrain,while slacking the headtube angle a tiny bit(0.5°),wich is a bit better for dj. with a nice high front setup it´ll be some kind of 24" bmxish to ride...i rode my old marino frame with that forks on exactly such jumps,with a 70x25 stem and 3"rise dj bars,before i got lower forks to trial it up lol,and it was really good for street though was flicky as hell during airtime. edit:that setup made a front brake impossible. edit 2:and mind its always a compromise youll be doing,there is absolutely no chance of having 1 bike being awesome in all those disciplines imo Edited April 21, 2013 by FamilyBiker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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