bmx to mountain conversion
- Thread starter NO TEETH
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i dunno how that would ride with a suspension fork. you would probably be better off riding it with the rigid fork it came with or getting a frame designed for a suspension fork. but if ya got all the parts, who cares, try it and if it rides like crap switch it back.
get a DJ bike ment for a suspention fork
as long as you get a bike ment for suspension fork like montashu said you should be fine
also your rear wheel will need a new hub cause mtb and bmx rear spacing is different
also your rear wheel will need a new hub cause mtb and bmx rear spacing is different
go 20, you will become smoother, better, and you can wear tight black girls jeans
urban huck thats all you tell people to do is "go 20 inch"
dude the sky is the limit when it comes to bikes... if you wanted you could put on that fork, get a 5 cog freewheel and a bolt on derailer, or a new wheel w/135mm spacing and spread your frame, then get a chain guide such as a blackspire km-1 or a 24 cycles bmx type or dmr block type... but I like the new Redline one the best... it has 14mm axcels and the Marzocchi DJ street (the only suspension fork that you can run pegs with)... mongoose has one now with 26" wheels, 14mm axcels, and a gyro... hey you wanna buy my single speed?... it's a kona Cowan single speed, atomics, and a 04' marz DJ1... nah, why don't you just trade in the dk cruiser for the new dk dirt jumper... nah get a bullet... nah get a Banshee... nah get a demo 9... nah get a v 10... no, wait a RMX... no, make that an Armegeddon... naw go blow it on crack and hookers... psyche!.... ah hell just do what you want... what do I know anyway...NO TEETH said:
go extream and put 24 inch double wides and run your DK
im kidding please dont do that
im kidding please dont do that
it might work... there i have seen a kid who rides a race-style cruiser with some beefed up wheels and a fork around town here and he seems to like how it rides
There used to be a kid on this board acctually how had a crusier with a fork... but i forget his name
There used to be a kid on this board acctually how had a crusier with a fork... but i forget his name
here is a pic from that kid...http://www.pinkbike.com/modules/photo/?op=view&image=80958
if you wanna see the whole thread search "cruisers" an then click on the "Best Place to Buy a complete crusier" thread"
if you wanna see the whole thread search "cruisers" an then click on the "Best Place to Buy a complete crusier" thread"
I just don't understand girl jeans. I know BMX'rs tend to pride themselves on being the hardass's around the bike community.......... that said, how tough can you really be in girl jeans? I'm sorry, I won't take bmx serious until they take off the damn guess jeans designed in the late 80's and put on some dickies!urbanhuckbot said:
Honestly, its just wrong.
There have been a few people on this board who converted at DK 24" to use a suspension fork and MTB parts. If I remember correctly it worked pretty well. That was a while ago though, I don't think the threads are here anymore.
scurban said:
most riders dont wear girls jeans......
Ok, guys stop the pointless bashing, he isn't asking about putting the fork on his bmx frame. He's asking about putting the parts on a NEW mtb frame. (but cruisers ride ok with suspension forks if you do it right anyway)NO TEETH said:
i have heard from alot of people if it didn't come with suspention don't put it on there. bad after effects, like bad handling and the fork will not compress right.
turn it into a chopper!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't do it. Putting a larger fork on your bike will throw off the geometry, and could very easily snap the head tube right off the frame. This is why you see some DHers with incrediby oversized forks running a 24 in the front, to bring the geometry back to normal. You would be much better off getting a hardtail mountain bike, and putting a fork on that, like it is meant to be.
Mudpuppy said:
yo mudpuppy i saw your jalopy at the art building today, you gonna be at the cub at 7 tonight? hows that fork feel on your backtrail cruiser?