[racerjosh]

hello, currently im riding/ dirt jumping a 17" Saracen Instinct frame with other 'cheap' ex-bike parts on it. so im upgrading all my parts now so i need some help with them..

first of all though .. the colour is a tatty green from when i was practicing so what colour should i respray it? (looking for something that most people dont have so it stands out - but i cant decide)

since im doing dirt jumping, is it worth changing the front brake? its currently a shimano promax (rubbish to say the least) or should i just leave it? also, need to decide on the rear (dont have on fitted at the moment, which is sketchy) i was thinking avid 7's ?

rims need to be changed.. currently 'crosser' which i guess is cheap as ive never heard of them, was thinking HALO combats ?

headset is going FSA and forks are going to Dirt Jumper 1 (currently zoom )

.. im not rich and i do have another - very expensive - hobby (racing rs125's) so im not looking for top knotch parts .. just ones that will not break so easy and that have decent performance...

any help appriciated

regards
josh

 

[eaterofdog]

You don't need a front brake for dirt jumping. I would put an avid bb7 on the back and call it good.

I am running the halo combats on my bike and they are holding up well.

 

[sltmafia]

Just fork out a "G" and get the blk mrkt three57. Pretty sick bike for such a low price

 

[sltmafia]

atomlab has some trailpimp rims for 30 on their web store.

 

[racerjosh]

cheers for the replies ... i was just wondering, since you can get adapters for the front forks to allow them to have vee-brakes .. is there an adaptor for the rear ? since the frame only allows rear disc, and the crappy rims dont have a hub that allows a disc .. so it means buying new rims and brakes (although i am going to change the rims, there not the most important thing on the list - there the last thing)