Getting ready to build my 26" wheeled dirt jumper. Looking for all sujestions and want to know how your bikes are set up. Pics would be great!
Building a Dirt Jumper....
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Oh yea! I remember the Cheeta DS you had. I do have a frame, but what are you asking for your Planet X??
That is a SWAAEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET Bommer! Does anyone use "V"s anymore ???Originally posted by Toshi
Here's how mine was set up:
sometimes, when on a budget... I'm building my Nashbar frame with Avid V's. For straight dirt jumping, V;s would be fine for you, but if you plan to do any HT-DH'ing on it, you'll need discs...
When Hulk gets his Bommer together... eventually... you'll have to give it a ride... might be a tad small for you... but it'll give you an idea... It'll have a DJ1, 36 spoke wheels, XT discs, Profile cranks... it'll be sweet... he and I just have to get to the same state at the same time...
have you ridden Rich's Surly Instigator? big bike... pretty burly... Hulk has a more recent BMX background (still owns one), so he can ride a smaller bike.
Knowing you, there are a couple things I would suggest you NOT skimp on: cranks and fork. get a DJ1 (20mm thru axle model) and get Profile or other chromoly cranks. If you plan to do any jumping at all, you will bend or break anything else.
How far are you from Winchester BMX track? Great place to hone your skills...
I'm really kind of afraid of breaking that frame to be honest. It may wind up being peewee's frame . I'm thinking either a Balfa or one of thise .243 frames. What info do we have on thse frames?
I'm not sure where that BMX track is but I'm only minutes away from White Marsh BMX tract and maybe 45 minutes from Bumps and Burms in York.
I'm not sure where that BMX track is but I'm only minutes away from White Marsh BMX tract and maybe 45 minutes from Bumps and Burms in York.
get a gimp.
www.on-one.co.uk
www.on-one.co.uk
Sounds sweet but out of my range. You know the deal too many bikes now and the wife is about to kill me anyway. I figure if I build one a little at a time maybe she won;t notice! hehe
px wheels, on one 3 piece cranks, px bars, z3.5 baby.
oh yeah and to the guy that said dhing isnt possible with Vs doesn't know what it means to be pobre
oh yeah and to the guy that said dhing isnt possible with Vs doesn't know what it means to be pobre
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What frame is that????
99 Gary Fisher Aquila! wooo, ahhh the joys of not having a job. Actually I knida like it, really short backend and with a 4" fork the geo is right on for djing. And it's steel
disk brakes and pegs, what a combo
Just getting back into hopping around...
For your amusement:
For your amusement:
yeh they are off now. if i had some gaurdsOriginally posted by soulrider
Hmmm...pegs and disc brakes. Not a good combo
they work fine. it is getting on the rail that
is hard.
the fork mount requared grinding the dropout
flat, the cutting the peg to fit the narrow dropout.
back went right on.
buy a kona scab, and put a 4 inch fork on it thats what i did and im lovin it! perfect for dj, urban, and anything else besides down hill, i really suggest that 
i like my specialized p3.
i second that. stock except:
beefier tires/tubes
stem
rear disc only, instead of f&r v's
avid rollamajig
a-frame pedals
pretty sweet!
one thing that i find to be pretty important in a DJ bike is weight in the wheels... if you can get away with running an XC tube up front with a lighter casing tire, definitely do it! all that rotating mass does add up when you're however many feet off the ground trying to get over the top of the landing
heres mine its got a few changes the frames a pashley 24 mhz, i use it for everything except for xc cos 38lbs 
is a bit too heaivy for that.
is a bit too heaivy for that.Attachments
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Here are my 2 bikes. The P.3 is actually out of service now but I jumped that bad boy for 2 solid years. A really decent bike and you can find them for cheap $$ now. It served me well learning to dirtjump all the way up to Large dirtjumps.
Since I've switched to the Imperial thou and jump mostly Larger level dirtjumps I can tell the diff. The Imp has definately helped my jumping and given me more confidence. It currently is built up lil different than that pic. Has a ALEX wheel on the front with no brake and a 2002 Marzocchi MXC 100 or something fork (4"). Also has Profiles now and a 2002 E13 guide.
My advice on a DJ bike is make sure you have Cro-mo cranks and a fork that is 4" or 3". 5"s is pretty pointless for DJ'ing and just makes pushing transitions that much harder IMO.
Since I've switched to the Imperial thou and jump mostly Larger level dirtjumps I can tell the diff. The Imp has definately helped my jumping and given me more confidence. It currently is built up lil different than that pic. Has a ALEX wheel on the front with no brake and a 2002 Marzocchi MXC 100 or something fork (4"). Also has Profiles now and a 2002 E13 guide.
My advice on a DJ bike is make sure you have Cro-mo cranks and a fork that is 4" or 3". 5"s is pretty pointless for DJ'ing and just makes pushing transitions that much harder IMO.