is there such a thing as a "Flatland" MTB?
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There's no mtb designed for it that I have heard of, but I would think that if anything would work some sort of a trials bike would work the best. You will still need to figure out pegs or some sort of standing platform though. It'd be pretty hard to stand on the ends of the QR skewer. 
Trials? 
Seems like I saw a video of Hannah Steffens Hannah doing some sort of old school looking flatland tricks on her bike once. I don't recall what video it was however.
What?:mumble:blue said:Trials?
Yes, trials.:hot:
I think that a trials bike will be the closest to a flatland bike geometry wise. They both will tend to have steeper angles and small frames.
trials is not even really similar to flatland though, i think if u want to flatland bmx is the way to go. But trails bikes r uber sweet if u get very good at it. Do what you want, who knows mix and match trials and flatland on a 24"er. Could be cool.
Obviously they are not similar. But the requirements of having a quick bike that is small so you can move around it easily is the same. I don't think most flatland moves will be possible on an mtb. Mostly because it doesn't have 4 pegs or an easy way to attach them. But if someone wants to try it, a trails bike is going to be better than a DH bike...formermtboarder said:
you can attatch pegs to a mtb the same way you do on a bmx bike. Just get solid axels for your hubs and bolt them on. Careful if you're running disc brakes though, especially with big rotors, you could hurt yourself pretty bad on those if you aren't careful.
no trials is not even like flatland. trials bikes are made to be trials bikes w/ high b.b.'s super short stays and long wheel basesblue said:Trials?
"because you can" seems to be enough motivation for some people. I've tried a few flatland tricks on my MTBs.... its possible, but I still think its more fun on a bmx bike.Bicyclist said:
in my afterwork ubertired daze last night i was thinking about this very thing. At some stage the crossover between bmx and mtb is going to be so strong that there will be bikes that are a cross between a flatland bike and a trials bike. Think: manual - up a ledge - to toothpick - landing on the ledge with both feet on the front pegs - kickflip off the wall; that's the first trick that came to mind.
have you guys seen what goes on in the uk these days? it's called 24" trials and it's street **** that's super innovative. to start check Leesonbikes.co.uk
just to go off on a tangent before i go off to bed; i find it increddible how much nuts design and just plain neato chi chi expensive stuff goes into trials these days even though it's fallen out of favour with the majority of riders. In fact there's more crazy trials stuff now when there are fewer people interested in it than there was five years ago. And all that crazy innovation almost seems for naught since trials guys typically go through gear like skateboarders do.
artistic cycling, look it up
have you guys seen what goes on in the uk these days? it's called 24" trials and it's street **** that's super innovative. to start check Leesonbikes.co.uk
just to go off on a tangent before i go off to bed; i find it increddible how much nuts design and just plain neato chi chi expensive stuff goes into trials these days even though it's fallen out of favour with the majority of riders. In fact there's more crazy trials stuff now when there are fewer people interested in it than there was five years ago. And all that crazy innovation almost seems for naught since trials guys typically go through gear like skateboarders do.
artistic cycling, look it up