I just got a med. ss redline monocog...do you think its safe to jump? ive been jumping it and i love it...i dont wana break it or do something with it its not built for.
thanks!
thanks!
Quick question about my redline
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Define Jump? are you jump over logs and such or are you hucking off 15 foot bluffs?
Dirt jumps, walls no larger than 5-7 feet, just urban stuff and a little dirt jumping. A little hard trail riding too...nothing too downhilly.
I would keep the jump size on that bike down to 7ft. gap or less. With drops up to four feet. Unless you are real smooth, it is a rigid bike! I think it's designed for all around trail.
I would keep it tame, the bike is strong but it's not really meant for freeriding or other types of abusive riding.
I agree with my Komrades, it can handle some abuse as it is built kinda like a BMX bike but it is NOT a FreeRide bike doing 7 footers will end up with a cracked frame or ovalized headtube soon enough, plus unless you have up graded the parts the will fail too................ 
would putting a fork on the bike make it any better at all?
bummmpp...what if i added a fork?
sunnerbeanmtb said:
I dont think the monocog was built with suspension correction in mind. (see above...it was designed for how it came...a trail bike...that's why they give you the fork with it.). You are better off trying to find a cheap burly frame and moving everything over.
Just a quick recommendation....On-One sells a frame called 'The Gimp' that is relatively cheap (even better if you find one used) and will handle anything you throw at it. You should be able to move all your parts from the monocog over to it...even the fork.
just my 2 cents.
i jumped one for a while while my bike was being recovered by the cops a few years ago. with a shorter stem the bike ripped in the dj's