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any difference between a dirt jump with gears and a dirt jump with single spped?? HELP!!

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any difference between a dirt jump with gears and a dirt jump with single spped?? HELP!!

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flag kangarutano
Posted: May 12, 2015 at 13:24 Quote
want to know what is the difference between a dirt jump bike with gears and a dirt jump bike with single-speed/no gears...
flag ricar
Posted: May 12, 2015 at 17:21 Quote
Yeah, one skips as you are cranking to a jump, the other does not.


More seriously, well setup gears should not skip but they do make a racket, add weight and are generally not necessary. Dirt jumper bikes are usually fairly minimalistic so if you don't need it get rid of it. Most dirt jumps are ridable without gears so......... Wink
flag JEDDE
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Posted: May 17, 2015 at 20:24 Quote
Just the drop-outs, most SS are going to have horizontal drop-outs as where must geared DJ's will have vertical.
flag ricar
Posted: May 18, 2015 at 5:47 Quote
JEDDE wrote:
Just the drop-outs, most SS are going to have horizontal drop-outs as where must geared DJ's will have vertical.

You just said that the only difference is the dropouts but you can run either geared or SS which completely negates the difference.

Vertical dropouts are more of a PITA to run SS with but it can be done without much issue, horizontal are easier but that has little to do with the actual question. The question is about geared bikes vs ss bikes and their use for jumping.

If jumping is part of what you use your bike for then you may want a geared bike for the bulk of your riding. If you only care about jumping, then it is optimal to run a bike without the added weight, clutter and possibility of slipping.
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