I am wondering if I should get the deity highside bars in 50 or 80 rise for my new build I have never owned a dj before so I'm not really sure. I'm 5'5 with a 400 mm reach frame though the head tube is decently short. I rode a friends bike with similar reach and 80 mm bars and no problems pulling the bars to my waist, but it just felt insanely high though he did have a longer head tube. Thoughts?
Go 50mm. i thought the same thing when i was getting a new bike and my bike came with 35mm ride bars and it's perfect haven't even changed them. bars and stem are normally the first thing to go
Erm, cleaned my bike yesterday and now my brake is shit, hardly even biting. Any tips? It’s only a tektro, so might upgrade to an slx as they’re in the sale on crc.
What did you use to clean your bike?
Water and muc-off, i tried to keep the muc-off away from the rear wheel and triangle cause i know it's shit with brake pads but some must have got in there!
It is possible for rotors to be too clean, I find a good build up of pad on the rotor aids braking. Do a few stoppies or brake lightly down a long hill to get some pad build up. I have an old pad that I rub on rotors after cleaning.
Water and muc-off, i tried to keep the muc-off away from the rear wheel and triangle cause i know it's shit with brake pads but some must have got in there!
It is possible for rotors to be too clean, I find a good build up of pad on the rotor aids braking. Do a few stoppies or brake lightly down a long hill to get some pad build up. I have an old pad that I rub on rotors after cleaning.
Nice one mate will give that a go, (still might order the SLX because i have uncontrollable habits)
I am wondering if I should get the deity highside bars in 50 or 80 rise for my new build I have never owned a dj before so I'm not really sure. I'm 5'5 with a 400 mm reach frame though the head tube is decently short. I rode a friends bike with similar reach and 80 mm bars and no problems pulling the bars to my waist, but it just felt insanely high though he did have a longer head tube. Thoughts?
I ran 80mm for a while but started finding myself wanting to go back to lower rise for same tricks like tuck-no tire grab and stuff that involved getting the wheel closer to me so I would suggest just go with 50 cause it’s higher than fu 40s which are perfect in like any bike. But it’s also not super low so it doesn’t feel like ur leaning over your bars. Or atleast that’s how it felt for me when I switched back
I am wondering if I should get the deity highside bars in 50 or 80 rise for my new build I have never owned a dj before so I'm not really sure. I'm 5'5 with a 400 mm reach frame though the head tube is decently short. I rode a friends bike with similar reach and 80 mm bars and no problems pulling the bars to my waist, but it just felt insanely high though he did have a longer head tube. Thoughts?
I'm relatively new to all this, and recently just tried 3 different setups. 800 wide 25 rise, 720 wide 35 rise, and 760 wide 50 rise (Deity Highside). I ended up cutting down My Deity's from 760 to 740, and they are damn near perfect for me. My advice would be to try and find some different bars to at least try temporarily if you can. Another thing to consider is depending on your setup, you can alter the rise with your headset stack. Also FYI I'm 6' tall with long arms. It's all about personal preference.
Finally built up my first dirt jumper (using some spare parts I had in my garage, and some new stuff here and there). I definitely need to get a non-setback seat post, any recommendations for a post and saddle? Is pivotal worth it, or is there really much of a difference?
are those stans flow mk3 rims? are they really strong enough for dj/ skatepark builds?
I'm in a predicament with wheels. Either going to order a halo chaos wheelset with the 120p engagement, or get a set of hope pro 4's with a trials rear, but then i don't know what rims to get.
been asked many times i know but i'm stuck!
I like the bling factor of hopes ie colours and stuff, but then i have to go to the efforts of wheel building charges etc
The halo comes ready to ride but i've heard bad things about them, but also heard amazing things about them and i know a few people that ride for them.