I am trying to learn hop bars... I feel like it is going to take longer... maybe I should just start learning hop whips while I am at it.

Damn... Touche

O heaps weird when talking about pegs on a bike and saying "whack on 'em"... lol

Bro your bike is sooooo clean.... makes me wanna do a bike check lol

I have RHD Wombolts in 175mm... hydrodipped in hundos

...not to mention those of us that; - work to live - have families and whatev else all grown up shit that has to be done.

What up homie? Do you even still have a bike?

I agree with the 9.5" bars however; if you are using a front load stem I would say 10".

Interesting... the thought kinda crossed my mind but I was like nah... I would try it I guess. It does create the opportunity for comraderie and who knows... I may end up in a city near you lol.

I try to play a game of BIKE every time I go to the park, be it my local/people I know or not. Scotty Cranmer has a regular game on his YouTube channel.

Well then, now we can be friends. lol

No need to get confrontational; after all, you are asking for advice. There are a couple phrases from the op that caused my advice: - "thinking about rebuilding the original bike and basically giving it away" - "bike to be in running order before I hand ... more »

Just make sure to buy a legit frame and not some pos from Wal-Mart and you will be okay. The 4130 ChroMo frames will hold you up just fine.

"I thought it would be nice to hand off to a kid who might appreciate it more than my closet." ??? If this is really the case then do it and do it how you want. However; in the original post you stated you dont wanna put $50 into and not really get it ... more »

You should keep it.

So far the most votes are for Aug/Sept... should be plenty of time... then again it depends also on how much of that dumb adult bs you have to accomplish. lol

Thx Bullett for being willing to put this together.... IMHO I dont have any bangers lol but I remember watching the last one and thinking I wish I would have submitted something.

If price is not a big deal order the fork. You will appreciate it one day.

I had a similar problem. For me... come to find out numerous or all spokes had been overtightened. I suggest getting a spoke tensioner to check and get them dialed.