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Hey guys so I was looking around the forum searching for an answer but couldn't really find one so here goes. I just sold my 2010 fit trl 3 because I needed money but now I got a job and have money. So I was wonder what complete bike is good for dirt jumping under $500 or what should I look for in a bike. I want a brand new one so any suggestions?
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I think that the united kl40 was trail oriented.
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T-rider wrote:I think that the united kl40 was trail oriented.
delatorre95 wrote:That bike looks great but I forgot to mention that I prefer a 20.5 or 20.75 top tube. But so far I'm liking these suggestions ...more
Just so you know half a degree shallower on the seat tube and half a degree steeper head tube and the top tube length will feel 1/4 inch longer than it is, so a 20.5 with the above angle difference could feel like a 20.75 with shallower HT and steeper ST.
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20.5 with a 69.5 seat tube and 75 HT will feel a lot like a 20.75. TT length is not the only thing you should be looking at is all I am getting at. There are a LOT of factors with how a frame will feel.
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Fucker beat me to it LOL I came just to mention this.
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T-rider wrote:I think that the united kl40 was trail oriented.
Brayden_Buckingham wrote:Fucker beat me to it LOL I came just to mention this.
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Awh hahaha.
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T-rider wrote:I think that the united kl40 was trail oriented.
delatorre95 wrote:That bike looks great but I forgot to mention that I prefer a 20.5 or 20.75 top tube. But so far I'm liking these suggestions ...more
dave lawrence wrote:Just so you know half a degree shallower on the seat tube and half a degree steeper head tube and the top tube length will ...more
Thanks for that info! I'm not really familiar with how the different angles and measurements work with each other to give a certain feel. All I know is that my trl 3 had a 20.75 TT and big bars so I kind of want a bike with a similar feel. Obviously I need to do some studying.
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delatorre95 wrote:That bike looks great but I forgot to mention that I prefer a 20.5 or 20.75 top tube. But so far I'm liking these suggestions ...more
dave lawrence wrote:Just so you know half a degree shallower on the seat tube and half a degree steeper head tube and the top tube length will ...more
delatorre95 wrote:Thanks for that info! I'm not really familiar with how the different angles and measurements work with each other to give a ...more
i didnt really know that neither hahah.
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biggybuggy wrote:They re-released thay thing under the name "thruster". So many of them at the skatepark it's not even funny.
The brand Next is now Thruster, the same dept. store brand under a different name. I find it ironic that somebody had a craigslist ad for a "Mongoose stem". It was the same stem that came on my Hyper Metro. They just use the same parts on all the bikes.
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I had this. Full 4130 and sealed everything. Wek sos rims. Good dj bike
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