Tech Tips: BMX Gyros 13

Having troubles dialing your gyro in? Let Brian give you some tips on keeping your gyro running smooth.

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1772 GlennPPMilligan https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/1772/avatar/c50_109462490_1244913570.jpg?1293019304 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/GlennPPMilligan,1772/all 11/25/06 9 193 1 131 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/GlennPPMilligan,1772/setup 2 6 134 39

GlennPPMilligan
5/5/2009 1:31 AM

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100187 alex.ragone https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/100187/avatar/c50_fb_picture_100000663000329.jpg?1352157941 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/alex-ragone,100187/all 11/05/12 1

alex.ragone

11/5/2012 3:30 PM

is there another way to have a gyro without the tabs?

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78992 middoDOTcom https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/78992/avatar/c50_196808_1617847529198_1326662927_1333571_7597026_n.jpg?1304765852 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/middoDOTcom,78992/all 05/07/11 1 1

middoDOTcom

5/7/2011 4:03 AM

how do you fix the brake calaps if they dont come back out of the rim when you pulled the brake lever in???

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90545 andrewrussell https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/90545/avatar/c50_fb_picture_100000368209156.jpg?1329241761 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/andrewrussell,90545/all 02/14/12 2

andrewrussell

4/12/2012 2:23 PM

tighten the springs up:
1: hot the little spanner bit with something and then twist it the opposite way with an allen key
2: its quite easy I'm sure u will be able to fix this

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76957 NBDbmx https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/76957/avatar/c50_Photo0114.jpg?1313521001 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/NBDbmx,76957/all 03/23/11 1

NBDbmx

3/23/2011 3:13 PM

wait is a dual cable like when 2 cables come out of the lever

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andrewrussell

4/12/2012 2:24 PM

yes

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Mousiie

6/21/2010 7:10 PM

my gyro tab doesnt go on straight. any ideas on how to fix this its a snafu gyro, on a superstar light my fire frame. i have tryed to tension it but not working. message me if yo can help

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33711 billyfry https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/33711/avatar/c50_90531270_1258346238.jpg?1293077028 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/billyfry,33711/all 10/27/08 39 66 7 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/billyfry,33711/setup 5 273 2 1

billyfry

5/24/2010 12:06 PM

OldSchoolJay, if you keep the tension in your cables right like he said, that won't happen when the gyro is sitting on the tabs. if you're pulling your lever and it pulls at all before moving the detangler, then adjust your top barrel adjusters because your cables ends are probably far enough below the detangler that you can see it. having it on the tabs works perfectly fine if you actually know how to set it up.

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44090 Wet Blanket https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/44090/avatar/c50_115705250_1241891890.jpg?1293099096 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/Wet-Blanket,44090/all 05/09/09 11 1 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/Wet-Blanket,44090/setup 9 115

Wet Blanket

5/19/2010 9:15 PM

funy thing about this video is that the last time it was posted, people comented that he was doing it wrong...so why has it been posted again? giving the wrong info to people so they end up with shitty gyro's

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bigd021191

5/18/2010 8:12 PM

old

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bmxchris256

5/18/2010 12:49 PM

iv found that haveing your gyro resting slightly above the bottom tabs all so that the dual bottom cables work the best and are the easiest to set up and adjust and triflow will help them pull really smoothly

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OldSchoolJay

8/15/2009 4:02 PM

your right channelbmx , dont have your gyro sitting on the tabs , you need to adjust the top cables so it is just off the lower gyro tabs , other wise you will probs pull your lever and it will move a bit or even a lot before even pulling the gyro up , thus having a very bad brake set up ... I think they should redo this vid and show you all how to set a gyro up properly and show you how you do take out flop...

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47274 kinkbmx525 https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/47274/avatar/c50_100445540_1271384034.jpg?1293105448 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/kinkbmx525,47274/all 07/07/09 24 12 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/kinkbmx525,47274/setup 39 827 25

kinkbmx525

7/7/2009 2:54 PM

i dont like gyros i am breakless

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5717 ChanelBMX https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/5717/avatar/c50_mlv.jpg?1297485928 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/ChanelBMX,5717/all 03/29/07 1 27 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/ChanelBMX,5717/setup 1 19 7

ChanelBMX

5/7/2009 9:27 PM

Actually, the gyro should be floating between the tabs. If it rests on the tabs, u can end up with even more slop

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