Gyro

[THE BMX RIDER]

1. is it worth taking a gyro off?
2. what are spacers?
3. do you need spacers?

[wethepeople]

1) If you need to ask this question, then yes.
2) little shims that go around the steertube to take up the space.
3) it depends.

[MadMan2k]

You don't really need them, at least not to ride it for a few days before you cut the steer tube or get spacers, but it looks kind of tacky without them.

[KinetikBiker]

You don't really need them, at least not to ride it for a few days before you cut the steer tube or get spacers, but it looks kind of tacky without them.
It looks tackier when you have like 5 of them.

It looks good when you have like 1 or noe.

And you dont need them.


Gryors are a waste unless you ride flat or can do double tailwhips, double barspins or do lots of barspins and lots of tailwhips.

Basically you dont need it.

[MadMan2k]

Well, it looks bad when you don't have any spacers but there's still a big gap between the top of the headset and the stem. And, actually, I think it might let dust get into the headset bearings because the top part wouldn't be flush against the piece under it (such technical terms, I know).

You could always ride brakeless, which lets you do as many barspins and tailwhips as you want, as well as looking way better than either a gyro or a straight cable.

[FuzzyRyder]

If you didnt have spacers and there was a gap between your headset and stem you wouldn't be able to tighten your headset.

[eightdip]

i dont have any of these problems, my frame doesnt even have gyro tabs (good ol flow), i have no spacers because my stem (elementary) is pretty thick and i stick to just a straight cable

[lunchbox]

If you didnt have spacers and there was a gap between your headset and stem you wouldn't be able to tighten your headset.
The fork would wobble like piss too.