BMX - gyro on mtb

how do i put a gyro on my mtb? can you pick one out thats good, for use with bb7s.

preferably under 60 bucks for the whole thing. will i need a new headset?

You don't.

That would be so insanely useless, it would be incredible.

look at the specialized P.1 from 2005

my question i guess is, is it possible to do so or does the frame need a special mount

Frame needs a mount, and the p-series bikes are useless.

oh really, thats why my P.2 is awesome

P2's suck for mostly everything, every P-Series bike does.

They feel like ass in the trail, handle like ass while trying to do techy stuff and don't belong in a skatepark.

Stop being a little girl and get a BMX bike if you want a gyro.

MTB's are for like dh racing and and cross country crap. Not riding doubles and skateparks.

Let's not everyone judge Mtb's by some stupid offerings from Specialized, or Crackandfail.

Check out Eastern26, Norco, and atomlab. Thank you.

Norco is pretty horrible, sorry 'bout that as well

Norco is pretty horrible, sorry 'bout that as well

Hehe, yeah it is, I meant to say Northshore bikes, their urban stuff is hot.

I love the negativity around here, it's so refreshing.

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I love the negativity around here, it's so refreshing.
You were a teenager once...

Hehe, yeah it is, I meant to say Northshore bikes, their urban stuff is hot.

Urban stuff is the lamest there is out there.

Urban stuff is the lamest there is out there.

Wow, Urban mtb's are like the same thing as a bmx bike, I don't even know why you would say that.

How the hell are they the same? Nothing about them is the same except sometimes the frame material.

Wow, Urban mtb's are like the same thing as a bmx bike, I don't even know why you would say that.
hes kidding right?

Wow, Urban mtb's are like the same thing as a bmx bike, I don't even know why you would say that.

I want to see you back up that claim, but I have a feeling you're going to ***** out and just not reply.

You were a teenager once...

Lolz.

Everyone around here has P1's. Some have P2's and one has a P3. Allllllll awful bikes to ride. I'd have one to get to work though.

I want to see you back up that claim, but I have a feeling you're going to ***** out and just not reply.

What I am getting at is that a lot of urban mtb'ers and ultimately bike are designed with the same spirit as a bmx, as in they are designed with short wheelbases, tough frames, or what have you. If you look at a rider like guy marsh or anson wellington, they are for the most part bmx riders, they just ride different bikes, I honestly don't understand what you see as so fundamentally different when it comes to bmx and a mtb designed for urban use. I ride an eastern nighttrain26, it has a bmx casette hub, it has a 20mm thru axle, it has holes for gyro tabs, and it has disc tabs, it shares a lot between BMX and mtb's, it feels as much like a bmx to ride as most anything could with out being a bmx bike, which personally I haven't really ever found my self that comfortable on.

Well how can it feel like a bmx if you don't like the feel of a bmx but you do the urban mtb. I have nothing against urban mtber's, you guys can do what you want. It just seems pointless to me to sacrifice tricks, style and feeling for a bigger bike

I mean that I like the way the front end and such on a MTB feel longer, but it feels similar in terms of CS length. And, i totally understand what you are saying about saraficing somethings for the bigger bike, but honestly, I really love the feel of an MTB on some singletrack or doing skills park type of stuff which I can't get on a bmx.

Cant be the guy who uses suspension, big wheels and disc brakes to ride a skate park.

Ok, so yeah, dodged that like a politician, but yeah, I mean, I just understand why you instigate something and then just be a hypocrite. I mean I don't think that biking is about proving how tough one is, if I like the relative comfort of my MTB because I can ride 10-15 miles and have more fun doing it then on a road bike, and I am not killing myself on 20'' wheels(And I wholeheartedly understand that it is possible to go cross country on a bmx if you wanted, but I would rather have some wheels that rolled better). I didn't **** all over the style of bike you ride, and I don't know why most BMX cats feel like MTB's deserve it.

Because BMX's are often put on the back burner and ignored because MTB's are trying to pull off tricks we've mastered years ago.

Hmm, I have never really gotten that feeling before, are you talking about like in bike magazines or something or like the internet? But yeah man, I an understand that, and believe me, most guys on mtb's have nothing but respect for all the bmx guys out there who are always riding stuff that most folks wouldn't even try.

Wow, Urban mtb's are like the same thing as a bmx bike, I don't even know why you would say that.

Yeah, except we don't need Azonic body armor, a fullface, and shocks to jump down a five-stair.

Don't forget the knee and shins and gloves

^ Some of you are starting to show your ignorance. Perpetuating stereotypes always does that.

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and I don't know why most BMX cats feel like MTB's deserve it.


mountain biking killed bmx > 10 years ago. We have had issues with mountain bikers ever since.

^ Some of you are starting to show your ignorance. Perpetuating stereotypes always does that.

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I still see discs, big tyres and suspension.

mountain biking killed bmx > 10 years ago. We have had issues with mountain bikers ever since.

And I don't have a problem with mountain biking, hell, I race DH and have more in MTB's then I ever had in BMX.

But I hate them in the parks trying to snake us, giving us lip for 'not having real bikes' and generally acting like they're better. It's the pinkbikers that piss me off.

mountain biking killed bmx > 10 years ago.

No it didn't. What a foolish statement.


We have had issues with mountain bikers ever since.

Umm yeah, well that's just pathetic.

I still see discs, big tyres and suspension.

Good eye. It's unfortunate that my point still eludes you.

No it didn't. What a foolish statement.



Umm yeah, well that's just pathetic.

describe the early 90's major trend in bike sales, if you would, plz.

describe the early 90's major trend in bike sales, if you would, plz.

BMX had started on a downswing well before mountain bikes became popular, if that's what you're implying. Now BMX is big again. Skating has followed the same pattern. So has DH MTB racing, for that matter. For whatever reason, the popularity of those sports runs in cycles. It doesn't mean any of them killed each other, or that any of them were ever dead.

BMX as a sport was downsizing because of the "freestyle" craze. When mountain bikes came out it pretty much drove it into the ground. the local bike shops dropped their bmx lines in favor of mtbs and everyone I knew dumped their 20 inchers.

and tbqh, I don't care for the mtb movement because when I think of mtbs, I think of them on top of suvs, stopping at starbucks with eddie bauer bags flying out of the back. Sorry.

and tbqh, I don't care for the mtb movement because when I think of mtbs, I think of them on top of suvs, stopping at starbucks with eddie bauer bags flying out of the back. Sorry.

You and wtp both seem to share the notion that prejudging someone based upon the type of bike they ride makes sense - and it doesn't. If there were no such thing as mtb's, he would still have freds snaking lines at the park. If there were no such thing as Starbucks, poughzeurs would find somewhere else to cruise. And if they stopped making girl's jeans and t-shirts, BMXers would still wear clothes.

I'm not prejudging anything.
When I see mountain bikes around town they are on the top of suvs sitting at starbucks. Eddie bauer bags are optional.
Now I think that mountainbikers are a little sensitive as well.

poughzeurs? I believe it's posers. And the people who wear girl's jeans and tshirts are skaters. Mtbs at a skatepark is the most ridiculous thing I've heard.

Now I think that mountainbikers are a little sensitive as well.

I am well known for my emotional instability here at bikeforums. In fact I am crying right now.


We have had issues with mountain bikers ever since.

I really like the way you use the collective "we" to represent the opinion of BMXers when only two weeks ago, you'd been out of the sport for over eighteen years.

Mtbs at a skatepark is the most ridiculous thing I've heard.

There are skaters who feel the same way about twenties.

What are your thoughts on 24's for street/park riding?

I am well known for my emotional instability here at bikeforums. In fact I am crying right now.



I really like the way you use the collective "we" to represent the opinion of BMXers when only two weeks ago, you'd been out of the sport for over eighteen years.

granted, we was an improper term. I. I. I. I. I.

There are skaters who feel the same way about twenties.

What are your thoughts on 24's for street/park riding?

On a bmx or mtb?

On a bmx or mtb?

Exactly.

Exactly.

No, not exactly. If it's on a bmx that's pretty much the most pointless unless your old and ride to the store.

You and wtp both seem to share the notion that prejudging someone based upon the type of bike they ride makes sense - and it doesn't. If there were no such thing as mtb's, he would still have freds snaking lines at the park. If there were no such thing as Starbucks, poughzeurs would find somewhere else to cruise. And if they stopped making girl's jeans and t-shirts, BMXers would still wear clothes.

I'm sorry but every MTB rider I've seen at the park has been a total asshat with no style whatsoever. They snake lines, act rude as hell, hack, and don't respect the basic rules of the park. Hell, DYLAN TREMBLAY! Would not leave our bowl, insisting that 'us bmx riders' should go find somewhere else to ride. He rode for a solid 35 minutes in our bowl, just pumping around acting like the king supreme hippy he is.

Also, I guess board shorts and an Azonic shovel t-shirt with either a ball cap or a fedora aren't real clothes then :rolleyes:


I really like the way you use the collective "we" to represent the opinion of BMXers when only two weeks ago, you'd been out of the sport for over eighteen years.

I have no problem with MTB riders, hell, if I didn't snap my Jamis a few days ago I would be riding the hills more. I just have a problem with pinkbikers and people who snake me at the park.


There are skaters who feel the same way about twenties.

What are your thoughts on 24's for street/park riding?

They try to mimic our style, and fall short a few feet away from crappy. Only things that have left me floored at what a 24" can do was one fellow who was doing brakeless g-turns and other crazy spins on the pyramid at our park. any time he left the ground he was about as graceful as a brick in the wind.

What are your thoughts on 24's for street/park riding?

They're still for goons.