pegs/grinding
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pegs/grinding
Im new to it and I ordered ody jpeg lites and i found out there 4" which is a few mm shorter than the ones i have now...anyways does length matter and is it better if they are threaded
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Threaded ones are easier to remove when you don't need them, but they sometimes spin, causing them to fall off during long grinds.
You make the call. If you want to ride around with pegs on all the time, go with bolt on pegs. If you don't, and want to do short grinds, go with threaded pegs.
You make the call. If you want to ride around with pegs on all the time, go with bolt on pegs. If you don't, and want to do short grinds, go with threaded pegs.
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No, just deal with what you have.
A peg is a peg.
A peg is a peg.
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Coming from the person with a urban MTB.
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Well, maybe you're right. I've tried pegs, but it was a grinding set and I tried flatland on them...didn't work out well. As for the gyros, I absolutely hate them and would never have one on a bike, I'm sorry. Too many of my friends have had issues with them.
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It's useless and ugly?
Nobody that does urban MTB has any style.
Nobody that does urban MTB has any style.
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Well, no kidding. If you used regular flatland pegs for flatland, you would have been fine. I would never have a gyro on a bike either, unless I suddenly had an impulse to put on brakes and got a really nice gyro for free. Some people do really like gyros though because they can have their brakes and have the cables out of the way and it can even increase stopping power when setup right.
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Also, ride real terrain? I'll take it that was a stab at me. You should educate yourself a bit there little boy.

Get lost.
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A real bike eh? a amateur BMX rider can show up good 'urban mountain bikers' when it comes to basic bike handling. We don't have the big wheels or brakes so we have to learn to snake through the park without relying on those sort of things. We have no suspension, so we MUST hit the tranny smooth or it'll A) Be ugly or B) ****ing hurt.
Also, ride real terrain? I'll take it that was a stab at me. You should educate yourself a bit there little boy.

Get lost.
Also, ride real terrain? I'll take it that was a stab at me. You should educate yourself a bit there little boy.

Get lost.
Yes, I own an "urban mountain bike." So what? I don't pretend to be a BMX rider, I just like the geometry, and I got a killer deal on the bike. It spends more time at my local singletrack than at the skatepark. I wouldn't ride BMX-style stuff on it. Hell, it's on 2.5" wide knobbies now.
And in no way was a stab at you, I was pointing out that I can only have one bike at the moment and no matter how hardcore you are, you wouldn't huck that on a 20".
Aside from that, what are you riding in the pic? Or is that even you?
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Demo Nine, yes it's me on the Leathhead gap.
And that isn't huckable on a 20" no matter who you are, something of the size is but not that gap.
And that isn't huckable on a 20" no matter who you are, something of the size is but not that gap.
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