Dion Rides

Obligatory new-bike-leaning-against-the-wall pic.

I took it out and jumped a couple curbs and bunnyhopped a few things and understood the complaint about geometry. So I grabbed a taller, wider Haro cruiser bar I've had for awhile and BAM! - fixed the problem altogether. Now it feels much better.

Riding video to follow! (after this weekend )

Dion Rides

Oh yeah... removing the stickers gives me more of a "Zen-like" experience when riding.

Zephyr11

Very nice! What is it? And is it a 26"? (Looks like one, but the short seat tube might be throwing me off).

Dion Rides

26", yes. It's more of a BMX bike than a MTB - with BMX components. This is just the 26" version of the 20".

I like street riding on my 20", I just hate riding around on it. My 20" will be reserved more for flat (that's mostly what I ride with it, anyway).

I put on a Fly Bikes peg for grinding and dork wheelies and other basic one-peg flatland tricks to goof off with. That ONE peg was $27!

craigcraigcraig

is this the one from jenson during the sale?

Dion Rides

Yuppers! Not too impressed with the "3-day Pro Bike Build" by Jenson - after I got it, it was all screwy and I had to go over it. Also, it added a ton of time to ship. Rear wheel was on crooked, a bunch of stuff was loose, chain was too tight.

For experienced bike builders like me and others, I wish you could just opt out of that option. If that was a "pro-build" I must be a Master of Builds.

craigcraigcraig

haha ya since it is either pro build or no build i guess they get to call it whatever they want. Looks good though! did you see my thread in the SS/FG forum about the new SE looptail fixed gear? Thought you may like it.

Zephyr11

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm6G28eWLAY

Thread title was asking for it.

Dion Rides

I spun a 360 tailtap with this bike in front of my house today. It's big and wierd to spin, but the 360 bunnyhops on this thing should be a reality soon enough.

I can dork wheelie for miles with it, though, and should be able to ride them in circles once I get more than 30 min. on it.

ed 

Dang Dion...what a fruity color

That thing is PIMP'on'WHEELS, dood.

Vid of the 360' would be RAWK!

Dion Rides

Speaking of pimp... let me tell you about Vallejo, Ca. - a little crap town outside of hoity toity Napa, Ca. (wine country).

When my bro and I rode the Tour of Napa (on our road bikes, so we needed to get bad attitudes like overnight), we decided to stay in a Motel 6 outside of Napa, in Vallejo. The starting motels in wine country were $170/night. We just needed to stay overnight to ride the next morning, so we were like, WHATEVER.

Bad choice.

It was GHETTO. After it turned dark, all the pimps, ho's, hustlers and homeless made their way to the motel. I woke up in the middle of the night to some guy outside saying, "Maaaaannnn, dat b*tch don' know who she f*ckin' wid... my name is Leeeeeroy, b|tch! Give me mah money!"

So when I'm riding my purple bike, that's what I'm going to be saying in my head.

ed 

You need to name your steed...Leroy!

GaryNoTrashCoug

w00t! I've been eyeballing one of those for awhile, as a pump track bike. But I think I may actually end up going with a 24" instead.