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OneBigRush · #451

cmc, I am not familiar with those Open Prison bars. Very nice!!

I did try a set of the Atomlab GI bars a few years ago and they bent. I upgraded to their Pimp and had no problems though.

BMX for life · 2012-04-21 2:29pm

yes 1" bars have a tendency to bend. Thats why i went with Deity since they're 1.25" and have a 3" rise.

OneBigRush · 2012-04-22 4:55am

I don't believe the GI bar is 4130 either. I've been on a 22.2 Black Market Molyhatchet for several months with no issues this far, including a pretty nasty OTB crash. Deity makes some very nice products as well - seriously looked at their set up before my current.

furiousstyles · 2012-04-30 7:48pm

About as old school as you can get for a Mountain DJ.

2000 Specialized P3 Short, the first year they made them.
I scored it today at a thrift store-not super cheap, but good.
Doesn't need much beside a tune-up, although I already swiped one of the brakes for something else.

cat-walk · 2012-04-30 7:55pm

spankdigga · 2012-05-14 10:27am

I want one of these with gears tho, any suggestions? dont wanna break the bank but dont wanna POS

spbmx · 2012-05-14 11:12am

furiousstyles wrote:
About as old school as you can get for a Mountain DJ.

2000 Specialized P3 Short, the first year they made them.
I scored it today at a thrift store-not super cheap, but good.
Doesn't need much beside a tune-up, although I already swiped one of the brakes for something else.
http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad93 … 300027.jpg
http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad93 … 300025.jpg

That's sweet, it's like my Jamis Komodo, you can ride dirt, street, cross country, downhill, and freeride with it.

cmc · 2012-05-14 12:18pm

spankdigga wrote:
I want one of these with gears tho, any suggestions? dont wanna break the bank but dont wanna POS

for new DJ mtb's, you just sort of have to accept that mtb's are more expensive than bmx. the suspension fork adds a lot to the price (because they retail from $250 to $550+ just for the fork). good gears also add to the price. a cheapo mtb simply will not stand up to abuse--the typical low end cross country fork is downright dangerous to jump with.

your best bet is to look out for bikes on craiglist with low usage (if it's heavily used, the supsension fork, in particular, could be in bad shape).

a lot of DJ bikes are not coming with gears any more. but a few still do.

like the 2012 Giant STP:

UrbanNDN · 2012-06-20 8:13pm

Legendofjd3 · 2012-06-20 9:12pm

My beater.

BMX for life · 2012-06-26 8:16pm

BMX for life wrote:
yes 1" bars have a tendency to bend. Thats why i went with De;)ity since they're 1.25" and have a 3" rise.

correction: i meant 22.2mm clamp have a tendency to bend with a rigid fork.. My Villain 3s have a 25.4 mm clamp. (1") 1.25" are more too rigid with a rigid fork

cmc · 2012-06-29 2:04pm

saw this Atomlab on craigslist. i don't need it. i'm pretty tempted though (if the price was right). i can't figure why on earth this dude put a purple fork on it. they must have been on super-clearance.

two interesting things about this frame. atomlab made the back end suuuuper short. AND the bottom bracket is higher than normal. in fact it appears to be above axle level (bb rise), rather than -0.5" below axle level like most DJ mtb's. for this reason people run taller bars with this frame. i could see it working really well with some bmx cruiser bars and rigid fork too though.

FRESSTYLE FREEK · 2012-08-21 9:14pm

my new used toy I just built it up to day. a MUDDY FOX

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chillywilly263 · 2012-08-22 4:26am

FRESSTYLE FREEK wrote:
my new used toy I just built it up to day. a MUDDY FOX

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/9969/bb016.jpg

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/9647/bb017.jpg

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/4191/bb015.jpg

That looks awkward to ride.

Cheaterchris · 2012-08-22 5:11am

my new custom Standard 26 DJ

brobmx · 2012-08-22 5:24am

Cheaterchris wrote:
my new custom Standard 26 DJ
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii29 … 8474_n.jpg

Sweet Ride, Love the TS style pierced headtube gusset!

FRESSTYLE FREEK · 2012-08-22 7:13am

chillywilly263 wrote:
FRESSTYLE FREEK wrote:
my new used toy I just built it up to day. a MUDDY FOX

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/9969/bb016.jpg

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/9647/bb017.jpg

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/4191/bb015.jpg
That looks awkward to ride.

feals like a 26 BMX and rides about the same to. it wheelies grate . I can even bunny hop it. havent had time to take it down hill or dirt jumping yet. I might sell the hole bike. I do not do as much off road / trail riding as I used to. as fare as ride go's not awkward at all!

Leroy Rochester · 2012-08-22 7:55am

Cheaterchris wrote:
my new custom Standard 26 DJ
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii29 … 8474_n.jpg

Time out! What's the story with the Standard DJ bike?!

Looks rad as sh!t! Very nice!

I just picked up a "custom" three57 to cannibalize for my Mob. I've got a Fox 831 now along with some really nice DT Swiss wheels and Hadley hubs. The 357 is going to be a full rigid street 26. TBD whether I keep it or sell it but looks pretty rad so far. Pics to come of both.

Leroy Rochester · 2012-08-22 8:11am

Cmc, did I read somewhere (pinkbike maybe) that you picked up a Killswitch? If so, how do you like it?

cmc · 2012-08-22 8:30am

Leroy Rochester wrote:
Cmc, did I read somewhere (pinkbike maybe) that you picked up a Killswitch? If so, how do you like it?

Yes, here it is. It's a 2010 Killswitch, Large (23"tt), with a 2009 Marzocchi 4-cross fork (100mm). It's a really fun bike. I don't actually jump it as much as I thought I might though, since I'm so used to hardtail, I just ride my Mob. I haven't actually brought it to the mountains, either, because I ended up doing DH bike rentals. So, in reality I haven't given it the riding it deserves. It can be pretty fun on rough xc trails too though.

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/f61/ki … 86/index2/

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Leroy Rochester · 2012-08-22 9:00am

Very nice!

Been doing a lot of Internet biking since I tore up my shoulder... Gives me a lot of bad ideas. I'm really digging the whole slopestyle/full suspension DJ bike concept.

I really want one even though I haven't had a chance to ride a killswitch yet though so I thought I'd ask.

cmc · 2012-11-04 10:04am

decided to see what my girlfriend's mob would look like as a street cruising 26" bmx. S&M 26" Pitchfork (435mm axle to crown) and DK cruiser bars (approx 5" rise).

i may check out some of these Yowelli bars though . . .

Brad4130 · 2012-11-04 10:16am

Here's a couple shots of my new 26" urban rig .
This has to be one of my most favorite bikes ever .

Custom closed dropout front fork

A couple riding shots too

Mantronix7 · 2012-11-04 11:04am

SE X4-Flyer
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mlp187 · 2012-11-04 2:26pm

cmc wrote:
decided to see what my girlfriend's mob would look like as a street cruising 26" bmx. S&M 26" Pitchfork (435mm axle to crown) and DK cruiser bars (approx 5" rise).

That looks great. I've been contemplating doing that to my shonky for a long time, or just getting a different cruiser altogether. Now that I've seen the mob, I'm convinced that's the route I want to go.

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