ATXZJ Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) Bought this small 27.5 bike from peddler last christmas for my kid. I think she rode it once, so she pretty much had zero interest in it. My options were to let it hang on the wall for another year and collect dust, or do something fun/different. Ended up building a pseudo pump bike that was supposed to be cheap/simple but ended up being far from that. After all the headaches it turned out pretty cool. I still suck at bigger jumps/gaps and hoping this will be a good bike to go practice on. Worst case I can always put it back on the wall🤣 Pike Rct3 reduced to 110mm FSA orbit WTB Frequency i23 team laced to DT350s w. 18t wolf SS cog Onzo Skinwalls Race Face 165mm crank w. 34t ring MRP Mega G4 Spank 40mm stem Spank 750x 60mm risers ODI vans grips blah blah blah..... Only stock stuff I reused were the tektro brakes, rotors, and seat/post. Edited December 9, 2019 by ATXZJ 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree Magnet Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 (edited) That's sick man. Looks like a proper DJ bike. I would assume you don't need the chain guide with the SS sliding dropouts. The only thing that I'd be cautious about is breaking the frame when you case some jump. DJ bikes have a tough life but that thing is a Kona and probably built like a tank so go for it! Forgot to add...I just bought a new DJ fork for my DJ bike under the guise of letting one of my kids ride it. It fits him and he wants to ride it but if happens to lose interest....I have a new fork for my DJ! Win WIN! Edited December 10, 2019 by Tree Magnet 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Pretty damn cool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafeend Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Pretty slick. Love me some Van's grips. Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Thanks Bike was 135QR so i had to come up with a way to tension the chain without adding one of those derailleur-ish units. The MRP has a cog on the lower guide that serves as a tensioner. I had to loosen the BB and rotate the unit until the chain was the correct tension and then re-tighten the BB cup (no iscg tabs). A bit of a PITA but it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree Magnet Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 14 hours ago, ATXZJ said: Thanks Bike was 135QR so i had to come up with a way to tension the chain without adding one of those derailleur-ish units. The MRP has a cog on the lower guide that serves as a tensioner. I had to loosen the BB and rotate the unit until the chain was the correct tension and then re-tighten the BB cup (no iscg tabs). A bit of a PITA but it works. Now I get it. That makes sense and seems like it would work great. Bonus points for keeping it so your daughter can still ride it if she gets the itch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamsloan Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Sick build! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuitbreaker Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 everyone knows you can't dirt jump with front brakes. it will never work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 1 hour ago, circuitbreaker said: everyone knows you can't dirt jump with front brakes. it will never work. Well, they are tektros so pretty close🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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