skeem

im looking into replacing my beat to death (but still amazing) pake come springtime- but im starting my planning/money savings early. i was thinking steamroller or bmw gangsta cause i wanna do barspins when im not riding. i was reading the july issue of urban velo cause i just got it for free today and i saw an add for a rush hour. it looked like it had a pseudo old school mtb fork on it and the tire clearance between the downtube and wheel looked promising. im just wondering, can it do barspins? itd be awesome if it could cause the frame seems real nice (for the mun-e), and i work at a shoppe that sells raleigh so itd be pretty easy to get

and no, i dont only do tricks on my fixie so dont bust my balls. i ride to work at the bike shop/school/parties and i have done messenger work before- but if my bike can do more than just ride, im gonna do it

matt wisconsin

I can't on mine. sowwy

dylandom

you can do barspins with the new continuum frame. google continuum cycles. and of course bmw.

i have both and bar spins are exciting for ten minutes until u fall in front of people. not so cute then.

johnprolly

you can't barspin dylan... don't lie to impress people.

JayKay

saw a pic of a gorrilla prototype frame with a curved downtube for tyre clearance; specially made for bar spins.

johnprolly

get a bike with a 1 1/8" headtube and buy a BMW fork or an SE landing gear 26" fork. Problem solved. I don't trust anything else. Other forks snap just looking at them wrong and snapped forks = broken teeth.

johnprolly

[or buy a gangsta track!]

dylandom

haha stop hating john. those new times guys have me on film bar spinning. i mean its not to pretty. tell ur girl i miss her.

jobe149

where can you buy a bmw fork? Just directly from them off their site?

chris wielk

i don't want to say don't bother with a bmw fork, but if you want a solution anytime soon go with the landing gear or maybe the dmr trailblade 2. i believe the current wait on anything bmw has been extended until 2009.

skeem

k, i guess ill just get a gangsta track when i feel 800 bux is feasable, aka the springtime. i just wanted to see if a stock rush hour could- the fork looks beefy for a run of the mill brand. and yeah, dont try to get a bmw fork- i tried that and they said straight up that theyre sold out for months.

walking disease

will someone explain what makes a bike "good" for barspins?

guggles

problem: want to barspin.
solution: buy a BMX bike.

K_phomma

stfu there's video evidence of barspins on a fixed gear.

NewYorkMantle

lol video evidence... wow

dylandom

why don't u just get a 650 wheel. much cheaper than an 800 dollar bike.

johnprolly

because riding a 650c wheel SUCKS.

jdms mvp

because it handles like poopie.

dylandom

pusssy's.

TDHK

Can anyone post any pics with this fork on a fixed gear? "SE landing gear 26" fork."
https://www.abikestore.com/Merchant2/...Store_Code=abs
I too have aspirations for barspin but the BMW fork is a little spendy and not avail for a while.


tdhk

chris wielk

its not a picture but i noticed in this video a guy is riding it. scroll to about 5:14 and you can get a pretty good view of it. https://vimeo.com/1701647?pg=embed&sec=1701647

i just ordered a dmr trailblade 2 for my bike https://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...08&category=85

heres a pic of it on sam miller's bike

johnprolly

Kyoichi of 3Bancho / 100% HC / Hugeblocks and other Japanese co's rides a Landing Gear...

https://vimeo.com/1614599

iansmash

My windsor hour could barspin stock w/ a 700x23 Dia Compe tire (they're a bit slimmer)


and my Leader 721TR barspins w/ the 43mm Road Fork w/ decent clearance


Both were cool for other tricks too...the Leader is super fun to stunt on

sp00ki

serotta heads-up.

also, i was hoping this was going to be of kids doing barspins at 25mph in traffic.

TDHK

chris wielk, prolly,

Thanks for the replies. It looks like either fork will be good. Can any one of you tell me if there still is toe overlap when using these mountain bike forks. How is the toe overlap of the mtb forks when compared to a bmw fork on a track frame?

Also, does anyone have any recommendations on any frames for use with either fork. I'm not looking to spend $$$$$. Some options I had were a few on bike island:

jury frame
https://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_S...ls&ProdID=1184

thanks,
tdhk