bmx with front fork?

[bballboy388]

if i bought a bmx bike that had 24" wheels and bought a front fork for it that was 100mm would it totally **** up the geometry or would it set it more like a urban bike?

[cowman]

I dunno, how about the rear fork?

[bballboy388]

was that a joke? if it was i didnt get it

[dexter]

find a really low atoc fork like a specialized pstreet or my personal favorite the sherman jumper and from there figure out how to lower the travel even more

[arboc!]

it would work fine people do it.... ps, sherman jumper!

[ioscope]

get a low fork.
Loowwwww

I've seen it done onm a 24" BMX

It would help if you had a raceish frame
Low bb, steep steerer.

[Cash-Money]

a 2001/2002 z.5/exr from marzocchi would work too, they are coil/oil, not elastomer, and could be reduced to 80mm and would be sweet for a cruiser

[bballboy388]

im trying to get it set up as much as i can like a urban bike cause thats what my friend needs and hes on a tight budget

[Handlebarsfsr]

ive got exactly what your talking about- a dk 24" crusier with a marzocchi z1 and a 26" front wheel. 5" is just way too much for the frame (it was an experiment), it makes the bike unstable (very high bb) and rakes the head angle way out. its a very odd handling machine. ive already got an 80mm psylo, and im looking for a 24" wheel to drop the front end and make the bike much more rideable. ill have the psylo on in a few days, so ill be able to give you a report on how it feels with 2" less travel.


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[sickid]

i am currently on a brooklyn park frame it has the dimensions of a crusier (bmx with 24's) and i have 100mm dj1 on and it feels great. i would not put anything longer i would like it a little lower but not much maybe half an inch or so

[bballboy388]

cool thanks

[Handlebarsfsr]

i just put the psylo on... man what a difference. this thing is 1000 times better with the head angle now normal and bb down 2 inches.

[bballboy388]

awsome cause all the 24" bmx bikes i saw with the purchase of a fork would be cheaper then buying a urban bike lol :D

[kicknitLivE]

Ive got a specialized vegas cruiser with the marzocchi D-streemt 24" specific fork. The fork rake isn't too bad (maybe 69*) but this is about as low as you can get with a sus fork. Downside is that the fork weighs a hundred pounds (steel freakin lowers!!!! :eek: ) BUT you can use a grind peg. The Jumper might work cause it has a relatively low axle-crown measurment. You'll also need a new bar. I custom TIG welded one for myself w/ about 3.5" rise. Pictures to come.

[bballboy388]

wouldnt a 80mm static work. plus i think its alot lighter

[arboc!]

yeah, all you need is a 24 rim that will fit the 20mm drop out

[bballboy388]

oh yea didnt think about that lol hmmm

[offdawalley]

the static comes 80 mm with a qr as well as a thru-axel, that would be cool on a 24in. to, I've never rode one, but the ride height would be the same as a jumper right? or if you wanted to get the thru-axel,you could build a sick custom 24" wheel
sorry I didn't know how to make it a hyperlink

http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product.aspx?i=FK605A25

[dexter]

yep static and jumper are the same a2c

[bballboy388]

cool thanks when if we get this going im make sure to post pics but if any come it probly wont be for a while

[arboc!]

'nother question... a bmx frame with disc mounts?

[bballboy388]

who needs breaks ... breaks are for wimps hahahaha

[Tashi]

a 2001/2002 z.5/exr from marzocchi would work too, they are coil/oil, not elastomer, and could be reduced to 80mm and would be sweet for a cruiser

I'd reccomend against using a Z5 for a bike that you're going to beat on. Mine (4" version) broke, along with two vertebrae when I hit the ground. Two friends of mine had theirs break (5" versions), they were far luckier. All the broken 'Zocchi's of this type that I've seen have broken the same way: slowly forming cracks where the stancion and crown meet (so you can't see them) and then complete failure when the fork is stressed once the crack has propagated through the stanction wall. I thought that I'd be OK 'cause I was using a 4" version, and I hear that I'm smooth but really:

A weak fork can kill you, get something overbuilt if you'll be tharashing around.

[bballboy388]

well im thinking im gonna get the 80mm static so i hopefully wont be running into that problem

[Inclag]

For urban you really don't need gobs of travel, 70 to 80mm should do the trick.

A fork with normal qr dropouts should be able to accept either a normal 26" wheel or a 3/8" axle 24" bmx wheel which will give you some variations in geometry. I would try to use a 24" front wheel though to keep the head angle steeper.

[ioscope]

Like I said, Race frame, and Manitou Stance 80mm

[Bicyclist]

I would recommend riding your bike with a fork. Without a fork, the geometry is a little steep and the wheel seems to come loose all the time. That's just what I've found from personal experience. I hope that helps.

[iridebikes]

I've seen a guy with a 24" bmx cruser around seattle. He has standard bmx riser bars, and a RST tripple clamp fork with an 8" hayes front brake and a vee brake in the back. it seems to work ok for him. he's a really good rider. so I'd say its possible, it will make the head angle super slack, but it would work

[Handlebarsfsr]

I've seen a guy with a 24" bmx cruser around seattle. He has standard bmx riser bars, and a RST tripple clamp fork with an 8" hayes front brake and a vee brake in the back. it seems to work ok for him. he's a really good rider. so I'd say its possible, it will make the head angle super slack, but it would work

i had a z1 on my cruiser, and it made the bike a really ****ty ride. the bike simultanously was very twitchy and unstable, but also very slack head angle so the steering was very slow. it wasnt much fun to ride. with an 80mm fork (psylo) thats on there now, its much much more rideable. that setup he has must have taken a lot of a learning curve to ride correctly, it just seems silly to me to force yourself to ride a poorly handling bike.

[the mtn man]

ive got a fork on my 20" bmx just for fun, and it kinda screws up the geometry... a lot. i had to put a 26" wheel though, because my back break broke, and i needed to run a front break.