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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Daletsunami on September 16, 2009, 02:42 PM

Title: Do Freestyle builds need to have..........
Post by: Daletsunami on September 16, 2009, 02:42 PM

Platform pedals and a Layback seat post?

Not a great lover of the layback but looking at a few pics most freestyle bikes seem to have them, not too bothered about the pedals as I think i'll be using DX's. It's just i've almost finished a build and want to make sure the last little touches are right  8)

Title: Re: Do Freestyle builds need to have..........
Post by: MartyC on September 16, 2009, 03:41 PM

No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No,No

they don't  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Do Freestyle builds need to have..........
Post by: rollin72 on September 16, 2009, 04:44 PM

the only reason i put laybacks on my bikes are because my im sick of my knees smacking the bars :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Do Freestyle builds need to have..........
Post by: phantom photon on September 16, 2009, 10:02 PM

No  :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff15/phantom-photon/Bikes/Gen1120-02-07.jpg)

Title: Re: Do Freestyle builds need to have..........
Post by: martylaa on September 16, 2009, 10:07 PM

thats exactly the same crank setup i'm using on my freestyle build, glad to see it was worriered 1 pc cranks are the way to go

Title: Re: Do Freestyle builds need to have..........
Post by: Daletsunami on September 16, 2009, 10:41 PM

Cheers lads, not a lover of the layback so i'm happy now  :)

nice freestyler by the way 8)

Title: Re: Do Freestyle builds need to have..........
Post by: Daletsunami on September 16, 2009, 10:43 PM

Quote from: stevencosta on September 16, 2009, 10:41 PM

lay back dude  :daumenhoch:

damn!!!

Reckon i'm going to have to see what it's like build up then i'll make my mind up, at the minute it's sitting with a straight seatpost so that is what i'll start with

Title: Re: Do Freestyle builds need to have..........
Post by: JT71 on September 17, 2009, 07:41 AM

layback for me too.

 :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Do Freestyle builds need to have..........
Post by: Mattdub on September 17, 2009, 08:17 AM

I always used straight posts bitd so I could hold the grip & seat at the same time  ;) .

Also for real good endos/miami hoppers ? I just found it better that the seat was out of the way .

Title: Re: Do Freestyle builds need to have..........
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on September 17, 2009, 09:18 AM

used a layed back and was no problem to reach the grips

Title: Re: Do Freestyle builds need to have..........
Post by: telelogic on September 17, 2009, 09:52 AM

best thing about bmx for me is that there is no "have to" no need to tress!

Do what you like, and enjoy :smitten:

Title: Re: Do Freestyle builds need to have..........
Post by: Mattdub on September 17, 2009, 10:05 AM

Quote from: QUADROPHENIA on September 17, 2009, 09:18 AM

used a layed back and was no problem to reach the grips

Yeah , but you have quite large monkey type hands !  :LolLolLolLol: