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[Closed] Dirt Jump bike feels weird

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Just got a dirt jump bike for the first time and coming from a Nukeproof Mega the reach feels very long with a 60mm stem (will be switching to 40mm) and the front end feels very high, even with one 5mm spacer and a zero rise stem. Is this normal and I just have to get used to it or is the geometry strange? It's an Octane One Zircus


 
Posted : 04/06/2015 7:50 pm
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How much rise have your bars got? How much travel have the forks got? Higher is better for dirt jumping anyway!


 
Posted : 04/06/2015 8:34 pm
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20mm rise bars, forks were at 130 but I'm lowering them to 110. I thought the 130mm would probably soak up the lip too much but idk


 
Posted : 04/06/2015 9:11 pm
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110mm or lower if you can; that will definitely imrpove things


 
Posted : 04/06/2015 10:07 pm