Managed to retrofit a cheap $15 gyro kit from Amazon in my bike 😅

Context: I was looking into upgrading my single cable brake setup to a gyro setup so I can learn whips.. Until I saw the price for a genuine BMX gyro.. Which they also don't typically come with the cables so it would cost even more money.

Of course, all Amazon sells is the cheapo $15 gyro kits for big box store bikes with a threaded headset. But I decided to buy one anyways with the idea to modify it since worst case, the kit came with all the necessary cables and whatnot that I would need to buy anyways.

The inatall: Honestly, it was pretty straightforward. I didn't have the gyro tabs for my frame, so I cut up the lower ring from the kit using an angle grinder and drilled holes to thread in some m4 screws I had laying around.

Then I just had to widen the fork opening on the top ring with a dremel to fit under my stem.

The bearing assembly fit without modification.

From there it was just running cables like any other brake setup.

TLDR: With enough dedication, you can have a $15 gyro setup from Amazon that works really good! I'm running odyssey clear pads so I don't need a ton of force to lock up the wheels. It's plenty strong to do tire stall tricks!