Hi guys,
I am new on this forum. I am one of those old school riders from the good days that likes to keep a bike for the heck of it, even if being a father almost prevents me from riding it a bit. I am trying to find a way to slowly get back into it. I built this bike a couple of years ago.
The back wheel/tire —Did I mess up when it came to aligning it with the frame? I used to master manual super easily back in the day. When I go out and try it, I can’t keep it balanced at all —Do the parts I built it with match where they are supposed to? I just need some pro-input or feedback please. I will attach the parts below:
by DatsikExcision
7 Comments
Nice build
The parts arent the problem, you gotta straighten your back wheel in the frame though, just loosen the non drive side and pull it straight then tighten it again
Alignment isn’t perfect, but well within what is acceptable and definitely not what is making your manuals whack. You should see my shit after riding street for a month without adjusting anything lol.
It’s the bike specs that are way different from when you used to ride. The back end is shorter and the front end is taller, so it takes a lot less effort to get the wheel up and the sweet spot for balancing is much smaller.
You did nothing wrong rhat I see. You built a sick bike.
It’s just riding when you can and regaining your muscle memory of that sweet spot in manuals. Lower psi can help also because it slows your roll and makes your balance point bigger.
If you can, hit up the good ol’ parking lot and start trying to coast one space, etc.
I’ve went through what you’re experiencing when I took big breaks in riding.
That’s a short chainstay frame so manuals are gonna be trickier to find the balance point.
If you’re an old school rider, new school geometry is gonna feel way different than you’re used to.
Shorter back end and tall bars = super twitchy
If you are from the old/mid school era, you probably rode bikes with 14+” chain stay, modern BMX frame especially street frames are in the 12″ to 13″ which makes them twitchier for figuring out the manuals balance point. I currently ride a 13.5 and trying to manual a 13 slammed will take a bit of time for me to get used to.