luke niz Posted March 8, 2019 Share So I live in KZN and I am struggling to find any dirt jumpers second hand or relatively cheap new ones....I was wondering if I got a hard tail with a small frame and small wheels could I not use that ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease_Monkey Posted March 8, 2019 Share You could, many people do. But, you just need to decide for yourself if it's going to be good enough for you. On a regular bike the top tube slopes down less than a DJ bike, so with the seat slammed it will be alot higher than a DJ bike when the seat is slammed. Your geo is probably also going to be different. You don't need super slack head tube angles on a jump bike, but a regular hardtail may end up giving you a bit too steep of a HA. Something along the lines of a 26" Cotic BFE will work very well, just a bit rare to find 2nd hand. If you do end up deciding you really need a DJ frame, give Trailtech cycles a call. They import dartmoor who make some well priced options. And if I understand correctly Trailtech now has a KZN branch - so you should be able to get help/support locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke niz Posted March 11, 2019 Share Thanks mate really appreciate the help I’ll give them a call. Grease_Monkey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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