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[Closed] Has Jump Bike Geometry Changed Much?

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A cheap jump bike is available near me. It's a 2009 Specialized P1.
Has geometry changed much over the last few years in the same way it has for other mountain bikes?


 
Posted : 31/01/2022 10:55 am
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A little but not much. Remember the Los is not a requirement for jump bikes.


 
Posted : 31/01/2022 11:11 am
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Los?


 
Posted : 31/01/2022 11:16 am
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Assume they meant LLS long low slack


 
Posted : 31/01/2022 11:23 am
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The scooter kids have made things steeper, not slacker.


 
Posted : 31/01/2022 11:25 am
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Not really. I think the newer ones are/will be 27.5 due to certain brands not making 26 forks anymore but DJ and free ride bikes are pretty much the same.


 
Posted : 31/01/2022 11:30 am
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I had a P1 for a while and found it too small and very twitchy. It was basically a BMX where your chin is way over the front axle. This was the old steel one with a rigid fork, not sure if they're all the same. Nice fast bike though for that kind of riding.

To answer your question, no it hasn't. Transition have a new XL PBJ which I wanted to try but when I was looking for an insurance replacement I went L again in case it was too unwieldy. A large PBJ still has a longer reach than anything else I could find when I first built it but it's still an adjustment when I jump on after riding the big, bouncy gnarpoon.


 
Posted : 31/01/2022 12:18 pm
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Thanks for the tips. Think I'll give the P1 a miss. I never got on with BMX for those exact reasonsn


 
Posted : 31/01/2022 10:25 pm
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This is a good place to look for DJ bikes... https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/list/?category=3


 
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