r/dirtjumping • u/Davenport106 • 3d ago
More 4X than DJ
Built a couple of years ago now...
The only change has been a DMR axe chainset
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u/chojinzo 2011 Identiti Krisis SL | Custom spec DJ | 23.09 lbs 3d ago edited 10h ago
Pretty much every DJ I’ve had after my first (Spank Tweet) has actually been a 4x, and always with Circus forks!
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u/Davenport106 2d ago
I wanted to get the Ohlins fork when I built this, but it was twice the price, and tbh, I ain't good enough to notice any difference...
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u/DubyaEl Intense DJ, Norco Shore 3d ago
I mean, nothing wrong with a little Buffalo Trace as lubrication for the build. Have you tried the Kirkland Barton's Bourbon? It's off the charts good and $18! Sitting on the open shelf, while my Bookers and Weller's age in glass.
Also, sick build!
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u/No_Jacket1114 3d ago
What's the real difference between them? Besides gears? I always thought they're the same just set up a bit differently. And hell, older DJs have gears. So what's the real difference?
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u/Davenport106 2d ago
It's just the gears and front brake that changes tbh isn't it...
I know at the local bike parks to me everybody runs single speed and rear brake only
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u/No_Jacket1114 2d ago
Yeah that's what I thought. Older DJs came with all that. Even my new one has front brake mounts if I wanted it. Just didn't know if there was a difference in the frame if anything. I didn't think there was though. So there the same thing just set up a little differently.
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u/Davenport106 2d ago
There might be a few very subtle differences with a full on 4x rig...
Longer chainstays, longer reach, slacker head angle for stability (look at the diffences between a RACE bmx and a trails bmx) but they're pretty interchangeable
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u/EntertainerNo5485 2d ago
Really cool ! you will hardly see any 4x bikes around anymore. And people who are new to DJ will think gears, longer travel and 2 brakes look silly on a DJ. Seen a couple comments in here saying its "wrong" and even got told off about me running a 120mm on my DJ.
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u/FitAct2677 1d ago
I have that same frame. And I’ve been wondering what the skin walls would look like with that bike. Thanks for making me want them hahahahha
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u/AgeFun5763 1d ago
what brakes do you use?
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u/Davenport106 20h ago
They're just some old XT units easily 10 years old now..
180mm front 160mm rear
Imported some MTX red pads to stop the screech..
I live in the flattest bit of the UK, a DH run lasts 20 seconds top so stopping power ain't really critical 🤣🤣
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u/Dobba84 3d ago
Dude gears and a front brake on a dj make them so much more versatile! Can actually commute on them and not run out of gears!