Making a pro-model headtube angle vertical?

[jeff26]

i hate steep headtubes, better nose manuals but it just felt weird. i didnt get used to it.

 

[Steezeman]

Pat, it's better in a few ways. If you run taller bars you'll have more room on the deck. It's better for nose manuals, and it makes the wheelbase a little shorter so steering will be a tiny bit sharper (nothing you can notice though). Justin, don't put your bars at 90Ã?Æ?Ã?â??Ã?¢ââ??¬Ã?¡Ã?Æ?ââ?¬Å¡Ã?â??Ã?º, that's just not smart.

 

[Pete Pachota]

My headtube is at 80Ã?Æ?Ã?â??Ã?¢ââ??¬Ã?¡Ã?Æ?ââ?¬Å¡Ã?â??Ã?º and it feels pretty good, I guess it makes it a bit harder to whip though (but again this might be just the long ass deck and heavy wheel in the back). I guess that its good when the handlebars are right over the front end of the deck.

 

[Roycee]

Brakeless would be more dangerous for going forward, if you're going fakie it would slow you down, but not totally lock up the wheel.

Exactly opposite way. When you're brakeless and going forward, then the back wheel might lock and skid.
But if you ride brakeless and fakie, then the wheel will lock and it'll not skid - it'll throw you over your back.

Im with Alex on this one. If you hit the brake going fakie you go flying backwards, if theres no brake and you shoe hits it the wheels just going to slow down, if your putting alot of pressure on it, it might be a different story though

I cracked my head open after doing that.

 

[patdeman]

i think il try putting my headtube stepper and see how i like it

edit: i just welded another deck stepper and its awesome, il feels pretty good and puts the deck higher, witch is great

 

[Kevin11]

a few of my friends cut the head tbue like an inch at the bottom to make it striaght up, it gives u way more ground clearence too, i would use the new a head tube though, cuz it turns out wierd with pro models

 

[Big L]

a few of my friends cut the head tbue like an inch at the bottom to make it striaght up, it gives u way more ground clearence too, i would use the new a head tube though, cuz it turns out wierd with pro models

ya it does, i used a old a head tube and it worked good

 

[jrj1169]

there not at 90 there like at 80 i love it tho