whats so great about zero offset forks
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DevonIs1337
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more "balanced" nose manuals/hang fives... you don't have to worry about your bars being the wrong way like with normal forks... etc.
proscooter46
Bronze member
better hang fives and nose manual. also ur bars can never be backwards when u ride.
conordavidson
Member
Anybody who says that zero-offset is better for nosemanuals and hang5s is absolute 100% wrong. They might be a little hard to find the balance point, but having offset makes them a LOT more stable and harder to flip over. Just man up and learn them the real way, you won't regret it.
Jordan Jasa
Silver Member
personal preference, some like the way it feels, some don't. thats all.
kelly russell
Biggest Douche Bag 2009
i like zero offset
Randall Dalal
Member
Love it. It's so nice.
Billie Rainbow
Silver Member
Michael Rankin
Super Moderator
^ agreed. but thats just my opinion
I was riding my brothers zero off set. i was going fakie and did a 180 whip out. the front wheel landed crooked which caused it to flip over. i packed shit. its sooooo gay
It does make it easier to get into the balance point on the front wheel, but so does putting on a smaller front wheel. Zero offset makes your scooter less stable as well, so if you're going fast your scooter will be more twitchy and it'll probably be easier to get speed wobbles.
GoGzS
Bronze member
Actually, zero offset felt more stable form me while I was riding vert, less speed wobbles and I had a better controll when going fast but need to turn just a bit like, for ally-oops...
JOE_SCOOTS
Member
I dont see anything wrong, just that it cant use pegs. Why do oyu guys hate it so much?
Michael Rankin
Super Moderator
zero offset has nothing to do with fitting pegs. its based on the design of the fork legs.
JOE_SCOOTS
Member
That's what I was trying to get to. It can't fit pegs because of the little box style legs. That's the only downside i can think of
Again, that's only on Inward zero offset forks. The extreme forks with offset have the same design so you can't put pegs on (I think).
Gogzs, that's weird. I'm not trying to say you're wrong, but it's physics that something with a longer wheelbase and more offset is going to be more stable. It could be that you switched something else in your setup that helped your stability enough to overcome the zero offset.
Gogzs, that's weird. I'm not trying to say you're wrong, but it's physics that something with a longer wheelbase and more offset is going to be more stable. It could be that you switched something else in your setup that helped your stability enough to overcome the zero offset.
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