I just started riding Flatland 7 months ago & my 1st bike was The LaBastille. I knew nothing about bikes when I bought it, only got it because of the color. Lol!🤦🏾 It turned out to still be a great bike... BUT!!!! I had to basically hybrid build it by adding a 1. Gyro 2. Front Break 3. New Fork (With Break Mounts) 4. Seat Post - The seat that came with it was a half inch above the tire. 👎🏾 5. Pegs - The ones that came with it are strictly for street rail grinding & heavy AF!!!! 6. New Tires. - The tires that came with it were so fat they wouldn'tfit through the new fork with the front break. So I dropped down to (2.5) Even those are a little big, but definitely work (100psi) If I knew then, what I know now, I would have just bought the Groundmaster, which I still ended up buying anyway, 2 months after The LaBastille. They're brother & sister. Lol! Dope Whips! L.A. (aka) Nite Rider STL 4130 Flatland Crew 🚴🏾
Ya, that makes sense with the La Bastille. If I were to get it, I would probably just use it as a completely brakeless bike, and put some grip tape on the pegs, then call it a day haha. Once brakes come into play, it opens up a whole chain reaction of upgrades that need to be done haha. I've experienced that first hand as well.
I just started riding Flatland 7 months ago & my 1st bike was The LaBastille. I knew nothing about bikes when I bought it, only got it because of the color. Lol!🤦🏾
It turned out to still be a great bike... BUT!!!!
I had to basically hybrid build it by adding a
1. Gyro
2. Front Break
3. New Fork
(With Break Mounts)
4. Seat Post - The seat that came with it was a half inch above the tire. 👎🏾
5. Pegs - The ones that came with it are strictly for street rail grinding & heavy AF!!!!
6. New Tires. - The tires that came with it were so fat they wouldn'tfit through the new fork with the front break. So I dropped down to (2.5) Even those are a little big, but definitely work (100psi)
If I knew then, what I know now, I would have just bought the Groundmaster, which I still ended up buying anyway, 2 months after The LaBastille. They're brother & sister. Lol!
Dope Whips!
L.A. (aka) Nite Rider
STL 4130 Flatland Crew 🚴🏾
Ya, that makes sense with the La Bastille. If I were to get it, I would probably just use it as a completely brakeless bike, and put some grip tape on the pegs, then call it a day haha.
Once brakes come into play, it opens up a whole chain reaction of upgrades that need to be done haha. I've experienced that first hand as well.