How To Set Up A Mountain Bike For Jibbing | Barspin And Freecoaster Hacks

As mountain bikers we all want to be able to do cool tricks and stunts to add some style to our riding. Jibbing, BMX tricks and street riding on MTB’s has become increasingly popular, so Doddy has some great maintenance hacks to show you how to set up your bike for barspins and fakies.
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Doddy set up Chris Smith’s Nukeproof Mega with an extra long brake hose and a hollow star nut so that he can do a barspin with tangling his brake hose or damaging the bike. He also installed a cheap freecoaster hack using cassette spacers so that Chris can fakie without having to backpedal. Chris is a master at freeriding and performing incredible tricks on his mountain bike, and was the person who taught Doddy how to fakie.
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[@max992]

'Just drill a hole in the starnut ' Sam Pilgrim

[@adanielweaver]

And put it in with a brick or shovel

[@ChannelZeroOne]

Drill the nut and cap works. Drill the the cap at an angle. Shocked you got no upvote, but sponsors..... Sam Pilgrim is a good rider, but he is just another bought and paid for puppet. How many times have you heard him say? "I won't mention those because they are not from my sponsored brands" That bugs me so hard.

[@leoherran3013]

@@ChannelZeroOne That's his job and he signs a contract, you could say all factory sposored riders are "bought and paid for puppets" then.

[@ChannelZeroOne]

@Leo Herran Some of these guys say it how it is. They just put the focus on the money. How he does it, is refusal to mention at all which is pure greed. Haibike is one of his sponsors for example, yet he fails to mention certain parts because it's not his brand. I lost all respect for him at that point. All that talk he about stirring the pot only to run from it.

[@max992]

@@ChannelZeroOne He is not gonna say that the standard components are better, If he has sponsors and wants to keep riding for his sponsors. Why do you think that in all the Pedal Reviews on gmbn the crankbrother pedals are always the recommended ones

[@tarmacsurfers]

It’s all about jib’n 🤘🏻

[@supernoobsmith5718]

I LOVE seeing BMX and MTB melding.

[@pesomasagravedad]

Carefully using the supplied bolt? Anyone told Mr Pilgrim?

[@pimsmitheartspacers]

Awesome video! Can't wait for Chris to show us how he will use this wonderful machine 👍

[@geemail369]

👀 Can't wait to see this thing being put to use and get a first hand opinion on how im-/practical it is to shift into and out of coasting everytime!

[@gmbntech]

We'll let you know how we get on

[@marktv8227]

Very nice barspin tricks

[@levingamm5956]

I have done it and I think the Trickstuff topcap is much better than the one of the Video

[@keithlong3129]

Can't wait for the new vid I used to ride BMX now I'm addicted to mountain biking I could totally do my mountain bike like that to can't wait to see how he throws that Bike around love the show keep up the awesome content your friend Keith from Asheville North Carolina

[@max992]

Sam Pilgrim does this

[@levingamm5956]

maxitaksi 88 and 50to01

[@NoBrakes23]

Other than the freecoaster, the hotboi way to do this would be AXS, a Trickstuff Trixer and a Rockshox Turncoat

[@roxstreettrials5846]

Awesome vídeo, I'm going to use the barspin in my Street Trials

[@shashiekka7917]

PERFECT!!

[@mrparker1986]

love these video, really are a massive help, thanks Doddy

[@therevin7]

Great video.

[@freerideinkmtb2420]

U can also us the One Ups EDC steer tube system. Leave the tool out and u can run your cables down

[@charliewidger6816]

Love your videos doddy

[@gmbntech]

Nice one - thanks Charlie!

[@cdabcdefg12345]

Stiffer suspension is also great for jibbing

[@donattolj9370]

No suspension is even better,no brakes and no gears even better,basically what im saying just buy bmx

[@tehsimo]

Very informative! Think I might have to throw out a smaller chain ring and go free coaster. This lets me use a manual machine without taking the chain off

[@ewangriffin5756]

Nice video well done keep up the good work 👍

[@choose6174]

I leave the top cap on and screw in the bolt so that it is the right depth. Then I tap in the star nut and the top cap stops on the stem and it makes sure it goes in straight.

[@choose6174]

Sorry I butchered explaining that it’s easier to show than explain through text.

[@coolcycles]

Which spacers exactly do you use? Does the small cog, 11t, still end up in the right positipn and could be used? Is the freecoaster gap too narrow to not catch the chain accidentially, when only one cog is removed? ???

[@eternaloptimist2840]

I'd have ground the teeth off a sprocket, that way there's no change in the spacing. Also the sprocket might guide the chain better than just dropping it in a gap, and make it easier to shift to the adjacent sprocket.

[@grizcuz]

Older Man Utd fans once had a very different definition of what jibbing entails. Inter City Jibbers: To Pay Is To Fail.

[@sammartin9879]

Best vid by far😂

[@boratsagdiev69]

Do people who Jib mostly run larger or smaller handlebars for barspins and tricks?

[@tntmadriz]

Lol, AWESOME VID

[@gmbntech]

Cheers!

[@binodobs7890]

ADding a bit more compression in your fork and shok can also make a big diferense

[@levingamm5956]

Chris should try a footjam whip

[@deaconmaples8279]

Can you send the link for the Hollow star nut

[@contentdeleted4619]

Nice one

[@xristoskalandrias2834]

11:45 just for the front hose.

[@levingamm5956]

Industry Nine has a prototype freecoaster for Mountainbikes

[@jakepearce5357]

Nice

[@TheAdityaNaik]

Good

[@Olivvierrr]

Try this with TREK's knock block xD

[@tomf.3677]

with or without the last gear? which type works better?

[@DamionAnderson]

a half cab is from the skateboarding world, which is essentially a 180 from fakie to right yourself

[@hanyaoyap1826]

Cool

[@dorkyninja04]

What size spacers do I need for the cassette to do the freecoast?

[@chtwonine5470]

Does all that bar spinning cause cable rub?

[@bjorne46]

#GMBNTECH / Doddy which cassette is 12 speed / XD and has separate sprockets? Or did you just change the freehub to an HG kind, and threw on some 11 speed sprockets?

[@mattgies]

I found that confusing too. He says he replaced 2 of the sprockets with the spacers, and in the closeup of installation I counted 10 sprockets, which would mean there were originally 12 sprockets.

[@bjorne46]

I watched it again, and there’s definitely an hg freehub on there all of the sudden. Doddy Copperfield did that trick quite smooth 😁

[@donattolj9370]

Tbh i wouldnt recommend you do this "hack" its really not practical and you can fakie just as good with cassete

[@farido9354]

Sram nx eagle has single sprockets for a shimano freehub

[@roehrlflorian2634]

which starnut set is this?

[@shisui1646]

for the oil on brake parts just burn em xD put them on the street somewhere some brake cleaner on them and burn em

[@superspecky4eyes]

#askgmbntech I have a 2011 26" Voodoo Hoodoo that I am sprucing up with spare parts. I am thinking of replacing the original 120mm Suntour Raidon forks with a 130mm Rochshox Recon fork. Does it matter that the Rockshox fork is from a 27.5" bike? Thanks!

[@reubendoyle4161]

Sam pilgrim just drilled through the side ot the top cap and star nut

[@olivert.7192]

actually hate the word jibbing but video was neat!

[@Woodysglassart]

Not recommend but if you watch one of Sam pilgrims set up videos he shows you how to route the cables with a conventional star nut

[@GerdragonHD1]

Could you send us the link? Would be nice to compare, there are tons of videos from Sam.

[@Woodysglassart]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnfVk2eil8iYb9k

[@Woodysglassart]

It's towards the end of this video where he does it

[@GerdragonHD1]

@@Woodysglassart Thanks

[@levingamm5956]

Search Trickstuff Dirtcap in the Internet I think it‘s the best option

[@patricksheard1648]

will the barspin mod void warranty?

[@gaveltron]

Any modifications to a component usually voids a warranty and since he has to modify the star crown nut thingy to route the front brake, i would give a solid yes, yes it would. Mostly on the fork, perhaps front brake, maybe shifters dropper post etc depending on what break on them.

[@donattolj9370]

If you really want to just fuck around on the street,you should probably just buy bmx,you can find really good ones for 300$ and they are made to take abuse,you can throw it around and crash it all you want. Also much easier to manual/bunny hop etc.

[@blongmedia5209]

Doesn't that free coaster hack wear out your chain?

[@max992]

The wear is probably negligible if your chain is lubed

[@yanmills]

Doddy can you help with this one ? I am trying to use the upload.gmbn.com it keep coming up with a page that asked me to fill in my DOB I fill this in & it comes up with (As I am under 16, I confirm I have my parent or guardian’s authority to sign up.) I am a lot older than 16. But if I fill it in or not the page will not let me go any further ? ? ? Can you help ?

[@S4TTB]

This might be the most stupid question ever but I’m kinda new to mtb so I guess it’s ok. I always wonder why people bash the starnut in instead of doing it with an Alan key. Anyone know why?

[@rowanashworth8032]

First, and congrats on 100k

[@gmbntech]

Thanks Rowan 👍

[@spade6240]

Xd lmao got you

[@jonathansharp169]

I always associate jibbing with avoiding anything slightly risky? Eg he jibbed the drop off... Meaning he pulled out at last minute. Ah well language changes.

[@wordreet]

Heh, I've never heard the word "jibbing" before. Sounds more like something you'd do in a sail boat.

[@beyondfshn2844]

They make gyro for mtb now rather run that then cord straight down

[@p199a]

what is jibbing ?

[@peterlang5047]

If I understand correctly, jibbing is just playing around.

[@p199a]

@@peterlang5047 ye looks like nobody know what it means

[@truantray]

It's British for fucking around.

[@p199a]

@@truantray thx

[@levingamm5956]

Watch some Videos from 50to01 then you will know

[@chrisbarger6128]

17 min video for 4.5 minutes of info. Too much repetition.

[@lukasagnevik1974]

Yeah but no ads

[@tntmadriz]

FIRST

[@wiggettyg2732]

What the hell is with that hair? Your not 14!

[@pauldjerassi620]

Well Doddy this is not for me or our club ,as i hope you know our respect for you is 100% but kids tricks we stopped showing off like this in our early teens childish nonsense ,sorry this we didnt watch.PD

[@donattolj9370]

If you really want to ride street just remove your brakes like any other bmx rider

[@anonymous94xx]

Listen to this 🤡🤡🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@pistolwhip61]

Why bother, its not worth it