As a rule of thumb, the more expensive a bike or part is, the lighter it will be, over the cheaper parts. When it comes to Flatland, a light bike is usually better, and will allow you to develop your skills a lot faster, and let you ride longer, without getting as tired as you would if you were riding a street bike for Flatland.

So in saying all that, here are your options…

1: Buy all new flatland parts for your current frame.
This option will set you back around $1000-1200, but keep in mind, your frame is way heavier than any flatland frame on the market, so you will more than likely switch to a flatland frame soon enough. If ur outlaying all that money for new parts, throw in the extra $300 and get urself a nice Flatland frame while ur at it…

2) If ur on a budget, spending thousands on a bike might not be such a good idea, and since ur new to Flatland, you might wanna get a good beginners bike, and then upgrade ur parts as you feel you need to, or can afford to. This way, you have a frame that you can stick with for years, without needing to upgrade. A good example of this kind of bike is this one… or this one…
That last one is a beginner bike, but the same bike, with pro-range parts on it, looks like this… , which is something you can turn the ‘beginner bike’ into, with some extra money.

You can still ride Flat on a street bike, if you change a few parts, it will just not be as ’smooth’ and easy as riding a flatland bike. Heres what you will need to do to your current bike if you wanna make it more of a flat-bike…
– Get a longer seat post, around 300mm, and set it to max. height, as noted on the bottom of the post.
– Get minimal or zero offset forks, to make front wheel tricks way easier. They allow u to pop up onto the front wheel so eaisly.
– Put pegs on, all round.
– Be sure to have a gyro set up for back brakes
– Put a shorter reach stem on. Anywhere from 26mm-40mm.
– Get tyres no wider than 1.95, and make sure they’re high-psi. For flatland, 120psi is super smooth for spinning and rolling.
– If you really wanna lighten ur bike without spending much, take the cranks off. You’ll save about 2 kilos, and you can do a lot of tricks without needing to pedal. It’s not a popular option, but it’s a cheaper one.

So there are some options for you. The main deciding factor for people buying a Flatland bike, is budget. I splurged and bought pro-everything when I build mine, so I knew nothing was going to hold me back from learning, except myself. Right now, there is 10% off on all parts and bikes from the site I’ve posted links to, so now is the time to buy… you’ll save a packet.
Email me if you have any more questions about any of this.

(Diamondback? lol)

You’ll need the correct sized spoke wrench, the new rim, and a roll of masking tape.

First, tape the new rim onto the old one, lining up the valve hole and making sure the spoke holes match up. The spokes are offset and need to be in the exact same position.

Next, loosen but DO NOT REMOVE the spokes in the wheel. DO NOT remove the nipples either.

Now, remove ONE nipple and transfer the spoke to the new rim. Insert the spoke into the new rim and thread the nipple on one or 2 turns. Continue untill all the spokes- one at a time- have been installed on the new rim.

Take the tape off and discard the old rim, then take the wheel (with spokes still loose) to a shop so they can tension and true it correctly.