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a little help updating my '03 Fit custom

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montymitch:
I agree that updating your bars is going to make a bigger difference than anything. I went up to 8.25, which felt huge, then 8.75, then 9.75. The 9.75s are a smidge too big for my taste so I ended up using a lower rise stem. I'd put my preference right at 9-9.25.
As for the upsweep, I feel like shorter bars feel better with 4 deg up and bigger bars feel better with 1 deg up. Just my two cents.

LeonLikesToRock:
For the bars I'd suggest going for some T1 2 piece bars. They're going to feel more or less just like a bigger version of what you're running just now.

As for the style of bike for what you want to be doing, I'd ride a couple of bikes down at the park. A modern street/tech style bike is going to feel twitchy but you might actually like it more than a stable trails style bike. 

Radical_Rick:
Update:

well riding at the park the other evening I noticed my rear profiles cog took a good ole bashing toward the end of the session. Along with my Sun rim multiple spots had massive dents to it working on icepick stalls on the ramp and some boxes. I guess I was coming in a little to hot huh?  Thats just how I roll man unfortunately..

On my way home I decided instead of fixing this Fit bike back up and putting money into it, I would take everyones suggestion and buy a complete bike. I got to looking around and comparing, and found a couple nice set ups from a few companies that met the dementions MSBNL had suggested. I gotta agree with him, after looking at bikes dementions for a while it seems I am right in-between a street frame and a dirt frame and that sounds perfect.

In the end I spent a little more than I had planned, thankfully I had a 15% off Dans comp code from buying a new helmet the other week. I went with the 2017 Sunday Soundwave Gary Young bike, it comes pretty loaded with solid parts I just had to buy some pegs. It's supposed to ship out 8/30, I know I said I loved waiting for parts in the mail.. Now I really feel like a kid I WANT IT NOW ha.

I just couldn't go with the plastic peg deal call me old school I know I am, maybe one day but for now since I am only riding parks anyways I went with a set of Kink park 2's. The bike comes with the 9.25 Sunday Solar bars so we will see how that goes for me. It may take a little getting used to of course, But i'm game for it and super stoked too!

Thank you to everyone for the tips and suggestions! I couldn't have done it without your help!

dude...:
sunday's completes are banging, especially for the money. id hold onto your old bike as well so you have to option to switch out any parts you dont like, and cos it sounds like an awesome build for the time

Prodigal Son:
Hell yea. Always come in hot.

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