The most important is being able to control the stiffness as if a fork is too soft you will bottom out on take-offs and landings which can affect control. Many dirt jump riders prefer steel to aluminum, due to the higher inherent strength yield and ease of repair. If you do manage to ding and crack a steel tube, getting it welded up is not that expensive or technically challenging. The German direct sales giant offers incredible value with its Stitched 360. Attached to the aluminum frameset is an assortment of classy dirt jump components, the caliber of which leaves little desire for any aftermarket upgrades. No need for an aftermarket brake reconfiguration to get your bar spin trickery on. This is when the first Mongoose BMX bike was born. Promoting the new bike was done by putting together a mongoose racing team. At that time motor cross racing was gaining popularity and kids were trying to imitate the bike jumping stunts. I did that too when I had my first BMX, and it was a blast. A DX Fair Mall Protection Plan can be added within 30 days of purchase. Dxfairmall.com/protectionto see all the coverage offered for each product. You can view your DX Fair Mall Protection Plan after your purchase in the DX Fair Mall Protection Plan Hub. And im wanting to know if this bike would stand up to trail riding of my weight. Received the package, it did not contain the instructions manual and seat. In addition, there were two right pedals and no left pedal. They still assisted the other brands and their racers. They built parts and components that needed the high fidelity only Skip Hess could offer. He never bragged about this, the racers from these other teams, later on, told these stories. Take it on the trail or adventure off the trail onto some gnarly single track. There is nothing you can't do on a Mongoose. DMR can rightly claim to be one of the defining dirt jump companies. It produces an entire range of components for this discipline of riding, from the best MTB grips to the best MTB flat pedals, and of course, frames.