Tech Help

Upgrading your complete BMX bike is a fun way to personalize your ride—but with so many options, it can get confusing fast. This guide breaks down each component, covering sizing, compatibility, and upgrade tips. Start with budget-friendly parts and work your way to bigger upgrades. Use our interactive bike diagram or scroll through the list to learn how to confidently choose the best parts for your BMX

Learn what all is needed to build your brand new bike up yourself! With a few simple hand tools and basic mechanical knowledge, you can build your new BMX right at home or even at the skatepark. From freestyle bikes to race bikes, this video will guide you through the process.

Freecoaseters very well may be just as common as a cassette hub these days. While they make a lot of tricks much easier, they can be very confusing to understand and work on. Here, we break down the different types of freecoasters as well as how to perform maintenance on them to keep the working properly.

Discover everything you need to know about BMX tire sizes, types, and installation. Learn the differences between freestyle and race tires, explore ISO standards, and shop popular BMX tires at Dan's Comp with helpful guides and size filters.

Use the Dan’s Comp BMX Spoke Calculator to quickly and accurately determine the correct spoke length for your hub and rim combination.

Putting new grips on your BMX bike can be one of the most frustrating things to do. That is, unless you know the pro tips. Here, we explain different ways to install your BMX grips to make it a quick and easy process.

BMX frame geometry can seem rather complicated at first glance. With all the various sizes and angles listed, how do these changes in geometry affect your riding? We break down toptube length, headtube angle, bottom bracket height, and everything in-between, to help you choose that perfect frame based on your riding style.

Here, we breakdown what to look for when buying a new handlebar as well as a guide on how to properly install them. Installing your bars incorrectly could throw off how the entire bike handles and could lead to the bars moving and causing you to crash.

BMX forks have a lot of factors that often get overlooked by most riders. Here, we explain those factors, including fork height, offset, steer tube length, bearing race and more. We also explain how to properly install you fork.

Here, we explain the different types of rear BMX hubs for both freestyle and race, as well as explain how they work and the pros and cons of each. We also answer a lot of hubs and wheel FAQ's.

Pedals are a part of the bike that seem pretty basic, however, there's so many different types. They can also be very tricky to install and remove considering one of the pedals has reverse threads. Righty-tighty lefty-loosey? Nuh-uh! Dan's Comp gives you a full breakdown on all the different types of pedals and some tips on how to install them.

There's several different types of BMX seats out there these days and a lot of confusing terms. What is a pivotal seat? A railed seat sounds uncomfortable, who would want that? Stealth mount or traditional? I don't know! Learn all about the different types and terms for BMX seats here.

Does your headset have play in it? Does it creak or not spin properly? Here are some installation tips and tricks on how to install and maintain you BMX headset whether it's integrated or standard.

Installing a BMX stem can be a bit tricky. Learn the pro tips on how to install a stem to be sure your headset is properly tensioned and your bars are being held on securely. Hint, it's all about the X pattern. Learn more here!

Learn all about the different types of brakes used in the BMX world, both freestyle and race. We take a deep dive on brake types, brake cables, removable brake mounts, brake pads, gyros and more

Detanglers, also known as a gyro, allow you to spin your handlebars around without your brake cables getting wrapped up. Gyros can be very overwhelming and complicated to install and get working properly. Here, we discuss how to install your gyro kit and get your brakes working top-notch!

The length of your crank arm is an important factor to consider for both BMX racing and freestyle. Here, we show how this is measured and take a look at recommended crank arm sizing based on a riders height.