When I (re-)started riding flatland in 2008, the consensus best entry-level flatland bike at the time was the DK Signal. Since that time, DK has renamed the bike the Opsis, and they've made so many changes and improvements to it over the years that it really does warrant the different name (as well as the bump in price from about $290 for the Signal to about $370 for the Opsis). Since the Opsis is the clear descendant of the Signal that I had, my view of the Opsis is naturally in comparison to its predecessor that I rode for two years before switching it out for a Suelo last year.

The Signal was already considered a great deal for beginning riders with the features it had at the time: chromoly main frame, chromoly fork with tapered legs, front and rear brakes with gyro, two pairs of pegs, and even a Taska unsealed freecoaster. (For all the bad things that people say about the Taska, I actually thought it worked okay, until the threaded 12-tooth cog eventually cracked and... Read more

This was a Christmas for my son. The bike is very nice. I am dissapointed in the assembly instructions. I am pretty handy with bikes and there were some parts that could have had better instructions.They should also tell you up front that if you don't have it assembled by a professional your warranty could be void. I would not have saved any money buying through Amazon had I paid for assembly through a shop.