Alex Dark

one spoke..bent around the axle, loops back down and presses on the chain.

Works fine...i used one for a couple of weeks on my t-pro ( echo lites, 203 old BB7, hope xc on try-all rim [3x] )

Minimalist tensioner idea or make one of these

Aha, I see Good sleuthing...

I haven't heard about that...although they are testing a new superlight Try-all Stock front tyre.

I'd day around 100 ish? may have been more but it was kind of confusing as there was so many different groups of riders.

Just got my Viz bars too...they seem okay so far. Identical to monty ti's geometry wise, just 1.5" longer.

Haha, no worries dude...just confused me a tad there.

Yeh they do, they have a screw on bash akin to the old base/ddg/onza/beetle cranks A shed? yup, ffw = front freewheel. I don;t think you can fit a bash to the try-all cranks to be honest. Adam , correct me if I'm wrong but aren' they standard on the old djinn and yaabaa 649 bikes? Meant for bikes with a bashplate as they offer no chainring protection themselves. Which onza cranks? the pro cranks? If so they're pretty good...seem solid and a reasonable weight, look fairly similar if not identical to the meta tcs cranks.

Not sure if there's anything usable....but here's a link to my pinkbike albums http://darkbiker.pinkbike.com/album/Plymouth-Dec-6th-2009/

Ermm, Id say a 2.35 Dual ply maxxis minion in the rear, possibly a try-all stiky on the front? Not sure if this would be great on street though....Moto digger might be alright though

trialtech sl rims....very different to echo sl forks. I doubt anyone's managed to snap a TT front rim yet, although I'm sure someone will prove me wrong

I'd still prefer the Kooka over those...they don't offer the opportunity to go FFW in the future.

I use one thin snail cam on the driveside only...works ace

Kooka cranks are basically kock-offs of Onza muscleman / ddg orbita cranks. fairly solid, although as you;re buying new i wouldnt recommend then. Instead, look at some trialtech, echo cnc etc ISIS cranks and change to an isis bottom bracket. If youre really tight for cash and want to stay square taper, then they would be okay if you dont cane your drivetrain too hard.

Bike looks like it suits you...and some ace riding going down

Tarty forged stem...and some second hand high - rise bars will sort your bike out. Make it feel twice the ride

Whole new can of worms... Check your spelling, then have a look through the "pad review" thread

nah that simtras only little An echo 115 stem might be better for you? or possibly the tarty 125x20*

Improvement on that Zoo thing Looks keen.....if i cant get my stock or xtp sorted i may have to ride my little t-pro too

Vees aren't massively popular....I'm going to run raer magura for the foreseeable future

I recommend an FSA Platinum sl snap? whattt?

It wasn't a criticism....just saying it seems relatively heavy compared to the weights of some other bikes banded about on here My coust seems to weigh in at 10.6kgs although I can't really see what could be causing that.