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I use two on both the front brake and the back Sam

Thanks for your help guys. ill probably get the Echo forks. Theyve got them at tarty bikes in the clearance sale so ill get them from there. thanks for your suggestions. Sam

I was thinking of replacing my saracen 2.six forks with some Onza Tuf Guys but wanted to know what you guys thought of them. I dont want to spend too much as im new to trials and wont be needing anything too good. Is there any other forks that are in a similar price range that are as good or better than the onza's. Thanks Sam

Theyve got a few seats at trialsshop.co.uk Hope this helps Sam

Havent started trials yet but will be after christmas and I'll be wearing helmet and gloves at the least. Sam

Id go for FOX gloves aswell. I had them when i used to dirt jump and they never wore down for ages. there not too expensive either. I think they were about 20 Quid when i bought them. Sam

Im getting my first trials bike, A saracen 2. six nothing special Sam

Alot of people have said about how week the frames are but not to sure if there week or not to be honest sam

i was literally just looking at that bottom bracket about five minutes ago. i think it was £15.29 and it looks quite good. Thanks again for all your help and ill look into buying that next week some time Sam

I might think about changing to single speed but i would prefer to run gears as it just makes it easier to get to places but as people have said in posts before a trials bike is for riding trials so i probably will end up running a single speed. Ive seen a single speed conversion kit for about 20 quid so ill probably buy one of them. When i had a look at how close the crank sits up against the frame it is worryingly close and i can see why this is a problem but i just cant understand why saracen arent solving this problem as so many people have had it happen to them. Is there a specific shimano bottom bracket i should buy or are they all reasonably good. thanks Sam Thanks for your suggestion mate. In take it that shimano bottom brackets are good for there money as there only 15 quid and youve both said there good. Sam

Thanks for all your help mate. im not getting the bike until christmas but id rather prevent the problem before it starts to actually happen to my bike as ive heard that it can cut into your frame pretty quickly. Ill go down to somewhere like halfords. they usually have quite a few bottom brackets when ive looked before. Do you have a rough amount of how much the FSA bottom brackets cost as ive heard from others that there quite good. Sam

The problem hasnt yet happened on my bike as i havent yet rode it but many people have said that it is likely to happen. Most people have told me that i need to get a bottom bracket that allows the cranks to sit further away from the frame. They've also told me to try and take some slack out of the chain to stop it falling off and locking between the crank and the frame. As i am a newbie to trials i dont really know alot about this problem but there have been many posts that state this problem happening too them. Thanks for your help mate Sam

Hi I've just purchased a saracen 2.six but have heard that the bottom bracket that comes on the bike causes the problem of the chain rubbing against the frame and can rip a hole in the frame. I was just wondering what i have to do to solve this problem i.e what sort of bottom bracket i need to buy and whats the best one for its value for money. Thanks alot Sam

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cheers for all your replys on this thread but im getting mixed opinions on the bike. im new to trials so i wont be doing too much to break the frame. have the frames snapped because there being used by better riders or are they overall just really weak. thanks sam

its the 26'' mate

hi i was just wondering whether the saracen 2.six is any good as i have just got it. i am new to trials and dont really know much about the bike and is there any downsides to the bike that i should replace.