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  2. Product Testing

    in Trials Chat

    Posted

    I don't reckon there needs to be much R&D on most of the ECHO/GU etc. products as they're pretty much perfect for

    what they've been designed for. They seem to have got it right in terms of frame strength and all that and dont see why

    they would need many protos, there's not much new developments which would need them either considering all his frames

    from the last years have been near identical.

  3. Inspired 4play

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    Posted

    They seem very promising at the moment, but they've only just been fitted so couldn't give you a definite

    answer yet. Even though they've not worn in they haven't slipped on me at all.

    I could definitely see a grind working well with these but i enjoy the modulation on a smooth

    rim and the pads suit this perfectly!

    They're also completely silent at the moment which makes a difference

  5. Inspired 4play

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    Posted

    Had this bike for a while now and I've got to say that its the best bike I've ever ridden.

    Finally finished so thought I'd post it up here for you lot to have a look. :)

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    Spec

    front (rhyno lite on pro2)

    rear (kris holm on pro 2)

    urban forks

    Tryall stem with spank bars

    bb7 up front

    middle burns

    revel pedals

    kmc chain

    vee on the rear

    also trying to run another gear on the back making getting places easier without having to play around with a set of gears + deralleur etc.

    but the problem is that the chain seems to ride up the cog (12t - gusset bachelor)

    whenever i start pedaling, any ideas what the problem could be?

    only thing i can see being a possible problem is it's a 5/64 sprocket, have any of you had this problem with this cog before?

    any ideas how to fix it?

    Alex :)

  6. Chain Problem

    in Trials Chat

    Posted

    had problems with my khe chain too... seems that my tensioner wasn't keeping the chain tight enough

    due to there being so many stiff links, best thing to try is maybe taking a link out if you can, if not lube up the chain

    as much as you can to make it less stiff

    if that fails try another chain, switched to my half link chain and had no problems...until it snapped

  8. Chain Skipping Problem

    in Trials Chat

    Posted

    Alright, got my bike set up all nice, only problem was the chain was skipping loads! Was using one of the £10 mr control tensioners

    all set up right then i switch to a big fat derailleur and it seemed fine. Now wanted to add another gear to make it easier to cycle round

    places (one for trials, one a bit harder) and since fitting it to my bike the chain just skips like crazy on the gear

    I'm pretty sure this is down to the chain not being tight enough.

    Using a KHE Collapse (short as possible on the setup) on 20x16/12 gearing (Cogs are as central as possible to give a nice straight chainline)

    Any ideas how i could sort this out?

  11. Joining The 24" Group.

    in Bike Pictures

    Posted · Edited by alex_jsy

    looks hoofing mate!

    reminds me of the 24" ciguena they had on tarty with the pink/black

    hope mine looks and rides as good, going for a blue/white/black build

    inspired's seem to be getting really popular, onza zoots are fairly similar and i

    don't remember seeing as many of them around when they were released

  14. New Onza T-mag

    in Beginners Trials Chat

    Posted

    koxxtrials id be grateful of the bike you have if i were you!

    Tmags aren't a bad bike and you seem to be making loads of topics slagging them off.

    You must have seen how good Matt Staples can ride one.

    My advice is stop winging about your bike and get out and ride it!

    And in case you wanted to know, yeh i think that t-mag is a slight improvement on the old one

    Alex (Y)

  17. Try-all Rims

    in Beginners Trials Chat

    Posted

    I would say only use painted sidewalls if you are thinking of running a disk on the wheel.

    I'v got a fluro pink on the rear and I used to have a real problem with my magura slipping,

    especially when using tar on it for sum reason. Eventually i decided to sand the paint off the

    sidewalls and it's made a the brake loads better!!

    So my advice is to use an anodised rim if you're running a rim brake and want the coloured sidewalls

    Take a look at the revell rims, you can get them in 36h and they're anodised

    If you're really set on getting white rims though, prepare for the paint wearing off/haveing to be sanded down

    hope this helps :) Alex

  20. Monty 221pr Or Echo Lite?

    in Beginners Trials Chat

    Posted

    i was stuck choosing between these two frames, in the end stuck with the echo lite

    and its been great! so i would say go for the echo

    comes with bash plate

    very low standover height

    i haven't ridden the monty though so can't say how it compares

    all i know is that the monty is better suited to natural riding and is shorter than the lite

    Alex

  22. Inner Tube

    in Beginners Trials Chat

    Posted

    I was having a problem with my rear innertube puncturing the other day and couldn't understand why

    its one of those monty 19" by 2.6 inner tubes and i would expect it to be holding up much better than it was

    when i took the tyre off i saw the inner tube was a thin cheng shin 20" x 2.125

    is this monty just trying to rip people off charging a few extra quid for an inner tube that isn't designed to fit a wide tyre

    or can the spanish not count or sumthing??

  24. Freewheel

    in Beginners Trials Chat

    Posted

    mate i would really recommend switching to front freewheel, may cost a bit but it gives you a decent gear ratio

    speaking about freewheels id say go for a tensile but if you've got the cash you cant go wrong with an eno

    either way stay away from dicta's...mine lasted a record of 5 skiphops! :lol:

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