LEON
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Spike 35s are excellent, I found the newer ones a bit too skinny. Probably not so bad if your'e light, but that extra 5mm width gives a lot of stability.
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Yeah I grew up with the Azonic upsweep, so I need it now, anything flat feels too mountain bike.
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The Clean bars are good, if they're still made, they're basically Trialtechs + 3 or 4mm, nice upsweep, lasted me well. I never loved Arcade bars, they were necessary on a 24" but I find them way too much on a 26".
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Weird, never seen a Hope one break. What a caliper though! So, in summary, just buy the fattest adaptor there is.
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Get the wheel as far forward as possible because those are some of the longest chainstays of all time. BB is pretty much dead centre lol.
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I can't get enough dark trap / witch house, love it.
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Pretty much. But an OLD Saint, new ones seem more fragile. Just find out all the brakes that are powerful enough, then pick the best built caliper, trials is too much for a lightweight/xc caliper.
Never seen a Hope Trial caliper break...
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Funnily enough, Spode just did this, manly Hope adapter, not so manly caliper.
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Anyone know where these are made and if they do custom frames?
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2 hours ago, Adam@TartyBikes said:
I think that adaptor you have Leon is one that comes with BB7 brakes.
I've definitely used Avid before, it's got a disinctive slit type thing on the side where the light is reflecting off.
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There are 2 kinds of adapter...
If you knowingly use anything like the bottom row you deserve to get injured.
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1 hour ago, benmh said:
This is very, very interesting indeed! That is almost millimetre identical to mine.
That's a pretty feeble looking adapter.
1 hour ago, benmh said:What adapter is it mate?!
Thanks to everyone for the advice. I’ve ordered a Hope and will see how it goes for the moment.. If I can find one like the above I’ll move to it for sure though!
Can't remember, just a generic no name one that's huge, Hope are good too. But I think a fat solid block is the safest bet.
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4 hours ago, Jere_h said:
Isn't that the old Saint that wasn't prone to failures? But yeah looking at that chunk of aluminium and comparing it to the basic "xc" adapters (magura, shimano), no wonder they have caused issues. That looks like moto stuff, put those and the beefy MT5 calipers and you'll be looking at the frame mounts again if something breaks haha.
They are, the newer M820 do seem to be weaker, but people broke the M810 too. Calipers will last, it's up to you to support it, that whole area is only as strong as the weakest link.
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If you buy a chunky adaptor and use proper washers and bolts you'll never have a problem. I'm heavy, I used 203 Saints for years, never broken a caliper.
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Not my bike, just a decent example of a front end.
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No it's cool, but a lot of people try and set old frames up like a Hex, when the frame is nothing like a Hex. 400mm is huge by today's standards, even 390mm is pretty much unacceptable. Your frame will benefit from a short, low stem, around 90mm, 2 inch risers. Pretty much what they were designed for.
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No it's cool, but a lot of people try and set old frames up like a Hex, when the frame is nothing like a Hex. 400mm is huge by today's standards, even 390mm is pretty much unacceptable. Your frame will benefit from a short, low stem, around 90mm, 2 inch risers. Pretty much what they were designed for.
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It's not just that, you have 20mm of spacers too, these old bikes are sluggish with long chainstays and low bottom brackets. The standard back then was pretty much 90 x 10, 2" risers and hardly any spacers.
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That's a seriously high front end for a very dated frame.
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Lol, pretty much. I've lost a couple from 2003 - 2005 that I really liked, just gone. Life is brief.
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1 hour ago, marg26 said:
These days people drop in with their first video before they've even got any skills.
youtholdiesPeople these days!
*Learns footjam whip....yeah that warrants a video!
To be fair, a lot of people had no camera 20+ years ago, and if you did there was nowhere to put a video, my first actual video is still on an 8mm tape, I can't actually watch it.
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19 minutes ago, Stephen Morris said:
I remember riding with you and Lloyd in Basildon YEARS AGO and just being amazed at the stuff you were riding. When was this ‘03/‘04 something like that?! So good.
Ha, cheers, yeah I think I remember the ride. Well the video says 2000/2001 but it's whenever Dave Dennis filmed the east coast trials video, maybe 2002. As this is my section from it.
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Best Street 24 rim and tyre combo
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I owned them a few years ago, Stiffys are great too but quite hefty if you like light stuff.