Julius Czar

I have replaced them recently as they did exactly that, and I always make sure the opening lines up with the gap between the clamps too to ensure I don’t deform them again. Ive re-ground the rim and set everything up square again and it seems okay for now. I’m guessing it’ll go wrong again soon, then I’ll file the mounts and get hold of some washerless clamps to try and resolve it permanently!

Yeah that sounds like a good idea, I did have washerless clamps on there but they didn’t line up well so that should sort it. And I’m using an echo sl rim, it’s alright but the grind does seem to go dull fairly quickly! I’ll get hold of some and go over it. Could’ve contaminated it with the tyre as I’ve had to repair a puncture recently. Thanks for the advice guys! I’ll have a go and see if it sorts it out.

I have a hs33 on the back of an echo lite. Ive been toying around recently with my brake setup and I can’t seem to get it right. I’m running cnc rock blues on a fairly sharp grind with standard magura clamps. I’ve recently fitted a booster as I was getting a good bite but no hold, but now it’s lackluster again! It seems like every time I get it working well, it’s amazing, but then something always ends up changing and I’m back to square one again. Am I doing something wrong? I’m setting it up to the best of my ability but it never seems to work well, and I normally have to re grind the rim to get it working properly again. any advice would be great!

I never tire of seeing your riding. So smooth it seems unreal at times. Nice work!

So good.

I’d personally be a bit dubious about it being Legit, unless he’s shown you plenty of pictures or you have the chance to see it in person I wouldn’t be too keen on handing my money over. I could be wrong but don’t normally see a trials bike of that age looking that clean.. Just be careful. If he’s asking for a bank transfer or a friends and family payment through PayPal then I’d steer clear as it seems too good to be true. If it is legit then I’d say around £350 for a bike of that age, provided it’s in as-new condition! You can pick up a more modern geometry bike with a good spec for around the same price.

A couple of months shopping around for bargains here and there and I’ve finally got it all together this weekend. Haven’t ridden it a great deal yet but it feels good so far. Thanks for looking!

Got my hands on a mk1 fourplay that was in a fairly awful state, decided to make it my next project build The paint job was awful so I thought I’d start by stripping the frame down and giving it a nicer coat of paint in a less tacky colour. The colour is leftover “hyper blue metallic” from a job on a Mini Cooper we had.

https://instagram.com/p/BbMIE3dHYj3/ Huge moves!

The new tripod style seat looks great.

Good shout! I'll shoot them an email. It's got a 180mm on the back at the moment, I'll try it with a 160 and see if I can get away with it! Cheers guys!

Evening all. I've recently got hold of a koxx Hydroxx mod, It's currently dual disk with two hope mono minis. The brakes generally don't feel very good so I've decided to replace them with two spare mono trials I have. The only problem is that the one I have for the rear is a try-all edition, which took a 155mm rotor IIRC, which I now no longer have. Is there any way around this? Or better still does anyone have one spare that I can buy? Thanks!

Evening all. I've recently got hold of a koxx Hydroxx mod, It's currently dual disk with two hope mono minis. The brakes generally don't feel very good so I've decided to replace them with two spare mono trials I have. The only problem is that the one I have for the rear is a try-all edition, which took a 155mm rotor IIRC, which I now no longer have. Is there any way around this? Or better still does anyone have one spare that I can buy? Thanks!

I know it's a shame! Didn't want to leave it all rusty though, might as well sort it out either way and ill be happy to sell it if I know it's going to a good home!

Ah yeah that sounds like a few hard decisions! I love the brazing and the thin seatstay tubes at the dropouts. It's like the complete opposite of what's popular today!

I'm really not sure at the moment, I don't have any parts really! Just seemed to be a waste to let it rot, I might build it up over time, if not I'll either sell it if there's interest, or keep it up on the wall I'll have a look tomorrow but it might just be a dark spot in the brazing. I don't recall seeing any cracks when I went over it but I'll have a closer look. edit: I've just noticed the bit you mean. That does look quite bad actually haha! I'll let you know what I find.

Here's how it looks now, it's still raw metal but once I've finished shining the brasswork up I'll sort out getting it clear coated. Next step is the brasswork then sorting a logo out!

So I had some spare time today to tackle the rust on the frame. I used 320 grit paper on this little DA sander, made the job very easy! Got rid of the rust in no time. A quick before and after. Love the finish it's left behind! I still want to brighten up the brass some more so there's more of a contrast between the dull metal and the gold bits.

Had this frame come back into my possession recently, and as you can see it's been left in a shed, exposed to the elements I plan to attack it with a bit of 320 grit on a DA. I'm hoping for a patina effect from the rust, then to brighten up the brazing with some brasso and then clearcoat it. I have an idea for a leeson logo on the frame but I need to do a bit of research first. Watch this space!

I think this might just end up on the wall too to be fair, I'm like 5ft 6" so it's far too big for me to ride, and I don't have the money or space to build another bike.. might have to sell some bits haha!

Update! Decided to give the number on the leeson site a go, ended up talking to who I believe to be Clive and he told me what the serial number meant. The serial number is LB-584XXLCK12 LB-584 is the frame number. XXL means extra extra long, he said it'll measure somewhere around the 1100mm mark. CK12 means that the dropouts are machined to fit a chris king hub with a 12mm bolt through axle. He couldn't give me any specifics on the frame, but he was keen to know the condition of it and was keen to hear my plans for it. Lovely bloke, really helpful The more you know! Im gonna put a little restoration thread in the bike pictures section so check that out if you want to see it looking much better!

Just found a picture of it in its former glory! Sorry for the bad quality, it was probably taken with a Sony Ericsson or something

I think that's the plan. I want to keep the rough look with the brazing exposed and clear coat it. I'll get rid of the actual rust, but it's left loads of pitting behind for extra cool points I've sent him an email with pictures and the serial number so I'll post an update if I get a reply! Hopefully he still uses the email from the Leeson site!

I've had it in my possession before, then I gave it away and I've managed to get it back. I do remember asking about it on here the last time to no avail. Haven't got a clue about it really but I know leesons aren't the most popular frames out there! Would be good to know more about it.

Hey guys. Just got hold of a 26" frame and I'm not too sure what it is. I'm lead to believe it's a Leeson of sorts as it's a brazed steel frame with the 360° dropouts, and there's a serial number on the front that starts with LB, which I'm guessing stands for Leeson Bikes. Does anyone have any more info on this frame? Or does anyone know how to get in contact with Mr Leeson himself? I can get the serial number from it if it's of any use. Obviously I plan to restore it to its former glory and build it up or maybe sell it! Any info would be great.