BlueSmokeyJoe

Ouch. Had my mod wheels built at Stif (have since moved from Headingly to Harrogate) and it cost me £40 total. Perhaps it would be cheaper to have Tarty build them, even if it does mean sending the parts to them?

Nice bike. If its not too much trouble, could you measure the wheelbase/chainstay length and also the axle to crown height of your forks for me please, very interested to know the real world geo measurements of these frames! Cheers

Buy the Echo TR pedals. 'Nuff said.

Might be worth getting it welded and heat treated if you can get it done cheap enough. If not, I shouldn't imagine a T-pro frame would cost too much on here!

True. Whilst the Rip is a good beginner bike, its 20" rear wheel, steel forks and vee brake mounts go against it. Buy a used T-pro off ebay and upgrade parts as they break. The T-pro has much greater potential to upgrade.

Heatsink CNC Yellows + light/medium SHARP grind Echo SL clamps (the best!) GU 4 bolt booster

Sorta true...... Zoo frames are strong but you dont really wanna be smashing one up learning the basics of trials. Wait til you've improved a bit then upgrade

True. are there any threaded holes on the dropouts? You may well be able to run snail cams. I think the TrialTechs and the V!Z ones are the biggest (offer the most range of adjusment) so you'll be best with those. If anyone knows different, feel free to correct me!

Exactly. My Eno is over 3 years old now and still going strong!

+1 TrialTech is a safe bet but just go for the cheapest one as I doubt there is any difference in build quality

Try this site if you're after another GU, plus theres plenty of other 20" frames TrialProd Oh, should probs say, I'm the guy who was riding CLS Python in Derby with you and Jules one day quite a while back lol........

I've ordered parts from select before, very good service and they seem to have quite a few of the older deng products definately trustworthy!

A Profile is within that budget

Have a scoot round the for sale section and see what the search brings up (if its working) to see how much people have sold theirs for in the past BTW, is it a long or short?

Hmmm, I've heard a few people complaining about the Hopes.... Dunno why though, I've never had a problem with them before..... You could always go for an Avid BB7 or a Magura Louise....

I'd probs suggest rear 05+ maggy with cnc deng lever, cnc clamps, cnc yellows and a front Hope mono trial. Sorted.

Depends, what mounts have you got on you frame and fork? Do you have experience of using disk/maggy, any preference you already may have?

Ebay is probs the best place to get a bargain. You should ride both kinds of bike though, first just so it gives you a feel for them, you never know, you might prefer mod over stock! Don't worry about weight, it's probably better to learn on a heavier bike as once you change/upgrade to a lighter bike it'll make your riding better and probably be much stronger meaning you won't break as much stuff (first bike)! Submitted a valadation vote for you and hey presto, it must have been number 5 as you're now validated! You should have a gander around the for sale section once you have decided what type of bike you want to get as there are often quite a few bargains Enjoy the forum!

Yeah, thats what I was kinda getting at. Didn't mean its only for comp

Like the green/white What are you doing with the Zoo! frame now?

Probs due to it being made out of the K-124 material. It's only meant for the highest level of competition really, not street bashing! Regarding depreciation, I reckon its due to its specialist nature, its only really suitable to a minority of trials riders.....

Nice! Are the chainstays circa 360mm? Kinda hard to tell from the pictures lol. Anyway, AkiraShock! If you're after an 09' Python, Pm Zain Wang on here, pretty sure he can get them imported pretty cheap............