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Wow I never said they copied Koxx! It's a nice frame which has its own personnality! They should have made the BB a tad higher though!

Hello. I'd like to know if anybody here ever ordered from these companies and how fast they were shipping what you ordered. I am not asking if they are legit because I know they are. I only want to know if shipping was fast and shipping company they were using. Thanks a lot.

[/HS OFF] Nice bike Jo!

yes and proud to be. And not only on TF but everywhere in the world! Seriously who could like buying from stealers like Rockman?

That's the one I have then... It's undestroyable! (I hope)

Well, the Slate XL is a Rockman... Rethoric question... Pics of Jo's bike for those who don't have fb:

Must be how you ride, that fork is 5 years old man

What happened when the music stopped when you were putting your front wheel on the pavement before doing that transfer to front and putting your rear wheel on the side at 2:32?

So the weather is getting a bit better and I wanted to try double HS33 on a mod. The result is positive, I prefer it over discs. I had to use my Echo Lite 2011 frame and A Koxx Forxx forks. I must say having a longer mod is actually more comfy. I feel better on it on certain moves and I find it easier to force the bike on some moves. So here is the result: Concerning stock, this happened on the ZHI team and I wasn't the only one who it happened to; So after rebuilding the Koxx Boxx and riding it a bit on our new zone here in Nantes (article to come soon when it officially opens...), it decided to snap completely which wasn't a surprise seeing it was cracked. So I was left with the choice of buying a new frame again or using an old frame I had. I decided it was time to stop changing bike everytime and built up the Echo Pure 2011 with all my stock parts. But I wanted to work on the frame to make it lighter. I brushed it with harsh sand paper to remove some material, and I brushed it with smooth and smoother sand paper after until I got a kind of "shiny look". Then I made some modifications (holes) in the frame to make it ridiculously lighter. I then went into a comapny in Nantes which produces road sign and who works with 6061 aluminium. They have these huge baths of chromic acid. This helps protect the aluminium and give it a better look. It attacks the material too so it makes it look smoother. I left the frame for 3à mintues in one of these baths and it came outr with an awesome look. It is difficult to show it in photos but it gives a shiny anodised look. Rain Echo Pure 2011 frame and Koxx Forxx with steel steerer. That photo was taken inside the truck as the rain was pouring outside. Try-All Nuc Stem and Try-All Karbon bars Dual custom HS33 lever Kenda Karma front slick tire, HS33 with TNN LGM pads Echo platform 2011 pedals, Try-All Cranks, Trialtech half bash and Echo SL freewheel. All with the Trialtech HX Z610 3/32". Bonz rear hub, Onza diamond rim and Kenda Nevegal tire HS33 with LGM pads We can't see it on this photo but I have made a hole in the yoke to show the bottom bracket and shave some weight! I made a hole in the Yoke on both sides to shave some ridiculous weight! Custom Hole in the headtube I hope you like them!

Woopsie daisy, wrong section, can someone move that to bike pictures please?

WOOOOOOOOOOOOW! doh!

Ah cheers for the help man, I knew there was something wrong sorry to all

Exactly.

I didn't drill anything and I already answered man. I just fitted them as standard... Thanks for all the positive comments

Yes I am really loving mod more than stock at the moment. Maybe that will change but when I first got it I had a bad set up on the steering parts (Monty 175 stem and Trialtech high rise bars) and coming from riding stock for 5 years didn't help to get used to it. So I switched every now and then between stock and mod for more or less than 4 months but last month I have only been riding mod and I found I could seriously push myself more (in the sense I could feel better at trying things like new techniques or new heights without bothering too much about falling down or getting hurt) so I was really more self-confident on the bike and the other day I went back on stock and I simply hated it!! Mod is so flickable and light and nice, it's seriously awesome. The only down thing about mod riding is that when you come from stock bike you are smaller in front of obstacles so it is much more difficult to be confident on heights. So I just trained on walls I knew perfectly to pass the height limit and start having fun! Just fun! And I had forgotten what it was to enjoy your bike for the way it rides more than performance wise. Concerning techniques, Sidehops are different. I found that that I was pedal kicking far too much and that it was giving me a weird motion during the hop. I just bend more now and puch the cranks and pedals a bit less and I am now well adapted. Gaps are different in the way that every moves in 20" riding needs much more engagement. So you really need to force yourself more. Gaps to front are a bit more difficult as you are shorter on the bike and so as the gaps look bigger from the top of your front wheel. But it's different of course, different in a good way!

That is Valentin Gaucher. He used to be sponsored by Atomz but you know what happened... He competes at Elite level and has already raced at World championship! he is now sponsored by Inpulse and he is really an awesome rider. The guy who made that video (Gauvain Bourgeteau) also progressed at a frightening rate! And Clément Jannin is also a monster but is so smooth you don't even realize he is... Here is an interview of him from last year (if you can understand french)...

Ah well I got the Echo first but as I found it really too long (maybe because of the steering set up I had too), I changed for this frame which was offered to me. I also like double HS33 more on mod but with discs you can ride in the rain which I also love. So that is why I have two. Let's say I have one for summer and one for rainy days... I just swapped the levers. These are not using some push pins like the new Echos. I just bolted them on! And that's true I forgot to put the geometry: Wheelbase is 1000, BB height is +80, Chainstay length is 350, and Headtube angle is 72!

Bionic B5R prototype serie. It means there is a defect on the disc brake mount position. This can be solved easily by filing and facing the mounts. Double Hope Tech Trial disc brakes The bike is fairly light although I don't have a blance to weigh it. Could be lighter with lighter cranks and pedals too. Bonz rear disc hub with Try-All No War rim ground for aestheticand Try-All Lite rear tire. Echo SL headset and Try-All disc forks. Echo TR disc hub on Trialtech square Hole front rim. Ground for aesthetic. Kenda Lite tire. Monty 160mm x 25° stem (difficult to find) and Try-All Karbon bars!I have been riding this bike for a few months and have just been changing the stem for a shorter one . I can't believe how this makes the bike much more enjoyable to ride. Echo SL freewheel, Echo TR cranks (cheap but great it seems), Trialtech Lite Sport bottom bracket (with Echo bolts) and Echo Lite platform pedals. All with a Trialtech Z610 HX 3/32" chain. Previous frame and summer street bike. Echo Lite 2011 with Try-All forks and double HS33 (Coust pads). The geo is longer so it's a bit more streety feeling. Karbon bars and Echo TR levers on maggies bodies... Tell me what you think!

Here is a video Gauvain Bourgeteau made of several comp riders from the west of France. Huge riding and awesome edit. Knowing how big all these things are makes everything so incredible!!!

Oh look! They even copied the Koxx headtube hole now! How surprising! No surprise, Rockman is still shit!

I enjoyed that!!!

http://sheldonbrown.com/wheelbuild.html

Easy bike is Speedrace and Jack is not sponsored by them. He is sponsored by http://www.enter-bike.com/, owned by Kenny Belaey. Anyway what is it with judging the way people set their bike up? If Jack and Ross enjoy the way their bar feel (and apparently they do...), there is no way you will make them change their mind by telling them how to put their bars like. Leave us alone with your advices on how to set our bikes!!!

Why do you have a ground rear wheel? Have you been testing HS33 on the rear?