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  3. Tipe Opf Aluminium Of The Atomz Quark 26"

    in Beginners Trials Chat

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    hey all

    I would like to know the tipe opf aluminium of the new atomz quark 26" and the tipe of aluminium of the koxx skys.

    I have been looking for it, but I don't find it anywhere.

    thanks

    Hey the Koxx silver sky and white sky frames are made out of a material called K-ALONE, I don't know much about it but there is a link on the tartybikes website when you open up the page for either the koxx silver sky frame or the white sky frame that takes you to an information page about this material, from what i've read its a material used for competition frames , so its super light but wont take much abuse.

    this is what the link tells you;

    K-ALONE, a new aluminium alloy developed by KOXX, is a state of the art material formulated specifically for Trials. Lighter and more rigid than other alloys currently utilised in the Trials market,KOXX predict that this new material will prove to be an advantage to those that compete at the highest level.

    Due to its single intrinsic structure, this extremely rigid material has elasticity lower than half that of traditional aluminium...

    CAUTION:

    K-ALONE must be handled with caution. It should be regarded as the ultimate “no compromise” weapon. It will not tolerate unnecessary shocks and badly timed riding. Equipment manufactured from his revolutionary material is intended for use by Elite competition and professional riders.

    hope this helped :turned:

  9. Should I Run A Front Disk

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    Posted · Edited by zoobert

    im soon getting new forks that have both mounts for hydrolic rim brakes and a hydrolic disk brake but i am not sure which to run?... any help will be appreciated

    THX GUYS!

    hi there ,what type of fork is it that you're going to be using ?

    In my experience it'll need to be a strong fork to handle a set of hydrolic rim brakes , I ran a magura on the front of my bike with an echo sl fork and the fork snapped like a twig . (3 days after warrenty expired) :S

    anyway Im swapping to a disk brake on the front so that i can get better brake modulation

    cheers :turned:

  10. Sprocket Removal

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    hey guys, I'm looking for some advice on the best way to remove a screw on sprocket (not freewheel) from my cranks .

    I've been experimenting with gear ratios and have decided to change the front sprocket but obviously the front has tightened itself onto the crank with the pressure of pedalling and is on really tight >_< .

    I've tried using a chain whip on it but it hasn't budged , the sprocket was fitted about a week ago with grease on the threads of both crank and sprocket and soon after I desided I would rather run a different ratio

    so any hints ,tips or techniques that you use when removing sprockets will be a huge help

    cheers folks :turned:

  11. Stripped Bb

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    hey guys , my frame has been successfully re-tapped to clean up the threads so problem solved :D

    The bike is now shaping up nicely and the build is almost complete :) (postal company lost my BB7 disc brake and instead sent me computer discs ) hmmm close but no cigar lol

    so thanks again to all who helped and happy biking :P

  12. What's The Best First Trial (for Around £300)

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    Posted · Edited by zoobert

    hi guys, I was thinking of buying a yaabaa 499 for my first trial. Question is : is it a good choice or what should I go with if it's not ? Thank you.

    hi I started on a yaabaa 499 for my first trials bike , and stock it is bombproof (made by koxx), I ended up modding it to the moon ,but now im moving onto a zoo! lynx frame but i found that the 499 was a very easy bike to learn on and id definaitley recommend it

    only problem i've had with it is the terrible stock headset with about 6 months of begginer trials riding it was completely shot.

    more or less everything else is super tough (frame ,bb ,fork , bars, cranks) so should last you ages and the wheelset is excellent.

    one point to note is that if you want to change the sprocket on the front you will need different crank arms as there doesn't seem to be any front sprockets available for the stock cranks (i looked for ages and found nothing)

    if you would like some pics of my modded 499 just give me a shout  :turned:

    hope this helps with your decision :) happy biking

  14. Stripped Bb

    in Beginners Trials Chat

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    I'd get an insert put in there, the threadless bbs are a bit shit from what I've heard. (Axle and bearig strength, they're designed for xc/road not trials).

    I've never had to do it, but a lot of bike shops can do it or get it done. It might cost £30+, but at least you'll be able to run a proper BB.

    yeah that is definately a possibility , sounds like a good idea , i think it could be worth trying to re-tapp it as the threads arent to badly damaged (my bb cups got the wurst of the damage) and could probably be sorted with a bit of a clean up with a tap . then if that doesn't work i'll go for the steel tube option

    does anyone know if tartybikes (or local bike shop) would be able to re-tap the threads to clean the damaged ones up? (would rather a professional did it as I dont want to mess the frame up anymore )

    I know they offer a workshop sevice that cleans up fresh threads on new frames but would they do the same with damaged ones?

    thanks very much to everyone who has contributed! :turned:

  15. How Do I Stop Brakes Squeaking?

    in Beginners Trials Chat

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    hello everybody im new a trials biking i have a 2005 t-bird i can't do much on it but my friend has fitted some new brake HS33 brake pads for me they are koxx yellows and all i need to know is how do i stop them squeaking please?

    hey mate, i'm new to the trials scene too and i've found that theres not really much that can be done with a hs33 to make it quieter , perhaps a harder compound pads would help but this would sacrifice your overall brake performance ,

    I run yellow viz pads on a smooth rim and the squeak tends to show me that my brakes are working welland they have a healthy bite ,its when they make no sound that you have to wurry (probably wet or grimey) because when the rim is not clean or dry whatever is on it acts almost as a lubricant and reduces the grip that the pad has on the rim.

    but if its still bothering you I'd say make sure ur pads are correctly aligned with your rim and make sure your mounts are on tight

    hope this helped :D

    happy biking

  16. Stripped Bb

    in Beginners Trials Chat

    Posted

    Did you get the bb shell tapped and faced first? Might be an idea, you could probably still get it in if the threads were tapped to clean all the laquer out of them.

    If the worst comes to the worst you can get the sheel reemed out with a steel insert fitted into it.

    right is that the same sort of idea as a helicoil? also where would I get this done?

    cheers :turned:

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