Lewis Gething
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Met a rather nice photographer down at my local riding spot this afternoon who got a couple shots of me trying to look stunty and rad:
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I still enjoy riding my Echo 24, got some carbon forks on the way from Toast Matt which should spruce it up a little. I often think about going to 26 but the Echo is still loads of fun so I'm sticking with that for now.
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That was a good watch! Great riding and well filmed
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Hey guys,
After a break from trials of more than 4 years I decided a few months back to get back into riding.
Back in 2013 I purchased an Echo Trial 24 frame from Duncan Shaw. Needless to say the frame was in need of some love back then!:
The bike remained in this state and wasn't ridden until October last year where I slowly began a bit of a restoration to bring things more inline with the modern bikes. I was keen to tidy up the look of the bike up somewhat and so set about respraying the frame in Matt Black (Charlies Stores special!) and purchased a number of new bits such as tyres, wheels, bars, stem, brakes, cranks, freewheel and more.
This weekend I finally got round to the finishing touches and I am really happy with the result, the bike now looks and rides like it means business. Hard to believe the difference compared to when I first got it back in 2013! The only thing left to do will be to shorten the rear brake hose, but that hasn't bothered me too much in the few months I've been using it. The total weight of the bike comes in a shade over 7.9kg, which I'm really pleased with.
I'm now looking forward to warmer weather and longer days to get more practice and learning in.
I'll list a rough spec below the photos for those interested.
Cheers - Lewis
Frame: 2011 Echo Trial
Fork: Bonz HS33 24"
Headset: Trialtech SL
Front Wheel: Echo Urban disc hub, Jitsie 24" front rim
Rear Wheel: Bonz hub 135mm, Jitsie 24" rear rim
Front Tyre: Schwalbe Rocket Ron 24 x 2.1
Rear Tyre: Schwalbe Fat Albert 24 x 2.4
Front Tube: Maxxis Ultralight 20"
Rear Tube: Jitsie Light 24"
Stem: Crewkerz WAW WPP RS 145mm x 15deg
Bars: Jitsie Carbon 730mm x 110mm
Grips: Jitsie Foam, Jitsie bar ends
Cranks: Rockman CNC SL 170mm
Freewheel: Jitsie Race 135 click
Bashring: Echo SL half ring
Pedals: Jitsie 7075 caged with Jitsie grip tape
Chain: KMC Z610
BB: Echo Urban ISIS
Front Brake: Magura HS33R, Heatsink Coust pads, Echo TR clamps
Rear Brake: Magura HS33R, TNN LGM pads, Echo TR clamps
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Hi peeps. I have recently created a Facebook page for my photography, check it out and hit like! Click the lamb to go there now
Cheers!
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I could not resist showing you lot my 29er I know you will hate the mudguards but they keep the best part of the winter trails out of my eyes
Don't worry we aren't laughing at the mudguards.
We are laughing at the fact its a 29er
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Went for a walk in my local woods today to shoot some wildlife (not literally :wink2: ), couldn't help myself but switch to my wide lens to get a shot of the reflections and colours here
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I'm looking to grab myself a new camera to film a few things I rely on others to help me with, I have a camera at the moment I don't use but the quality isn't that great.
I kind of like the idea of a go pro that you can just sit on the floor and film something however most of the ideas I want to use the camera for are going to be moving shots. I also like the idea of owning a canon or nikon but that hinges on how easy they are to use and money.
My budget is £200.00 ish I have seen some canon 400d's sell on ebay for £180 this week and some go pro hero kits with the screens for around the same price
help?
Might wanna consider the fact that the 400D doesn't do video, so that might not be a good choice
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Why not? Looks good, protects the frame... cant think of a downside to it really.
Lol really? Time and Money not count?
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Loved reading your blog post Mike D, very interesting!
Love the lighting, processing and facial expression of your cat photo Max, looks like it is thinking very deeply
Some snaps I got over the weekend:
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Cheers George and Dan
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Does that tide as nice as it looks? It's stunning
Sure does! Its no surprise to me that the frame won trail bike of the year 2012, climbs well but smashes decents.
Me riding it for anyone interested:
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Had this since November, hadn't bothered to post it in here until now. Its my first full sus after riding hard tail for a fair few years. Really pleased with how it looks and rides.
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Couple of new photos added.
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Haha lewis that was mint. Don't know why it hasn't got more response.
<3 x
Saw this before you posted it, it's pretty cool!
Cheers eh Boyz
Heres a fun little vid of all the failed clips:
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Oh sorry, by that I just meant that your computer may not be able to play the footage very well, rather than the recording being the problem if that makes sense?
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Yeah its most likely just a playback issue since you cant really get the frame rate wrong (unless you shot the clips in 4k @ 15fps).
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We had also made some clips with the flycam and a few just straight off the tripod this is just what he sent Ian, The whole thing was filmed by a guy who's job is to film climbing videos so that's pretty much his thing (filming with the sliders and crain things)
Ah thats fair enough, its still a great video
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Some of you may have seen this on Facebook already. Filmed this over the weekend with a mate, had a right laugh making it
The idea for the ending came to me sporadicly but I think it worked out really well 
Glad to finally have a MTB video of myself riding 
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Talk about over use of camera movements! Every single shot was either with a jib or slider! Nice riding though
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Gahhh had a feeling that might of been the case
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I am confused, 0zzy aren't you Iwan Osbourne? Why did you say you have been out of trials for the last couple of years?
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Just my opinion, but I definitely don't think you will find the stuff on the Skye and Arcade very valuable as a beginner. I started off on a 09 Fourplay and that was a massive mistake. Look at the Onza Zoot or Inspired Element if you have your heart set on street trials, otherwise you would learn significantly faster on a dedicated mod/stock trials bike.
UPDATED: 2011 Echo 24 Rebuild
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April 2019 Update:
I bought some Speedrace carbon forks last week from the infamous Team Toast Matt @ItsMatt (cheers pal
). Had a good ride with them today, they feel and look great. Weight came in at 564g, quite a big saving over the Bonz forks (828g).
Here's some pics: