trials hoe
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Me and Craig should be out in the next few weeks, just waiting on a wheel build for Craig. It's been nearly 4 years since I last rode and most of the stuff we used to ride has gone now haha I wouldn't be worried about your skill level I had a SAH 2 years ago and I'm pretty limited by it but going to have a go and Craig dislocated his shoulder last time he rode haha. Where abouts did you move to? We're from near the dw stadium.
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55 minutes ago, ogre said:
what are the tyres?
Rear is an intense edge fro and the front is an intense system 1 both with the tread cut off steak knife style, rear was pretty grippy when I used it ages ago plus they were dirt cheap...they're both on the upgrade list haha.
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So after having no bike for a long while and being fairly I'll last year leaving me marginally better than housebound, decided I needed to do something to get some activity back and put this together.
Apologies for the crappy phone pics I only have a crappy phone to take pics with...will sort some better/more when I get out on it.
Weight is 8.3kg.
I'm also still on the lookout for some tryall/rockman carbon forks if anyone has a set for sale
Chris.
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I'm from wigan and there isn't many of us here (at least when I last rode), of the 4 or 5 I used to ride with I'm only aware of one that still does (although I'm halfway there with half of a bike). Did bump into a lad on a mod a year or so ago but no idea if he is still riding, where abouts in Wigan are you moving to? Some parts are a proper shit hole haha
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About time someone made a carbon frame that doesn't look too weird, top tube looks a tad gash though could do with a toning down a tad imo. 24 with disc forks please!
If they make carbon goodies for all aspects of the bike world why is building a front wheel such a challenge...
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getting the bike in for its mot tomorrow, im going to insure it tonight, do i need to have tax to take it to the mot station? recently tax dads bike online and there's a tick box confirming the vehicle has MOT?
weird, I'm getting mine MOT'd for the first time (in my hands) tomorrow as well.
to my knowledge you have to pass the MOT to be able to tax it
Old but says it's ok there, unsure if it has changed since though other topics I've read through (elsewhere and more recent, link has credibility) say the same too. I'm guessing its illegal to ride it out of the mot place if it passes with no tax hahaha
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Edit:also, on my CBT I got a slap on the wrist for 1/2 finger braking. is the correct way using all your fingers?
trials instinctstheare deep
I had the same shouting at haha and for covering both levers all the time too...not sure why he was deeming that bad though.
1 for the clutch, 2 for the brake suits me, thought of hitting a moon-crater sized pothole while using all 4 fingers to brake should be a good enough reason not to haha
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Had the same thing with the echo 24 I had, put it down to overtightening the cranks (guessing the way the crank/bb spacers sit together against the bearings) I just loosened the crank bolt a tiny bit until I could feel it a bit/stand it without my cranks being loose haha
was less noticeable with try-all expert cranks for some reason too, iirc the drag/tight spot feeling stort of felt like it was on the drive side of the bb though.
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For use as their intended purpose mate, hence why it's in chit chat...
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Anyone know about these? Price isn't too bad
Chris.
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Had a pair of the neon 2012s on the echo 24 some time back, built into a solid feeling wheel for a single wall defo wasn't a floppy kipper. Can't comment on their ability to hold a grind though, I used them smooth.
I'd own another pair if that helps, doubt they'd be suitable if you're a partucualy heavy rider
Also agree with the eylet mention above, every eyleted wheel I've built just 'felt' better
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Yup, 780g iirc strong as hell and porn to look at but almost twice the weight of the onza rim on now...
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fourplay team
Pics? Spec ect. Might be interested
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Swap?
What for dude?
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400 posted?
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120 posted?
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Measure the erd of the rim you want to use, if it's the same as the one you're replacing happy days!
If not a spoke calculator with the right numbers typed in will tell you the right length of spoke you need
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surely the whole of the steerer tube would be under 'compression' with a headlock vs the 'tension' of using a star nut no? not a whole lot obviously and I'd doubt it'd be enough to make anyrhing feel different, more likely it's the placebo effect of the thinking you front end can't fall apart should snappage happen
I'm not a fan of starnuts, threaded steerer or headlocks are much preferable for me
sorry Jake I'm so shit I've still not posted those forks
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Are you serious? Last time I shipped a frameset to the UK I paid 10GPB and it took 2 days to arrive (DHL).
Yes I'm serious, I've never posted a frame for less than a 10er in the UK...have had a set of bars from the Netherlands that cost nearly 8 quid and took 5 days, I'm not convinced it'd cost that little to post to you.
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This is me little orange Koxx
Stop watching porn and eating doritos at the same time!
Does look lovely though especially the funky tubing, with the exception of the pedals
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Think that's a better idea than the feedback rating system was, allows for a more in-depth 'review' than positive/negative and one line of typed opinion
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First i try to get on with the current frame but if its still wont suit me then it will be considered
( i wait for Tartydays for others opinion as well though, a frame swap might not help me at all)
in place of the streety rig? 2 different things all together there dude
Dibs on the frame and cranks then...
postage costs to Germany would be cosmic bud...
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Ohhh while its you...haha
If majority of it sells I'd maybe consider possibly splitting maybe.
Mk3 echo pure
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Bumpdate with some low quality potato phone pics, treated the rawed bits to some autosol and elbow grease also failed miserably at an attempt at a ghetto tubeless on the rear
Would have been happier with the clear trialtech hose if it hadn't turned beige
Nothing I can do to get this pic the right way up either
Currently 7.78kg.
Chris.