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I don't think that this'll hold under pressure. The second option is the only I can think of right now but that is money I wasn't counting on spending. f**k!!! The rotor scrapes the caliper in the red area. Excuse my drawing skills.

How? The mount is too low. Filing it doesn't do anything. I'd have to file the caliper and I don't think that this is an option.

I tried two different rotors. A Shimano SLX and a Mono Trials. Both are 180mm.

WTF!!! I tried to fit the Hope Trialzone caliper No.3 today on my frame and it doesn't fit. With my PM Shimano brake I had to put 2mm shims under the caliper but I can't do this with the IS caliper I got now. First I though it was a Shimano related problem since I had the same thing happening with another frame but it isn't. So the Mono Trial 180mm rotor touches the upper edge of the caliper even with the hub axle in its lowest position. Again, some trials specific part that just doesn't fit. f**k!!!

I want 24'' pure trials tires that are reasonably light and perform well in the wet.

As I said. I have a new Swampthing ST and a HighRoller ST for the rear. This isn't my problem. I want a good front tyre that apparently doesn't exist. All the options like Rocket Ron (horrible when wet), Snyper (horrible in mud), Kenda Small Block (shouldn't be any better in the mud) and so on are crap for nature trials in the wet.

So basically for the front there's not much of an option for what I need. They are all crap in the wet and mud. I actually though about putting the Conti on the front to have at least some traction in the wet.

Yeah I saw an Echo with dual Conti but I went away from the looks (and weight). I just want to have a working bike that is good in the wet/mud as I'll be running in these conditions the next couple of months.

Hm... the Kenda doesn't seem like the first choice for muddy conditions though.

I am talking about the front tyre and about muddy conditions. If you want to go for street trials then of the above mentioned, the Air King should work best. But not my question.

I tried a slicked Super Tacky on wet pallets, rocks and stuff and it didn't really perform that well. Not as well as my HighRoller Super Tacky. In the mud, and that's what I'll be riding a lot in the upcoming season, a slicked tyre isn't really useful. Also, I have my tyre choices set for the rear, it's the front I'm worrying about. I said that I don't care about the weight but I'm not gonna put a 1100gr. Super Tacky tyre on the front.

You guys are more critical about riding skills than I am about trials parts. I really enjoyed his riding; then again, I don't know much about trials...

Just wondering. For the rear I've got a HighRoller 42a for pretty much all dry/wet conditions and a SwampThing 42a for muddy terrain. Now I'm wondering what would be the best choice for a front tyre when it comes to muddy conditions? The Maxxis Snyper is alright in the wet but mud shedding is non existent. I ran half an hour in the mud and my front tyre looked like a slicked one for the mud literally sticks to this tyre. The Rocket Ron is pretty shite in the wet already so I can't imagine it to be any better than the Snyper in the mud. So what are my options? I don't care that much for weight as it's gonna be winter soon and I'll want to be practicing with a heavy bike to come out stronger in the summer with the Fat Albert/Rocket Ron combination in the dry. edit: The conti won't perform well in the mud either or am I mistaken?

Well, they are certainly better than the Avid BB7 Road brakes in combination with shift-/brake levers. On the other hand, the BB7 MTN with Speed Dial levers on my MTB has tons more power. It's even more powerful than the 785 XT brakes I compared them with. On a trials bike there's no need of such a hybrid brake as you can use fully hydraulic brakes (or BB7 with MTB levers). So you have plenty more options that are more powerful than the Hyrd.

Did you say Shimano?

Hm... I find the sound of an Echo TR freewheel/Hope Trials hub soothing. I wouldn't want it to be silent at all. The instant engagement on the other side...

Too small!

BB spacers work as well you know.

How can a lockring tighten itself on a freehub? Not gonna happen!

Are you serious? It's not a screw on sprocket. Just measure the base of your old sprocket and compare it to the new one. If it's the same width, the old one was loose as well. It may also just be the freehub body that is slightly loose. Have you checked that?

It is actually a pretty good and widely used construction amongst Cyclocross riders. You can use your Shimano/Sram/Campy shift-/brake levers and still have the automatic pad wear adjustment of a hydraulic brake. When riding Cyclocross tournaments I sometimes had the problem that the BB7 pads wore down that quickly (remember that cyclocross season just begins) that I had to get off the bike to dial the knobs in, loosing a lot of time I now gain using the Hyrd.

I serviced an Echo TR yesterday that had been ridden for 1 1/2 years in all conditions w/o any maintenance. It sometimes skipped for almost a quarter crank turn and sounded like shit. We thought that at least one pawl was broken and so took it apart. Other than a lot of rust (which was due to the rainy season we've had the last couple of weeks) everything was fine. So we drowned it in WD40 and put it back together. Now it sounds like new and it doesn't skip anymore either. I wonder if that has to do with the rider being only 60kg and not very strong. Mine (I weigh 85kg and am strong) broke after 6 months of use.

Well, the 820 Saint isn't any better. The caliper is actually the same. How could I have known that the 640/820 calipers are prone to break while the 810 isn't. Now I'll go for the Trialzone instead as it's a very good brake and way better than what I actually need with my poor riding skills.

Since my Zee caliper broke the other day I went back to rim brake for the moment until I can find a reasonably priced Trialzone brake for the rear. I will upgrade to the Mono Trial rotor as soon as it arrives even though I can't really complain about the Shimano one. The rear rim brake works pretty well with Family Biker's pads even though I haven't tested them in the wet. Still, my Saint/Zee brake on the back was awesome and from the front brake I know that the Trialzone can perform equally well (w/o braking) so that I am going back to dual disc any time soon. Click on the pictures for "slightly" larger pictures. Echo¹ by niconj, on Flickr Echo² by niconj, on Flickr Echo³ by niconj, on Flickr Echo⁴ by niconj, on Flickr Echo⁵ by niconj, on Flickr Echo⁶ by niconj, on Flickr

I asked the shop owner. He didn't face it but told me that he got it faced from Echo. Because just about every trials part I had in my hands doesn't come close to the standards you would expect in normal MTB riding. That's where my origins are and that's why I'm surprised by the high prices and the low quality. Not saying that an Arcade frame is low quality. I'd just expect things like facing to be normal for a high priced product as it is.