Stan Shaw
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74Kingz have stopped producing parts all together now. Times move on!
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They aren't the same if that's what your thinking...
The new Echo FW's do set the standard though imo, especially the SL one.
To the opening post, the Rockman FW's are decent like Al says, especially worth it if you can get a cheaper one. They are pretty reliable too.
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Does this mean Koxx, which could theoretically prompt a Try-all sticky 24" tyre...
Which would mean that finally after all this time there could be a decent punc. resistant, grippy and reasonably weighted 24" tyre... oh i do hope so
We are currently looking to stock some more "trialsy" 24" tyres so keep an eye on the site. At the moment though I would say that 2.7" High Roller is a good bet!
24" Conti Kaiser would own.
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That bike looks spectacular. I'm surprised at the weight of 10.2 kg though, but I'm sure you could have saved some weight on the tires.
10.2kg is pretty light for that sort of money. The majority of riders bikes weigh a lot more than they think.
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this is the sad and painful truth... employing Gav (also known as keeping him indoors)
has made the world a safer place
He's on a rehab programme now, which involves voluntary tarmacing of random driveways at weekends.
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I like!
Loving the bars too.
We need to sort another ride..
Got me a double disc 24 now
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front end does seem low, plus those bars look pretty far forward, if you made the front end slightly higher plus tilted the bars back a tad it could help (and would make the bike ride better
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wouldn't be able to fit conti rain king tyres! Instant lose!
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Nowt wrong with my chain length at all, or where its positioned in the dropout. Like Ads says, i am still getting the same contact. I ran it like this on my Droxx for ages.
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just realised no king
EDIT: im on a roll of this spotting millaki
Yeah,
Had the same Chris King for nearly 4 years but the Echo SL freewheels do seem amazing, so I had to try one
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orange dust caps look nice stan
Colour co-ordination :$
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haha wrong tarty made it from some ali laying around, looks sex Stan snapped it yet? it wont be long if not.....
As long as you don't ride it, it'll be fine
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7.88kg? WTF? When did mods get that light, I've never seen a weight that low since the Dobs!
That's becuase he has a secret weight saving weapon on the bike..
Bike is sweet, as usual!
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Very nice indeed! Brake mount looks quite stiff. What size rotor is on that magnesium Marta? 180 or 200? That rotor in 200mm is still lighter than hope 180mm one + marta is light too! I have 160mm hope with 180mm rotor, but still have 09 model Marta in 180 that I used for 2 month and wasn't too happy, is it worth swapping Marta on 200mm over hope 180? It will obviously give more power, but more than a hope in smaller size?
My Marta has a 203mm Aztec Wave rotor with it and I'm super impressed by this setup. I've used Hopes for years, but this was an experiment and I'm really happy with the pimp Marta/203 setup. Still nice and light, but the power is immense. I would say its more powerful than 180mm Hope, for sure. Its mostly down the rotor size though. I'd had this Marta for a while now too and its been spot on.
As for the Sky, i'm really liking it. Still need to ride a bit more to get used to it and I still have a couple of things to fit/do to it.
Rear tyre = pure win!
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given the weight of the frame
It weighs about 2kg, so strength shouldn't realistically be a problem on it - it's one of the heavier frames we sell in that particular category on our site.
The warranty covers manufacturing defects, not the frame breaking from repeated use, so any manufacturing defects should become more than apparent within the first 6 months of you owning the frame. A frame cracking from being repeatedly battered into walls and rocks is generally not a manufacturing defect, but as with all of our warranty cases we deal with them on a case by case basis so if you have a problem with any frame you buy from us, we'll try to help you out as much as we can.
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dont fancy at the same time as KD, its too cold....brrrr
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Arrghh, I am getting STRESSed, I do hope my RISERbars don't snap
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Rain Kings & Der Kaisers are worth every penny they cost. They are SOO much better than everything else. Don't knock em till you've tried one.
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Sounds very interesting!
I'm not sure if your aware but TartyBikes is based in Bamber Bridge and Cuerden Valley is literally 5mins away haha. I've been there a few times on my XC bike.
I'll speak to the guys at work and see if they want to pop along for the day.
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clear spray laquer, one step off superglue! It works AMAZINGLY, gotta be quick though, it dries very fast!
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Advantages for me are that when I ride a 26", it feels slower and harder to move around. I'm very used to 24" wheels so I'm used to the ease that I can move it around with. I don't find any particular loss in the ability to gap on 24", or any of the other moves I can actually do, lol.
Hmm, all except for this topic was made before that one.
Surly thats down to the geo mostly though? Most stocks have slacker head angles than 24", plus again most stocks have long stems and heavier DH tyres whereas 24" tend to have shorter stems and lighter single ply tyres.
making a 24" like a stock will make it feel like a stock.
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Wow, the photos did come out well
Was a really good ride, we also found some new street which was cool and we both pulled lots of new lines.
My personal faves are the widescreen watergap and the one i took of Ads in full gap tweak mode.
Will try and take the video cam next time...
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You should be able to pop 1 or 2 equal size washers on each side under the caliper mount, bascially between the caliper mount and adapter. This will bring your caliper up and away
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Was a fun little ride. New course is tech!
My front brake is pure win, otherwise known as a Magura Marta SL Magnesium coupled with a 203 Aztec rotor.
Ebc Red Pads
in Trials Chat
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We had a few sets of these a while back to try on Hope Monotrial Brakes, but I think the verdict was they weren't really any better than standard Hope pads. If they are cheap, they might be worth a shot, but otherwise I would stick with standard pads