hey guys well ive had this frame for just over a month now and i am in love with it.
frame review
geo of the frame
- 1085mm wheelbase.
- 385mm chainstays.
- 72 degree head angle.
- +20mm BB rise.
first impresions
well when i first got my frame through the post to be fair i wasnt that keen but i thought irl see how it rides before i jump to any conclusions, so anyway i got it built and went for a ride it took me a week to get used to the bb rise for doing taps but after a week i was flying on it (N). to be onest i didnt like the huge toptube at first but damn it grows on you. and i didnt realy like the chainstays as they were round.
Getting used to it
as the days went by strangely my riding was seeming to improve a fair amount i was starting to gap further than what i had ever done easly, my sidehops were just becomeing so easy as i could not sidehop before i would say before i could sidehop like 35 inch and i was getting used to how it taps and it felt so nice everytime i taped i was flying right to the top of objects also my confidence on the bike was changeing i seemed to be not affraid of doing things i hadnt done before maybe it was the bb rise im not sure (Y). the feel on the backwheel and my control over my bike also was amazing and the stiffness of the frame was also very supriseingly good.
now
at this present time im loveing my bike the toptube has grown on me so much for some reason and i am seeming to go off small toptubes :lol: lol every person who has seen it says they that the toptube was awfull at the start of the day but at the end of the day they seem to love it, quote from tuni (summit along those lines). If you lookj at the chain stays to be fair they look pretty damn week but i have realy given mine a bashing recently and i have not seen any sign of dents opnly scratches also the downtube has been hit from the side fairly hard and that is just scratched and not dented, this this frame just turned everything i hated about it in to something good.
now my riding has improved so much i can now gap 8 ft flat to flat, can sidehop 41 inch easly and can tap 45 inch quite comfretably also im just starting to get in to front to backs and can nerly pull one on a handrail :$
i must admit my expectations of the frame were not high and i was thinking that this wont last me long but i can safely say i have give the frame beef and its still is goign stong, i check it for cracks everyday and i cant see anything or any stress marks so im hopeing to keep this frame for a fair while.
Stem review
well i havent had my toxsin stem that long but i know the geo is exactly or near enough the same as a echo one and i have no problems with it at all i realy like the look of it, before i was running a echo stem but when i changed to my toxsin stem i realy liked the look of the cnc and the part where you can see the forks basicly they are a very nice stem with a good geo i mean why change something thats already perfect (Y)
grips review
well theses grips are so nice they have such a nice feeling to the bars, they are slighly thicker than your standerd grips i would say a littly bit thiner than bmx grips, anyway they offer a extreemly comfey design, and they are not soft but not hard so your callises arnt as extreem ands your hands do not get sore, this means you do nt have to wear gloves if you dont want to as the sweat will simlpy run away through the pockets in the grip, if you like to wear gloves like me you get a realy nice grip to your bars before when i was useing viz grips i still slipped off the bars but now with my toxsin grips i feel very confident about not slipping off my bars.
pad review
well the pads arnt that bad although they do have a pretty fast wear rate, to be onest i did use a harsh grind when i had them on so they didnt last long at all but the bite and hold was still pretty damn impressive, ihave hard from a few people that a very light grind with toxsin pads and they say its amazing and then the wear is good, idealy these pads would be used for more on the front of the bike (Y) because they offer i slightly sponger feel to the leever (Y)
anyway you can perchase any of these products at merseytrial or get in touch with me and i will forward you to adam if you like anything you see
if you have any questions about any of the parts above please dont be affraid to send me a pm or make a post and i will be happy to help
Cheers
Pauly