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here she is: http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e372/kbtsteve/mybike.jpg

hi adam , there was some sweet moves there, you've got better since i last saw you. that bike is so hot steve

my wierdest was at a trial i broke my crossover so i had to do it with fresh orange juice (not the one with bits in) it felt just like water but made everything it got on sticky

over the last few months or so i have heard allot of people asking questions on these frames like the usual " are they any good", " do they ride well " etc. since i have owned for one for about a month and a half i thought i would give my view about it. well when i came to buy a frame i was left with many choices and ideas about what i wanted but decided on the echo pure because i wanted something reasonably long but short enough so it would be nice and flickable. good points: well from first glance at the frame it looks like a slimmed down control but in my opinion it is allot lighter and more manageable. i have found the frame to be good for all aspects of trials whether your into street or natural. the first major difference in my riding when i got on it was backhop height, i went from being able to do 30" to now being able to do 40" with no real problems. i then went on to find my taps,gaps and sidehops had got bigger and easyer, ones i have struggled with before were now a complete breeze.well lets move on to the frame itself it has all your cool bits of todays frames like cnc bb areas and dropouts which look rather nice but they haven't gone over the top with it leaving it light yet strong. the tubes are a nice thickness so they are not like mc donalds straws but they are not like cast iron either, they are butted at each end which nicely finishes them off.as far as building up the bike they are good because you can fit your beasty standard headset, none of the internal rubbish, and you can also fit a shortish bb with a 16 tooth chainring which i have found to run rather nice. right now for the bad points: as far as bad points i have very few bad remarks about it. the first bad point i have found with the frame is the chain rubbing in that with my middleburns on (16 tooth) the chain seems to run along the top of the chainstay but with say 18,20,22 tooth this problem could be solved. the next thing is tire width. i personally run a maxxis high roller slow ressay rear tire and found it has fitted really well but if you had say a 2.7 i think you would really struggle to get one in.the last bad point i have is frame flex. i run a magura hs33 4 bolt as i am sure most people use but the is the aspect of frame flex. there isn't much there but there is some, so again the problem is easily solvable by the use of a booster. i am not using a booster and it isn't too bad but i am just saying a perfectionist may want to use one. thanks for taking the time to read my review on the echo pure 2006 i think i can safely say that the frame is great value for money and has very little to no problems or issues hope it has helped steve

wow don't stress out (those of you who have) their only pictures if you don't like them then say nothing or if you cant hold yourself back from saying something then say something useful. like some of the pictures but some are slightly pointless like the dab pic because why is it a dab if he rides a bmx and he obviously isnt riding a section because theres no markers. ......steve

hi, i think stan shaw is the best up and coming rider but for the professionals it has to be giacomo coustellier. these guys moves are huge yet really smooth, which i think is a hard combination.

hahahahaha thats a good one

stan shaw had them for a while and i think he thought they were rubbish but havnt tried them myself , if not get koxx greens they are good in wet and dry

where can i get a syringe for a bleed kit. does anyone know if you can get them from chemists, asda , superdrug etc.? cheers .................steve

yeh they are awesome frames i have had one a week and already i can do bigger and better things echo pure for the win ...........steve

you need the classic hub preferebly with a heavy duty set-up .......steve@kbt

thanks for all the comments people

chris king are the best by far, best quality, best engagement, best noise, beast

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cheers guys my leg is quite bad and might need stitches

was gonna go but my cranks have snapped lol

i think they were just under a year old, yeh i will get the footage up as soon as possible

i was out about an hour ago and looked at a 9 foot arch way i decided to do it landed and my right hand crank arm snapped in half leaving a 2 inch slash in my leg. its ok folks i got it on footage i will post it up soon

cheers mate thats really helped

hi i have been using echo front cog and surly rear cog with a kmc kool chain for about 6 months, i bought a khe collapse chain and attempted to use it and it keeps making banging noises and skipping (no its not the hub). do i need new sprockets ? cheers guys..........steve

i totally agree if you wanted to know this you should of looked in the search in cant remember the amount of times this has been posted steve

i personally wouldnt go for the merida but you should consider an onza t-rex they are good spec bikes that ride really well and most of all they are cheap steve

hi guys just wanted to know what the music is to cap's trials-uk cap video 2 ? thanks very much steve

no dont assume its shit they are actually really good looking chains and have the same breaking load as a kmc cool chain but they are made from half links check them out at www.trialsshop.co.uk also very cheap at 10 quid steve

hi guys and gals, right i have been offered an echo control frame (1065) and i am wondering what are they like to ride compared to the 1085 version for all the key moves: taps, sidehops, gaps etc thanks folks steve