MrsMonkey

You wanna 'support' them then buy your stuff from em or volunteer down at the local Tarty refuge centre. Just get on with it and stop moaning. x Dani x

And you genuinely beleive that too, hence you starting this topic! To be honest, you're far from it. You look like a moley quiffey dweeb. x Dani x

I use Sony MDR-EX71SLB Fontopia Headphones. Look for em. They're really tiny soft bud ones that go right inside your ears. I've tried high quality big ear-muff style ones and they're ok if you want your head to shake but the sound is still just as good with these ones. Plus, they're mega portable so you won't look silly wearing them on the bus. They should make your lame christian rock music sound slighly more appealing anyway. :P x Dani x

That guy on there is Dmitri from Russia, he ordered his Monty direct from Monty Spain and asked for the bigger tyres. They were originally only meant for the team riders but they do come on some of the full build bikes now. From what I have heard you can't buy them separately. (yet) x Dani x

Or you could try TALCUM powder! It will probably help a bit with avoiding pinch punctures but won't stop them completely. The talc stops the tube from gripping to the tyre when the tyre is twisted, when this happens the tube can get stretched and will pinch easier. With the talc the tube will move against the inside of the tyre more easily. However, getting talc on your rims may make your brake work a bit poo. x Dani x

Because he writes like a two year old. If you do try and get into trials a bit more, don't expect miracles to happen with your riding ability. It takes alot of time and effort (and hopefully fun) to get really good. Find some local riders to go out with and hopefully that will keep you motivated. x Dani x

I wouldn't have called that "making fun of" me, more like, making yourself look like a complete spastic. You assumed I was 'edge' or something and tried to throw some lame insult in. Oh, yes, I'm SO edge. Especially with the way I like to go out every weekend get pissed up and wasted on drugs and have sex with strangers. Well,as long as i keep on doin that, I know it won't reek like your mothers filthy hole. Which is probably how she squeezed out a rancid little foetus like yourself. My previous point still stands: Your genitalia is very small. x Dani x

What the hell has you crying because you're too stingy to buy a wheel got to do with me? Can you please quote to me exactly where you "made fun of" me, I don't seem to be able to recall it. Plus, I'm pretty sure I would have totally rinsed you for it. Your genitalia is very small. x Dani x

I was speaking in English, if you had even half a brain you may have noticed I was actually comparing you to one Baron Von Munchausen. Also, you further prove your stupidity by claiming I said you had bought an Echo frame then quoting me contradicting that. By writing "If you don't like them, don't buy them." I mean just that. If I'd meant what you said I meant then I would have written "If you didn't like them, then you shouldn't have bought one". THICKO!!! Don't argue with a girl. You'll never win. Dani 1 Pete 0 x Dani x

I can't argue tit for tat with you. You talk nonsense. Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr (Baron) von Munchhausen

It's not the manufacturer that's 'overcrowding' it's the buyer that chooses the frame after all. People must keep buying them for a reason! Supply and demand. What's the point in Heinz having 57 varieties? They offer different frames to suit different tastes etc... I never said you had bought an Echo frames, I just informed you that nobody is forcing you to do so! Also, it was the Coustelliers that contacted Deng, a couple of years ago now, and asked him about building them some frames. Deng sent them a Pitbull prototype, the Coustelliers took it to some guy in france (the guy that builds the Atomz frames) who built the prototype Coust frames (if you look carefully at the original bikes the brothers rode, they are different to the production frames). The Coustelliers then rush their frames onto the market. FACT. Plus there's still nothing preventing anyone else from going and ordering a bespoke bicycle. Deng isn't exactly standing outside Clive Leeson's shed with a big stick stopping them!!! But even Lance Armstrong doesn't ride a custom frame. He's on the same factory ride as the rest of his team. x Dani x

If you don't like the bikes, don't buy them! Nobody is making you ride an Echo/Zoo!/whatever. Why is it even an issue, since you're such an expert at building your own frames?! (Y) x Dani x

You can make aluminium frames lighter than titanium ones...

Seems simple enough to me. Philly Willy is the importer of Echo & Zoo! gear plus he's "The Man" on a steed so you know a full build won't be anything but the shiz!!! Buy a bike off this guy. Plenty of people can vouch for the service you'll receive and the type of guy you'll be dealing with. Big gingers have special bike building/riding skillzzzz!.. I reckon he's got a massive wanger too! He's so tall! Dani. x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x :P (Y)

I think Ryan Leech has been listening to Aerosmith then...

Hey, I'm new too! I'm Dani I ride a Koxx (don't joke, I took the stickers off for a reason!(Y)) which I got off my brothers friend when he gave up trials. I don't really look like a monkey. My friends used to call me it when I was smaller cos of my cute face (Y) and I liked to climb trees and hang around with the boys. :D Dani x x x

You can get them either way. Profile make the hub in either left or right side drive versions now for BMXers who are so inclined... Alot of my BMX mates run their chain on the left now cos of the way they prefer to grind.

I'm scared of hitting my shins with the pedals and scarring my legs, not very feminine.

WOW!!! A MrMonkey!!! Hey babe how's it goin? A guy like you, a girl like me... We should meet up some time... x x x

That was rather rude. It's quite obvious he was making a joke. Why are most of your posts in NMC when you've allready been validated. It's clear you're not posting in here to be helpful to the new members.

The shape reminds me of the Megamo Radical, the way the top and downtube don't meet until the headtube. Any indication of price or availability yet?

It's just to do with getting balanced again. But if you do it all the time it will probably become habit and you'll do it all the time regardless of whether you're balanced or not. If you really want to stop it then you just need to practice, slow you're riding right down and get used to moving your body over the bike to reach the balancing point, rather than moving the bike around under you. If you watch people riding trials on natural terrain it's more neccesary to move yourself around than the bike as it's sometimes difficult to hop the bike around in tight spaces or on slippy terrain. You'll notice the same with motorbike trials, this is more down to the bike being too heavy to constantly hop around under yourself so you need to balance over it more. Good Luck. x

Have you considered using a road bike stem. Alot of road stems come in oversize now and are more likely to be found in the kind of dimensions you are after. 3T stem (cheap option) FSA (available in exactly the kind of length and rise you described) Thomson (if you're feeling posh) Good luck.