Bigman

For those who saw the pics of the new echos i posted up a while ago, well the echo site has now been updated, with pics of a fully built Hi-Fi, and as i am so nice, here is one of those pics: Looks so much nicer fully built. Oh, and also there are new forks and cranks on echos new site, the Hi-Fi and new team forks feature a CNC crown, and are curved, yet only 400mm which is nice to hear, go to Echo Bike for a ganders, Adam

That is what nick has sent me, but it has not arrived, that idea works easy, but at the moment i have no lockring tool. Adam

Righty then, the other day my axle snapped, and i have no idea of how i am gunna remove it, nick has sent me a tool which we used to remove his last week but it has yet to arrive, and i want to get it all taken apart today so that i can send the relevent parts that i need to, thing is, is it has snapped just inside the cassette body, right by the notched lock rin, there is no was of clamping anything on there, so basicly what can u guys think i could try. Pic: Thanks Adam

This is all sounding awsome dude, i only have a few little things that concern me, one of which being your move to expert, (i do not mean any offence etc when i say this) but i think that you would be best suited in intermediate, as that seems to be where your skill level sits well, i mean u and I had a nice little competitive thingy last year, especialy at the last round where i felt the sections for each level, expert, inter etc were set out VERY well, near enough perfect, and found them very enjoyable to ride, what i don't want to see happening is because of your move up to expert that the quality of the sections decrease in order to make them more "ridable", as i do not what to end up entering inter, which i plan on doing, and finding that the sections are easier than last year, to compensate for the easier sections for higher groups (i am sure i will be back up for this). Like i have said if the sections are set out as good as the ones in that final round, last year i would deffiantly say that you are in for winner as the set out of the sections goes. Also, the places that they are being held, can u tell them as they were last year, ie: is hedge burton where the first or secon comp was held last year? etc, just so i get an idea of what to expect at each round, as i can not remember the names of each of the places. Meaning no offence: Adam PS: should be resieving my forms sometime very soon.

Ah, don't worry matt, Dan B will still be there, possibly :P Adam

That is a realy cool vid dude. realy enjoued it, for that intro, didn't Dan sit there for about an hour or sumet?? lol Adam

Yes, i did do it by eye, i get VERY impatient when marking things out, and when it is my own stuff, i just tend to go right ahead :"> the holes are on on each spoke, and then one inbetween, if it was somebody else's wheel i would mark it all out nicely :D Glad every one seems to like it. Adam PS: nick, chat to u on msn. :P

Yes, if u like. :D Adam

dunno if it lost much weight, not to bothered to be honest, just love the way it looks, lol, how gay is that :"> . Normaly i would have used a pillar drill, but because i was a lazy b*****d and could not be bothered to de-build my wheel i used just a standard electric drill, it is easy enough to do, it just takes a while, as u have to drill each hole, then go around with the counter sink tool and counter sink each one, like i said, i was very bored. Adam

as at the moment i can not ride, due to being abit on the big side an snapping my CK axle, i got abit bored today, and got the drill out and to my front rim, again, this resulted in my DX32 having onza style countersunk sidewalls, i realy like it, what u guys think: Hope u like. Adam

ah right, has been quite a change then, worst thing trying to front tap, um, eating the wall i would say :) :angry: but once u have it, it is SOO much easier. Adam PS: i am still in the earlier stages of front tappin myself.

Um, i had no problems James, was back wheeling almost as high as on the BT in the first ride, i run a very low bar setup, 5mm of spacers, then a 5 deg rise 120mm stem, with onze riser bars lent right forward, seems fine to me, just give it time, u will get used to it. Adam

Downloading now dude, the guy on the red ashton, i think was Gav bedford, as he showed us his bike there on sunday, and it was a new style red ashton, with white forks, silver rims etc. Adam

I am not sure what headset it is, at a guess i would say the standard cane creek one that comes with it, looky ont tartybikes, they have the one u want ;) Adam

Here is one of my favourite pics of my riding: Adam

hehe, wait until u ride this beast, oh my god it is so nice, just been playin around on some gaps, it is SO stiff. Glad every one likes it, i think i will stick with the stardard paint for a while, as it looks nice. Peggs: Not sure on sunday dude, will have to see. Adam

After having my BT raven 4 for just over 1 year, it was the second into the country, and realy rode VERY well, i have just replaced it with a loverly 05 T-rex, i was not sure fully on buying it as i had never ridden one before, so it was abit of a wild stab in the dark, but oh well, i have it now, and LOVE it. Spec: T-rex 05 frame. Fatty R forks. ITM roady stem, 120mm 5deg rise. Onza caron riser bars. Rear CK classic built to DX32, 22mm holes, Dt db spokes, gusset SS kit ad 17t cog, Ground, maxxis highroller 2.5 SR. Front hope XC, built to DX32, 25mm holes, DT db spokes maxxis highroller 2.35 singleply SR. Rear Magura, RB lever blade, magura braided hosing, 50mm custom coust pads, modded RB booster (until i get my custom carbon fibre one back) Front Hope mono trial 180mm, hope braided hosing. Middleburn cranks, 20t lathed bash, 20t chainring. FSA platinum BB, 122.5mm Atomlab pedals. Pics: I hope u guys like. Adam

HAHA yeh, i drilled that rim, it is f**kin massove, but when built to a wheel, it doesn't "feel" that heavy, it is strange, be glad to see it once he has it in his custom frame. Adam

all sorted, thanks sam, topic closed

Looking for waynes phone number if anybody has it. Adam

Yet two of us are changing frames, lol Glad every one likes the vid (Y) Adam

Like i said earlier, it is just a cheat code frame, and the mod a Dijnn Adam

Glad u guys like the vid, i am very happy how it turned out, my best vid yet in my opinion. Adam

Well from what i gathered, and from what it looks like in the pics, it is a standard koxx Cheat code frame for the 26inch, and what looks like a djnn mod frame, with different colour schemes and a new name. Adam

Vid is now up: Link to thread Adam