Franksx2005
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Sweet good to see tgs style 24" getting a bit more of a fan base, did you sell my old echo frame?
had a couple of folk contact me if it is still for sale i will send them your way.
Kenny
Ive got someone buying it as a whole bike. Got enough spares to build it into one you can pass my info on to threm but the bloke buying it seems genuin.
I hope tgs style 24" keep coming then maybe we wopuld have a wider selection of rims and tyres.
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how much it weights? look nice
tension is a problem at the mo mate, it was miles too tight in the pc, so i put an extra link in and now its too loose. ive made one of adam from tarty bikes spoke tensioner for now till i solve the problem.
gonna get it weighed today mate. feels really light at the front, the rear tire weighs 1300g though lol.
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No, I think the front looks fine. Black forks black wheel - it's cool. I got a double walled rhino lite rim on mine that is ligher than any of the trials ones on tarty atm and it's strong too! In my opinion black headset would be nice. So you only have most of it in 2 colours and red hun just to show yourself of
It's still very nice man! I love mine!i was looking at the ryno lite, i like the camo ones lol. not sure yet what exactly im gonna do yet.
I havnt had a proper ride yet but from just hoping it feels so much better than my previous frame. i think im gonna love it!
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I have this in my garden to play with.
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i like it mate alot. Would be even nicer with a matching front wheel and some new grips
its on the cards very soon mate!
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Updated with some new bits due to fork snappage.
Spec is
Frame and Forks
- Frame: Because Trial
- Forks: Because
Wheels
- Front hub: DMR Revolver
- Rear hub: Because Screw On
- Front rim: Sun single track
- Rear rim: Echo TR Drilled
- Spokes: Halo black
- Rim tape: Echo
- Inner tube (front): Kenda Unboxed
- Inner tube (rear): Kenda Downhill
- Front tyre: Schwalbe racing ralph
- Rear tyre: Kenda Blue Groove
Brakes
- Front brake: Hope Mono Trial 180mm
- Rear brake: Magura HS33
- Brake clamps: Echo SL
Drivetrain
- Cranks: Speedrace 170mm
- Freewheel: Echo SL 18T
- Chain: KMC Cool
- Rear Sprocket: Trialtech, 13T
- Pedals: Azonic
- Bottom bracket: VIZ ISIS
- Bashring: Echo TR
Steering
- Headset: Echo SL
- Stem: TartyBikes Forged
- Grips: DMR
- Handlebars: Echo SL
The old pics
What you guys think?
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Sorry guys another question.
If I'm to build a bike, Could someone please explain how the whole crank/bb section works? As in what is attached to what, what does what etc.
I mean I sort of know how it works but then I was reading about fixed hubs/free hubs... freewheels... sprockets.. chainrings etc etc and quickly realised I wouldn't have a clue what to order!
(Sorry If none of this made any sense!)
Cheers
J
The bottom bracket is what screws into the frame, the crank arms bolt onto the bottom bracket axcel and the pedals bolt into the crank arms.
A free hub is a hub that has a drive mechanism built in, like a chris king or a hope pro 2, with these you have a fixed chainring at the front and a splined sprocket (with a spacer kit) at the rear.
A fixed hub just has a screw on sprocket on the rear but to get your drive you have to have a freewheel attached to the cranks
You could also screw the freewheel onto the hub but this would mean you would need a large chain ring at the front.
hope this has cleared thing up for you mate.
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Slim chance of that mate.
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Looks amazing mate, Love it!!
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oh shite yeh forgot about u.
Im hanginng about 2 weeks n i can add mine to the soup. That blue zoot is pretty nice, was tryin to figure out what it was for a minute. Whats the geo on it? looks like similar cs and bb to an inspired.....And you can add mine too!
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Thankyou for that. Is the bachelor that much better than the 1er and worth spending the extra on? I'm just thinking if it does feels pants its less of a loss to go with the 1er - but at the same time, i'm not going to skimp on my bike...
i got one somewhere, im now running a fixed hub so its no use to me, you can have it for £6 delivered if i find it.
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I think you will also find is due to Network Rail trying to cut costs. They are making a lot of reduncys and thats why they are striking. I work for one of there big contractors and they have alread forced a lot of reduncys in my depot due to cost cutting.
The sad thing is it it will take a major rail incident before the goverment realise they have to put the money into railway, at the end of the day there is a lot of people traveling on trains every day and and i hope a train does not comes off because there was not enough staff to maintain the tracks properly.
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After reading my bike will inevitably snap, Iv started saving!
I have a full diamond back and would be looking to just get another 26" frame.
But I was wanting to know how much, on top of the frame cost, it will cost? Things i can do a straight swap like wheels are great but what would need to be specific to the frame? bottom brackets and things?
Thanks
depend on you current frame sizes but most thing should swap straight over as long as you have a 63mm bb and 1 1/8 head tube, i would recomend changing the chain though.
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Haha, liked that. So much has improved in the years...
I'd take back:
- no seats and low stand over frames
- horizonal dropouts and snail cams - the amount of mech and hangers i've f**ked, id be a lot richer now
- trialtech cranks (great and affordable)/trialtech in general, great set of products...
Front freewheels go without saying...I want one of the echo ones now
Steve-o x
Front freewheels have been about for years. i got a 12 year monty xlite which had one standard.
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ive just tried the spoke setup on mine and it works just fine much to my surprise!!
Top tip from the boys from Tarty
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i got mine off without the tool, large mole grip things and a oil filter remover (Basically a chain Whip)!!!
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Can 'slam' the wheel so it's never going to slip forward more, and have the shortest CS length possible, then just wang a spoke tensioner on it. Super easy to use, super light - not really much of a problem.
What is the spoke wrapped around? im very interested in this, you need to post a how too lol.
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Tensioner is a spoke, see photo 6.
i needed that trick yesterday when my mech hanger snapped.
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what you using as a tesioner?
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unfortunately due to our great national mail servise im still waiting for my trialtech sport bars to turn up!
Its barely even the same bike - it is rediculously better now - so, so much nicer. I would have thrown the old one off a cliff, but now it looks great!
Thank you mate, its amazing how a few bits changed you opinion so much. There is still more to come, i got it weighed and was shocked at the results so its gonna be going on a diet!
Bet Tartybikes loves me!
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What advice was that? I do have some gems now and again.
About my gear ratio on my Echo Urban, was good advice just a shame the way you went about giving it. Spose your only messin about though.
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Excuse me? What exactly do you know of me?
I see your comment all the time! But funny enough i went for your advice on my bike picture topic, and i have to say you were right!
Because 24" Trials
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125mm 25 degrese, its tartys own stem, check their website out. ive been having a play today and its so comfy on the back, its a weird position when your on two wheels. Its so much better thean the ech for tgs! having problems with chain tensions at the mo.
How do i upload it onto that?