niconj Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 (edited) Just bought the frame of this forum and built it up with parts of my GU''. Geo should be (if I'm not mistaken): 1090/70/380 Haven't ridden it yet and I'm curious about how the front brake performs. Rear has been tested with the same adapters on another frame already and I was really satisfied. Unfortunately, the shimano carbon booster isn't wide enough to keep using it. Weight should be between 8.3 - 8.6 Edited May 29, 2016 by niconj 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff costello Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 i really don't get that new v-brake thing. how's the cable anchored to the brake arm? still just the cable wedged between screw head and brake arm or is there something better now? i wouldn't trust that for one second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted January 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 (edited) Believe me, the V-Brake has more hold than a Racing line brake. At least for me it works better. And it really isn't a new thing, just the only pure trials frame with canti bosses. edit: Just re read your post. Yes. The cable is still anchored the same. There are enough v-brake riders who've never encountered a cable slipping from the bolt so I'd say it's as safe as a HS33. Edited January 15, 2016 by niconj 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Direske Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 (edited) 8 hours ago, jeff costello said: <enter irrational fear here> Yeah. It's just like saying "I don't trust in this HS33 stuff.. I mean, pumping oil through a tiny plastic hose hoping it won't popp? Nooo way!" Edited January 15, 2016 by Martin Direske 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culshaw95 Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Lush build! Wish companies would do more V brake frames to be honest but it seems to be a slowly dying trend now which is a shame 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted February 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 On 1/27/2016 at 4:38 PM, Culshaw95 said: Lush build! Wish companies would do more V brake frames to be honest but it seems to be a slowly dying trend now which is a shame Time to get the Rockman Gabbro V3 before it's sold out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 On 27/01/2016 at 3:38 PM, Culshaw95 said: Lush build! Wish companies would do more V brake frames to be honest but it seems to be a slowly dying trend now which is a shame Mainly because lots of people called out for V brake mounts on frames, a few manufacturers obliged and very few people took them up. The hold on a vee is incredible, but the vagueness when it comes to instant bite put me off. I think that's why you don't see many people using them on "proper" trials bikes. Bike looks smart though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted April 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 (edited) Couldn't be bothered to clean the bike before taking the picture. Mainly just upgraded the pedals and stem and had to go back to the Echo cranks as the Play don't have enough offset. Too bad my Shimano Carbon booster won't fit. Rockman Gabbro V-Brake² by niconj, auf Flickr Rockman Gabbro V-Brake¹ by niconj, auf Flickr Edited April 6, 2016 by niconj 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Papasnap Maher Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 That stem looks long..size?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted April 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 158x30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Papasnap Maher Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 And what did you have before? 150? How for it conpare? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted April 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 (edited) Haven't ridden it yet. Had 150x30 with no stacker, now it's 158x30 with a 2mm stacker. Gives me 5mm more reach and is 8mm higher. The 8mm felt very good track standing, will have to see whether it's still good, when it comes to real riding. It is a lot stiffer than the Rockman though. Edit: Just came back from the first session with the new stem. Even though it's not that much longer, it feels better when gapping as there seems to be a lot more leverage in the 5mm more reach. Other than that I didn't feel much of a difference. It is more comfortable, that I can say. Edited April 7, 2016 by niconj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted April 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 (edited) Put on the Racing Line Brake on the front as I needed the v-pads on the rear and wanted to ride w/o having to wait for the replacement pads to arrive. Well, on the front the HS33/Racing Line Nano performs better than the VEE. Might be due to the adaptors I don't know. Same TNN pads that is. Edit: After rear disc and front HS33 THIS is the new trend. Gabbro¹ by niconj, auf Flickr Gabbro2 by niconj, auf Flickr Edited April 13, 2016 by niconj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted April 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 (edited) Rawed. Took me only about 3 hours w/ disassembling and reassembling. Silver Hashtagg cranks are on their way. Gabbro¹ by niconj, auf Flickr Gabbro2 by niconj, auf Flickr Edited April 14, 2016 by niconj 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canardweb Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 No Hashtagg cranks mate! They are very crack happy! Nice bike though. Shame it's a crackman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted April 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, Canardweb said: No Hashtagg cranks mate! They are very crack happy! Nice bike though. Shame it's a crackman Not the ISIS ones I hope*. If the Rockman is indeed a Crackman, it'll do it earlier now as I have taken away some percentage of the aluminum. *I actually haven't read anything about Hashtagg cranks cracking, only the Racing Line ones. Edited April 14, 2016 by niconj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canardweb Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Both the Hashtagg's crankset and ISIS CNCed cranks arms crack unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted April 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Canardweb said: Both the Hashtagg's crankset and ISIS CNCed cranks arms crack unfortunately. Well... If that is so, I will go back to the Echo once they do. I haven't really cracked anything so far except an Echo TR FFW, which broke in half on a gap. p.s.: I don't do any 3m drops or whatever as I don't really know how to ride trials (have been doing it for about 2 1/2 years). Edited April 16, 2016 by niconj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted April 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 Conti tyres and Hashtagg cranks. Rockmann Conti by niconj, auf Flickr Rockmann Conti² by niconj, auf Flickr Rockmann Conti³ by niconj, auf Flickr 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted May 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 I know the earlier version was lighter and more beautiful than this one but this is more practical. I was going to grind my front rim but rather went for the disc setup as I really like the Hope front brake. The Baron Project had to go as I don't really liked its performance on off camber surfaces. I haven't ridden the Der Kaiser yet but the Der Kaiser Project was better than the baron and having read that the normal Kaiser even outperforms the Project one, I got it off the bay for almost nothing. The tyre on the front is a really close fit and with the wider rim it doesn't move anymore. _5294855 by niconj, auf Flickr _5294856 by niconj, auf Flickr 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted June 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Swapped the Echo FFW with a Jitsie one. What a difference. Should've done so long ago. p.s.: The Jitsie is LOUD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted September 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 After having built the Rockman Liberté and ridden for a couple of times I went out with my "old" Rockman and found that it felt better. This gave me reason to "upgrade" it a bit. I mounted a shorter stem (150x30°) and a BB7 because I really like having the same lever for front and rear. Funny thing is that the BB7 is on par with the Trialzone/Tech 3 brake and now I can run my old Avid levers which I really like. The clamp bolt is hidden so it's like the old HS33 levers where you can't hurt yourself. The only thing that still bothers me is the brake booster on the rear. I've already bought a carbon plate (5mm) to build my own but haven't gotten the saw blade for it yet. As soon as I get it, I will copy the Tektro booster that is mounted now as it fits perfectly. The bike is pretty heavy at around 9.5kgs but I don't care and if I want to save some weight I can mount the Monty tire that is pretty decent as well. Rockman² by niconj, auf Flickr Rockman¹ by niconj, auf Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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