Lewis Gething Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 (edited) Hey guys, After a break from trials of more than 4 years I decided a few months back to get back into riding. Back in 2013 I purchased an Echo Trial 24 frame from Duncan Shaw. Needless to say the frame was in need of some love back then!: The bike remained in this state and wasn't ridden until October last year where I slowly began a bit of a restoration to bring things more inline with the modern bikes. I was keen to tidy up the look of the bike up somewhat and so set about respraying the frame in Matt Black (Charlies Stores special!) and purchased a number of new bits such as tyres, wheels, bars, stem, brakes, cranks, freewheel and more. This weekend I finally got round to the finishing touches and I am really happy with the result, the bike now looks and rides like it means business. Hard to believe the difference compared to when I first got it back in 2013! The only thing left to do will be to shorten the rear brake hose, but that hasn't bothered me too much in the few months I've been using it. The total weight of the bike comes in a shade over 7.9kg, which I'm really pleased with. I'm now looking forward to warmer weather and longer days to get more practice and learning in. I'll list a rough spec below the photos for those interested. Cheers - Lewis Frame: 2011 Echo Trial Fork: Bonz HS33 24" Headset: Trialtech SL Front Wheel: Echo Urban disc hub, Jitsie 24" front rim Rear Wheel: Bonz hub 135mm, Jitsie 24" rear rim Front Tyre: Schwalbe Rocket Ron 24 x 2.1 Rear Tyre: Schwalbe Fat Albert 24 x 2.4 Front Tube: Maxxis Ultralight 20" Rear Tube: Jitsie Light 24" Stem: Crewkerz WAW WPP RS 145mm x 15deg Bars: Jitsie Carbon 730mm x 110mm Grips: Jitsie Foam, Jitsie bar ends Cranks: Rockman CNC SL 170mm Freewheel: Jitsie Race 135 click Bashring: Echo SL half ring Pedals: Jitsie 7075 caged with Jitsie grip tape Chain: KMC Z610 BB: Echo Urban ISIS Front Brake: Magura HS33R, Heatsink Coust pads, Echo TR clamps Rear Brake: Magura HS33R, TNN LGM pads, Echo TR clamps Edited April 28, 2019 by Lewis Gething Updated 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Gething Posted April 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2019 April 2019 Update: I bought some Speedrace carbon forks last week from the infamous Team Toast Matt @ItsMatt (cheers pal ). Had a good ride with them today, they feel and look great. Weight came in at 564g, quite a big saving over the Bonz forks (828g). Here's some pics: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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