Si Posted December 19, 2019 Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 (edited) Hi All, After 15 years out of trials, at the ripe age of 30 I've decided to scratch the itch and get myself another trials bike. After scouring through my profile I found old photos of my last trials bike which ended up in Beverley from memory, below are some photos on which were taken with a potato I recently got myself an Onza T-Bird off eBay, I remember having one of those around 2003 and thought it would be good to go back to something familiar. T-Bird by Simon Blades I've a few things I'd like to replace on it, primarily the freewheel as it has what feels like 10 engagement points! Thanks for looking Edited June 16, 2020 by Si 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 (edited) I'm based in Leeds. Fancy some rides when this rain makes itself scarce? Is York much fun? Only been the once with Danny Garland quite a few years ago and it seemed... passable Willing to believe I just didn't see the good bits though! I can imagine the freewheel woes. I'll see if I've got one in the garage. It'd not be amazing, but likely better than the Claws that is probably on it! Or did these get Tensile 30s maybe? Either way - I might have an Echo or something I could bring along to a ride. Edited December 20, 2019 by aener Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted December 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2019 I’m not so sure about York, I live just outside it and only have done for only about 2 years or so. I’m quite happy to travel to Leeds in the new year to try some places out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted June 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 (edited) Thought I'd finally give this a long overdue update. Earlier on in the year I picked some stuff up from @wilf, he kindly sent across an Onza T-Lite frame, Viz forks, Onza stem and some bars. This package turned up looking like some giant insect cocoon! Trials Bike by Simon Blades, on Flickr Once I had battled removing it all I ended up with this... Trials Bike by Simon Blades, on Flickr I took the half built bike to the garage where I left it for a free weekend to transfer over some of the parts from the original T-Bird. Admittedly I had to buy some tools to remove some components but still had some of my original stuff which I bought nearly 20 years ago which has definitely paid for itself now. Trials Bike by Simon Blades, on Flickr In the mean time I got myself a 12T sprocket from @monkeyseemonkeydo which I've got waiting for when I get my freewheel crank setup all bought. Trials Bike by Simon Blades, on Flickr After seeing @James Wright selling a Hope Tech 3 Trialzone front disk and a Echo front disk wheel I added this to the seemingly never ending bike bits Trials Bike by Simon Blades, on Flickr I had seen Onza had a sale on their website so thought I'd get another piece of the puzzle sorted... Trials Bike by Simon Blades, on Flickr So all I require now is an ISIS bottom bracket, a new chain and a 180mm front rotor to be back up and running. Edited June 16, 2020 by Si 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted June 18, 2020 Report Share Posted June 18, 2020 Loved my t-lite back in the day. Took me forever to find that rimtape. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted September 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2022 Can anyone help me with sorting out a bottom bracket and freewheel? I have those ISIS Onza cranks but I'm unsure of the required clearance, I could also do with a freewheel too. Back in the day you'd grab an ACS claws, cut the tabs off, weld it up and you'd be sorted but it seems they no longer sell them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted September 8, 2022 Report Share Posted September 8, 2022 Fairly sure you’ll need a 128mm ISIS bb. Trialtech is a pretty decent option. As for freewheels , echo SL are probably the best screw on option. Around 4x more engagement than an ACS claw , stronger , less likely to skip and no falling off lockring issues ☺️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Posted September 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2023 Reviving this thread. Could people throw some links in so I can buy things. I still need a bottom bracket, freewheel and a chain too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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