Alex Dark

You'll definitely save some weight...I reckon the phase to be around 1.8-9 kg.s

How much to get them imported?

I'll most likely have your Bionic

Should be alright with a decent sized rotor...certainly not as good as a BB series avid or a mono trials though

Me thinks it would just fall off....unless you changed the rim....new spoke time..... which would stop your rim brakes from reaching...or if disc would drop the BB height.

Ye, I has some Rockman Bj:orn = scandium..... Triton bikes = titanium Scwalbe do some fronts that are folding don't they? Better in what way? Mono trials and BB7's have got enough power for trials Mag forks = dob carbon rotors have been done by the tarty crew Strong forks, check out Trialtech Lighter discs...marta SL carbon maybe? Rim tape...just use any tape or plastic/ rubber Kenda small block for a front mod tyre.... Try-all lite / Monty eagle claw rear?

6 pallet sidehop innit.... God knows mate, not much to play with...get some more I say In my little section ive got a six pallet tap/sidehop....4 pallet next to it, and another three dotted around

Joe Seddon who rides at international level is a chef

Which Echo rims? There's been at least 6 models over the years.... SL, TR, Urban / 07, 06, 05, 04? Do you regularly kill Koxx/try-all rims?

SL = superlight....expensive stuff, pretty light, lots of ti shit...eg SL TI freewheel TR= middle of the range, decent weight meant for your average rider....mostly alloy at this price range URBAN = designed for proper bashers...take the urban rim, same as the Echo 07 which is known to be pretty much the strongest trials rim out there.

Cones - Tighten them if so Nadgered bearings - Replace / overhaul Broken spoke - Replace and re-true Buckled wheel - true it out All the above we can help with

Best possible advice....take the rear cassette shite off, park tool do a tool for this. Thread on a Tensile FFW ( available for as little as £10 second hand ). Then make a spoke tensioner. Voila, saved maybe 300 grams, 3x the engagement points, better chain tension and looks massively better

Possibly....but if you do then the lever will bite incredibly late, and be VERY far out. Aren't Mono trials adequate in power?

Make a spoke tensioner...adjust chain tension with cams so on tight spot it's perfectly tensioned. Sorted Ask me if youre stuck, I has pictures of me tensioner

Frame looks amazing in the flesh! With some shaving on the frame of the CNC'd parts easily sub 1.2kg I think. Onza is on the up

Nope! not a sausage... I understand how important it is though I'll have it done soon to hopefully make Project Frame Video number 2

Thanks Mikee! haha yeh feels like soo long since I started! Erm weighs 1.7kg all in Feels stiff as fook Thanks a lot man, the BB yoke and headtube I'm especially proud of...took some hours but I learnt a hell of a lot along the way! thanks rab and sure, ill get some from the show 1090, 380, 71.5 +51ish Cheers dude, I can ride it better than any other bike so far Ah cheers Jamie, works bloody ace so I'm chuffed! I'm in the process of designing some now, not sure whether to use em though? Cheers! MMMMmmm Thanks dude, glad you liked the riding too! Erm, I can send if you want it man 192kbps MP3 Haha merci dude Not at present, next couple of weeks though.....got some improvements going in too, make it a bit stronger. Mm, is actually really hard deciding what you want to be honest...damned interesting though. THANKS Cheers dude, watch this space haha Glad you did Daniel....yeh man thats pretty local to me, all filmed in 2 days. The second spot in about 2 hours all in. heh Id liek to think so! I love your Bionic though, sure ive asked you but what's the actual reach on that thing? Aw thanks mike! You down south anytime soon? OOh god knows, could follow on your footsteps, get some shit CNC'd and go from there? Who knows..... THANKS

quote = mikee ah pics. looks realy good man. hows your rear brake mounting setup going? And the rest.... all good? much flex anywhere? Cheers dude, so good actually...Uber stuff, really easy ti adjust, thanks to customised mounts Literally the stiffest frame I've ridden...way better than the Coustellier V2 in that respect! quote = Stanners Amazing mate. Well done. You wantin to get a job in the bike industry? Rob I'd love to....Inspired or Onza looking? Quote = Bigman Very Impressive Alex! Always thought hoffmann had it right with that style of brake mount! all you need to do now is make some tidy little machined magura mounts that fit in there loverly! Adam Thanks a lot Adam, I reckon it's a great idea...so impressed with the brake parts. I just used some standard Magura mounts, then milled them down to no plastic washers and took some excess material off the top and bottom to minmise height of booster area. [quote name='forteh' That . is. awesome!! Im sooo f**king made up for you, glad its worked out as planned. Not a bad weight either, especially considering the lack of trick tubesets! Bet youre proud as hell, had a warm fuzzy feeling watching that video, cant imagine how it makes you feel riding it Lets hope it doesnt crack now Aw thanks a lot Forteh, and thankyou for your help! All tubing was 6082 T6 1.63mm ( 16swg ) tubing. All round profile, with the chainstays being rolled to shape.

A...not for poop, well setup front mount works adequately B, I found louder bake, but less chatter, bags more hold. Yup it does...hm maybe craigy...It just seems like reverse go a lot sooner, I think you'll find that's the general concensus? Although I'm probably wrong heh.

Click here Here she is...6 months in the making...all handmade by yours truly, filmed by me and edited by me All comments welcome

IT IS FINISHED....completely done,. all built and has been ridden...hard VIDEO BELOW So, so happy with her...the back brake is amazing, and the geo easily beats my Coustellier. soooo here's the rest of the stuff I didn't manage to update.... Right here we have the BB shell with the yoke placed on.....you can see al the cut outs and shit I put into it Took around 8-10 hours of machining for the both of them. Polished to satin kinda finish. Here are the production plans for the brake area....all designed off an RB booster and later cut out on the CNC router. Got the Top brake area actually being cut out on the CNC router and again See the nice shiny one and the buggered one? The nadged one is why I couldnt make those bashrings, boosters etc Managed to take the fked one and clean it up...handmilled it and got a nice design on her. Here are the two plates being welded together...bits of tubing been cut for the ends and a nice crude plywood jig to hold the lot together. Got the BB yoke welded to the shell in this picture...actually on the finished bike here Downtube gusset just as it was being made, styled off the XTP2 one One of the frame being welded together...got the brake area being supported by those science clampstand thingies. Quick snap of the frame in the lower part of the jig with my forks. brake all fitted here...silent but deadly...amazing hold, like a vee but with bite. BEST brake ever. Gay fisheye of above..... and finally.....full bike all built up and shiny AS usual all comments and feedback welcome... Geometry is lovvvely for me 1090 with urbans, 381 stays, 71.5 HA, 675 reach, +52 bb height, 100mm headtube. Weight was 1.71kgs Material was 6082 T6 ( stronger than typical 6061 by a smidge ) ALL hand-made by yours truly FOR VIDEO OF MAKING AND TESTING..... CLICK HERE!!! Cheers for everyones help...couldnt have done it without you lot ( ooh and project got me a distinction..wooo ) Regards, Alex Dark

Viz pro 720 bars orrr old try-all rages...orrr monty 22ti. All feel lovely. As for pedals, Wellgo Mg-1s / onza hognesium for sure

Echo lites, I like the high T-master stems...and some Monty 221ti risers or similar.

Sh Trials owns... Increases the braking force dramatically...acts like a back brake so the slaves are being pushed into the frame instead of being pulled away. Massively more chance of them cracking though