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unfortunately the trialtech high riser isn't higher than the azonic 2.5' rise bar (i actually think it's 2 mm or so lower, but not sure). the bonz bar has pretty much the same height (maybe 3mm difference in favor of the trialtechs), but it has different geometry (less pronounced sweeps)

new pics on the first page

got the trialtech bar and it has pretty much the same geometry as the azonic 2.5' double wall here it is on the bike

exactly!

love the version on the top of the page. nice and clean !

hey! i recently bought a trialtech 23T sprocket for my 24", and it looks quite sturdy. considering i don't up to bash or anything like that ( it is used only in case my rear wheel slips on a ledge or something), could i get away without one? i'm thinking bmxers don't use bashrings and they probably bash them once ia a while, especially if they do grinds, so maybe an occasional bumb is tolerable? what do you think?

the 56 chainline howitzer bb i use these acor pads (probably the same as the inspired slim ones) yeah, about the bearings of the ultimates, they aren't smooth at all any more when i checked them by hand. when installed they seem to work fine. i have some cheap shimano v-brakes, i could give them a try (although i was hanging to the ultimates for the lack of wobble they provide, but what can you do...) apart from the pads not hitting at the same time, how did you find the cane creeks? thanks for answering!

hi! i always had this problem. i push the v-brake arms with my legs and it's annoying as hell. on my most recent frame i put the mounts facing down, hoping it would help, but it doesn't. i still "brake" involuntarily quite a lot but in a different position then when they were facing up. i would have 2 questions: 1. if you are running a v-brake, do you experience the same problem? 2. what could i do about it? i tried both disc and maguras, and i dislike them for various reasons, so i'll stick with v-brakes. one thing i could do is get one of those cane creek direct curve v-brakes, but i don't know how good they are for trials use and they don't come too cheap. another thing i could do is get a narrower back rim, like this one, which would also take about 150g off my rear end (if the quote is accurate), but not completely sure this would solve the problem. i am now using avid ultimates on a dx32 rim (39.1mm wide) and my mounts are 95mm apart. the pads are pretty worn, they have the narrow cups on the inside, and they site quite low on the brake arms. thanks for taking a look!

send him an email with the specifications (i didn't use the online form either). a cromo frame is 250usd, but i got a discount 'cause my previous frame broke (but that wasn't cromo, it was carbon steel, and i did use it for 1,5 years)

if anybody is wondering, i got my hands on a pair of those bonz handlebars today. the rise is around 80mm (tarty-style measurement), upsweep was less then that of my azonic double walls, although on paper they both have 9 deg up, but they felt comfortable enough. i'm gonna go with trialtechs because of the increased rise (that i hope is actual)

anyone heard of these? they have 9/9 sweeps, and seem to have decent rise as well (close to trialech i would guess from the picture). i heard they're done by ozonys. does anyone own these? http://www.trialparts.net/cat.php?id=7 thanks!

i'm going 26"

marino saw there was a mistake and he is building another frame for me

thanks mates, i'll post some new pics after i change a few bits

great stuff!

no, but i'll write him another mail soon. EDIT: he realized it was a mistake and will build another one

thanks, mate i can run 22, but i like this ratio better (24/18= somewhere between 18/14 and 18/13). 23/18 would be cool also (same as 18/14), but i don't know ant 23T chainrings for 4 arm cranks. 22/17 would be similar, but i don't want to invest in another freewheel atm (plus there aren't many options with 17T). oh, and cool link, thanks! the color isn't that different in sunlight, but i do like it quite a lot the way it is. the chain tensioner idea was actually mine, marino just implemented it. don't know about sweet ass, i would have a few complaints...

MEH, i'll put some more pics tomorrow, until then, here it is: oh, my, double post! (i need the attachments...) BRAKED: BRAKELESS:

bike is pretty much finished (just needs some wheel truing and such) i'll make some pics tomorrow, since my camera doesn't do so good in artificial light. until then, here's how i resoled the tension problem: first i got a tensioner similar to this one in order to find out it doesn't fit (the fixed arm is too short to accomodate 18T). fortunatelly i can return it. i then put a half link on and thought of ways to tension it. the slack was too big to use a spoke, so i made this: the metal plate can move around the axis, because the bolt that goes into the vee mount that is on the chainstay is tightened by the nut that seats between the mount and the plate it doesn't show in the pics but i have about 4 mm of clearance between the chain and the chainstay seems to work... only went out to test it for a few minutes..

hi! the stem you have seems right for the marino. for 24 street-trials, stems should be anywhere between 60 and 100mm length, depending on your height, on head tube angle, and if you are more inclined to street stuff or trials stuff. i used to ride a 90mm on my 24" and now i ride 60 and it feels better on street moves, and i don't really see much difference on trials moves. your current setup on the marino is what most consider a good setup for street-trials, but to each his own.. you might not like the angles (up sweep and back sweep) on the riser bar. try putting the bar in different positions (more leaned back, more leaned forward) and see how the feel changes. you can also try another riser bar that you could borrow from a buddy.

yeah, i will put a half-link on, and see from there on. the chain is actually brand new, it's just a shady pic. the cranks clear the brake arms fine thanks for answering

bummer. didn't have much luck with the chain length. it's slack as hell. i would need a double wheel tensioner to accommodate this length. if i put a half-link in, i will probably get away with a single wheel tensioner, but i don't think a spoke tensioner would do the trick... damn it.

forks are echo pure, so they are pretty standard for fixed 26" forks. in order to have a better (= steeper) head angle i would need shorter forks, but considering i am using a 26" wheel, you can't go much shorter then the echo pure. the ratio is about 17mm shorter fork for 1 degree steeper head angle. i need about 3 degrees more, that means about 50mm shorter fork, so about 355.mm fork length, which can't accommodate a 26' wheel...

thanks for the pics, i'll try the plumb line thing as well, but i'm pretty sure is quite off, doesn't look right

bmxs? was that sarcasm?