AdamR28

238 drive and 240 non drive should do the job nicely, both 3x That's using the Hopetech calculator dimensions for the hub, 36h, and 498/499 as the ERD.

Is that the one listed on the Sun website? If so, its incorrect. The last pair of Rhyno Lites I built came out to more like 499... (bought spokes for an ERD of 493 and they were miles too short, had to buy more). Gimme a few mins and I'll work out the lengths for you

You *may* be able to get away with a 118mm since I assume you'll be running no bashring on the cranks? My best advice would be to try your 118 and hunt down longer if you need - 122.5mm and 127.5mm should be pretty widely available Adam

As good as ever Mike, at least someone remembers what a good song is! Nice one

A bit of quick maths shows what size rotor you need on a stock for it to be as powerful as a 160 on a mod... I think its about 205. The 200mm Mono Trial I ran on my Simtra was easily up to the job! I'm not going to get into the 'disc debate' in too much detail, except to say I never have to touch my bike before riding it any more, and it never lets me down (when I wouldn't expect it to - obviously hitting the face of a wall when not making an up to back wheel doesn't count!).

That was AWESOME! Man I want Chainspotting now

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xp8p4_evolve

http://observedtrials.net/vb/showthread.php?t=26864 The quality of the video and audio is just... awesome! And the riding is as smooth as ever Enjoy!

Still made, but only (only, hah!) 30", and not flat... they also do them in alloy now too.

Ah yeah, possibly, with a bit of filing... Its to do with where the caliper sits - a #5 caliper and +40 adaptor is certainly much closer to fitting than a #3 with a +20.

Hmm... nothing that wide, they're the longest trials bars I can recall, flat or riser... Everything else flat is Echo length, around 28.5".

Yes

No and no

Yep, they are! Got to grips with a set earlier today, forgot to measure them exactly though...

Slight diversion... whats the best pancake flip you did? Managed a 540 (second attempt!) but forgot to try a 720 or 900...

Packets, tut! I think it was about 10, spent an hour constantly making, eating, making, eating.... bananas with choc spread, then some lemon and sugar - beast!

Sounds like you just need to tighten the lockring

It sounds like you were just going so far you couldn't catch up with the freewheel? (Your dad explained you thought the freewheel stopped working when going down hills.) If it works spot on at low speeds then there's nothing to worry about!

Hope you got my reply to your email Ben We have a tap of that size, let me know if you need it. Cheers Adam

Still rides, posts on OTN relatively often.

Now a rep for one of our suppliers, was here a month or so back! Oh and we have a signed poster 'To The Guys at TartyBikes' from Hans Rey too

They are available now but we thought we'd give some a good test and get some rider opinions before committing to buying any. Obviously all the colours are not final! Retail price is around £50. The model name is Ribo 'Urban', and they are available from all official Ribo retailers. Pictures of Ali's test set - apologies for the poor quality, just grabbed these in a rush: Cheers Adam

The main difference appears to be the spring - much smaller diameter than the Rohloff. I'm not certain how this affects it but I would guess less durable? A circlip on the outside of the tensioner is asking for trouble on a trials bike too...

Firstly I'd check your rim for dents and flat spots. If there are any then the wheelbuild can't be at fault - dents and flatspots loosen random spokes and it screws up the balance of the wheel. If the rim is in perfect condition then have a chat to the wheelbuilder, I would assume they would offer to re-true and tension FOC. Cheers Adam Edit: If you got a new DX32 then all you'd need would be the wheelbuild by the way - the spoke length is the same for that rim and the 2006 Echo