AdamR28

I can't speak for Supercycles, sorry, but your idea sounds like it would work, yep!

Mike's not as sad as us though, doesn't spend his life on Trialsforum :D Best bet would be to ring 1st thing in the morning Will :D

Your Ashton had a 74 degree head angle. The Zoo frames have a 71 degree head angle. So, the forks 'stick out more' - even though the wheelbase is longer, your bars are closer to your feet, which makes it ride shorter :- Therefore, the best measurement to use for comparing reach, is from the centre of the BB shell to the top of the head tube (in my opinion) - since this is where the contact parts of your bike are connected.

Guide here :-

Spaghetti on toast :D Much better now!

Yeah, thats a slight issue, but the shock from the impact is what helps.

Yeah, I've never found a chain whip to do the job really :P Needs heat too Will. Im not sure the 'fixed rear wheel' idea would work either - the trick is to 'shock' the sprocket loose. Check my link a couple of posts up :D Adam

More ideas here too!

How thick is the bashring at the base? How much is the freewheel rubbing by? (approx)

Onza have run out of those brakes... you'll have to wait a couple of months before they are available again in that case :D Another option would be to upgrade to something like a Hope. Adam

Onza have run out of the Magura front brakes, so no bikes have been supplied with this brake for at least a few weeks, and probably won't be for weeks to come. The spec has now been altered to include the Avid Cable Disc, which as many people will agree, is an awesome brake. Any questions, feel free to give us a shout. Cheers, Adam

Alex DX32 :) (rear)

More new stuff!

I would say the ZOO! stem. Its a lower rise than the Echo stem, in order to match the bars... which in turn, have a higher rise than the Echo ones!

Very true! Didn't claim my photoshop effort to be anything geometrically sound though. It does look a little less 'different' with normal stays, however. I can't say I'm a big fan (at the moment - it may grow on me) of the way that proto looks, but the claimed advantages seem like they may outweigh the disadvantages :P Good work!

And one green and one white brake pad... photoshopping methinks (Y)" Either way, looks mint, ordering tonight :)

Damon, you're a fookin nutter!

Yep, of course! You may notice quite a lot of tyre roll/fold with low pressure though. Adam

The largest square taper (decent) BB available comes with a 127.5mm axle, correct. However, using a 73mm shell BB instead of a 68mm, when combined with a BB spacer, shifts everything across to the right a small amount - which gives enoguh clearance.

It sounds very much like the tapers on your cranks are stretched... We have never seen a problem with 127.5/128mm BB axles and a drive side spacer (i'm not sure the bit about the spacer is on the site, however... I shall update that now). I do also remember you PMing me at the time about this problem, to which I did reply with the correct solution... Either way, the yoke on the Rex is very chunky, I should think there won't be a problem. You should really have noticed a gouge in the frame a bit sooner though! To recap... 73x128mm BB, with a drive side spacer, will clear 22T chainrings (on all cranks, unless your tapers are a bit squiff) Hope thats of some help, Adam

Good question, haha! I shall ask Sergei... I would imagine it comes from the Russian language though. Adam

Not a problem! Lots of riders + lots of cameras = people in the way sometimes... tis just a fact! Cheers for comments :( Adam

Its on one of my spare hard drives, which isn't plugged in at the moment... sorry! Adam

No worries man, bandwidth is already dead anyway :blink: Looks like its all Coust to me, apart from seat stays and seat tube. Im pretty sure its the same factory. Same 7005 material. The weight would indicate the tubing is thicker, however. Edit: And as Mark said, the 'long and low' thing is what has come out of ye olde Levelboss...