AdamR28

I think thats why your quotes are high. Even with a 1.1l, you'll be paying £1k+... Mines only a baby 1124cc.

For me: Peugeot 106. 3rd party F&T. No pass plus. ~ £1400

I would say your first point about getting used to it is right - its a VERY different machine to yours Tom! We agree that it doesnt ride like a Vinco, because it has different geometry (Vinco geometry is well-published, in fact). The geometry is simply what, to us, seemed like a promising experiment :D Cheers for the support! :D Credit to Dave as well please :D We only tweaked one thing for now, just as an experiment - if theres more mileage in it, there will be more tweaking. But yeah, I agree with you, and to quote Dave: 'Rider designed/influenced trials components for trials riders, that's what we're in to'.

And try to touch all the ladies' bums (and more :D" ), but they have none of it :D

We recommend a 122.5 axle here at Tartybikes (for ISIS cranks) Green spacers? Tart :D :D"

http://www.powerskip.de/photogallery.html The bloke is so cheesy, haha. He has to jump over a fence just before the car too, nice :D

That first prototype is a Rex with a high BB (and slightly different top tube), yes. And that sort of thing is for us to worry about Tomm :D

Basically, a few months back, Dave and myself were wondering how a higher BB affects how a bike rides... any benefits, drawbacks etc. From TRA's mini Vinco review a few weeks back, it appears theres not many drawbacks. Anyway, the frame arrived a couple of weeks ago, and since then its been passed around a couple of riders for their opinions. The jury is still out, but we thought you might like to see it. (click to enlarge) Couple of pics of it being ridden: Dave chilling out on it at Ogwen today Ben Lee with a nice sidehop at Ogwen today, a couple of minutes after first riding it TartyBikes rider Damon Watson with a nice sidehop over a railing in Llandudno on Friday evening Geometry of this first prototype is: - 1100mm wheelbase - 85mm BB rise (both with Fatty forks) - 380mm chainstays - ~72 degree head angle - Custom made 140mm x 40 degree stem (a little too high, we feel... calculator must have been broken :D" ) - 4.75" frame size Well, thats all I think. Cheers, Adam

George is right you know :ermm:

'Soon' hasn't really been quantified yet. Im considering carrying out even more testing, since theres been a new development. Sorry thats not the answer you were after! http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=saleable :P Bren, the Echo 'Freewheel' cranks on the website are those on that Control you posted a picture of :P They also fit fixed sprockets as Matt said (its the same thread)... i'll update the description now. Cheers

Haha, nice... how can that be a minor though? Thats just daft :) Nice one though! :P

Size is 9/16" x 20 tpi :S

Sounds about right! There needs to be a trials-specific tensioner, our demands are very different to anyone elses!

Not before 6:30pm tomorrow though!

Indeed it is :P

Before and after!

Yep, looks good... standard for the bottom ones. However, you'll be able get chromed steel ones from your LBS for much cheaper probably. We always had loads in where i used to work, they were about £8 for a full set (inner and outer) i seem to remember... :P

I was told that the red and yellow are the same hardness as the browns, since they are the same pad with a different colour pigment. Id guess the blue and green have come about from the same situation, and will need to be tested to see what theyre good for. Seems like these pads are just being churned out for the same of having pretty colours. Also, remember - hardness isnt the only factor to contribute to wear rate and frictional properties.

Right... after muchos fiddling... Those who were failing before - please try again! http://www.tartybikes.co.uk Cheers, Adam

Sorted, cheers. Easy to get muddled when copying and pasting at 2 a.m. :)

Bash the lot in a freezer. Boil kettle. Pour a tiny bit of boiling water on the sprocket, to heat it (and only it) up. Get some blocks of wood, clamp the sprocket as hard as you can in a nicely fixed down vice. Bash the end of the crank arm - the 'shock' will help to release it. Release agent, like Plusgas, may help. Good luck!

Thats cos theres 2 versions :) And theyre a high-end item, so we thought they deserved their own section.

Check my first post Mike :S Or try this. Cheers, Adam

I personally think its genius. Holes = stress risers. No holes = stronger rim! Its a concept thats been around for years on road and XC wheelsets. Its 50g lighter than the old (15mm holes) Echo rims too. I think the looks are relatively 'marmite', haha, I like them personally :) For those who dont like them, theres still plenty of 'normal' drilled rims about to choose from :S

Thing is, that means it still works for someone using a lower resolution. Looks like we'll be buying some proper hosting asap :S Cheers guys.