ChrisB

I've tried five or six different Echo Brakes ( aka Dengura ), and from my experience this is what I've come up with. Pros: Rear calipers are a little smaller so they give you more cranks clearance. The brakes are CNC so there a bit lighter, and look very nice. Lever blade is longer then the Magura hydraulic rim brake so they get more power. Cons: These brakes leak if you bleed them with water. TPA ( adjusting knob ) is hard to use because it's quite small. The brake has a squeshy feeling ( becouse of the longer lever blade giving it more leverage ) Cheers!

It looks awesome, loving the black frame!

Neil is a beast! his riding on the mod is going to be huge! I can't wait for a vid!

A friend and i both bought Limeys. his cracked after about 8 months. i sold mine after about 6. the frames are a bit flexy, and dent like no other but they feel and look quite good!

I would go with an echo urban (i think they come in black now?) or a zoo fork. they both are pretty good for the price. not to heavy to.

i like the new echo bars , didn't like the old ones though, to much rise.

i really like the giro E2. there pretty cheap on ebay.

the blue rock pads are amazing.

brake cables?

i really like 18-16 with 170mm cranks.

apart from the fact that there soft i think there great.

i was told by a bike store that has both pads in stock that they are exactly the same.

the heatsink reds or the heatsink coust pads both work very well. right now i'm using Koxx Bloxx browns and there amazing with a good grind.

i would go for the king.

i have a 36 hole rear try-all mod rim. they do make them.

i would go black for sure.

i have some try-all flat bars and there like 364g not 267g...

the frame is more of a trials/street frame it has a low bb, long stays and is quite short. i think it would only be good if you ride alot of street. not so good for trials moves. and i'm guessing you meant moment?

i'm using the blue heatsink pads and they work quite well with an ok grind.

my friend tryed a magura in the front. disks work a lot better. and i've never hit my disk sidehoping

i have try-all bb's in my stock ann mod. they work great but cost a lot. a few friends use fsa bb's and they seem pretty nice.

Tensiles are stiff, light and look cool. but you do hear of them breaking from time to time. i know nothing about the echos.

maybe if he rides a bmx then he should go with mod and if he's riden 26 mtb or whatever he should get a stock. just an idea.

20-18 on my stock with 170 cranks (i think a bit harder gear would be better) 18-12 on my mod with 158 cranks.

i found a lot of tar by a school that was haveing its roof re done.