BENSPEED888 Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 hi everyone, been out of bikes for a few years, but have got the bug again. i'm after getting a mod set up, but i'm 16 stone and 6'3", i could do with some suggestions on strong parts to look out for. all help gratefully recieved. also anyone on here in south wales? could do with some rideing tips to start off again.cheersBen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeriding Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 (edited) frames: czar, adamant, zoo, gu, ko, echo..rims: echo 07, strongest aroundhubs: hope pro 2 trials/profile hub (must be 116mm wide)cranks: middleburns/ adamant, zoo, echo, guBrake (back): magura hs33 (water bled)Brake (front): avid bb7 disc 180mm/ hope mono trialbottom bracket: skf 300/600 or echo externalwell all those bits seem to be the best around without getting too pricey Edited November 23, 2007 by afroman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BENSPEED888 Posted November 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 thanks mate, thats a good start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=)zoo python Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 For a modAs said before any deng frame + czar etcecho lite / zoo! forks or something similar.hs33 rear + front with heatsink pads front and back = amazing.tensile cranks are really nice i thinks.wheels is up to you, monty ones dent soo easy though. I've dented mine several times.. >.< also depends on freehub or freewheel.stem t-master is nice with zoo bars or similar.pedals try-all twin cage are very grippy.tyres try-all or maxxis.chain kmc kool chain.tensile or monty freewheel.any headset...can't think of anything else.6.3 is tall for a mod though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeriding Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 (edited) tensile cranks are really nice i thinks.pedals try-all twin cage are very grippy.chain kmc kool chain.any headset...Tensiles are awful, snap really easycage pedals will rip your shins to bits and also break/bend easily, onza hogs seem to be the grippiest (non-cage) aroundkmc kool chains snap easily but dont get stiff links, khe collapse are very strong, but do get stiff links easydeng headsets are prone to snapping if youre into front wheel moves, hope's are good Edited November 23, 2007 by afroman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshball Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Talk to bigman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 If youve not rode trials before, go for a onza t-pro maybe ? Then if you don't like it you havent lost £1200 ? Makes sence really. Look for a 05-06 ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 If youve not rode trials before, go for a onza t-pro maybe ? Then if you don't like it you havent lost £1200 ? Makes sence really. Look for a 05-06 ! Ignore him, he lives in a barn. On a hill. Somewhere a bit more north than my house.Anyway, I would buy second hand first, getr a complete bike, ride it, decide you don't like it and then change all the bit's you don't like. It doesn't matter what you buy, that's what you'll end up doing anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Ignore him, he lives in a barn. On a hill. Somewhere a bit more north than my house.Anyway, I would buy second hand first, getr a complete bike, ride it, decide you don't like it and then change all the bit's you don't like. It doesn't matter what you buy, that's what you'll end up doing anyway.haha, you ride double disk There is nothing wrong with a t-pro ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 haha, you ride double disk There is nothing wrong with a t-pro ?Double disc ***!They is, they're shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Double disc ***!They is, they're shite.They aint shite, there a great starter bike. Until you crack it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 They aint shite, there a great starter bike. Until you crack it I have ridden two, one was mine. HORRID.And mine cracked when it was 6 weeks old, REALLY good frames, yeh, I love them.Everyone else loves them, I just nurse a little pet hate for them because I got 6 weeks out of mine, then had to have 2 months off.Buy second hand, don't listen to Ben, he rides stock ffs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Thats what i said mate, buy a second hand one. Around 05-06! You wont break it unless you ride like a tone of bricks like muel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Thats what i said mate, buy a second hand one. Around 05-06! You wont break it unless you ride like a tone of bricks like muel I'm as light and nimble as a dragonfly!Don't buy a T-Pro, I owned one, Ben hasn't, all the standard parts are poo and a lot of the second hand ones have been hammered by noobs with hammers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 I'm as light and nimble as a dragonfly!Don't buy a T-Pro, I owned one, Ben hasn't, all the standard parts are poo and a lot of the second hand ones have been hammered by noobs with hammers.As a first bike muel, it doesnt matter ? Ben has ridden may t-pro's. If you look around this forum i would say theres over 400 riders riding t-pros! Theres only one daft person on a DOUBLE disk echo lite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 As a first bike muel, it doesnt matter ? Ben has ridden may t-pro's. If you look around this forum i would say theres over 400 riders riding t-pros! Theres only one daft person on a DOUBLE disk echo lite Daft! f**king daft?!My bike is pro, you just don't like it because of the adapter!I might add at this point, Ben knows so much about trials bikes in general, he rides a Saracen. I leave you to decide whether to trust him or not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 (edited) Daft! f**king daft?!My bike is pro, you just don't like it because of the adapter!I might add at this point, Ben knows so much about trials bikes in general, he rides a Saracen. I leave you to decide whether to trust him or not...hahaa, nah i do like your bike, I just know how to wind you up No get this right, ben rides a 07 KOT ! Saracen is in peices and thinking about going double disk ... Edited November 23, 2007 by benleacock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 hahaa, nah i do like your bike, I just know how to wind you up No get this right, ben rides a 07 KOT ! Saracen is in peices and thinking about going double disk ... Thank god Ben is normal!!! Get the beer out.Here's my sexy rig, very sexual to all who have sailed on her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Griffin Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 hahaa, nah i do like your bike, I just know how to wind you up No get this right, ben rides a 07 KOT ! Saracen is in peices and thinking about going double disk ... Which i believe is cracked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 (edited) Which i believe is cracked? Erm nah Brand spanker mate Never been built and kot forksthe one on here the other day was a 06 Edited November 23, 2007 by benleacock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Griffin Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Erm nah Brand spanker mate Never been built and kot forksthe one on here the other day was a 06 whoops, remember someone asking about a cracked KOT, thought it was you :$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 The b*****d got them for the same price I got my my Echo frame for! And mine was used! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 whoops, remember someone asking about a cracked KOT, thought it was you :$Nah that was koxx20and26 rider ( that aint his proper name, cant member it ) The b*****d got them for the same price I got my my Echo frame for! And mine was used!hehe its cause i can. Brand new muel brand new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Nah that was koxx20and26 rider ( that aint his proper name, cant member it ) hehe its cause i can. Brand new muel brand new Well my Echo had only a few scratches on it, pro deal, only ever built up by Tarty, it was mint. It's not now. Far from it.It has a dent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BENSPEED888 Posted November 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 thanks for the replys guys, i have riden trials before. for a very long time infact, i stripped my first mountain bike down to the bare bones for trials in about 1990. converted bmx's, made frames, spent a fortune on spacific stuff later on. but i've just got out of a 5 year marrage, i've barely ridden for all that time. need to get back at it now, get my life back lol. i'm hopeing to rase between 3 and 6 hundred to buy a bike, so hope to get something tidy. a boy up the road from me is selling a gu, i'll try and see him tommorrow and see what he wants for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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