Sus Trials Frame

[tartan pixie]

Thanks for all the advice, you've collectively put me straight about quite a few things, it's appreciated.

Having asked enough noobish questions i've still got a month or two till i lay out the cash so need to go try a few bikes and change my mind a few times before denting my wallet.

Thanks again, Tartan

[Tomm]

the onza cleaner has a 71.5 degree headangle. that is not steep. steep is around 74 degrees ( planet x etc)

Plus when you put a 100mm fork on it, it'll slacken loads to 68-69 degrees which is way too slack.

I still think a base is the best option. They're cheap because they're a few years old and discontinued - not, as you think, to artificially inflate the value of more expensive frames. They pretty much tick all the boxes too - cheap, light (ish), good geo for sus forks, strong. I think you'll like the standover of it too - it'll feel a hell of a lot lower than your crush. Unless you're doing 48" sidehops it probably won't make a difference, and I doubt you'll be going that high with sus forks anyway.

The good thing is that if/when you decide you want to get into to trials more seriously and you get rid of the sus forks, it'll still be usable as trials frame. Whereas something like the GT will not.

[tartan pixie]

I found this lurking in a charity shop, it was in a sorry state but with some help from my mates, parts were found and surgery was performed. I now have a rust bucket bmx and enough change from £20 to get a bacon roll

Money well spent, it's changing my riding a lot so i don't crash down on the front end any more. One of the hardest parts about starting trials seems to be unlearning mtb habits like keeping your weight over the front and arcing in the air like you would over a tabletop. The base looks like my no 1 choice just now but i need to try more bikes before making a decision, you never know i might even give up the suspension habit though it may require therapy 1st.

Mmmmmah, dig those rusty blobby welds

[Greetings]

>Seat so low onza could bring out a combined bottom bracket / saddle unit

Well, if that's what you really want, why not buy a trials frame and put a sus fork in it? With such a low seat you won't be able to sit down anyway so there will be no difference if you have one or not.

I'd advise something with a 73 head tube angle, maybe an Ashton if you can get it, a used Ozonys or something similar?