hoernig Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Hey!Here's my first trials bike,So far its cost me £90 Hoping to get some new parts though!At the mo it weighs in at 10.5kg or about 22lb, feels okay, but I would like to go lighter as i'm only small meself!Comments and criticisms welcome!What do you think I should upgrade first?Thanks for looking:)Hoernig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Id possible change bar/stem first. But other than that looks pritty nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-baby158 Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Id possible change bar/stem first. But other than that looks pritty nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 (L) those frames!!! Umm, 1st- I'd upgrade the forks and/or bar and stem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Save your money aside for if you break anything, seeing as you have only just started its not really wise to invest in good parts yet! Break the old ones then its time to upgrade To save weight you need to replace the steel forks, stem and bars for alloy ones really. As well as saving weight it will also drastically improve the handling of the bike.Nice bike though, i had 2 and they were coooool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoernig Posted October 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Hehe, thanks!What forks, stem and bars would you recommend? I'm still a complete n00b when it comes to parts for these bikes ¬_¬How much would I be expected to pay for some pretty decent stuff second hand?Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Griffin Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Echo lites- £35 Monty bars- £25-£30 Deng bars- £20ishEcho team stem- £15-£20Monty stem £10/ £40ish if you go for the ti.Not too much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoernig Posted October 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Does anyone happen to be selling any of that stuff?Echo lites- £35 Monty bars- £25-£30 Deng bars- £20ishEcho team stem- £15-£20Monty stem £10/ £40ishOr maybe some cheaper stuff or forks?I'm getting pretty into this trials biking business Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Griffin Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 I'm pretty confident this guy won't buy all of these LInky winky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Woodley Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Or maybe some cheaper stuff or forks?the echo lites are forks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoernig Posted October 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 I'm still a complete n00b when it comes to parts for these bikes ¬_¬Haha, looks like I proved my point by accident Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 (edited) Echo lites- £35 Monty bars- £25-£30 Deng bars- £20ishEcho team stem- £15-£20Monty stem £10/ £40ish if you go for the ti.Not too much Anyone else hoping for a Mastercard style ' ............... - priceless!' Oh, nice bike by the way!One of my mates has that but in bright yellow/faded to white. Really short and flicky, I quite like it! Edited October 22, 2008 by Dan6061 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 I'd get some other forks for it, any Echo or Koxx ones will do. Try and get them with disc and magura mounts though in case you want to upgrade.A Monty PR Stem would go nicely with some Monty TI/Try-All Rage bars.The first thing I'd do to it though is get some better pads for the rear brake, it looks like you've got magura black pads on a smooth rim, scary stuff. If you want to keep the rim smooth then I'd try and get some of the old compound Zoo pads, there's a few pair knocking around Ebay. If you want to grind your rim then I'd get some Koxx Browns or Plazmatic CRMs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ste_racca Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 al sort you out with some parts if you want mategot some cheap parts likecheck my for sal thread or pm me mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Scarlet Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 At the mo it weighs in at 10.5kg or about 22lb, feels okay, but I would like to go lighter as i'm only small meself!How is that almost as light as my Echo?, I remember that those bikes weighed a ton.If your looking to get light, forks are probably the best improvement for that, the standard Onza ones weigh shedloads.Bars and stem would probably be marginally lighter, but definately a more comfy improvement over the standard Onza ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrAsHeR Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 I have some echo silver echo lites in pretty good condition.Ill do them for 40.Interested? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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