leeW Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 (edited) Im looking at getting a new frame sometime in the near future,And have seen a couple of frames i like the look of.Choices are- Czar 26" long, and a- Gu 26" longI cant decide what i want at the moment,I did look at getting an echo pure but have decided against that now.Are there any plus or minus points on each frame which i may need to look at or think about ?Any response would be much appriciated.Thank you.LeeW. Edited December 19, 2009 by leeW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gage-mann Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 arrr really the 07 long czr frames the best frame i've ever had, it cracked after six months but oh my what i'd do to have another only been on a short and long 06 gu soo carnt say anything about the gu =\ it'll probs be stronger as its a gu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mista-neos Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Or skip getting any of those and buy a Adamant A1 . Good bikes and take a beating. If that doesn't go to plan buy the Czar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeW Posted December 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 arrr really the 07 long czr frames the best frame i've ever had, it cracked after six months but oh my what i'd do to have another only been on a short and long 06 gu soo carnt say anything about the gu =\ it'll probs be stronger as its a gu There's a couple of lad i went riding with today,1 of them was riding a GU long,i was riding that pretty much all day.I had a go on a CZAR a few months ago and wanted 1 straight away,But now i have had a go on the GU its annoying because i cant decide what i like more lol.Or skip getting any of those and buy a Adamant A1 . Good bikes and take a beating. If that doesn't go to plan buy the Czar.What are the A1's like to ride,I have never riden 1 so i wouldn't know. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pashleylips Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Really not a fan of the GU stock frame- bloody heavy old thing as well! CZAR is rather nice though as matey said skip them both and go for an adamant-nice bit of kit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukasMcNeal Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 I'd say the gu, but the czar looks amazing in mod but not the same in stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 The white Czars were a bit snap happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom@eastcoasttrials Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Really not a fan of the GU stock frame- bloody heavy old thing as well! CZAR is rather nice though as matey said skip them both and go for an adamant-nice bit of kit! you my chap are wrong !! my gu le weight 9.2 kg tht is not heavy at all Lee get a gu u know how mice mine is x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeW Posted December 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 you my chap are wrong !! my gu le weight 9.2 kg tht is not heavy at all Lee get a gu u know how mice mine is xI must admit, u did find it hard to get me off ur bike on sat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom@eastcoasttrials Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 I must admit, u did find it hard to get me off ur bike on sat i sure did Lol but u def ride better on newer bike the giant goes back some years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 you my chap are wrong !! my gu le weight 9.2 kg tht is not heavy at all Lee get a gu u know how mice mine is xim sure he was thinking of the typhoon. which is technically by army standards a tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gu trials Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 depends on your riding and how smooth you are, if you are smooth iwould go for czar but the gu will take a lot more of a beating if you arnt so smooth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom@eastcoasttrials Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 im sure he was thinking of the typhoon. which is technically by army standards a tank the tp are a tad heavy :L but to be honest there is not much diffrence in weight for my tp to my le ? x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 When my GU shows up hopefully very soon I'll be able to comment on how that feels - It should be very similar to the Echo Control I already have (which is brilliant) as I chose the 35mm BB rise. I bought the GU so I can run a rear disk on it - very few other stock frames have this option and last night in the snow my back Magura was slipping quite a lot as the rim got icy while the front disk never skipped a beat. Though I will admit I spent a lot of the night drifting icy bends with the back wheel locked and practicing skidding backwards down hills with the front wheel locked, so not exactly trials use, but if the back brake was working as well as the front proper trials riding would have been some sort of option ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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