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24" Tgs Bike?


Mark W

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Believe. This bike is too nice!

Feels quite interesting, the BB's pretty high (+70) so it sits on the back wheel in a pretty mod-like way, but it rolls like a stock when you're standing on it. It's odd, but nice - I really want to ride one of them properly to see what they're like. Now they're UCI comp legal, and a few big players have said they're planning moves into the 24" market, could be the bike that properly kicks it all off!

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The weight's 9.96kg, for those who care. Bearing in mind that back tyre's a bit of a whopper, that's not too bad...

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+30mm.

[/straight face]

Nah, it's hard to say - it's probably around that, if not a touch more. It's odd though 'cos it sits on the back wheel like a mod, it feels like the motion of it gapping is like a mod but it goes like a stock (it feels like it's less effort lifting the front when you gap, but when you gap it goes further than you do on a mod, if that makes sense?), and rolling around it feels like you're on a nimble stock bike. Thinking about it it's kinda similar feeling stance wise to the Fans frame, so I guess +35 to +40 would be a pretty good indication. It's a +70mm BB so I guess it'd be around there.

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Well, if it's like a mod and a stock in a good way, they must've done something right.

I want to see what Ali makes of it :P He's guaranteed to hate it.

He said he really liked the look of it, and the riding position of it, yesterday - he's off ill today being a gaybo so he can't try it 'til he's in work next. But yeah, he'll probably not be keen. Maybe if it had V's...

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He said he really liked the look of it, and the riding position of it, yesterday - he's off ill today being a gaybo so he can't try it 'til he's in work next. But yeah, he'll probably not be keen. Maybe if it had V's...

Clearly saying all of that stuff about a 24" bike has had an adverse effect on him.

Looks a bit too short...650 reach is shorter than an inspired....

According to tarty, who are the authority on trials bikes, it's exactly the same... plus, you can change reach with different bar/stem setups.

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Yeah, we counter-acted that by boshing ye olde Tarty Forged stem on there - it's the longest stem we generally spec (or recommend) on any of our 24" bikes, so it gives it a trialsy stance even if the reach isn't super long. You've also got to bear in mind that Inspireds aren't particularly short either reach-wise. Coming from a mod and BMX background, Inspireds do feel more on the longer trials side of things, rather than a shorter/BMX feel.

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Now they're UCI comp legal, and a few big players have said they're planning moves into the 24" market...

Does this mean Koxx, which could theoretically prompt a Try-all sticky 24" tyre...

Which would mean that finally after all this time there could be a decent punc. resistant, grippy and reasonably weighted 24" tyre... oh i do hope so

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Does this mean Koxx, which could theoretically prompt a Try-all sticky 24" tyre...

Which would mean that finally after all this time there could be a decent punc. resistant, grippy and reasonably weighted 24" tyre... oh i do hope so

We are currently looking to stock some more "trialsy" 24" tyres so keep an eye on the site. At the moment though I would say that 2.7" High Roller is a good bet!

24" Conti Kaiser would own.

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