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walker

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Just finished building this today. So far its been nothing but smiles. Its really short with the Rockman Spade forks on which makes it really good for spins. It holds manuals well but still feels really good on the backwheel. I super impressed with the way its come out!

Sorry for the terrible pictures, don't know anyone with a digital camera! >_<

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Spec

Frame: Rockman Switch 4-bolt/disk

Forks: Rockman Spade Disk only

Front Wheel: Mavic XC717disk on Rockman BUB hub, sapim spokes

Rear Wheel: Trialtech Sport rim on Hope ProII Trials, sapim spokes

Tyres: Continental MountainKing, 2.2 Supersonic front, 2.4 Protection rear

Stem: Hope CNC 110

Handlebars: RockBar Silver

Seat: Selle Italia something-or-other. budget seat post

Cranks: Monty 221Ti 175mm with 18T cog

Pedals: Onza Hognesium

BB: Onza ISIS

Headset: Sunline Parallel Contact

Front Brake: Hope Mono Trial 180mm

Rear Brake: Magura HS33 with CNC Rockpads on a smooth rim - works really well!

Hope you like it, its great fun to ride!

Andy OUT

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looks looks looks, suppose you dont have to look at it when your riding it ^_^

quite a naive response I think...

Anyway - why is the top tube that low - it makes no sense? It's not so you can tuck more because of the seat. Just seems a bit of a missed opertunity to make a frame that looks amazing...

Still I'm sure you will shred on it.

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Good to see an orange one built up, looks sweet. Only thing I'd change would be to cut the seat tube itself down a bit, spin the post around and slam the seat a bit more. They just look sorta weird somehow with that much seat tube sticking out, was the same with our grey one.

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Yeah, I had it spun around with the idea of doing that, but i just thought I'd try it with it standard for a bit, I can actually sit on it which is nice. Will see how it goes and whether I need the extra clearance.

Just had my first proper ride on it in Birmingham with Matt Burrows. Seems good for taps, gaps and spins. Bit of an all-rounder really.

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