24martin Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 (edited) finally managed to get the £££ together to get the zoot pro after my old zoot cracked ... wanted to go for the indestructible fourplay but the vertical dropout's and the price tag just keep putting me off, but otherwise im very pleased with this build! (well i will be when i get some new bars and brakes), but still its incredibly nice to ride! the frame and forks have made quite a big difference in comparison with the standard zoot, it seems to feel much more stable for tgs style moves and yet somehow a little bit more streety at the same time (360's are much, much easier) only thing that concerns me is the forks, i've never had a pair of aluminium forks on any bike i've ever had, so i don't know how they "should" feel, but they flex sooooo much its scary, especially when using the front brake.. is this a normal thing with ally forks? any help would be greatly appreciated im not a heavy guy (12 stone) and im not much of a basher! anyway here's some pictures Edited June 17, 2011 by onzamartin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam T Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 Do you not like the Onza disks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24martin Posted June 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 (edited) Do you not like the Onza disks? they are very good brake's for sure, for beginners or fast learners, but they do lack the hold of a properly set-up hope mono/tech with a proper genuine hope rotor,i service the onza disks once every 3-4 days (allowing a decent amount of time to bed in from each service to prevent an over the top amount of o.t.t servicing) but they still lack the performance im seeking for a tgs/street bike, they are amazing for street (they modulate very nicely on my day to day 1/4 mile manual on the downhill on the way to work), but they dont seem to like large drops or gaps (believe me i've tried all sort's of weight distribution, body positioning) but they aren't quite up to the job (for me personally) but im sure for most beginners etc they will be very much up to the job. Edited June 23, 2011 by onzamartin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 Ddue it is amazing how much nicer that bike looks in the pictures where you cant see the graphics. Also the clear/white seat is much nicer than the purple. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 I really like that bike had a good colour scheme. no not at all they are very good brake's for sure, for beginners or fast learners, but they do lack the hold of a properly set-up hope mono/tech with a proper genuine hope rotor,i service the onza disks once every 3-4 days As for your discs i think this is the problem, leave them i while they'll probally get better. If not change the rotor - More holes in the rotor = more bite less hold. less holes in the rotor = more hold less bite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24martin Posted June 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 Ddue it is amazing how much nicer that bike looks in the pictures where you cant see the graphics. Also the clear/white seat is much nicer than the purple. that is so true , i've never been a big fan of graphics, i much prefer the clean look without them or just like 1 sticker on the downtube or something! I really like that bike had a good colour scheme. As for your discs i think this is the problem, leave them i while they'll probally get better. If not change the rotor - More holes in the rotor = more bite less hold. less holes in the rotor = more hold less bite. cheers bud , and also thanks for the advice on the brakes, but looking back i dont think i explained my problems properly i have tried leaving the brakes for a few weeks sometimes but they just became un-usable, the piston's were sticking in the lever's so badly it was dangerous, brake dust was just clogging the calipers completely and making them squeal like a magura on a ground rim.. but without actually slowing me down! so i resorted to giving them a fresh bleed every few weeks (this has helped the o-ring's in the levers to stop them sticking) also now i remove the calipers from the bike every few days and check everything out, then use about a gallon of brake cleaner on the pads, calipers and the discs.. from trying plenty of methods this seem to be the most effective! i wanted to get a pair of rotor's with less hole's to try out but apparently you can only use the genuine rotors which are about as thick as a rizla paper (and also aren't in stock anywere in the world) so i think i will be chucking these in the back of the shed as soon as i can raise the funds for a pair of hope tech's + rotor's.. which totals about £430 i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Trials 31 Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 This looks sweet man! I'm saving for one of these myself. You won't be disappointed on the Hopes for sure, Avids are also a nice alternative if you want mechanicals instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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