Nannerman Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Hi, I can get the neon 24" street frame locally for pretty cheap. I've only ridden pure trials bikes, so I don't know much street geo wise. How does the geometry sound: WB: 1040 CS: 375 BB: 35 HA: 72 deg. I dunno how much that HA would change how the bike rides. Also, would the WB be a bit much for a shorter person? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 The geo sounds very trialsy, not far off the Onza Zoot Pro frame so if your interested in a mix of trials and street then go for it. If it helps why not watch the vid in http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/topic/174098-ian-drummond-onza-zoot-pro/page__p__2408895__hl__+drummond#entry2408895 as that might help your opinion a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 Not overly street really, they just seem to call it that because it's got a seat. Look for something around or under the 1025 mark, steep head angle, bb around 25-35mm, chain stays are a little more personal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 If you want a pure-trials 24" why not go for the rockman/because/echo/ozonys frame? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nannerman Posted July 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 Thanks for the replies. I'm currently riding a because simple pure frame, but some of the better riding spots are a few miles away and with this bike I would put a few gears on a hope hub and then I could ride to them. The geo sounds very trialsy, not far off the Onza Zoot Pro frame so if your interested in a mix of trials and street then go for it. If it helps why not watch the vid in http://www.trials-fo...nd#entry2408895 as that might help your opinion a bit. Thanks for sharing that. I think that I ride a bit more like the style in that video, and so if that geometry works for him, then it should work alright for me. Now I just got to sell some spare parts and order it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 Yeah I think there's 0.5 of a degree difference in the headangle and 5mm bottom bracket height so shouldn't be far out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 You don't really need to do the whole gears business just to get to spots. For example, when I rode London with Joel last week we were riding much more than 10 miles each day, not including riding at spots, and it wasn't a problem. It's pretty easy to keep up speed on a streetier bike (if you've got slicker tyres, like the Holy Rollers, then there's not much drag so you can keep rolling pretty well for the most part), and if you've got a half-decent gear ratio it's not going to be hassle to get a bit of speed up now and then. You also benefit from not weighting the back end of your bike down, and not introducing more things to break on your drive-train for when you get down to doing 'proper' riding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nannerman Posted July 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 It seems like my options are the Neon frame, a Because street frame (1040wb, +20bb, 380cs, and 73deg.HA) or a custom geo marino. I'm hesitant on marino because I'm already having communication issues, and don't even know how much one of his cheaper frames would cost me. You don't really need to do the whole gears business just to get to spots. For example, when I rode London with Joel last week we were riding much more than 10 miles each day, not including riding at spots, and it wasn't a problem. It's pretty easy to keep up speed on a streetier bike (if you've got slicker tyres, like the Holy Rollers, then there's not much drag so you can keep rolling pretty well for the most part), and if you've got a half-decent gear ratio it's not going to be hassle to get a bit of speed up now and then. You also benefit from not weighting the back end of your bike down, and not introducing more things to break on your drive-train for when you get down to doing 'proper' riding. I'm just wondering, what gear ratio do you run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 I personally run 18-13, not tried any gaps or owt but it's all good for sidehops and you can get some real speed up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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