Filo Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Le at TNN was nice enough to offer me to test out his new proto mod frame. Thank you so much Le for letting me test it out for you. Big thanks to Tim@ expressive bike for helping me collect the parts for the build and assembling the bike for me Because of my stature, and the fact I break alot of parts, I was picked as a durability tester for the proto frame. Im only aloud to run rear disc aswell. part of the deal of me testing the frame. Its been a good 9years or so since I spent any time on a mod, its a welcomed change,something im looking forward to. Firstly the quality of this frame is fantastic,the welds look amazing,the rear disc mount is beef, i like the lack of bash plate(removes the weak hole in down tube alot of mods break), the dropouts are simple(like the echo ones). Everything went together smooth. The rear disc mount was slightly crooked,a quick file and it was good to go. Considering its the first of the frames its not a bad thing. I know that Le will sort it out for the production edition. The geo comes in at 1005, +95,350. I cannot say if this will be final geo, Thats TNN decision. specs TNN mod frame trialtech forks trialtech high rise bar tryall stem 180x30(monster) trialtech cranks echo SL freewheel echo bashie echo pedal hope brakes( proto rear pads) wheels trialtech rims,double wall on the rear new onza hubs front and rear maxxis tires complete bike weighs in around the 9.5kg mark. Im not sure what the frame weighs, however I weigh 112kg and like to run reliable parts heres the pictures,let us know what you think.the last picture shows the finer detail that Le likes to show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Sweet. I would have liked to have seen the 26" too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimpanzyyyy Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 hot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsiain Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 nice but it looks a bit too much like echo lite 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filo Posted March 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Sweet. I would have liked to have seen the 26" too. There is a 26" frame as well, it's been in testing for a while now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrider88 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 nice but it looks a bit too much like echo lite Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Looks very high in the middle, looks very compy. I like it though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Reynolds Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 nice but it looks a bit too much like echo lite i can see the similarities, but theres only going to be so many frame designs before everythings going to look the same. Its a simple design, which keeps the manafacturing costs down and retains strength, which is why it looks similar to the echo. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny00135 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 There is a 26" frame as well, it's been in testing for a while now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradJohnson Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 It looks so tidy, the welds look spot on and I like the stealth look. I want it! Any ideas on price, I guess it will be pricey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Looks good. I agree that it looks very similar to the Echo, but you can only do so much. I'd be interested to see what price it turns out to retail at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filo Posted April 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Thanks guys. The bike does looks good, rides better then it looks. Sorry guys no idea on pricing. Nothing has been discussed, that will come in time. It will most likely be a while away. I know TNN like to test there products for a while before they are released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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