isitafox Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Got my forks and stem re-anodised in black, got a new front tyre and got a single carbon headset spacer to tidy the front end up a bit. Just awaiting some bits for my new brake and then I'll be switching the MT2 for a Trial Zone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinkdougie Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Looks really nice, but not keen on the massive headset stacker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Blake Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Is this a 24? Looks nice man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted December 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Yup, almost an Echo 24 but the headangle is 73° to stretch the reach to 665 and the head tube is 5mm longer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i like cunning stunts Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Nicest marino ive seen to date is he still using that awful 'tensioner' system? Also whats the stem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 (edited) whats the geo of that stem? seeing how high your setup is i´d like to see a vid from you on that bike again,to check your stance on this bike. maybe the steepy stems arent too bad... Edited December 12, 2013 by FamilyBiker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted December 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Stem is a Trialtech 150mm x 30°, tensioner is a bolt one through the dropout. It's a bit tight to get at but I prefer it to cams. FamilyBiker, my GET2 vid was done on the exact same setup though I'll hopefully have a quick play this weekend if it's dry so will get the camera out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 (edited) haha, watched it as you replied.you seem to be a few inches taller than me,so... damn,i cant find a stem that could improve my setup,seems like i´ll have to keep the one i have and get better(or die trying lol) atm i have custom handlebars in the making,theyre with horizontal backsweep and no upsweep in rolled forward position. on topic:do you think the steepened ht angle improved your geo from an echo? Edited December 12, 2013 by FamilyBiker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted December 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Yes cause it stretched the reach meaning I didn't need to run a 165 mod stem like everyone else seems to do. I was tempted to try a Trialtech high rise stock stem (can't remember the geo off the top of my head) but I didn't want to waste my money if it didn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Thought it was a very good photoshop at first! Looks good Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Dale Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 haha, watched it as you replied.you seem to be a few inches taller than me,so... damn,i cant find a stem that could improve my setup,seems like i´ll have to keep the one i have and get better(or die trying lol) atm i have custom handlebars in the making,theyre with horizontal backsweep and no upsweep in rolled forward position. on topic:do you think the steepened ht angle improved your geo from an echo? As Martyn Ashton, Chris Akrigg and Danny McAskill have show, the set up of your bike these days means bugger all. Chances are that if you can't do something now changing parts isn't going to help and its all down to practice and keeping at it. You may even take a backstep? Just go and ride and have fun with it and it will come to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew62 Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 As Martyn Ashton, Chris Akrigg and Danny McAskill have show, the set up of your bike these days means bugger all. Chances are that if you can't do something now changing parts isn't going to help and its all down to practice and keeping at it. You may even take a backstep? Just go and ride and have fun with it and it will come to you. Set up doesn't mean bugger all. If you read Martyn's interview in Privateer that you'd have seen that learning to do what he did on a road bike came at the expense of comfort on his trials bike. You can adapt to any bike, when I'm on my MTB I like to mess about doing some trials stuff but it could never substitute my street bike as everything is naturally much more difficult. You're right that you can have fun on any bike and components shouldn't limit you, but sometimes a change of part can transform a bike. For instance I put a higher bar on my bike last night and it has made moving over the front of the bike easier, it's made pulling up for bunnyhops less effort and it has forced me to change my positioning for manuals so parts really do have an effect. If they didn't we'd all be on the same bike. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Dale Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 (edited) Set up doesn't mean bugger all. If you read Martyn's interview in Privateer that you'd have seen that learning to do what he did on a road bike came at the expense of comfort on his trials bike. You can adapt to any bike, when I'm on my MTB I like to mess about doing some trials stuff but it could never substitute my street bike as everything is naturally much more difficult. You're right that you can have fun on any bike and components shouldn't limit you, but sometimes a change of part can transform a bike. For instance I put a higher bar on my bike last night and it has made moving over the front of the bike easier, it's made pulling up for bunnyhops less effort and it has forced me to change my positioning for manuals so parts really do have an effect. If they didn't we'd all be on the same bike. Yea i get what u mean. This just comes from experience and knowing quite a few riders that are constantly changing parts and and even frames and they havent improved much over the last few years. Just sometimes think that if people concentrated less on the bike they were riding and more on jus riding they would improve anyway without the cost of new kit. im not trying to start a debate on this or anything it's just my opinion. I miss the days when it jus used to be people going out and having fun rather than turning up to a big ride and discussing what brake pads they think are the best and slating others views and bike or spending silly amounts on carbon bars to save a few grams. Spose im just old fashiond and the scene has change a lot in the 17yrs iv been riding Edited December 13, 2013 by Yorkshire Dale 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 that may be the reason i always end up with my actual setup,which is very similar in feel to the one of my old bike,which was pretty oldschool setup-wise. very tempted to build a flux capacitor on my bike,travel back in time,kill marty mcfly,meet myself to negotiate the time/space continuum to potentially create an universe in which a high handlebars setup with rolled backwards handlebars works well on the rear wheel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew62 Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 Yea i get what u mean. This just comes from experience and knowing quite a few riders that are constantly changing parts and and even frames and they havent improved much over the last few years. Just sometimes think that if people concentrated less on the bike they were riding and more on jus riding they would improve anyway without the cost of new kit. im not trying to start a debate on this or anything it's just my opinion. I miss the days when it jus used to be people going out and having fun rather than turning up to a big ride and discussing what brake pads they think are the best and slating others views and bike or spending silly amounts on carbon bars to save a few grams. Spose im just old fashiond and the scene has change a lot in the 17yrs iv been riding At the same time I completely understand what you're saying. There's got to a balance and some people do worry about every incremental detail as sometimes use it as an excuse (myself included to a degree at times) for not being able to ride a certain way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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