Martin Direske Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) Hi there! As some of you might know I'm actually waiting for my Marino to arrive. I was hitting the streets with the mod instead, which, as well, is sold by now due to the 24"-thingys pushing forward. Meanwhile I got into the sweet situation of testing the Omen frame over here and took the chance to do so. Specs: Frame: Omen 24 Fork: Inspired Team Headset: Unlabeled Stem: EX 90mm*35° Bars: Highriser Frontbrake: XT lever, Magura braided hose, Saint 820 piston, Avid G2 185mm disc Rearbrake: older model SD7 lever, Odyssey linear slic cable, Ultimate Arms, PhatPads, XTR-Booster, Onza adapters Frontwheel: Nox hub, rhyno lite, new TableTop DC Rearwheel: Trialtech hub, Spank Stiffy, Echo TR freewheel 108Ep, new Holyroller Drivetrain: GigaPipe BB, Middleburn ProTrials ISIS 170mm, Wellgo MG1, Koolchain, Echo TR on hub. Just got to ride it a week now and it feels somehow "different" to the 24" I had before. It might as well be the short chainstays and the high BB. I'm quite surprised on how well stuff worked out on this bike. Not one single problem occured by now. Even the chain-line is somehow perfect, the backwheel doesn't move in the dropouts (my secret fear and reason why I never got around to build a bike with horizontals) and everything just works as it should. Only thing I noticed is that it weights even more than the Element frame lol Might as well say something to the copying-issue that was discussed back when they introduced the frame: Having owned quite a lot of 24" bikes, including a lot of Inspireds (2x Element, 1x Fourplay, 1x Skye) I can't really tell whether they actually copied "the whole" frame. I looked for similarities when I first got it and noticed that, as far as I can remember, only the gusset on the toptop/headstube is "exactly" the same. Other than that I find that especially the rear with the dropouts, yokes and upper chainstays differs a lot. The stays are more quare'ish and all in all its much less filigree (more massive) than Inspireds. It almost seems like they didn't even try to cut the weight (pay attention to the enormous dropout-section), the disc mount which, as well, is just "big". All in all the frame seems more flat, almost like a trialsframe with a seat bolted on. Video to be online soon! Martin Edited February 18, 2014 by Martin Direske Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Dale Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 looks like its gonna be so much fun to ride! i would however, get rid of those onza 'v' brake adapters as ive snapped 2 pair of those. one pair only took me 2 rides and i dont go that big... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Direske Posted February 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Uhh.. I remembered those rumours just when I took them off the box but wasn't sure whether it was about the Onzas. They flex extremely, that's right Might as well look for new ones. Need Heatsinks then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Dale Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Might as well look for new ones. Need Heatsinks then Yea im now running the heatsink adapters with no bother at all. Had them since last summer and there still running great. The bike does look great though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HippY Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 just a question how does it ride? just bought mine and I have not built it up yet :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Direske Posted February 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 (edited) It took a few rides for me to get into it. But now it feels great. Manuals were creepy at first but now stable as f**k. I really like the trialsy feel on the backwheel made possible through the short stays. Video is in the making - you might just judge yourself then Not one single footjamwhip to be seen in there... I promise Edited February 18, 2014 by Martin Direske 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williams Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 That is a really nice setup! Would love to ride that myself haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Direske Posted February 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Thank you It took ages for all these parts to be collected 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petras Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 Nice bike, it's my new frame too, feels great for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perez Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 (edited) Good combo on the front brake. Love the horizontal dropouts Edited March 26, 2014 by Perez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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