niconj Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 (edited) Even though it's not ready to ride yet, I thought I might share it with you. Things I still have to fix: - trimm down the pads on the front brake (or use offset mounts) as the rim is too wide for these forks - Put Echo TR cranks on as they have more offset as the Try All and won't hit my Magura slaves - grind these rims - put some ptfe tape on the bleed bolt on the (new!!!) Racing Line Nano lever to stop it from leaking - fix the brake lever angle Edited February 8, 2015 by niconj 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCOTTY___ Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Sorry.. but if the level is new? Why not return it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted February 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Sorry.. but if the level is new? Why not return it? Because I bought it new off a forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapu Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 just put the steel screw from magura and it won't leak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted February 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) just put the steel screw from magura and it won't leak Seriously? I've got the version with the seal though. I suppose it isn't working. Edited February 9, 2015 by niconj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapu Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 yeah we had the same problem here and thje old steel screw solved it. the O ring screw seems a good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted February 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 yeah we had the same problem here and thje old steel screw solved it. the O ring screw seems a good idea This is the one I've got in my racing line lever. Seems to be working just fine... NOT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossy Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Racingline = cheap shite!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted February 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Racingline = cheap expensive shite!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapu Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 cheap where? :bow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossy Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 I do apologise expensive shite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 The O Rings on the bleed screws can get damaged by the threads over time. My guess is that the levers you bought have had the bleed screw in and out a few times, hence the issue. Buying from an official dealer you get at least one spare O ring in the box for this exact reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 (edited) The O Rings on the bleed screws can get damaged by the threads over time. My guess is that the levers you bought have had the bleed screw in and out a few times, hence the issue. Buying from an official dealer you get at least one spare O ring in the box for this exact reason. I bought this lever off a forum but I was the first one who bled it as it was new. I have bought three new racing line levers over the time (two of them from an official dealer) and have never had any spare O ring inside the box. Only the bleed thingy. edit: - Supplied with all red aluminium fixings: handlebar clamp bolts, pivot bolts and grub screw for the M6 bleed port. Edited February 10, 2015 by niconj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 just put the steel screw from magura and it won't leak Tried it today and it really seems to hold up. With the racing line bolt (seal is intact) it leaked when only pulling the lever slightly. Now it doesn't pulling it hard. Thanks. So back to topic. I've got a Kabra 32mm rim that will fit perfectly through my forks and I will actually be able to ride this bike for the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted February 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) The O Rings on the bleed screws can get damaged by the threads over time. My guess is that the levers you bought have had the bleed screw in and out a few times, hence the issue. Buying from an official dealer you get at least one spare O ring in the box for this exact reason. A little update on this. As I rebled the brake yesterday I found that the bleed barbed fitting that comes with the lever would screw in very reluctantly. I then took it out and found that the seal was gone. As I took an allen key to take it out of the bleed hole, I got out not only this seal but another a little bigger one. Is there a seal inside this hole? I thought the only seal that was there was the seal of the grub screw. Anywho... I took a Magura grub screw and it doesn't leak anymore. Edited February 12, 2015 by niconj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinkdougie Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 In my eyes to either get very good or very poor racing line products, some people have problems, other don't. Pretty strange.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted February 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 In my eyes to either get very good or very poor racing line products, some people have problems, other don't. Pretty strange.. As I stated above. I have bought 3 new Racing Line levers. Two of them very good, the last one (a Nano) leaked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted February 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 (edited) Almost done. Just have to get some 175mm cranks and will have to change them old wellgos. Trialtech rims had to go as for the front it was too wide and on the rear the Echo just performs better brake wise with the Trialtech pads. It's actually 100% better than with the Trialtech Rim-TNN ADM pad combo. Weight penalty on the rear with the Der Kaiser Project tire. I could actually save 250gr. just by changing to a Try All Sticky Light tire but who actually cares... 8.8kg Gu 26¹ by niconj, on Flickr Gu 26² by niconj, on Flickr Gu 26³ by niconj, on Flickr Edited February 21, 2015 by niconj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dngr2self Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 This is a nice bike but I do prefer the old GU's. The new ones a too generic for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted February 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 This is a nice bike but I do prefer the old GU's. The new ones a too generic for me. I don't know any old Gus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted June 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Back to front disc... Gu1 by niconj, auf Flickr Gu2 by niconj, auf Flickr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipek Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) brake booster exchanged for echo 4-bold booster , why? Edited June 23, 2015 by tipek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted June 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 Because I wanted to try it but I went back for the Trialtech Carbon. No improvement whatsoever, I'd even go as far as to say that with the Trialtech there's more braking power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niconj Posted August 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 Again some changes. V-Brake is so far the best brake I've ridden and I've had pretty much all the trial brakes out there. The grips weren't supposed to be like this but I tore one apart when changing the brake lever. Gu Echo¹ by niconj, auf Flickr Gu Echo by niconj, auf Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix_HBtrials Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 Nice bike.... bikes!!! Like all the builds, but my favorite was the very first, that damn Karbon fork looks good on everything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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