Ross McArthur Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJ. Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Those forks look like a recipe for disaster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 That looks pretty cool! Echo have definitely stepped it up graphics wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Those forks look like a recipe for disaster! On what grounds, exactly? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJ. Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 On what grounds, exactly? The grounds that echo can't even make a set of forks out of aluminium that last longer than 30 seconds never mind carbon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirlingpowers Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Those forks look like a recipe for disaster! You can have a -100 gr disc version from Hashtagggg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix_HBtrials Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 That looks pretty cool! Echo have definitely stepped it up graphics wise. Kinda looks like Neon wing? But I like the fact they're putting some, been so many years that they just anodize the frame. This has so many improvements over the version they released this year! Echo is moving forward and quickly! Those new SL cranks must be quite good. The new SL disc brakes with reservoir, I think they have more power than the last version. And the best it taper fork and that kinda beefy CNC booster/brake mount. Well, we'll see how the whole bike holds up, but looks promising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted July 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 I actually dont like the look of it. Maybe it will look better in the flesh but the pictures don't do it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Interesting they come with a sloping top cap stem but then appear to have an angled spacer above the stem, then use a regular top cap? Unless my 4 shitty eyes aren't seeing that properly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted July 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 I heard its like that to distract you from the front brake cable routing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 I heard its like that to distract you from the front brake cable routing. It f**king worked as well, picked up on the sloping stem/square cap and completely ignored the hose routing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 I hear they custom specced the 'Ardent' logo on the rear tyre to have a similar effect too. I wanted to go onto their site to check out the other new shit they've got, and after failbussing my way to echobike.com I just googled them. Second result was "EchobikesUSA" - quite the website: http://www.echobikesusa.com/ Favourite heading is "Live without us"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartMini Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 All the looks of a sloping stem, with none of the benefits 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndeeeMK2 Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 It's 2015 are front discs back in fashion for stock bikes? Interesting to see how the carbon forks will perform compared to their super strong range of forks they have produced in the past. Finish looks cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCoen Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 I hear they custom specced the 'Ardent' logo on the rear tyre to have a similar effect too. I wanted to go onto their site to check out the other new shit they've got, and after failbussing my way to echobike.com I just googled them. Second result was "EchobikesUSA" - quite the website: http://www.echobikesusa.com/ Favourite heading is "Live without us"... Try this one: http://echo.bike/ that is their official website, not the US one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusevelt Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 (edited) 7.8kg 20in Mark Ti Pro Edited July 30, 2015 by Rusevelt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Try this one: http://echo.bike/ that is their official website, not the US one Yeah, I found the real one, but that one being second in a Google search for them amused me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted July 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Those graphics make it look soooo cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclip Posted July 30, 2015 Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 What do people think that headtube is 80mm? I think it looks good but I could get over those graphics quite soon. Bash guards are gay though I thought Echo would be over them by now. Fan of the cranks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted July 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 What do people think that headtube is 80mm? I think it looks good but I could get over those graphics quite soon. Bash guards are gay though I thought Echo would be over them by now. Fan of the cranks. The BIU scene is massive in Euro-X-up-land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Shame they haven't fitted it with one of the BB mounted bash plates like Ozonys etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 The grounds that echo can't even make a set of forks out of aluminium that last longer than 30 seconds never mind carbon. Echo don't actually make these forks or any carbon parts for that matter. To put things straight. One of the test riders for these new forks is my friend Karol Serwin, one of Echo's team riders. He's a World Cup rider and has been testing this fork for around half a year now. His prototype is lighter than the light fork (Echo make two versions, strong and light). So far the fork is holding up great and has outperformed everything Karol has used in the past in terms of stiffness and durability. Many of the riders who ride with him want these forks bad. Even bashers who get through Trialtech forks too quickly for their liking are looking into them. You can watch him riding the fork here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U_8IaTR_1M 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Excellent thumbnail. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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