Ross McArthur Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 Just noticed this on Andreis bike. Anyone know anything about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsalot Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 Christ, your eyesight is epic! I didn't notice that when I was watching it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted March 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 That's on a 5 year old iPhone with 5 years of pocket bogies on the screen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsalot Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 Note to self.....eyes tested! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMatt Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 4 hours ago, Ross McArthur said: bogies on the screen. man juice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwtrials Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 Echo made a post with it on facebook almost a month ago. No one really seemed to notice then, I was excited. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix_HBtrials Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 I am unsure about that Echo Bike FB page, who deals with it? It states as located in USA ? For the bike, it's great. They need a 2 piece crankset and then it'll be awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwtrials Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, Felix_HBtrials said: I am unsure about that Echo Bike FB page, who deals with it? It states as located in USA ? For the bike, it's great. They need a 2 piece crankset and then it'll be awesome! Echo has started using EchoBIkeUSA's FB page as their primary page, and their USA distributor, is the admin. He is actually a super nice guy and easy to work with. I'm not sure how it works outside of the USA, but here shops order from a distributor in LA who gets freight orders from China and then ships them to the individual shops. It works well for since there are only a few (3 I think) Echo dealers in the USA and freight shipping items to LA is slow but very cost effective. The distributor was also running EchoBikeUSA as an online shop for awhile to sell direct to the American public, but it never really got past a website without products, and looks like that effort has stopped. The fb page now points to Echo.Bike and Echo.Bike points to the FB page, with the only artifact being the page is @echobikeusa on facebook even though it's renamed Echo Bike. Yes to the 2 piece crankset! They also need an update to their rear rim. I bent the sidewalls within a few hours on 3 different 26" rims, if they make it an h or I-beam shape it'll help keep the sidewalls stiffer, and the cutouts aren't the best shape. Edited March 23, 2018 by cwtrials 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikee Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Are those style tensioners tucked away enough, out of harms way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted March 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 When are Tarty going to have them in?...So we can have some better photos! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culshaw95 Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Seems its also on the 20". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 11 hours ago, cwtrials said: EchoBikeUSA stuff... That explains a lot - cheers for the info Craig Good to see Echo are improving things here and there. Splined drivetrain, tapered head tubes, press-fit bearings, etc. - they're doing a good job to be fair. Value for money is nuts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix_HBtrials Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 Yes Craig, the rims are super light, but quite weak. Trialtech Carthy, those are boss rims!! Thanks for the details on EchoUSA!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pít Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted March 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 Ooooh, nice find. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix_HBtrials Posted March 26, 2018 Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 Dang! Frame also looks different. Echo is sadly not the best social media / news brand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted March 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2018 55 minutes ago, Felix_HBtrials said: Deng!* Frame also looks different. Echo is sadly not the best social media / news brand. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pít Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Few more from Karols ig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pít Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 And from Andreis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwtrials Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Is it sprung? What's with all the little holes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 I'd assume it's sprung, and the holes are locator holes for the spring so you can adjust the tension - similar to the way V-Brake springs/mounts work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted March 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Forward most hole being, slap-about might as well not be there, oops my chains off, and the after most hole being, cant even turn my cranks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbertlemon102 Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 On 28/03/2018 at 9:30 AM, Pít said: Few more from Karols ig the thing that intrigues me most about this is actually those rims. 2 valve holes, no crown or h profile, they look 2 dimensional Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMatt Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 5 hours ago, Herbertlemon102 said: the thing that intrigues me most about this is actually those rims. 2 valve holes, no crown or h profile, they look 2 dimensional it's so you can run two tubes at once to make the bike lighter and add extra puncture resistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted March 31, 2018 Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 8 hours ago, ItsMatt said: it's so you can run two tubes at once to make the bike lighter and add extra puncture resistance. Yep. The Japanese had this technology last year in BIU worlds- they have a rim that takes three 26x1" tubes. The middle tube filled with helium, the outer tubes with standard air- Nabekana was questioned as he won with almost no dabs... After much deliberation the trials federation of Japan ruled that it wasn't allowed in future competition as the helium lightened the rotational mass- there is no reason why we can't use it just on our street rides. Rinse that gap. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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