Paperclip Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 Just seen the czar 26" has his Tartybikes shelves, does anybody have any experience with these? The build and geometry sound great to me but will it just snap straight away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoofty Posted February 27, 2019 Report Share Posted February 27, 2019 I can't say enough good things about my Czar 26. I got it about a year ago. I got the 24 and 26 Czar frames around the same time and I've been riding the 26 almost exclusively since. I agree the geo is spot on. I'm not crazy about the Spanish BB or the chain tensioner, but neither were a deal breaker for me. There are some options to make a Spanish BB 24mm compatible so I could avoid anything ISIS. Racing Line also make some cups that will make a Spanish BB 30mm compatible. I've owned at least 5 Czars, an Onza, an Ozonys, an Alias and an Inspired since 2009 and the Czars have always held up fine for me. For the price they are impossible to beat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted February 28, 2019 Report Share Posted February 28, 2019 There's that Canadian boy who rides one very well. Frank! That's his name. Frank the biker on Insta I think. Maybe give him a shout? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclip Posted February 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2019 2 hours ago, Ross McArthur said: There's that Canadian boy who rides one very well. Frank! That's his name. Frank the biker on Insta I think. Maybe give him a shout? Franks Instagram but different guy, I'll give him a shout. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclip Posted February 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2019 16 hours ago, Swoofty said: I can't say enough good things about my Czar 26. I got it about a year ago. I got the 24 and 26 Czar frames around the same time and I've been riding the 26 almost exclusively since. I agree the geo is spot on. I'm not crazy about the Spanish BB or the chain tensioner, but neither were a deal breaker for me. There are some options to make a Spanish BB 24mm compatible so I could avoid anything ISIS. Racing Line also make some cups that will make a Spanish BB 30mm compatible. I've owned at least 5 Czars, an Onza, an Ozonys, an Alias and an Inspired since 2009 and the Czars have always held up fine for me. For the price they are impossible to beat. Thanks for that! I guess the real reason for less people giving them a go is just lack of availability. They look great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoofty Posted February 28, 2019 Report Share Posted February 28, 2019 Availability Oi! Yes, I ordered mine in November and didn't get it until March last year (maybe Marino's making them ;-). I emailed Echo last summer and basically asked them WTF because I think it's a real winner. At the time you couldn't get just a Hex frame either so there was a real drought of 26" street frames. Now Tarty has both Hex and Czar in stock; what a difference a year makes! And just for the record - I decided to paint my Czar orange BEFORE I knew the new Hex was orange. I was going for the old Rockman Switch look; I always wanted one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 20 hours ago, Swoofty said: (maybe Marino's making them ;-). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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