cwtrials Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 In my recollection the only vertical dropout 24" pure bike I've seen was the one I had done by Marino a few years ago. lol, I tried to buy it back from the guy I sold it to, but he likes it. Lately I've been wanting to give 24" pure a try again, but frames are hard enough to come by and I really hate horizontal dropouts. Where there any frames made that fit the bill? (not that I'd be able to find one used, but it's worth a try). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 The only one that comes to mind is the original Onza Zoot... Going to go out on a limb and say that wasn't what you're looking for As far as I can remember, all the other brands (Echo, GU, Neon, Because, Kabra, RockMan, Ozonys, TMS) were all horizontal dropouts, but there may be some random one I've forgotten about. The TMS Evo frame kind of used a hybrid style dropout where they had a sliding vertical dropout setup, but... faff. Lots of faff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwtrials Posted August 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, Mark W said: The only one that comes to mind is the original Onza Zoot... Going to go out on a limb and say that wasn't what you're looking for Ha, that actually looks like an interesting bike. But yeah, not quite what I'm looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 There was/is also the 24UK. I've seen a few in the past run seatless. From memory they had relatively trialsy geo (by which I mean a long old WB), plus they have V-Brake mounts so you can look really cool and on trend on Instagram: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwtrials Posted August 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 12 minutes ago, Mark W said: plus they have V-Brake mounts so you can look really cool and on trend on Instagram: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliao Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 You can get a custom Scorpio like mine and get whatever you want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwtrials Posted August 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 8 minutes ago, aliao said: You can get a custom Scorpio like mine and get whatever you want I don't even want to know how much that costs But that's a seriously amazing bike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoofty Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 (edited) The Echo Mark 6 Plus was the vertical dropout version. Regular Mk6 was horizontal with 1 1/8 steerer; Plus was vertical drops with tapered headtube. I guess they sold out. A friend was looking into them a while back, but he waited too long. Edited August 11, 2020 by Swoofty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliao Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 (edited) A Scorpio is likely not as much as you think... I’d encourage you to reach out to them and get a quote! Edited August 11, 2020 by aliao 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 23 hours ago, aliao said: You can get a custom Scorpio like mine and get whatever you want *snip* Ooh, nice! That's a cool looking bike. Out of interest, what's that rear tyre like? I've seen them on Vee Tire Co's site, but it seems getting hold of them is a little problematic... Is it performing OK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliao Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 On 8/12/2020 at 9:48 AM, Mark W said: Ooh, nice! That's a cool looking bike. Out of interest, what's that rear tyre like? I've seen them on Vee Tire Co's site, but it seems getting hold of them is a little problematic... Is it performing OK? I’ve been riding 26” again for around 8 months now so this info may be a bit old, but the Vee Flow Snap is the best 24” rear pogo tire that I’ve tried so far (the other tires were the Maxxis 2.5 DHF and Schwalbe Hans Dampf). Pros: - thick sidewalls, the least squirmy 24 tire ive tried - really soft slow rebound compound - good puncture resistance (i only had one puncture on a sharp rock when i was riding it) Cons: - The top profile is very square and mostly made of knobs. It felt kind of weird for me until I cut all the side knobs off to make it round again. - The tire doesnt have much bounce due to its smaller carcass Overall, if the tire had a bigger carcass to liven it up a bit, the tire would be perfect for me. It’s bigger than the maxxis dhf 2.5, but smaller than the schwalbe hans dampf (which would be around my preferred size). p.s. Norco bikes (one of the larger distributors here) carries them in Canada, so it’s actually pretty easy to get a hold of here. If you guys are curious to try one at tarty, just let me know 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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