Mark W Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Hey, Does anyone know how long the Echo Easy/Lite or Team forks are? Thanks for any help (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMunn Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 711g for the disc only 722g for the 4-bolt and disc Apparently. (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted October 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Yeah, but there ain't no equation that'll mean I can work out length from weight (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMunn Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Ops, it's getting late, i'm not thinking straight, never mind. (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicH_87 Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 length from where to where? crown to dropout? i have the new 05 teams and some old koxx forxx which are basically the same as echo easy forks which i will go measure if you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted October 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Awesome caption comp pic, and now offering to measure how long you are. Cheers (Y) Yeah, centre of bolt to bottom of crown race would be bitchin', 'specially on those new Teams :P Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicH_87 Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 '05 - 14.5 inches Koxx Forxx - 14.2 inches both taken from the crownrace/bottom of headtube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted October 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Cheers Richy-babe. Not selling those Koxx forxx are you? (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicH_87 Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Cheers Richy-babe. Not selling those Koxx forxx are you? :P well i should be really mr. mark, but i made the mistake of attaching them to my brothers t-master which he never rides, but taking them back would make me feel harsh. he's also got my old echo stem, onza carbon flat bars, spare maggie and monty cranks avec eno freewheel. Anyway, they are reverse maggie mounted ones which i really didn't like, missed rail ups/gaps means a big chance of damaged crossover, so by not selling them i'm probably doing you a favour. (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted October 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 well i should be really mr. mark, but i made the mistake of attaching them to my brothers t-master which he never rides, but taking them back would make me feel harsh. he's also got my old echo stem, onza carbon flat bars, spare maggie and monty cranks avec eno freewheel. Anyway, they are reverse maggie mounted ones which i really didn't like, missed rail ups/gaps means a big chance of damaged crossover, so by not selling them i'm probably doing you a favour. (Y) No crossover on an Avid disc though :P What about swapping some good con. Onza mod forks + £££'s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicH_87 Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 sorry mark, denied again, they don't have a disc mount, thats the only reason i replaced them for the 05's cos i bought a disc. if you've got the cash and fancy a splash, go for the new teams, they got more going on that staceys mom. (Y) only fault i can seriously pick, is that they don't have a cable guide, which for £110 you'd expect to not have to use a bit of old shoe lace. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted October 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 That is gay. Only reason I'm asking for cheap 2nd hand forks is that I like a high front end. Was even thinking of getting some shorter stocks forks :P I've got Fallguys which are 390mm long, and the Echo Teams are 362mm, to give you an idea (Y) Just wanna try a lower front for cheap, but not just a lower stem 'cos low stems feel whack. Just need new forks :P Plus my forks have got a *raped* disc mount... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicH_87 Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 all my old forks don't have a disc mount either, i have some x-alps, which i think are quite short, if i wasn't such a lazy b*****d i'd chuck em over for free. you'd need a maggie though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted October 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 all my old forks don't have a disc mount either, i have some x-alps, which i think are quite short, if i wasn't such a lazy b*****d i'd chuck em over for free. you'd need a maggie though. Yeah, I'm running a Maggie now, but sending off money for a disc tomorrow (Y) Might just buy some 4-bolt + disc Echo Lite/Easy forks though. Hmm... Want some lighter forks too, in that my FallGuys weigh: Double Echo Teams 1lb more than my Odyssey BMX forks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicH_87 Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 yeh probably your best bet, i was originally gonna do the same thing but both tartys and select were out of easy forks (it was just after the worlds so not too suprising) so i ended up going for the 05's out of impatience. both are awesome forks and very light as you'll probably know, so either way you onto a winner, plus they don't lose value really so you could easy flog em on again if you decide they suck. just a quick word of experience, i dunno if you've riden 'bent' forks before but after i switched from straight-blade lite guys to my monty x-alps i couldn't wheelswap at all, and i lost a bit of height on my backwheeling. However over time i built it back up again and now I wouldn't ride anything but 'bent' forks. I'm guessing is was to do with flex more than height or rake, cos my lite guys were quite flexy, where as the x-alps are very stiff (i'm not 100% sure they aren't steal to be honest), but yeh, just thought i'd throw that in there. Also, i'd expect going from your tank like prototypes to feather light echos will probably make you feel like He-man and you'll be throwing your bike all over the shop. (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted October 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 yeh probably your best bet, i was originally gonna do the same thing but both tartys and select were out of easy forks (it was just after the worlds so not too suprising) so i ended up going for the 05's out of impatience. both are awesome forks and very light as you'll probably know, so either way you onto a winner, plus they don't lose value really so you could easy flog em on again if you decide they suck. just a quick word of experience, i dunno if you've riden 'bent' forks before but after i switched from straight-blade lite guys to my monty x-alps i couldn't wheelswap at all, and i lost a bit of height on my backwheeling. However over time i built it back up again and now I wouldn't ride anything but 'bent' forks. I'm guessing is was to do with flex more than height or rake, cos my lite guys were quite flexy, where as the x-alps are very stiff (i'm not 100% sure they aren't steal to be honest), but yeh, just thought i'd throw that in there. Also, i'd expect going from your tank like prototypes to feather light echos will probably make you feel like He-man and you'll be throwing your bike all over the shop. (Y) lol :P Yeah, the whole resistance training thing is probably a good thing I guess. With an all-in weight of 3.1lbs, these forks are no f**kin' joke. Was just mulling over whether an inch off the forks would be the same as using the ZOO! stem like I did before... I had a ZOO! stem on, but it felt wank for everything. I guess the thing is is that the forks alter the angles/height/length whatever of the frame too, so it'll have a more rounded effect than just chopping X inches off the bar height. f**k it, Easys it is, assuming they're in stock somewhere... They are at Tb. Bitchin' :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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