Mods And Upgrades For Base Ta26

[earsy104]

Hey people you might remember that i was after a base ta26 like last week erm well ive got one now and was wondering cos there seems to be quite a few of you with these lovely bikes what modifications and upgrades are best for the bike and what you have done to yours.

specs:

base ta26 frame

hope xc hubs

truvativ husselfelt crank

try all handlebars

try all front rim

ex721 rear rim

rear maggie

front v brake atm

e.t.c.

cheers

[Dr Greenthumb]

I don't have a TA26 but from your spec i can suggest a couple of things?

I'd personally get some middleburns, replace the truvativ.

Front Avid, want to get one myself, get one on an xc hub.

What tyres are you running currently?

Dan

[TomN]

Get some Middleburns or Tensiles easily able to pick some up 2nd hand for about £50. Get a SD7 V brake if you like V brake on the front as when I had a SD7 it was powerful enough for me to use or get a disc. What forks you have at the moment aswell?

[psychologist]

As said above upgrade the cranks, but wait til the old ones are useless first.

Edited March 14, 2006 by psychologist

[MaXsteri]

Maybe tyres or pads depending what you have already

And a quality chain and helmet if you dont have them already

Or just save your money for when parts need replacing

Edited March 14, 2006 by MaXsteri

[CurtisRider]

my base has fattys, middleburns, avid ultimates front and rear, dmr moto digger upfront on atomlab aircorp(drilled out), s2 headset, kmc kool, dmr revolver with eno on a d521 with a minion tyre, wellgo b38 pedals, thompson post with ti railed selle seat, raceface deus stem, azonic dw bars, xtr/ultimate levers, nokon cables, plaz pads, surly tensioner

rides sweet, i shall get new pics tomorrow

[JoNnY__Mc]

to be honest mate your spec sounds absolutely mint, no need to go spending money when you dont need to.

firstly i would try to make ur back brake as sound and as good as you can, so make sure your rims are ground and you have a water bleed and maybe some plaz/heatsink blue/coust pads. so thats the most important thing atm, also the front v brake is pimped so dont diss keep it but just set it up so its as sharp as you want it? youl want some modulation if you want to be able to front gap etc.

the truvative cranks are mint absolutely solid cranks so i wouldnt really change them? but if you do i would go for some sort of front freewheel cranks or even middleburns, something with a round bash as they suit bases nicest

dont just go searching for the most expensive parts because sometimes cheaper parts can feel just as good on the bike, take it from me, i went from an echo stem to a mad stem and it made my bike feel mint, depending on how ur base feels with your stem, i would change it to something fairly short with little rise because my mates base has a fairly short viz stem and it makes it handle so nice and it gives the bike such a mean look...

well i have mumbled on for long enough so im gonna leave the final decision to you because its your bike and your money

cheers Jonny

edit: didnt realise i had written so much... and theres so much more i could have said... eg tyres etc... il leave it to these guys to help you now, any pics dude?

Edited March 15, 2006 by JoNnY__Mc

[Endohopper]

As suggested above , your Base seems to have a fine spec as is . However , I am here to issue a warning on the one thing that was overlooked : The TA 26 MUST be run with a conventional saddle / seatpost .

I've heard of several which were run with "push in " minisaddles , and almost all fractured where the seat tube meets the stays . The same happened to mine , and I learned my lesson . Other than that , seems you have a fine bike , have you removed / discarded the supplied bashplate yet ? Pictures of your fine steed ?

[TomN]

To be fair I heard others cracked while running a seatpost as well.... Mine crack but I kept riding as I had 2 hair line cracks.