BIG L Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 (edited) Hi im pretty new and this is my first review and i picked to review this as my mates that ride stock say it is such a good frame for its money (read on and see what you think)Well the onza t raptor is better than people say!My very first impressions of the Onza T-Raptor frame were good! The most noticeable thing was the chunky fore bolt Magura mount, which is defiantly a nice addition, even if it adds a bit of weight.To my surprise the frame weighs a small 4.1lb which is a very competable weight this frame weighs a slight amount less than the brisa b26. Onza seem to have made a good effort to put material where it is needed with gussets above and below the tubes joining the headtube. The headtube is simply a tube of alloy, with no fancy machining this saves weight but for the price that kind of thing really isn't expected. On the whole the welds were neat and tidy, if in some places slightly irregular, but again for the price you can't argue! The dropouts and disk mount are one peace machined alloy jobbies. This will hopefully give a fair bit of strength in this region, were a lot of frames would crack if you ran a disk. The best thing for all you stock riders is it only costs £180. Whether it is up to the job of being a street and comp trials frame, we shall see. cheers Big L Edited June 5, 2006 by BIG L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamtrials Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 (edited) Cool review, but a couple of points,You payed £180?! they cost £50 new off ebay...Its a very old frame. Like seriously old. 2001 if i remember right?They have been tryed, tested and ultimatley outdated.Have you actually ridden it yet?My mate had one when he was just starting, and cracked the front of the driveside chainstay endoing.Twice. However he did run rear disk, and the disk mount did stand up to the forces, so thats one good thing...Im not moaning or anything, just asking a few questions/ saying my opinions of the frame. Edited June 5, 2006 by adamtrials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG L Posted June 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 Fair enough mate! Yeh i have ridden one my mate has got one and he paid 180 about 1 month ago lol adn also i dont ride stock i ride mod i just thought it might be a good first review but cheers any way mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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