ARSE! Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 I'm thinking of going 24" soon, and was goin to get a frame custom made maybe?, not sure, probably by iolo. Anyway i dont have a clue on geometry, i gave it a quick search and couldnt find anything, i was thinking along the lines of:Wheel Base: 1030mm Headangle: 73 degrees BB rise: + 25 mm Chain stays: 380mmif ive missed anything, could you point it out please its goin to be used for street mainly, but seein as i live near some wiked natural il be riding that sometimes. Any ideas on geometry would be great thankyouplease Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 (edited) Sounds about spot on reallyThe Ashtons were almost exactly that, but (mine) has a wheelbase of 1020, although with different forks I'm sure 1030s about the same really Edited September 11, 2006 by rideside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARSE! Posted September 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 how long should the seat tube be want it to be about the same height as the leeson 609, but not as low as the 24uk dont really know what lenght where looking at for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 Somewhere around 10" seems to be about right, maybe 11" including the extension above the top tube perhaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARSE! Posted September 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 wicked, cheers for the help, think il get a quote of iolo sometime soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 No worries, and definately go for it!Been riding mine for around a year now (first trials bike) and loving it!Off to uni in a few weeks, and hoping to try building myself a frame or two, try out some stuff, so who knows!Let me know what Iolo quotes too please... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Bleech Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 I'm thinking of going 24" soon, and was goin to get a frame custom made maybe?, not sure, probably by iolo. Anyway i dont have a clue on geometry, i gave it a quick search and couldnt find anything, i was thinking along the lines of:Wheel Base: 1030mm Headangle: 73 degrees BB rise: + 25 mm Chain stays: 380mmif ive missed anything, could you point it out please its goin to be used for street mainly, but seein as i live near some wiked natural il be riding that sometimes. Any ideas on geometry would be great thankyouplease that looks spot on really - i have the same but with a 74 head angle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 74? Pretty steep, that's beyond most mods/BMXs isn't it?!How do you find it? bet it's pretty responsive!! Does it feel twitchy at all, or is it fairly easy to get used to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Bleech Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 74 (I was gonna go for 74.5 at one point ) is fairly standard in bmx, it makes the bike feel aggressive and responsive when on two wheels. The steeper headangle also gives me a touch more reach while keeping the bike short and flicky. A slacker headangle is better for hooks and taps, but I don’t really do them, I can hook it on near vert walls, but haven’t got the knack of vert ones yet and I just bunnyhop up stuff I just like a bike that feels nice on just blasting about on two wheels (I find bikes with a slack headangle feel sluggish), while feeling good on the back wheel (but not like a pogo stick) and I have on so I am happy[attachmentid=7004] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARSE! Posted September 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 are they mini pegs on there????? if so are they any good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Bleech Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 are they mini pegs on there????? if so are they any good yeah they are superstar micro pegs on the front. They are pretty good if you like doing dropout tricks, there is enough to grin on if you wish and you can just about get your feet on for things like hang fives.Remember you have to run a 10mm bmx hub, i have a demolition bulima hub which is pretty good and only about £30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 (edited) I should be getting a 24" Iolo built With the same Geo but 1040 wheel-base. He should have got it doen in 6 weeks at the latest. It's costing me £385 but thats with some little extras . A standard frame would be £350. And I'll definatly be getting lots of pics up when its done .Edit: Fixing typing errors. Edited September 13, 2006 by Dont you Just Hate it When... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trials Punk Posted September 15, 2006 Report Share Posted September 15, 2006 On my leeson I'm running74.5 head angle+15mm BB Rise1030 WBReally responsive bike, love it to bits. (Well when the crack disapeers) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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