mad max Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 I have been riding a DDG shooter about five years now and finally decided to sort a new bike out.After using search i have decided that it would be much moor cost effective to try my own build. The problem is that i know lots of the basic repair stuff, but have never built from scratch.I have decided that i would like quite a high spec but can`t really go bonkers(1000 approx), i will also be adding parts at a month at a time or when i have a little extra cash.I have been searching the usual on line stores and to start with would like to buy a fork and frame for about £300.I ride a mix of plts/walls ect and some natural so what frame/fork do you think would benefit me more? and whats all this long and short business about.I would be grateful if you lot could help me out as your advice has been a great help in the past, and i will keep you posted how i get on.Thanks for the help.By the way the koxx browns worked great on the grind and i probably learnt more back wheel brake control in a hour than i did in a year using tar on smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 (edited) Building a bike is pretty easy, as long as you don't have to build the wheels, which isn't that hard but it's best to get it done by the pros at TartyBikes... It's pretty straight forward, is all it is is slapping a few axels into drop outs, screwing in a BB putting the cranks and chain on, freewheels don't need too much as they tighten themselves, headset might need a pro to do it, again if you order the stuff from Tarty, they'll put most of it together for you, at a reasonable price, bars, stem, forks are easy to put together, brakes are easy, tensioner and stuff is pretty straight forward. Dont let the putting together of it daunt you. If you can repair basic stuff you'll pretty much be able to do everything.Not sure on what frame you should get but the Echo Control is a nice frame or a HiFi, get the corresponding forks to match it, and that's your frame and forks sorted, the stems and bars are up to you, same for the grips, get a nice mid range BB, some Middleburns, a 3 speed cassett on it and the wheels are pretty easy to choose, pedals - i'd recommend DMV V8's as they're quite popular among us trials riders. A decent headset, should be great, a Mono on the front and a HS33 on the rear? You'll be fine, don't worry about it. If you do run into any problems we're here if you need us.I'm not a stock expert, so i expect there's better guides out there but i think all that stuff should be perfect.Good luck.Phil stop stalking me. Edited December 12, 2006 by Fat Pants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dano Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 just get frendly with your local bike shop if your a regular customer you can usually get stuff done on d cheap or you cud do it yourself using their tools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abtrials Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 building a bike is quite simple realy, the only thing is to make sure you have all the correct tools,but if you have any issues when trying to build it just put a post up and we will all be only to willing o help out i would go for a zona zenit frame £200 on ebay at the mo brand new with a chris king headset BARGAIN(oh yea its from an online shop as well ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 (edited) building a bike is quite simple realy, the only thing is to make sure you have all the correct tools,but if you have any issues when trying to build it just put a post up and we will all be only to willing o help out i would go for a zona zenit frame £200 on ebay at the mo brand new with a FAKE (i think, sorry if i'm wrong) chris king headset BARGAIN(oh yea its from an online shop as well )You can now click 'FAKE', found the site where it says about the fake headsets... Edited December 13, 2006 by Fat Pants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abtrials Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 You can now click 'FAKE', found the site where it says about the fake headsets...My Webpagethis is the head set that comes with it and it is the original REAL one just search zona zenith on the ebay home page it will then bring it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 (edited) Explain how they can sell it for £65 when a respectable trials specific shop (Tarty) sells it for £110? I'm not having a go at you or anything, it's just Inur posted up that link, and he said it was about the ones from SuperCycles (Zona Zeniths).I'm being very arrogant but i'm conspicuious of it. Edited December 13, 2006 by Fat Pants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Elding Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 The Headsets are REAL, the only reson tartybikes are more expensive is because they go through the OFFICIAL route, you can get them cheaper (£65) if you get them sent from america as a gift.what made you think that the supercycles ones were fake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 http://www.trials-forum.co.uk/forum/index....t&p=1107616Sorry if i'm wrong and stuff, it's just it doesn't seem right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 hi the can't you use alot of the stuff you have on your bike at the moment?cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Elding Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 Picture from article /\/\/\picture from ebay \/\/\/\/I don't get how you believe the one person who says the zenith headsets are fake, rather than the 100's of people (inc. me) who have bought headsets through the same route as this for the same price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 Sorry then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abtrials Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 after that is cleared up go get one they are a bargain zenit and a king £200 nicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 Geez, never wrote they were fake You can get original CK headsets for under 50 quid on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad max Posted December 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 Thanks for the help i will keep you informed on the frame i get.The Zona looks great but i like the look of the GU typhoon any info?Also i don't want to use my parts off my DDG as i have been riding on my own for the last five years and i am going to give it my mate so i can get him into trials.I will carry on using the search to see what you think of different frames and let you know what i buy.Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianttrials Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 hello mate,i reckon you'd be worth looking at the ashton frames, as thats probably an easier progression from ur old shooter frame. the problem is when you buy a frame and don't get on with it it's alot of money wated. you're best bet is to try and have a go on some different frames and set-ups. pics can tell you if it looks good and also people can tell you if it rides well, but it's you that has to ride it. don't rush in but go for something that grabs your attention and feels right for you.hope this helps buddy,gianttrials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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