The New Onza Frame

[anton26]

i dont know why everyone is making such a big deal about the "limey" or whatever its gonna be called , iv rode one , and to be honest , nothing against the designers or onza but i just think the wheel base is too long , danny is a big guy but he is only 3 inches or so bigger than me and i struggle to lift the front end of the bike, it looks great , but unless u are used to riding long wheel base bikes , i wouldnt rush into buying one , dont get me wrong , nothing against onza;s , iv had T-pro's , T-mags (even the square tubed blue and silver 1) and a T-master and i think they are great, but i just dont see the point in gettin all worked up about a new frame that only a few people have ridden, and just to clear things up , dan never said he had designed it .

[JT!]

It isn't new...

It's been tested since 05.

[Luke Rainbird]

it looks great , but unless u are used to riding long wheel base bikes , i wouldnt rush into buying one

Exactly.

The bike wasn't designed around you, it was designed with Danny in mind, ie. on of the UKs TOP COMP riders

That's like me saying I wouldn't rush in to buying a new python every time they come out! Just because it's not what you are into, doesn't mean it's bar or wrong or whatever, it's just not for you

[Joe Sheehan!]

While on the subject.. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Onza-Limey-Trials-fr...1QQcmdZViewItem

£150 buy it now! Bargain, seeing as they are £349.99 new on supercycles!

Joe

[xris_x]

I ride and love the limey, its sooo long it makes it sickly easy on the back wheel. I'm just waiting on a 75mm stem (from 100mm) to see if it will help the front wheel come up a little easier and faster without making it difficult to handle.

My little rant is about the design of the bike, the geometry is almost perfect but why did they make the downtube out of kitchen foil? I have a downtube protector that softens the blows but when I took it off to clean the bike I found the tube has loads of deep dents. BUT I HAVE NEVER HIT IT HARD! When I pressed on the tube with my thumbs I managed to flex the tubing just like crushing a coke can. This cant be right.

Secondly the rear end of this frame flexes like mad and I cant help but put some of the blame down to the use of cross country dropouts being used. There soo tall and designed for seat tubes that are about 18" long not 6". Plus those disk mounts, anyone out there who would trust them for trials, no, anybody?

The limey2 should be a big improvement, but come on, get rid of those xc dropouts and let us use some disks.

[Luke Rainbird]

My little rant is about the design of the bike, the geometry is almost perfect but why did they make the downtube out of kitchen foil? I have a downtube protector that softens the blows but when I took it off to clean the bike I found the tube has loads of deep dents. BUT I HAVE NEVER HIT IT HARD! When I pressed on the tube with my thumbs I managed to flex the tubing just like crushing a coke can. This cant be right.

It's predominantly designed as a comp frame, so is lightweight, and so they have to compromise on tube wall thickness

[xris_x]

It's predominantly designed as a comp frame, so is lightweight, and so they have to compromise on tube wall thickness

I accept it’s a light weight frame but perhaps they compromised in the wrong areas, everyone is having trouble with the down tube on this thing, you don’t make the chain stays out of cans since they get smashed up in side hops, same with down tubes, right. But as far as comp bikes are concerned, yeah this baby rides well and yes I will be getting the limey2 when this frame goes. I just wish they would iron out the kinks before selling it for so much money, it’s not exactly a budget bike. If your gonna do, do it right.

[dean-monty-101]

it aint new its been out for ages

[Adam-Griffin]

my friend has a limey and i think its a great frame and it is'nt new as far as i know it's been tested since like 2004-5 lol

Adam