himwiththehair Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 (edited) At present i ride an onza t pro (Photos here).But since coming to uni 3 years ago I've spent more time riding DH and 4x, but really want to get back to trials now.The problem is that the reason I switched from 26 - 20 is that i wanted something smaller, lighter and more springy (my technique is a tad strange, ask mike singleton). But the mod now feels really twitchy after riding lots of 4x dirt and street, so i fancy something with a bit more flow.As a result im looking at a 24" to keep it small light and tight, and dont fancy any of the new very pure stocks as i want to ride park as well and dont really see myself doing huge taps etc and needing a mega long bike.As such im looking at a heatsink 24 UK frame as the geo seems pretty spot on and the price is good more importantly. Have also ridden a leeson with very similar geo, but as said before im pretty skint so looking for cheap as well.Any thoughts/opinions are welcome.Cheers, Matt Edited May 15, 2007 by himwiththehair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Bleech Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 The heatsinks are good frames, you won't be able to do better for the price unless you can get a 2nd hand leeson or curtis... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himwiththehair Posted May 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Yeah that was my reasoning too, though a leeson or curtis would be cool as i love steel frames. Its just finding one at the right price and that has got geo that I get on with (what with most of the leesons especially being customs).Cheers for the opinion fella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoNnY__Mc Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 sorry to jump in on the thread... my mates selling a 24" fresh products frame with near on the same geo as an ashton et24... hes also got rims and leeson forks... add me to msn and il let you know about prices atc JoNnY__Mc@hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himwiththehair Posted May 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Thats cool. The et24 is pretty much the basis for the 24uk too.Also coincidently I know the arron the guy who makes the fresh products frames through mike singleton and riding with him in cov as we are at the same uni.Will have a chat over msn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnyMilton Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Hey mate, I do agree with what everyone else is saying the 24uk is a really good frame, I myself went fo rthe bad option and got the Ciguena 24'' bad idea! really bad idea! so I would go for that, because the 4 mounts threads and shocking, they keep cross threading, so I had to get them holicoiled, then on my firsts frame this happened!The mounts cracked on both sides! I wasnt very amused! lolJohny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himwiththehair Posted May 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Hey mate, I do agree with what everyone else is saying the 24uk is a really good frame, I myself went fo rthe bad option and got the Ciguena 24'' bad idea! really bad idea! so I would go for that, because the 4 mounts threads and shocking, they keep cross threading, so I had to get them holicoiled, then on my firsts frame this happened!The mounts cracked on both sides! I wasnt very amused! lolJohnyGees man! Thats scary stuff. I hadn't heard much about them, but am definitely gonna steer clear now.What you riding now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnyMilton Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Gees man! Thats scary stuff. I hadn't heard much about them, but am definitely gonna steer clear now.What you riding now? Im riding a new WHITE ciguena 24'', i got another one from the warranty but saving my money up for a leeson! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himwiththehair Posted May 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 (edited) Oh and a further question for everyone, what are people tires choices for 24" rigs?I've got a couple of highrollers from my bighit (one in the commonly huge 2.7, but also a rather rare 2.5 supertacky), for the rear, which is fairly easy.Also heard thatschwalbs are good, if a little on the expensive side.The front is whats bothering me mainly. I've got hold of a 24" tioga blue dragon 2.1 before they sold out on crc. But knowing tioga tires it'll be pretty gash. Any ideas for something light, yet grippy? Edited May 15, 2007 by himwiththehair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnyMilton Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Oh and a further question for everyone, what are people tires choices for 24" rigs?I've got a couple of highrollers from my bighit (one in the commonly huge 2.7, but also a rather rare 2.5 supertacky), for the rear, which is fairly easy.Also heard thatschwalbs are good, if a little on the expensive side.The front is whats bothering me mainly. I've got hold of a 24" tioga blue dragon 2.1 before they sold out on crc. But knowing tioga tires it'll be pretty gash. Any ideas for something light, yet grippy? I had the Tiogas for a while, they were heavy but really gd, im now using Maxxis SwapThing Tyres they are mint! I uses them upfront and at the back, 2.5 on the front, but there not very wide, and 2.7 on the rear for good grip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himwiththehair Posted May 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Im riding a new WHITE ciguena 24'', i got another one from the warranty but saving my money up for a leeson!Thats fair. Annoying bout the frame though, especially when they look pretty cool. What geo you gonna go for with the leeson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnyMilton Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Thats fair. Annoying bout the frame though, especially when they look pretty cool. What geo you gonna go for with the leeson?Yea they look awesome, theres a picture of mine!Im not yet sure about the geo I think I wil try to get it as close to the ciguena geo as possible!Johny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little bmxer boy Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Heatsink uk 24 are brilliant or a iolo thingy custom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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