Wednesday 27 July 2011

Eco friendly?

There are plenty of adverts around telling us to think of the environment and to recycle, and now you can Be-Green thanks to TNN.

Went there...





Combining the popular (and good, according to these reviews) LGM pads with the popular (and good, according to this review) Belaey pads, these pads are - according to TNN - the best of both worlds.

Tuesday 26 July 2011

2011 Trialtech products...

Bit of a change from the Echo theme recently - Trialtech have some new bits available (as well as some popular old ones such as the 4-Bolt 26" forks back in stock), including the new Sport Splitter and Sport Bashring. Stan's been testing out the splitter for over a year to good effect, and Mark's been bashing as usual to try out the new bashring - both are still working well.



Wednesday 20 July 2011

2011 Echo products...

Yet more products on the home page, check it out!

The newer, lighter Echo SL forks are available in disc only in silver or black for 20" or 26" wheels. They've got an upgraded steerer which now features a built-in crown race, meaning if you're running an Echo SL headset (or any headset with a 36° lower bearing) you can leave your existing crown race off.







The Echo TR Disc Pads are now also available, ideal for replacing those in your existing TR Hydraulic Disc Brake or your Mono Trial, Tech Trial or Try-All disc brake.



We also have the new 19" SL 2011 rim in stock. More weight shaved off compared to the 2010 version - it's now 100g lighter than an Echo TR rim, and around 5-10g lighter than a Try-All hOle rim.

Two Lite SL bikes...

So, the frames have been available for a few days, but the complete Echo Lite SL Dual Disc bike is now available - 7.88kg as standard, not too shabby!











Adam got one of the Lite SL frames built up too (as well as some of the new SL 2011 forks), and this is the result - 7.46kg in total with a 'real' spec:









Tuesday 19 July 2011

Update update update...

The Media page has just been updated with Joe's latest two videos - check it out if you need any inspiration, or if you're planning on hitting Radfest this weekend and want to get a sneak peek at what's available to ride...

New Echo disc brakes.

After a few years of photos of them floating round the net, the TR Hydraulic Disc brakes are now out. Click here for more info!



Saturday 16 July 2011

Joe's 'Welcome' edit!

Joe Maher's been around the UK scene for what seems like forever, and with his riding constantly improving and him generally being a sound guy it made sense to get him on the team. If you want to learn more about Joe click here to check out his profile, or click below to check out a video filmed over a couple of hours in London back in May.

Friday 15 July 2011

You snooze, you lose...

We also had the new Koxx Sky 2 20" model in, but they sold out faster than the charity chocolate box that gets delivered once a week.

That's pretty fast.

The Sky 2 has been slightly tweaked from the earlier model, as shown below...







Echo Pure SL 2011 complete bikes

The Echo Pure SL 2011 Complete Bikes are now in stock!

These are decked out with Ti bolts throughout, as well as most parts being upgraded to Echo's Titanium/SL range too. 9.06kg for the 'standard' bike - not bad, especially for £1299...

The Pure SL frame also features slightly tweaked geometry from the standard Pure frame, with a 5mm shorter reach and 5mm shorter wheelbase. The 2011 SL Forks are also revised from the previous model, now featuring an integrated crown race to match up with Echo's SL Headset.









The Lite SL 2011 bike will be going up shortly too, as well as the standard Pure 2011, Trial 2011 and Lite 2011 bikes going back into stock. If you've been waiting for an Echo product to come back into stock, then chances are that'll be in again now.

Thursday 7 July 2011

Fork jenga.



Get back in the workshop!

Tuesday 5 July 2011

Echo Order... Arrived.

Well, it's taken a while, but our Echo order (all 1.38 tons of it) is finally here! We'll be checking it off in the next few days, so if there's anything you're waiting for feel free to set up a stock reminder and our system will fire you an email when it's back in stock.



We also got a 4-pallet Koxx/Try-All order today, which has been unpacked, checked off and (mostly) added to the website. The Sky 2 bikes, freewheels and frame kits have changed spec a little so we're gonna have to build some up and get new photos etc. before they go on the site.