And now for something completely different...

A little preview of something we've just finished building... proper photos should be done sometime today if it stops raining...

Check Mark's look of disapproval, haha.

Gav's New Hair

Permtastic.

New wheels... of a different kind.

Adam has a new (to him) car! Check it out...











200bph, 0-60 in around 7 seconds, tis pretty quick!

Manuseseseseseseses

Rockman Manus full builds...

'Standard' spec, in Green:




Super Pimp 'Light' spec, in Orange:

Snow!

The view that greeted me this morning... wahey!



Adam

Friday afternoon randomness.

Well, it's been a long hard week but we still had time for some product development and testing.

Don't try this at home:




Waterproof? Check.




A Gav is born:




New brand?

Snow!

Ahem.

Mark straddling a parcel. Nice.

Speed-Race FANS

Sorry for the poop photos... ISO 1600 + 1/15th + no tripod = lose.

So far feels pretty awesome, very similar to my Hoesel which I LOVED to bits. I had some old shoulder injury issues with the longer bike so needed to try shorter again...













Spec for anyone interested:

Frame and Forks
- Frame: Speed-Race FANS
- Forks: V!Z Light

Wheels
- Front hub: Echo TR, 28h
- Rear hub: Trialtech Prototype, 32h
- Chain tensioners: Echo TR Snail Cams
- Front rim: Echo SL (single walled)
- Rear rim: Trialtech SL
- Spokes: Sapim Butted
- Wheelbuilds: Tartybikes
- Rim tape: Tarty
- Inner tube (front): Maxxis Ultralight 20"
- Inner tube (rear): Monty Lightweight 19"
- Front tyre: Try-All Stiky
- Rear tyre: Try-All Stiky Light (prototype)

Brakes
- Front brake: Hope/Try-All Disc
- Rear brake: Hope/Try-All Disc
- Front rotor: V!Z Sheephead
- Rear rotor: V!Z Sheephead

Drivetrain
- Cranks: Try-All ISIS 175mm
- Freewheel: Echo SL, 18T
- Chain: Trialtech Z610 HX
- Rear Sprocket: Trialtech 12T 7075 (prototype)
- Pedals: Trialtech Sport Magnesium with Ti Axle
- Bottom bracket: Reset Titanium
- Basring: Trialtech Titanium Halfring

Steering
- Headset: Echo SL
- Stem: Try-All Forged
- Grips: Trialtech Foam
- Handlebars: Try-All Carbon Riser

Extras
- Trialtech Carbon Headset Spacers
- M:Part Stick-On Cable Guides
- Various Titanium and Alloy Bolts

Weight: 7.88kg

Geo: 995, 350, +80, 595 reach, 72 head.

Hope you like!
Adam

SpeedRace FANS

Adam was such a fan (ho ho ho) that he decided to build one... oops... Pics tomorrow!

Available in 20" and 26".

Ali is a bad boy.

Guess what followed Ali into work today...



Apparently because he was driving a car registered to a female (his mum) and had his hood up (it's cold), the police thought the car might be stolen and followed him to work... right...

What.

Our Neon order came with some parts wrapped in newspaper. We found this. Frightening.

Tarty Weekender...

Well it was a very wet and windy Sunday morning and we had planned to ride Shipley but some car issues and crap weather meant a change of plan and so we rode Birchwood business park which has a surprising amount of stuff to ride! Turned out to be a good decision and Adam and I (Stan) both had very good rides indeed! We also grabbed a bunch of photos from the day. Here are my 2 faves, but for more (19 in all) check the topic on Trials-forum.

New Staff?

Lucy (Adam's dog) has come in for the day! Here she is giving Stan a hard time trying to steal most of his lunch...

Any more tail wagging and I think it's gonna fall off!

Another frame... shame...

Previous bike: ZOO! Lynx Long... New bike below.

So far I've found the BB rise and short chainstay makes it fine for bunnyhopping, but the extra length/room over a 'short' mod is nice.

Geo: 1025, 350, 610 reach, +80 BB (with Try-All fork). Bike weight: 8.08kg, frame 1.45kg.









Hopefully some riding photos will be taken tonight... (weather permitting!)

Adam

Fox goodies.

We now have in stock a range of goodies from Fox, such as helmets, gloves, clothing, wallets and belts. More to come this afternoon...

SanTart Update...

Cheesy Photo Alert:

Just a Photo...

New concept in improving workshop quality: be at one with the bike in matching clothing.



Note: We are pleased to announce Ali advertising Magura :P

YaaBaa 2010 Bikes

From back to front:

499, 20" wheels but with short fork and stem, aimed at young riders.

549, full sized 20" bike with 19" rear wheel/tyre.

749, Try-All freewheel, 19" rear wheel, HS33 brakes.

949, best bike in the range in our opinion, Try-All front freewheel, drilled rims, sealed 'H' hubs, Louise front disc, riser bars, ISIS cranks...



All in stock and ready to go!

Another New Bike...

Soooo... the lure of a mod bike was just too much for me (Adam), thanks Mark. Here's my latest steed, a few bits robbed from my GU 26".

Thanks to:
Mark for the help in building and 175mm crank advice.
Ali for setting up my front brake.
Gav and Stan for playing pool throughout the build and helping with bugger all, apart from giving me abuse for my wheels being too small.
Dave @ Trialtech for some of the bits (mainly Ti bolts).
















Spec for anyone interested:

Frame and Forks
- Frame: ZOO! Lynx Disc, Long
- Forks: Echo SL

Wheels
- Front hub: Rockman BUB Disc, 28h
- Rear hub: Rockman BUB Disc, 32h
- Chain tensioners: Echo TR Snail Cams
- Front rim: Try-All hOle
- Rear rim: Try-All hOle
- Spokes: Sapim Butted
- Wheelbuilds: Tartybikes
- Rim tape: Tarty
- Inner tube (front): Maxxis Ultralight 20"
- Inner tube (rear): Monty Lightweight 19"
- Front tyre: Try-All Stiky
- Rear tyre: Monty Eagle Claw

Brakes
- Front brake: Hope/Try-All Disc
- Rear brake: Hope/Try-All Disc
- Front rotor: Hope Mono Trial
- Rear rotor: Try-All

Drivetrain
- Cranks: Try-All ISIS 175mm
- Freewheel: Try-All 108.9, 18T
- Chain: Trialtech Z610 HX
- Rear Sprocket: Echo TR 12T
- Pedals: Trialtech Sport Magnesium with Ti Axle
- Bottom bracket: Reset Titanium
- Basring: Trialtech Titanium Halfring

Steering
- Headset: Echo SL
- Stem: Try-All Forged
- Grips: Trialtech Foam
- Handlebars: Try-All Carbon Riser

Extras
- Trialtech Carbon Headset Spacers
- M:Part Stick-On Cable Guides
- Various Titanium and Alloy Bolts

Weight: 8.14kg (no modifications)

Future mods (maybe): Bit of bashplate mount grinding, some rear tyre chopping to improve muddy grip, a few more Ti bolts, bit of bar height tweaking...

Hope you like!
Adam