Stan's KOXX Orange Sky

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















Stan'll add extra info tomorrow :)

Adam

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

Who will it be...

Who's it gonna be?

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...

Sausage.

It's 10:45am here, Ali is munching on a sausage:

Stan: 'Where did you find that sausage Ali?'

Ali: 'On the desk.'

Yes, Ali does often leave bits of meat lying around...

What.

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

Can you say... Pimp?!

Limited Edition 25th Anniversary Edition Monty 231 Kamel... pretty bling!

Phwoar!

Busy? Believe! The past two days have been hectic, but because we (by we I mean Adam) are dedicated to the website updating cause, new stuff's been going up. There's a pretty big range of new Inspired and Trialtech stuff up on the site, including some braaaand new, didn't-see-that-coming stuff. Good mix of streety, 24-y and trialsy stuff too, you're pretty much guaranteed to find something worth badgering friends and family about having for Christmas...





Brand spanking new full-build Inspired bikes too, the Fourplay Pro and Fourplay Team.





TryAll mod stems are in stock now too, why haven't you bought one yet?!

Best kid's bike ever?

Probably. This kid's bike (bit more SEO there, boom) is amazing! Modelled on the 'big' Sky bikes, this Koxx Microsky is pimped out. It's things like this that make me wish I was a kid again - starting trials on a Raleigh Firefly was fun, but I imagine I may have improved faster on the Koxx...









And yeah, 'H'116 hub on a kid's bike? Believe.

You laugh, but...

You may remember me mentioning Stan's new setup, and joking about how he was 38 hours into setting it up - well, no joke. I'm sure one day it'll come together...

Om nom nom.

New Hope Tech lever really is tech. I'm making the "As used by Mark" tag become a reality in a few minutes, can't wait. Adjustable Hope levers - win!



Despite it looking meaty as hell, it's also only 20g heavier than a standard lever.

EDIT: And here it is!

Downloading.

Vimeo is being slower than a slow thing today, so I haven't even had a chance to watch this all the way through yet. All I can say is that the first minute or so rules. Anyways, click here to see Rowan Johns being awesome!

Number of the beast?

Last night, 38 hours into trying to set up Stan's bike, the man himself called me out of the (warm) office into the (freezing cold) warehouse to point out to me the weight of his old front tyre. This isn't a set up shot or anything, this is literally what it weighed. Potentially a sign.





Bonus fact: Before choosing his new tyre out of the stack of Try-All 26x2.0 tyres, Stan weighed 10 of them to find the lightest one possible. That's dedication.

Express delivery!

If you want something light and French, our K-124 delivery probably has what you need. Stock levels are going to be updated ASAP!

Playing with fire.

Ads, in the process of turning this into this.



Goggles on, safety first...

Sea of Echo

Our Echo order has arrived! Everything should be unpacked and on the site in time for the weekend... If you're waiting for stuff like Lite frames, SL freewheels, Lite Bashplates, TR Disc Hubs or Urban Forks then you're in luck :-)

Lightest rim evaaarrz.

The new Viz Square-Hole 26" rim happens to be the lightest we sell, at a ridonkulous 584g.



The 19" counterpart is 1g off the lightest (the Trialtech SL), weighing in at 410g.

"Twenny Fow."

We've got some new items to stop your 24" bike from scraping along the floor when you try and ride along - the new TR 24" wheels from Echo. Available in a choice of disc or non-disc fronts, and non-disc rears, with either white or black rims. Pretty snazzy looking wheels, a pretty economical solution if you're trying to build up a 24.

Lids 'n' bits

Two new Fox lids are up on the site, the Flux (As worn in that Danny Mackaskill video) and the Transition. Go check 'em out!



Speaking of checking things out - we've updated the site a little so you can now see what staff members like Mark and Gav are running on their own personal setups. Some food for thought, maybe!

Hot and cold...

This frame is very much like Sarah Jessica Parker - some people think she looks amazing, some people think she's a hound. Remember - beauty is in the eye of the beholder.



The TMS Evo 3, available now...

FOOTBALL!

D3O - Amazing!

Video says it all...

Ribo Lites!

Got some eeeeexclusive stuff right here - Tartybikes ONLY Ribo Lite shoes. These are a tweak on the original Ribos - to our specification - that include the removal of the ratcheting system. We've found that taking this ratchet system off means that the shoe itself is a lot more flexible and supple (Without a big wodge of ratchet clip on it), and you don't run the risk of bottoming out the ratchet when the shoes stretch a bit from new. Equally, we've flipped the Velcro over so it's the other way up to usual, meaning it's easier to pull the wrap-over tongue tighter without getting the laces stuck to the tongue. An additional bonus of this larger tongue is improved waterproofing, as the top of the shoe is totally covered by the tongue rather than having a gap over the central part of the top of the shoe on the older models.

One of the flipsides of having the ratchet removed is also that the weight of the shoe is dropped down so they're the lightest trials shoes by about 101g or so (120g lighter than the previous model we stocked). They weigh in at a paltry 546g (for a 42). That, in case you were wondering, is actually nothing.




Available now in a range of sizes. In case you were wondering, these are the shoes that Ads and Stan have been spotted riding in a lot recently.

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.