Bikes bikes bikes!

There are another 4 bikes now on the homepage - the dinky little Onza Mini Master 2012, the slightly bigger (and very well specced) Koxx 749, the slightly larger (and much more streety) Onza Zoot 2012 and lastly a custom-spec Adamant 24". Options!

Onza Pro 2012

Here's the Onza Pro 2012 bike - now complete with hydraulic disc brakes, a bit of an upgrade from the previous model! They also come in a subtle matte black finish with some cool gloss black graphics. A bit of a departure from Onza's usual style, but they look great.





Details are available here.

You know what time it is...

...it's "TAKING PICTURES OF BIKES DAY!"

Here's Cap doing a last bit of fine-tuning to a 2012 Onza Mini Master. More soon...

Inspired at Hope!

Back in April, Mark headed over to Hope's new HQ in Barnoldswick with Inspired and Danny Mac. Here's the video from the trip.

New 661 products

Couple of new products from 661 came in stock today - the new Recon Wired 2012 and Dirt Lid 2012. The Recon is a nice, light 'All Mountain' helmet that comes in at a very reasonable £69, and the Dirt Lid is a skate-style lid that comes in a couple of different colours and a low price of £25. Bargainous. Helmets make sense, and getting one that fits well is always a good bet, so with the Recon's 'Detox' fit system allowing you to get a perfect fit, and the Dirt Lid coming with a sackfull of additional padding so you can get it just right, you should be covered!

New Inspired and Trialtech goodness...

We just received a new shipment of Trialtech and Inspired products, including the Trialtech SL Topcap, some new stems, some new Inspired bashrings and chainstay protectors and a couple of new bikes (no Skye bikes yet though, sorry!). More on the website soon!

More blue pads...

Another pair of new brake pads - blue seems to be a theme! This time it's from Dutch-based BBB, the Tie Fighter pads.





Their new shape 'grips' the cylinder much better than the standard design, which in turn should help reduce pad roll. Super soft compound makes them ideal for smooth rims.

New, from Hope...

After many years using the same compound, Hope are now offering a softer 'Pro' compound as well as their 'Standard' pads.



The Pro pads have been developed in conjunction with some of the top riders and brands in the trials world and offer slightly improved performance at the expense of a slightly reduced wear life. Adam's got a set on his uber-light mod too, and so far so good!

Treats...

If you end up heading down to the Street Light Session this weekend, you may be able to pick yourself up one of these cards...



And yes, choosing business card finishes and colours did remind me a lot of American Psycho.

See you down there!

Ta-daaa...

We've had these in stock for a little while, but we've finally got round to getting photos of 'the range' - these are the new, coloured versions of the Echo SL Titanium pedals. Same colour range as the TR range, but with ti axles. 261g per pair!

Cap's new video...

When he's not here at work, being a 'Big Lad', climbing, doing skids and wheelies for money, playing on his PS3 or eating, Cap likes nothing more than to boot some big gaps (sometimes to wheels, sometimes to downtube - he's not picky). This is his latest video with Matt "No bones" Arkwright featuring a selection of spots around Preston and Cleveleys.

Red Bull Street Light Sessions

Here's a bit more info about the up-coming Red Bull Street Light Sessions:



"In a bid to give wiiings to the British trials bike community, Danny MacAskill, Martyn Ashton and Red Bull have been working tirelessly on the final preparations and adjustments to the Street Light setup, before it’s in Bristol on Saturday 17th September for the first of two Red Bull Street Light Sessions.

Danny has recently returned from Eurobike and is looking forward to getting back out riding in the UK . “It is really exciting for me to be back riding in the UK after a year of traveling, and the Red Bull Streetlight Sessions are a great way for me to catch up with the Trials scene over here. I am confident the riding setups we will be bringing to these cool locations will be well received, Red Bull know how to throw an event so come down and check it out!!”

Both Bristol and Manchester events will open their doors at 5pm, where up to 500 spectators will be able to watch the crème of the global trials scene in action, with a selected number being given the opportunity to ride the course alongside Danny or partake in a ‘Street Light Taster Session’. The events will run into the evening, gradually becoming illuminated under city lights, before coming to a close at 10pm.

Red Bull and Inspired Bicycles will run three, hour long ‘Street Light Taster Sessions’ in both Manchester and Bristol, offering a limited number of ‘street trials’ first timers a shot at the sport in a safe, progressive environment. Sign up at Redbull.co.uk/Streetlight to be in with your chance of securing a place.

Experienced Trials riders and those keen to spectate need simply turn up on the day. Danny, Martyn and Red Bull look forward to seeing you there!


City: Bristol
Venue: Castle Park, Bristol, BS1 3XD
Date: Saturday 17th September 2011

City: Manchester
Venue: River Street Development, River Street, Manchester, M1
Date: Saturday 8th October 2011"

Try-All/Koxx...

...yet more stuff back in stock - this time the Sky 2 20" and Sky 2 26" framekits.

Carbon bars...

...now back in stock.

Shiny!

Piiiimp.





Check 'em out...

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.

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.

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:

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!

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.