Rockman Slate II Trials Bike

cwtrials

Member Since:

December 2, 2010

Biking With a Mission

INFORMATION

Frame and Size

Rockman Slate II

Fork and Headset

Trialtech Disc Fork and FSA Orbit XL II Headset

Handlebars / Stem / Grips

Echo Low Rise Bars cut to 28", Trialtech SL High Rise Stem (comes with Ti bolts), Trialtech Foam Grips

Saddle / Seatpost

Who needs a seat? (Can't even put one in my bike)

Cassette

None: Trialtech 16t splined Cog

Chain

???

Crank Set / Bottom Bracket

Trialtech Sport ISIS Lite BB, Drive Crank: Try-All Front freewheel 175mm, Non-Drive Crank: Trialtech 175mm, Bashguard is Trialtech SL Ti Half bash, Freewheel is Echo SL 18 tooth

Rear Derailleur

None: Horizontal dropouts with snail cams for tension

Front Derailleur

None

Shifters

Single speed baby

Pedals

Wellgo MG-1

Brakes / Brake Levers

Front Brake is Avid BB7 (old version) with Avid SD7 Lever, 203mm roundagon rotor and Odyssey Linear Slick Cables. Rear brake is pre '05 Magura HS-33 Hydraulic Rim brake with TNN LGM pads, echo SL four bolt clamps, and a 50/50 anitfreeze bleed

Wheelset

Front wheel deore disc hub (HB-M525) built onto a drilled Sun Rhino Lite. Rear Drilled (3/4" holes) Alex DX32 rim (medium grind), built onto an '05 echo fixed 6spd hub with 2.0,1.8,2.0 butted spokes

Tires

Front: Continental Trail King 2.2, Rear: Continental Der Kaiser

Suspension

So this is my new Crazy amazing trials bike. Big thanks to Trialspads for helping me build it up!!

It weighs in at 22.1 lbs with the following dimensions:
Wheelbase: 1097mm
Chainstay: 381mm
BB: +56mm Rise

The ride is amazing. Feels great on the rear wheel, with how super stiff it is I can actually feel the tire compressing through my handlebars when pre-loading for a gap. While I'm still learning front wheel stuff this bike actually feels like it's meant to do it. BUT I can still bunnyhop it fairly well without pedal strokes.

It's a fairly light frame, so I'm running it with a downtube protector for when I bash it. As light as the bike is it's still extremely strong and I'll be beating the crap out of it.

If you have any questions about trials bikes, and why we ride these things please feel free to message me!!!

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