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Just a few answers to some points raised. The original Onza company which made the elastomer pedal went bankrupt in 1995. We bought all their intellectual property in 1999, so the brand is the same but a different company. As well as the Ule grips, which have gone down a storm, we have alo re-introduced a slightly modified longer Porcipaw grip and the original Porc 2 Kevlar tyres.
This first Uno fixie bike is the result of a lot of hard work in development and we are pleased with the result. We opted for a 1" headset as the frame and forks are slim and elegant and 1" better suited it. The Mongo 3 headset has industrial sealed angular contact bearings. The actual bearing size is the same but smaller ring diameter, so is equal in strength to a 1-1/8". The actual fork is tig welded cromoly straight bladed and is supremely strong and responsive and I cannot for the life of me see why anyone would want to plonk a fat ugly ATB fork in it. If anyone wants to fit a 1-1/8" a-head stem we have lots of shims in stock to cater for that.
The cut out head tubes have been featured on Trials bike for years now with no problems.
We welcome input and constructive criticism from you guys at the sharp end which is why we are talking here now. We are a small family business who live and breath bicycles, and it took us 10 years to become UK no.1 in Bicycle Trials so we know we are in it for the long haul. We hope this is the first of many such bikes and we will constantly strive to improve. In addition we make Tensile products including many single speed items plus we are distributing Araya rims, so plan to offer a large range of single speed and Fixie products. Our single speed converters and chain tensioners are already making an impact.