Leader bikes, frames and questions (735TR, 720)

How can we not miss it dear James? You've mentioned it everywhere :P

Yuck

I keep thinking this myself.

Exactly!
Or a fixed BMX? cant be that difficult to put together.

I thought this and was actually going to make one. I asked loads of bmxers about the idea and found one guy who had done it for flatland tricks, he said it was impossible to ride on the street as it knackered your muscles out after a short time and you get pedal strike on the smallest of turns.

Been riding my leader for a while and am loving it. Really nice ride, light and reactive. Maybe a little more harsh than a steel frame, but nothing I have issue with, even with the crap roads in the city.

I've put some tape around the top bar, which you can even see, as it was getting a little scratched from lock abuse.

Only real issue with ordering from leader is if you get caught with import tax!!!!

come on people, it's not a design flaw. it's probably designed for 19mm tubulars, not 25mm gators. you need to decide whether you want super tight track clearances - in which case don't expect fat tyres to fit in - or a fixed wheel road setup - which should accomodate larger tyres.

they say it's fixed (no pun) in the 2010 version of the frame.

Thinking of getting one as a cheap citymasher. Don't know about the fork though. Or the carbontrack fork or the carbon/steel fork. Opinions?

im from nyc and leader frames seem to be taking over along with mecier and other cheapies. there have been a floud of cheap leaders on ebay in the US. they are good frames for their price but i wouldnt expect them to last very long...id love to hear from someone who has ridden a leader for more then a year.

life-time guarantee from leader on my frame. So I'm guessing it'll last longer than a year.

come on people, it's not a design flaw. it's probably designed for 19mm tubulars, not 25mm gators. you need to decide whether you want super tight track clearances - in which case don't expect fat tyres to fit in - or a fixed wheel road setup - which should accomodate larger tyres.

the clearance is still an issue even with 19mm tub.

has anyone got any experience of leader 722ts frame,

and how do ppl rate this frame?

shite

It's incredibly amazing.

It's amazingly incredible.

It's like, better than being spunked on by a NJS bike (which is like, riding with an erection), like, totally awesome for skidding all over the road running over people and cars while bitch-slapping the road.

It's totally tighter than a keirin racer's arse.

This is not a fucking classified. Get to fuck.

Welcome to the forum! We love you very much!

Now thats what we call a proper Forum welcome - most on here arent massive fans of Leaders, mainly for cosmetic reasons, and a percieved lack of quality, but they are perfectly good frames for the money, and have improved over the last couple of years, ironing out some earlier design flaws.

I doubt TFG would sell em if they were heaps of shit

Hello i would like to know how is the leader 725tr like a bike, easy to drive?enoyable?i would use it to commute and do some tricks. Thank u!

Mine rides lovely and smooth, its solid, strong and fast. I love it.
It is lovely to drive.
I have had mine for over 6 months and still great.
I wouldn't recommend the 725tr for tricks.
It is an aluminum frame with track geometry, not right for tricks.
Great frame.

u must be idiot to use this like a trick bike!!!!!! or even riding it !!!!!!! get a charge to comute to work its more solid !!!!!

^^haha^^

I use mine for daily commuting, nice and solid frame.
Used to ride the 721ts, but the 725 feels way stonger.
I wouldn't use it for tricks, as it is an alloy frame, but for some wheelies I don't think it should be a problem.

What kind of fork on this bike mate?