caisso's ride

[RyanMcVicker]

Who knows what caisso is riding on these days? Apparently hes off the koxx roster... what frame is he pimpin now?

edit: sorry if this is an old topic but ive been out of the loop for a while now.. im back on the forums for winter me thinks

[Elan]

a scorpa frame, im pretty sure its made by koxx and it has scorpa stickers on it :dunno:

[RomanR]

Ryan, way to be out of the loop, wow :p

This silver one? He's riding for Atomz now, even mod..

http://www.observedtrials.net/otn3/IMG_2857.JPG

[stocktrials]

prototype.. ooooh
VIZ parts throughout
http://www.observedtrials.net/album/data/605/atomz20.jpg

[RyanMcVicker]

atomz? hmmm website?

[Patrick]

http://www.atomz.fr/

Pictures of the Caisso stock should be released by Atomz in late September, and frames will be for sale in late October.

I'm going to France Nov 1st, and might try to pick one up for a local rider here.

[modtire]

Giacomo told me atomz is a remanant of the french powerhouse Sunn (think mid-90's DH and XC). There were two versions of the stock in NZ, Caisso's had some more tube manipulation (looked like some possible hydroforming) versus the more plain-jane one his buddy had. Only saw one mod. Rumor had it he was only using those for the worlds and then something else, but I can't confirm that. In terms of geo the stock looked vary "Caisso like" as in not stupid long, not much if any bb up. chainstays look a little shorter than the monster 390s on the Koxx, and he could balance it perfect on anything. Apparently it does effortless taps, or that just might have been the rider... Patrick, I'll make it worth your while if you can get me one too.

[Patrick]

^^^ Let's talk again in late October Peter..:)

[KMT]

Giacomo told me atomz is a remanant of the french powerhouse Sunn (think mid-90's DH and XC).
and trial!

pics from 1999 :eek3danc:

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/6606/sunnhatscf6.jpg
i wonder who is the rider


http://img471.imageshack.us/img471/3913/sunntrialrf3.jpg
good old hutchinson jumbo... :Sonic:

[felix]

KMT']
i wonder who is the rider

probably Thierry Girard

[dingus]

what the thing sticking off on one side is that thing sticking off on one side of the fork?

[trialsinhawaii]

Its Theirry Girrard. He rocked in his day! Rear Disc in 1999.

[lucky13]

what the thing sticking off on one side is that thing sticking off on one side of the fork?

Looks like a anti bar spin for bails? Beter to bend that then to pull hydro brake tubes.

Yea, I remember looking at that back in the bt.com days...

[trialsin usa]

Yeah, that is Thierry. That bike was one off (or a couple just for him). I imported a couple of the production ones in '97 or so..... steel frames. The funny thing about the geometry was the head tube angle. The slackest headtube angle I have ever seen on any thing but a chopper! If I had to guess, no steeper than 69 degrees! Front wheel actually wanted to flop over when bike was sitting still.

With that headtube angle you could roll down almost anything........... conversly it also meant that it was almost imposssible to rock up onto the front wheel........

[stocktrials]

Rumor had it he was only using those for the worlds and then something else, but I can't confirm that.
yes pete i think that is true.. I spoke to his minder about the frames. "Ah-tomz" he would say.

yeah he had two 26s.. the purple edition and the blue edition :)

[bEavoLa]

KMT']

http://img471.imageshack.us/img471/3913/sunntrialrf3.jpg


sexaayyyy!:eek3danc:

[stefan]

the little thing on the fork is build for the show : thierry girard turns the wheel to 90° and seats on the stem

i think it was titanium

sexy bike in 99 but thierry was no more the best one : rookies came and won everything : their name : marc vinco, marc caisso !!

my cannondale beats of the east is signed by thierry girard !! crazy uh ??

[jocketrial]

I had a Sunn trials frame in 97 or 98. But it was chromed with red stickers ! steel frame.

[covert gopher]

the little thing on the fork is build for the show : thierry girard turns the wheel to 90° and seats on the stem

i think it was titanium

sexy bike in 99 but thierry was no more the best one : rookies came and won everything : their name : marc vinco, marc caisso !!

my cannondale beats of the east is signed by thierry girard !! crazy uh ??

is this your website?
just curious, since a cannondale is referred to as the beast of teh east on teh site...http://www.cs.nmt.edu/~andy/trials.html

[tomacropod]

cannondale released a frame called the "beast of the east" back in the 90s. It was popular with trials riders of the time given its strength and (uuuh) trials-like geometry.

- Joel

[stefan]

i got no site !

tomac is right : beast of the east was a good attempt for a trial geo : BB was @ zero
but chainstays were 425mm : awfull of course !
bar was large
magura on board

nice bike

rode mine 7 years !!