TartyBikes : Koxx Sky 2 20"

Reply from TartyBikes on 28/01/2011

Hi Ivan - It depends on how you ride it. The Sky 2 uses quite thin tubing and so because of that it is more at risk of dents. Frames tend to receive more impacts when ridden on street (from walls, rails, etc.), so it may be a little risky using it for 'urban' or street riding. Thanks, Mark

Reply from TartyBikes on 03/02/2011

Hi Danny - We didn't really find that most of our customers had many problems with the original K-Alone frames. The tubing had a higher strength and so it meant Koxx could use a thinner tube wall. The downside to this was that it was more prone to denting. However, if the tubing was kept dent-free (generally through the use of something like a Pro-Racing Carbon downtube protector or similar) we found that we had very few problems reported about them. Either way, the new Sky frames have slightly thicker tubing hence the weight being about 100g more than the previous Sky models. Because of this I'd imagine they'd be stronger, as well as the improved head tube area and BB yoke strengthening up those areas of the frame too. Thanks, Mark

Reply from TartyBikes on 04/08/2011

Hi Alex - That's correct - this is the latest spec/version of the Sky 2. Thanks, Mark

Reply from TartyBikes on 12/08/2011

Hi Alex - You're right about the Sky 2 and the V2 caliper - the V2 is still a good brake, although it might not have quite the same power as the Mono Trial brake. This is just due to the piston size - on the Mono Trial it's 25mm, but on the V2 it's 24mm so it'll have a tiny bit less power. It seems to be the brake that most riders who use Atomz or Koxx bikes use now and we haven't heard any issues with them so they should still be suitable. Thanks, Mark

Reply from TartyBikes on 28/12/2011

Hi Sami - We've been on holiday for the past few days over the Christmas period, and will be open again fully on the 3rd January. We should hopefully be able to get photos of the new bikes around that time. Thanks, Mark