Hello
I bought this Orange UFO with my first pay cheque out if University in late 97. Bike means a lot of to me. Since move to California (actually the foot of Mt Tam where Mountain biking was born in Marin County (close to San Francisco)) .
Dragged the bike with me through various houses but not used in over twenty years. The perfect Corona Virus restoration project right ?
Been in touch with Orange bikes who tell me I can no longer get the paint or decals and sadly the frame designer passed away in the Tsunami in Asia a few years ago. All the more reasons to restore it to the original frame, albeit with new parts and modern tech but with a retro feel.
A year ago I had a local bike shop spec out some parts list below.
ROCK SHOX, REBA RL, SUSPENSION FORK, 26'', SOLO AIR, 120MM, 1-1/8'', 9MM QR, BLACK
ROCKSHOX MONARCH XX REAR SHOCK 7.25"X1.75" (184X44) TUNEMIDREB/MIDCOMP, 430 LOCKOUT FORCE, LEFT REMOTE 1250MM C2, BLA
CHROMAG FUBARS OSX HANDLEBAR: 25MM RISE AND 780MM WIDTH, 31.8MM,
BLACK AND TIGHT GREEN THOMSON ELITE X4 MOUNTAIN STEM 120MM +/- 0 DEGREE 31.8 1-1/8" THREADLESS BLACK
Chris King Inset 7 Hdst 44mm Tapered 1 1/8-1.5"
Navy SHIMANO ZEE M640 175MM 36T CRANKSET WITH BOTTOM BRACKET
REAR DER SRAM X4 LONG CAGE BLACK
SHIFT LEVER SRAM X4 TRIGGER 8-SPEED BLACK REAR Assemble Frame Up Build
BRAKE SHIMANO DEORE T610 V-BRAKE BLACK FRONT
So my questions / ask for help
1. Anyone know how I can get my hands on original green paint?
2. Anyone know how I can get decals ? The Orange logo seems doable but UFO one not?
I bought this Orange UFO with my first pay cheque out if University in late 97. Bike means a lot of to me. Since move to California (actually the foot of Mt Tam where Mountain biking was born in Marin County (close to San Francisco)) .
Dragged the bike with me through various houses but not used in over twenty years. The perfect Corona Virus restoration project right ?
Been in touch with Orange bikes who tell me I can no longer get the paint or decals and sadly the frame designer passed away in the Tsunami in Asia a few years ago. All the more reasons to restore it to the original frame, albeit with new parts and modern tech but with a retro feel.
A year ago I had a local bike shop spec out some parts list below.
ROCK SHOX, REBA RL, SUSPENSION FORK, 26'', SOLO AIR, 120MM, 1-1/8'', 9MM QR, BLACK
ROCKSHOX MONARCH XX REAR SHOCK 7.25"X1.75" (184X44) TUNEMIDREB/MIDCOMP, 430 LOCKOUT FORCE, LEFT REMOTE 1250MM C2, BLA
CHROMAG FUBARS OSX HANDLEBAR: 25MM RISE AND 780MM WIDTH, 31.8MM,
BLACK AND TIGHT GREEN THOMSON ELITE X4 MOUNTAIN STEM 120MM +/- 0 DEGREE 31.8 1-1/8" THREADLESS BLACK
Chris King Inset 7 Hdst 44mm Tapered 1 1/8-1.5"
Navy SHIMANO ZEE M640 175MM 36T CRANKSET WITH BOTTOM BRACKET
REAR DER SRAM X4 LONG CAGE BLACK
SHIFT LEVER SRAM X4 TRIGGER 8-SPEED BLACK REAR Assemble Frame Up Build
BRAKE SHIMANO DEORE T610 V-BRAKE BLACK FRONT
So my questions / ask for help
1. Anyone know how I can get my hands on original green paint?
2. Anyone know how I can get decals ? The Orange logo seems doable but UFO one not?