Hi,
I thought i would start up a new thread around the build up of my Orange Msisle. I have always wanted one of these frames, but had not been able to afford one back in the late 90's.
I picked the frame up this weekend after purchasing it through eBay. I must say its pretty straight although had been stripped and rattled canned blue at some point in its life. So my first couple of jobs are collecting bits to complete the build. i am now well on track with this. I have also found a company (thanks to a separate thread) that will blast/Strip the frame, Powder coat it and give it a clear cote lacquer on top. I am going to order a new decal and head badge set from orange tomorrow. So the Cosmetics are looking to come along. I am planning on removing the rear V-brake bosses They look awful and this will be done obviously prior to powder coating. This leads me on to Shocks. Now i am a road bike man so my knowledge of suspension forks can be written on the head of a presta valve. So its over to you guys to advise me and point me in the right direction of a used set. I have a set of triple crown Judy XL long travel forks, which are actually in very good condition still i think they are about 100mm of travel (does this sound right) should i just bin these and buy something newer/better or shall i service them and use them.
Any thoughts gratefully received!!!!
Picture of the bike as purchased:
I thought i would start up a new thread around the build up of my Orange Msisle. I have always wanted one of these frames, but had not been able to afford one back in the late 90's.
I picked the frame up this weekend after purchasing it through eBay. I must say its pretty straight although had been stripped and rattled canned blue at some point in its life. So my first couple of jobs are collecting bits to complete the build. i am now well on track with this. I have also found a company (thanks to a separate thread) that will blast/Strip the frame, Powder coat it and give it a clear cote lacquer on top. I am going to order a new decal and head badge set from orange tomorrow. So the Cosmetics are looking to come along. I am planning on removing the rear V-brake bosses They look awful and this will be done obviously prior to powder coating. This leads me on to Shocks. Now i am a road bike man so my knowledge of suspension forks can be written on the head of a presta valve. So its over to you guys to advise me and point me in the right direction of a used set. I have a set of triple crown Judy XL long travel forks, which are actually in very good condition still i think they are about 100mm of travel (does this sound right) should i just bin these and buy something newer/better or shall i service them and use them.
Any thoughts gratefully received!!!!
Picture of the bike as purchased: