1998 Orange Clockwork - strange forks....

I was essentially bored senseless last weekend and went through the local ads and brought a very quirky 1998 Orange Clockwork just to have a project and get oily.

Anyhow, the frame's got some interesting features:
- Crud catcher bosses
- No rear chainstay bridge
- FD E-type plate boss
- Two bolts on the BB shell for an "anti-chain suck" thingy...
- The canti-studs on the forks are backwards! The V-brake is facing the down-tube if you know what I mean...

It's cleaned up OK and now built up as a SS commuter / urban hack; rather nice ride and a good fit for me.

Are these features actually any good in mud or is all this stuff a gimmick? It all seems a bit OTT. Any experiences from other Orange Clockwork riders? Are they any good? Can't seem to see anything similar when surfing. Can post a few pics if it helps.

W.

Hi Woz. Sounds like a 1998/99 to me. Crud bosses are good if you use one (many did back then) and the reverse mounts are meant to be good for brake forces etc. Check out early Pace forks

brocklanders023":1ccyi35y said:

Hi Woz. Sounds like a 1998/99 to me. Crud bosses are good if you use one (many did back then) and the reverse mounts are meant to be good for brake forces etc. Check out early Pace forks

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sounds like it to me too :? Of course we'll need to see pics

Woz":1gjo4kw5 said:

- The canti-studs on the forks are backwards! The V-brake is facing the down-tube if you know what I mean...

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Like this:



There's a few more pics here: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... d55c61a984

Woz":2c0tr17a said:

- The canti-studs on the forks are backwards! The V-brake is facing the down-tube if you know what I mean...

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Like this:



There are a few more pics here: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... d55c61a984

Yup, exactly like that! I'll get some pics up later today.

Bit of a glitch in The Matrix for that double post.

Cool, look forward to seeing the pics.

They did 2 forks with rear facing pivots.the fork shown[steel] and an alloy curved[was it curved :?]

I seem to remember the reason for it being that the pads are pulled onto the rim increasing performance :? I think

dyna-ti":1bwlttmf said:

They did 2 forks with rear facing pivots.the fork shown[steel] and an alloy curved[was it curved :?]

I seem to remember the reason for it being that the pads are pulled onto the rim increasing performance :? I think

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Yep, à la Pace. It also looks a bit different on the shop floor or catalogue.

Some pics of the original advert. Title of the advert was "Broken MB"....