Can anyone help please. I've been researching the history of this bike. The C16 stands for 16th version of the Clockwork. But what does the R stand for?
"Race" sounds good as it was aimed at the race circuit. FIR were one of a few sponsors of the Orange team with the FIR logo featured on the Pertex race jerseys. The C16Rs came out in '95, for a couple of years. Nice bikes – wished I'd got one at the time.