Joey Boswell's 1994 Orange P7

Having moved from Liverpool to London and from relatively flat coastal rides to hilly / grassy rides I have ventured into the world of retro mountain bikes. As a 80s baby with an affinity towards anything from the 90s, the bike has followed on from my love of anything 90s...cars, music, trainers etc.

The bike the P7 replaced...my last track bike in it's 'pottering about' guise:


IMG_5658 by jonty oconnor, on Flickr

And here is the new steed:


IMG_6079 by jonty oconnor, on Flickr


IMG_6081 by jonty oconnor, on Flickr


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IMG_6083 by jonty oconnor, on Flickr


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IMG_6087 by jonty oconnor, on Flickr

Also had my first go at lacing wheels:


IMG_0562 by jonty oconnor, on Flickr

Spec:

Frame: Orange P7 94
Fork: Pace RC35 AB (new elastomers, seals, rocker repair kit, crown bolts, titanium spring plates and rebonded by justbackdated)
Headset: Shimano
Stem: Orange SK8 (?)
Handlebar: Orange
Grips: Black Rubber (?)
Brakes: Shimano Deore LX
Brake Pads: No name orange
Brake Cables: Goodridge Carbon
Cantilever cable hangers: Onza chill pillz in purple (from DegsUK)
Brake Levers: Shimano Deore LX SQ Plus
Cassette: Shimano Deore LX
Chain: ?
Cranks: Shimano Deore LX
Chainrings: Shimano Deore LX Hyperdrive
Bottom Bracket: Shimano
Pedals: Shimano Deore LX
Hub Skewers: Shimano Deore LX
Rims: Mavic 317
Hubs: Shimano Deore LX Parallax
Nipples: DT Swiss
Spokes: DT Swiss
Tyres: Tioga Psycho (courtesy of claret73)
Tubes: Fly weights.
Saddle: Carbon / cordura from my track bike until I change
Seatpost: Orange
Misc: Aluminium barends, purple bottle cage which was on when bought

And here's a shot in it's natural habitat now that I have moved from tarmac to grass!


IMG_0594 by jonty oconnor, on Flickr

Future plans are to just use it for now! And when it gets a bit worn I will replace parts as they come up cheap but I think the LX works fine for me. I might consider Maguras if I see any cheap but other than that it will just be little bits to spruce it up like new stickers. If I keep hold of it long enough to need a paint I will paint it the same colour as my car, being that they are both from 94. The colour is VW Ice Violet and here's the old beast that influenced this decision:

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Great job, the forks and the tyres suit that frame perfectly!

Looks the shizzle

Really nice, looks so right

p7

nice p7 and a good spec. the mavic 317's are a good strong rim with a decent braking surface.

are they nickel plated? leave as it is forever, for me

nice car too, a good vr6 example. i liked the G60 supercharged!

if you can make this ride.

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... sc&start=0

near to you? put some mileage on the orange.

cheers.

Doubt I'll make that ride but I'm defo up for getting to one of them. Nice one.

Very nice job.

You got your rear pycho on back to front...

the markings on the sidewall point to the front. is this meant to be a front tyre then? I'll have to have a proper look. Nice one mate.

Nice VW Corado VR6! I have noticed quite a few nice VW's on this site in the background. I also run an old Golf GTI classic, is there a connection between clasic VW's and retro bike building? :?