Category X-Orange Formula.

Lester Noble and Steve Wade, T/A Orange Mountain Bikes Commisioned and HandBuilt By Dave Yates.

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Signature Dave Yates................, Engineer, Fabricator, Artist or Architect.....?

U-Brake Placement on the chainstays because of the sheer power created in use caused Tubing to Flex, We all learnt quickly the brake force increase created by the U brake was fantastic but in the U.K at a sacrifice for mud clearence and Chain Jams.

Frame builders/Designers quickly moved them to the Seat stay out of the way, Dave Yates wanted the Prestige tubes on the seat stay, huge weight advantage but at the cost of flex, the X-Brace solved that problem.

Designed by Lester and Steve the first generation Stalk stem Fabricated with Tange Prestige, Shortly after being released to be to be offered with a One Piece Bar and Stem combination as a further option which would be made to measure for each rider.

The Foundations for this model had already been laid, namely the "Tushingham Works Replica", the Brainchild of Lester Noble to be built By Dave Yates.

With the Evolution of the Brand And the Formation of a totally new Company, Orange Mountain Bikes wanted a Flagship Model.

The Blue Print was already there, the tubing was avaliable and with some subtle geometry tweeks from a master craftsman, The Formula Was Born.

Custom Built for the Individual, with a choice of any component you wished

Hand Brazed and Filed From Tange Prestige.

A Little Gold Leaf, Just for good Measure...!

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With a Matching Fillet Brazed and hand Filed Tange Prestige Fork to match, along with a Race Colour that would forever live in Infamy.

The Colaberation Gave us the "Orange Formula".

Wow, that has certainly brightened up a very dull day for me, superb.