1995 -ish Orange C16

legrandefromage · Sep 30, 2009

I think this is around 1995

another small dinky 17" frame thats just ok for me to pootle about on.

Budget bits from you-know-where and mismatching green forks/ stem from another bike that was unfortunate enough to be nearby when I picked up the spray paint.

The tires came from a bootsale for 50p

coomber · Sep 30, 2009

My mate had one way back when, same colour and everything. Looks really nice. Those tyres are awesome, bargain. Love it - good work.

makster · Sep 30, 2009

Would look a trillion times better without those risers (imho

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gingernuts/badger · Sep 30, 2009

nice.
do you want some C16 decals? in orange....

legrandefromage · Sep 30, 2009

makster":b3gssahu said:
Would look a trillion times better without those risers (imho )

but then I couldnt ride it as it would be too gosh darn small....

fingers · Sep 30, 2009

Hmmm nice...

Id like a 21" one of these, (as a change from the P7's, see???)

Always liked the c16.

Not a skip find surelllly??????

legrandefromage · Sep 30, 2009

fingers":2m3pf2qj said:
Not a skip find surelllly??????

everything apart from the frame/ seatpost was tip/ car boot sourced

Anthony · Sep 30, 2009

I think you may well be right about 1995. I find it difficult to tell, but I think it's probable that your bike should have the style of decals of the bike shown below. It has a removeable seat clamp like yours, which they went over to during 95. Yours doesn't have F7 forks, which I think they went over to later in 95, so maybe it places yours at early in 95?

C16Rs always feel very small for some reason. I'm happy on a size 19, whereas a size 19 Kona is well too big for me. The size 17 like yours also has a very short head tube, so it's very low at the front and I for one support your brave decision to resort to riser bars. What was that old saying? Better to have loved a C16R with a riser bar than never to have loved a C16R at all? Something like that anyway.

fingers · Sep 30, 2009

I think the decals are nearer 97 stylee...

legrandefromage · Oct 1, 2009

Anthony":lukdjl0i said:
I think you may well be right about 1995. I find it difficult to tell, but I think it's probable that your bike should have the style of decals of the bike shown below. It has a removeable seat clamp like yours, which they went over to during 95. Yours doesn't have F7 forks, which I think they went over to later in 95, so maybe it places yours at early in 95?

C16Rs always feel very small for some reason. I'm happy on a size 19, whereas a size 19 Kona is well too big for me. The size 17 like yours also has a very short head tube, so it's very low at the front and I for one support your brave decision to resort to riser bars. What was that old saying? Better to have loved a C16R with a riser bar than never to have loved a C16R at all? Something like that anyway.

I have the Orange aluminium forks for it. It had an STX headset and STX / FiR rims and Alivio parts when I originally got it. And it has canti mounts.

Those are original decals which are the same as yours, just a different colour, my mate removed the C16 as he is a clockwork fan.

1995 -ish Orange C16

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