Hi Marc,
Thanks for the info. I'll try Orange next week. As I said before they seem to be slightly different, but unsure why. I've attached a shot of the decal on the seat tube, which is the main one that is different. Another thing that I've noticed with the frame is that the 'seat stay depth stopper' (as quoted from 97 catalogue) seems to be missing, but it has not been cut off so not sure what that means.
I read somewhere that the pressure for Strata shocks should match rider weight. Being a bit portly at the moment I have manged to get about 150PSI into it, and although it seems too hard I'm sure that once I get out riding it I'll have to drop it. Hoping for a ride this weekend, I'll keep you posted.
Dean