Hi All!
Firstly all i can say is WOW what a great site! i would never have thought there was a market out there for older bikes but it all looks like big business
This is my first post on the forums here, i have just turned 30 and searching through all the pictures here of the objects of desire from my youth is wonderful !
I have spent many hours reading and looking of these things of yesteryear
It has brought back many fond and happy memories of my teens and early 20s
As life, job, mortgage etc have taken hold, my Orange Elite of many years fun has sat unloved back of my lock up for too long gathering dust and unridden
I am hoping some retro'ers on here can hopefully help me with some meaningful advice as to what should be my best course of action
So my situation and questions are,
I am about to turn 30 and no longer mountain biker at all, i am totally alien to the moutnain biking world and have been for last 8/9 years, the last big thing i remeber was the introduction of V Brakes !!
I am now a regular at the gym and want to take mountain biking back up now i work from home
So i am in a wondering, what is best to do,
1.Should i restore my orange elite to its former glory?
I like the bike and its a good ride and has many happy memories from it
2. Has mountain biking techology came on so far that i should honestly look at buying a brand new modern bike
3. If i were to sell my Orange Elite, what would you forum mebers estimate the approx 2nd hand value to be about ? i am not greedy just but would just look to get a fair price for it
4. There were many objects of desire in the moutain biking world in my teens (Yetis, Kleins, Paces, Cannondales, DOGZ BOLLOX etc)
Am i best getting rid of my Orange Elite and getting one of my dream machines of my youth ? Do dream come true when this happens ?? lol
5. Is it much more fun to build an entire PROJECT from scratch? to your own entire spec? ie a fully PURPLE mtb? a ridiculously light beast that you can lift with your pinkie ?
I am a decent enough mechanic so can build a bike from scratch no problems and have about £2000 budget in total
and lastly,
6. From the pics supplied can some tell me what year it is and what the original specification should be for it ?
and lastly,
7. Should i choose to sell my Orange Elite, would anyone on here be interested in it? I am based in North East England, about 10 miles from Newcastle
Thanks everyone
PAULUSS
Firstly all i can say is WOW what a great site! i would never have thought there was a market out there for older bikes but it all looks like big business
This is my first post on the forums here, i have just turned 30 and searching through all the pictures here of the objects of desire from my youth is wonderful !
I have spent many hours reading and looking of these things of yesteryear
It has brought back many fond and happy memories of my teens and early 20s
As life, job, mortgage etc have taken hold, my Orange Elite of many years fun has sat unloved back of my lock up for too long gathering dust and unridden
I am hoping some retro'ers on here can hopefully help me with some meaningful advice as to what should be my best course of action
So my situation and questions are,
I am about to turn 30 and no longer mountain biker at all, i am totally alien to the moutnain biking world and have been for last 8/9 years, the last big thing i remeber was the introduction of V Brakes !!
I am now a regular at the gym and want to take mountain biking back up now i work from home
So i am in a wondering, what is best to do,
1.Should i restore my orange elite to its former glory?
I like the bike and its a good ride and has many happy memories from it
2. Has mountain biking techology came on so far that i should honestly look at buying a brand new modern bike
3. If i were to sell my Orange Elite, what would you forum mebers estimate the approx 2nd hand value to be about ? i am not greedy just but would just look to get a fair price for it
4. There were many objects of desire in the moutain biking world in my teens (Yetis, Kleins, Paces, Cannondales, DOGZ BOLLOX etc)
Am i best getting rid of my Orange Elite and getting one of my dream machines of my youth ? Do dream come true when this happens ?? lol
5. Is it much more fun to build an entire PROJECT from scratch? to your own entire spec? ie a fully PURPLE mtb? a ridiculously light beast that you can lift with your pinkie ?
I am a decent enough mechanic so can build a bike from scratch no problems and have about £2000 budget in total
and lastly,
6. From the pics supplied can some tell me what year it is and what the original specification should be for it ?
and lastly,
7. Should i choose to sell my Orange Elite, would anyone on here be interested in it? I am based in North East England, about 10 miles from Newcastle
Thanks everyone
PAULUSS