Hello everyone,
I've decided to get back into cycling and thought it would be fun to build a bike from scratch.
I've always liked Orange Mountain Bikes, so I picked up an Orange P7 frame for £50 on eBay. I had it powder coated in RAL 7015 'Slate Grey' and got some new decals.
The forks are Nukeproof Carbon also from eBay, I lightly sanded off the yellow decals and applied a coat of lacquer.
The Stem is an Orange Stalk+ from eBay.
The Truvati cranks and Shimano Deore groupset are from a donor bike from 2009.
The remaining parts I bought new. Raceface bars and Post, DMR Pedals, SDG Saddle and specialized armadillo tyres.
All in I've spent about £350 and I'm quite pleased with the results.
I've decided to get back into cycling and thought it would be fun to build a bike from scratch.
I've always liked Orange Mountain Bikes, so I picked up an Orange P7 frame for £50 on eBay. I had it powder coated in RAL 7015 'Slate Grey' and got some new decals.
The forks are Nukeproof Carbon also from eBay, I lightly sanded off the yellow decals and applied a coat of lacquer.
The Stem is an Orange Stalk+ from eBay.
The Truvati cranks and Shimano Deore groupset are from a donor bike from 2009.
The remaining parts I bought new. Raceface bars and Post, DMR Pedals, SDG Saddle and specialized armadillo tyres.
All in I've spent about £350 and I'm quite pleased with the results.