Orange P7 2010

[retroJIM]

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.

 

[kingbling]

There's nowt like a new bike to get you back out on the trails looks great and a very reasonable build cost to boot

 

[mk one]

Great bike and looks fun to ride.

Am interested in how the forks feel out on the trail.

Mark

 

[jimo746]

Re:

I used to have a 2009 P7 and it was a great bike with rigid carbon forks on it (Pace RC31), I like what you've done with the colour, makes sense to buy a cheap frame and customise it to your liking, hope you get many miles on it over the summer

 

[retroJIM]

Cheers all, I actually wanted Pace PC31's but couldn't find any at the right price. I think I'll have to change the forks at some point. The steerer is a little too short and I'd like to raise the stem a little.