Orange P7 with some XT and F7 forks down south

[Twozaskars]

Orange P7 mountain nikel frame | eBay

I'm going to be honest. I know nothing about bikes. I've never been mountain biking. For some reason my ex partner bought this for me 4 weeks after I'd had a baby. Despite me saying please don't. I'll never ride it. And perhaps unsurprisingly has never been ridden. Please come and take it away...

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[RobbieA]

What's happening on the seat tube!?

 

[hamster]

What's happening on the seat tube!?

Stuck seatpost, released with heat which charred the lacquer I suspect.

 

[RobbieA]

Stuck seatpost, released with heat which charred the lacquer I suspect.

Would that affect the structural integrity of the tubes?

 

[hamster]

No, perfectly normal way to get a stuck post out. It's only a problem if you take a blowtorch to a heat treated frame (like 753 or a -T6 aluminium)

 

[d8mok]

"has never been ridden" - Crank arms say otherwise.
Shame it´s been so badly stored, it´s got potential though.

I read it as the seller has never ridden it ….

 

[RobbieA]

I think it's worth the £50 start. Most of the components look bin-able, although the stem looks original and the shifters look XT (739?) and like the Swiss flag, the F7 fork is a big plus

 

[hamster]

Looks actually pretty decent. There is far less rust bubbling through the nickel than most, the clear coating needs to be stripped almost always anyway which should solve the charring. The non-original seatpost is also a bit of a giveaway that it's had issues.

Bin the horrid chainset, a few sympathetic bits to swap and job's a good 'un.