retro(ish) Orange 223 DD build

[sam264]

Here we go, just finished building it.

Needs a couple of links out of the chain, and there's a few niggles, brakes need bleeding, shock makes a bit of a clunk etc, just small things... Other than that, looking pretty nice I reckon!

 

[cyfa2809]

Black and blue, cant fault it!

Get those bars cut down though.

 

[Enid_Puceflange]

Looks long & slack

Tidy yer room up!!!

 

[sam264]

Bars are how I like them, 750mm (i'm a big guy, hence the big frame).

And it's called an organised mess (and not having enough space to store all my crap)

 

[cyfa2809]

Does look like good fun, any plans for a matching wheelset?

I suppose if your big then they serve a purpose.

 

[sam264]

I'd like a matching wheelset (i have a rear to match the front but the wrong width) but I can't afford it. Might buy another rear to match over the summer if i earn enough.

TBH, 750mm isn't that wide, as far as downhill bars go.

 

[Enid_Puceflange]

TBH, 750mm isn't that wide, as far as downhill bars go.

Your right,
Mine are 780mm

 

[sam264]

I really want to get some superstar yardstick bars, just to take the piss

 

[cyfa2809]

Ehehehe you cant change my mind!

Whats the other bike poking its wheel in?

 

[sam264]

That would be my Slayer. Both bikes live in my bedroom, as we don't have a garage or anything