Am I allowed to post my Orange CarbO here?
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It's my 1st ever (new) road bike, if we exclude the Triumph I had when I was 12 which was already a decade old and made out of victorian cast iron drainpipe 
And my 3rd ever new bike (in 47 years!) and whilst completely and utterly un-retro I really really like it
I would (will) love to do a retro-roadie but time and turn-key need count against me at the moment:
Anyhow one with the obligatory black Lab (Tia)...
And
cheers
All
And my 3rd ever new bike (in 47 years!) and whilst completely and utterly un-retro I really really like it
I would (will) love to do a retro-roadie but time and turn-key need count against me at the moment:
Anyhow one with the obligatory black Lab (Tia)...
And
cheers
All
oh yes please excuse the bells and whistles, it came straight out of the car for the photo shoot...then it was ridden (22 miles 1st time out )
There's now a bag labelled reflectors and other crap from the CarbO!
and look it's "designed" in Halifax. TBH it really is beautifully finished - and I looked at everything from Planet X, Giant, Scott, Cannondale to Colnago and this is as sweetly made as any of them...
And thanks Matt :xmas-big-grin:
)There's now a bag labelled reflectors and other crap from the CarbO!
and look it's "designed" in Halifax. TBH it really is beautifully finished - and I looked at everything from Planet X, Giant, Scott, Cannondale to Colnago and this is as sweetly made as any of them...
And thanks Matt :xmas-big-grin:
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I like it. There is one that's on permanent turnaround on the bay atm only the price and the fact that I have a road themed build in progress is putting me off.
I have seen a few disparaging remarks alompng the lines of its a standard Far East carbon frame with some orange logo's but I like the paint work and the finishing kit.
I have seen a few disparaging remarks alompng the lines of its a standard Far East carbon frame with some orange logo's but I like the paint work and the finishing kit.
secret_squirrel":12236d23 said:
The ebay guy needs to do a google as there's a few NOS around for 2/3rd the original price
And as such I think it's worth what I paid for the paintwork (
), the full 105 kit and of course a name rather close to my heart and which was within a a tenner (less!) of a Ribble Gran Fondo with equivalent kit.I've seen the it's a "generic" stuff but then most plastic frames are, or made by two or three companies, however I can't find anything with the swept and curved seat stays the CarbO's got and the detailing / tube profile definitely has an Orange flavour.
cheers for the comments
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That frame certainly looks good to me, and sure you're allowed to post, but you must offer up something retro in return
I don't go in for that kind of thing myself, but as you say they're all mass produced in the same factories - the rest is marketing. For me the writing on the wheels is a bit too fussy alongside the frame - no hurt intended
I don't go in for that kind of thing myself, but as you say they're all mass produced in the same factories - the rest is marketing. For me the writing on the wheels is a bit too fussy alongside the frame - no hurt intended
gavr":dfphhjs8 said:That frame certainly looks good to me, and sure you're allowed to post, but you must offer up something retro in return
See my sig - i've a few retro-rides to balance this modernity - they're not, of course, here on the 'dark side'
gavr":dfphhjs8 said:
Yes that's my one, slight, bugbear, it's logo overkill (aren't (nearly) all the 'new' ones?) and I'd like some more stealthy wheels - but as this is the most expensive bike I've ever bought, by far, it'll do as it is (for now
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