Recent content by coupke

I would like to see what other combinations are out there, only seen loads of the combos I said before... I dunno what choices other people had, the mate I was buying through was on the phone to Orange and relayed to me the choices they would do for me. I doubt it was a special service or...

Thanks :) I had chosen carefully to begin with. My dad was careful to get everything to match where he could. My original pedals were sharkbites (but red) quickly broken & replaced by red triple traps. Cranks used to be red, and there was red and blue lizard skins. The handlebars are the...

its 16 inch, or 16.5 i forget. the back is slightly higher than usual cos the rear tyre is massive. if i take the boots off the front or find some thinner ones (haven`t found any long enough) then i can get the other fat one up front. just remembered, the Mavic 121's on this have NEVER...

Recently rebuilt by my Dad. We put it together ourselves in the first place as I had to buy it bit by bit. Bits that have changed since: X2 rear cos kept snapping bolts in X1 rear. I thought we were being fobbed off, but it actually worked. AC DH single ring & cranks - red (snapped) /...

Thanks :D My dad went out and got a Manitou Swinger 3way from a local shop. Dunno if they`re sposed to be any good or not but it rides very nicely! I don`t have the on-the-fly lockout the Strata Pro had, but it works so thats awesome for me. Just getting used to riding it again. Thanks...

Hi all, first post so sorry if it's in the wrong forum or whatever. I have a Stratos Strata Pro air/oil shock that has worked great for years but randomly locks out when extended making for an interesting ride... The bike is an Orange X1, 16" blue front, red rear (rear is an X2 rear Orange...