Recent content by ian shepherd

90's pace?

saw this Orange P7 in Leeds the other day, in mega condition

to me, who cares what components are on your retro ride, or why you picked them, its still a retro at heart and if its being used then all the better. its you bike, its your money, do what you like

I just read your o.p. properly, and you already have a 40 degree rise stem, but it says flat 5 degree bars, so just get some riser bars, i got these http://www.tredz.co.uk/.RSP-MTB-Riser-B ... _62863.htmthen cut them to the size i like

thats what ive done on my Orange P7, 30 degree riser stem and some riser bars, its made it loads easier on my old body

Nice one. glad the weird idea worked for you too

I saw a method id never heard of and didnt believe until i had a go on my P7. Tin foil shiny side out, make a ball, and dip it in a bit of water and scrub away, like you might use wire wool etc. Sounds mad but it worked on th bit of my bike, and when it gets back to winter im gonna do the...

SOLD I tried to delete my post but cant seem to find how, so any admins please delete as required

Re: when you have Bob Jackson do a respray do they supply the decals?

Re: After quite some time off the mountain bike, Im amazed at what people call mountain biking nowadays, all this going to a trail park, or a place with man made trails. Back in the day me and my pals would go out with an ordanance survey map and ride, and explore, get lost and love it. But...

Re: I've been using spd's since the early 90's when they first came out, and recently got a pair of these http://www.wiggle.co.uk/shimano-m324-co ... on-pedals/ They only have spd on one side so you can ride in normal shoes if you want, and have loads of float on the spd side, and are deffo...

Re: if its bikes we wish we still had heres mine Orange Clockwork prolly about '90 always on the lookout for a replacement in the awesome purple/orange colour (even though in my pic the purple looks blue)

Re: thanx for the info's

Re: my crank is a shimano deore lx FC-M569 thanks

I know i could take out the old one to see the size, but want to keep riding, so Can any of you Orange guru's tell me what size bottom bracket i need to order for my 96 P7 using an LX chainset i looked on the orange webby which says its a 68mm (i think), but dont know what axle size i should...