I’m rebuilding an Orange C16RS and was fitting the bottom bracket.
https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/orange-c16rs-build-thread.432947/
I stripped the bike years ago and can’t remember correct BB length.
I have UN70 length about 122mm, which I thought came off it. But I also have a UN52 in...
I bought my courier comp in 1989 and it had a dark burgundy crackle paint finish. I thought that version came out the year after as the paint job was radically different. Spec was pretty similar.
This morning’s job. Have a set of USE bars and bar ends. But bar ends didn’t have the internal spacer. So used an aluminium bar and cut and drilled some spacers.
also have some middleburn cranks ready to go Pending chain rings.
I think it was just a higher spec version of the C16R. Just came to me as almost bare frame. I think re ran it with Pace forks. I sourced the F7 forks.
Been a long time since I built a bike.
about six years ago a friend gave an Orange C16RS frame as he knew I liked old bikes.
unfortunately my friend recently passed away from cancer
so this bike is a bit of a tribute.
Frame: Orange C16RS (1995?)
Fork: Orange F7
Headset: Shimano HP-M737...