Recent content by Knightrider

I've just gone full deore 1x10 on my Orange O2 rebuild as an experiment - everything (including BB and crankset) cost ~£150 on Ebay. I am quite liking the simplicity, and the 11-46 cassette has more than enough climbing range. If you ride a lot on the road/flat, you might miss the bigger...

I have 2 of these - great tool! Has lasted over 20 years and I carry one on every ride!

So I'm pretty much done with this. What started as a trip to the LBS to get my old forks and drivetrain serviced turned into a full strip and rebuild, including spending nearly £300 on tools/stand in the process. Damn you RB! It's a practical mix of old and new, saving what I could from the...

If you can find a set of Pro Class IIs, they are oil/coil with no air - I quite like mine, but hard to find...

Can the Paces not be serviced? I have just fitted some RC36 pro class II to my bike in perfect working order.... Alternatives would be something like some MZ bomber Z2? You'll struggle to find decent 26inch forks new, especially with < 100mm travel...

Pretty sure disc mounts came after 98 - my 98 O2 doesn't have them... 99?

I'd guess about 1998 looking at parts?

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1998-orange-o2.429375/post-3140953 For reference!

All done now - see my build thread in the >98 section! Ended up giving up on Nitromors and used Maxolen powerstrip - much more effective. Otherwise exactly the same process - wire wool and stripper, a good clean up, then Mother's ALU polish with some cheap Amazon drill pads... Just have to...

All polished up with new decal courtesy of Gil!

Thanks - but all sorted now. I'll update the title...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2pcs-Titanium-Bike-V-Brake-Boss-Cantilever-Brakes-Post-Mount-M10-M8-1-25mm-1-0mm-/392755610928?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286

They aren't standard - M10x1.0 thread pitch.

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/kona-aa-wanted.428229/ Not sure if they are still looking?

Forks look like Pace RC38 Air force II? And the wheels don't look too bad?