Orange vitamin t/t2 owners club
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bikeworkshop
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Given this is the vitamin t/t2 owners club, I'm going to drag it back into daylight.
My vitamin t was sold new in 1994, although judging by the frame specs, it was made in 92/93.
It's got the 1&1/8 headtube, no sleeve at the seat cluster, non-wishbone starts and an arch to carry the canti hanger.
The most desirable model obvs.
The plastic sleeve in the seat tube to allow the use-style post is breaking up though, so just wondering if club members might know of the top of their heads (or lurking in the shed with a pair of verniers) the internal diameter of the seat tube of this specific model.
Additionally the vendor told me this was the sandvik-made model - any opinions?
The T1 came with inch or 1&1/8 head tube, sleeved or straight seat tube, so is that only 2 variants, or more?
And frame numbers to date?
My vitamin t was sold new in 1994, although judging by the frame specs, it was made in 92/93.
It's got the 1&1/8 headtube, no sleeve at the seat cluster, non-wishbone starts and an arch to carry the canti hanger.
The most desirable model obvs.
The plastic sleeve in the seat tube to allow the use-style post is breaking up though, so just wondering if club members might know of the top of their heads (or lurking in the shed with a pair of verniers) the internal diameter of the seat tube of this specific model.
Additionally the vendor told me this was the sandvik-made model - any opinions?
The T1 came with inch or 1&1/8 head tube, sleeved or straight seat tube, so is that only 2 variants, or more?
And frame numbers to date?
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Is this the one from Colne with the Hope fabricated disc brake mount?
bikeworkshop
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Bought new in Bristol
Disc mount by Vernon Barker
https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/orange-vitamin-t-still-in-use.475551/
Disc mount by Vernon Barker
https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/orange-vitamin-t-still-in-use.475551/
sam_white
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What's the frame number?
bikeworkshop
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Mine's A3061088 makes it 93 I believe.
Luckily I don't appreciate a wishbone now its no longer set up for rim brakes, and the seat tube step always looked like an afterthought.
Course the canti cable hanger is a little redundant
Luckily I don't appreciate a wishbone now its no longer set up for rim brakes, and the seat tube step always looked like an afterthought.
Course the canti cable hanger is a little redundant
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My 19.5" VitT2 - sold a couple of years ago - but its still out there. would still like the 20.5" version that I could enjoy a bit more on a long ride - but have not found one to buy yet. This one had an XTR group but XT cranks with some Pace Middleburn and Pace rings, X-Lite Ti bars and seat Ti USE post. fork and stem freshly powder-coated grey once the corrosion got in under the original clear lacquer finish.
bikeworkshop
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Is that the 1" head tube?
It's very similar to mine with that exception, and bizarrely mine is a T, so earlier
It's very similar to mine with that exception, and bizarrely mine is a T, so earlier
yes it was 1" headtube. I've missed a couple of larger frames that have gone up for sale since, but would like another.
Yes I recall there were some earlier VitT 1's with standard rear triangles too, not the unicrown rear stays shared with the P7 design on the T2
There can't be many about but there must be a 20.5" frame out there somewhere still - but I expect they are rare - my father had the larger frame in a P7 and I still have that bike in his memory and its still nice to ride.
Yes I recall there were some earlier VitT 1's with standard rear triangles too, not the unicrown rear stays shared with the P7 design on the T2
There can't be many about but there must be a 20.5" frame out there somewhere still - but I expect they are rare - my father had the larger frame in a P7 and I still have that bike in his memory and its still nice to ride.
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The Vitamin T had normal stays, the T2 unicrown.
Good luck finding a big un as I haven't since I sold mine and regretted it.
Good luck finding a big un as I haven't since I sold mine and regretted it.
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