Bontrager OR Race Lite 1991 frame

[GoldenEraMTB]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Bontrager-OR-Off-Ro ... 1|294%3A50

Is it a lite?

 

[Crell]

No, It's an OR

Earlier bike.

 

[GoldenEraMTB]

No, It's an OR

Earlier bike.

But didn't ORs come in Race and race lite versions...thought "OR" was a designation given to some of his bikes, not a model itself.

I need to go do some more reading...

 

[Crell]

It is confusing, not helped by the fact that OR appeared on the TT decal of the Race and Racelite.

They are all off road bikes, and show their lineage with that decal (like the CX). However, the OR was a model in its own right, and predates the other two.

when the Race and RL arrived the OR model designation was dropped.

OR giveaway is the horizontal dropouts, riveting / glueing , and bisected stays.

That one is a little later in to production, I'd say 90/91, as it's missing the pump bolt. The OR evolved quite a lot over it's production life, early ones being brazed, and mine's a hybrid braze and Tig model.

 

[delboy009]

Here's my 'OR'

You can tell like mentioned when you look at the rear dropouts

 

[GoldenEraMTB]

It is confusing, not helped by the fact that OR appeared on the TT decal of the Race and Racelite.

They are all off road bikes, and show their lineage with that decal (like the CX). However, the OR was a model in its own right, and predates the other two.

when the Race and RL arrived the OR model designation was dropped.

OR giveaway is the horizontal dropouts, riveting / glueing , and bisected stays.

That one is a little later in to production, I'd say 90/91, as it's missing the pump bolt. The OR evolved quite a lot over it's production life, early ones being brazed, and mine's a hybrid braze and Tig model.

Ah, I see...I think :?
haha, seriously though, I get it.

I have an orange Race in the reader's section, (well use to have; I've since traded it), and it had "OR" on the TT as you stated.

Is your ride in the reader's rides forum, Crell?

Nice blue one, Del

 

[Crell]

This is mine, currently stripped, awaiting me to decide whether to respray it or I'll rebuild it back to rigid and pop a salsa back on there.

 

[GoldenEraMTB]

This is mine, currently stripped, awaiting me to decide whether to respray it or I'll rebuild it back to rigid and pop a salsa back on there.

Why respray it? Unless it's to respray it in the same color...love that Pewter color.

 

[Lid]

So Crell let me get this straight:

You own a silver Bonty, and a Funk. You are looking for a Machine tech rear? Oh and the Funk (box) fork?






You are really starting to creep me out.

Any seperated at birth stories?