OK, photos to follow shortly, but for now....just finished building up an early 90s Orbit America (from the Brierley Hill era) which I bought for a bargain price off the LFGSS forum. Admittedly, in terms of the headset, fork, stem, brakes and Ergo levers it has a few more recent touches but otherwise it's largely retro and for a lugged steel bike very light to boot - it climbs incredibly well. The silver/metallic purple colour scheme is definitely "of its time" (I visited the Orbit factory a few times and they seemed to specialise in rather outre paint jobs) but I like it and minimal touching up was needed in time to get it serviceable for the current road season; I'll probably get it stripped and refinished around Christmas and try to get the existing paint scheme reproduced. Spec as below:
Frame: Orbit America, 58cm c-c, 57cm top tube, lugged Reynolds 531c tubeset
Fork: Time Millennium 1" threadless carbon, steel steerer column
Headset: Stronglight Headstrong 1" threadless, needle roller bearings
Stem: Ambrosio Lite alloy, black, 12cm
Handlebar: ITM Millennium Ergal, black, 42cm
Bar Tape: Black cork, unbranded
Brake Levers/Brifters: Campag Mirage Ergopower, black, QS type
Brake Calipers: Campag Mirage dual pivot, black
Brake Pads: Aztec cartridge
Brake Cables: Fibrax
Shifters: See above
Front Derailleur: Sachs-Huret Rival 7000 clamp-on double
Rear Derailleur: Mavic 840
Derailleur Cables: Fibrax
Cassette: SRAM PG850 12-23
Chain: Union 810 with Wippermann Connex link
Cranks: Sugino/Ritchey 175mm silver alloy, 110mm BCD, square taper, fitted with self-extracting bolts. Actually a MTB component adapted for use as a road double!
Chainrings: Stronglight 110mm BCD, 52/38, black alloy
Bottom Bracket: Shimano 110mm UN52, square taper
Pedals: Look PP396, black
Rims: 2 x Mach1 CFX silver clincher, 32h
Hubs: Middleburn 32h front, Sachs-Maillard New Success cassette 32h rear
Hub Skewers: 2 x Hope silver, steel shafts
Nipples: Mach 1 alloy
Spokes: Mach 1 d/b stainless
Tyres: Vredestein Fortezza front, Michelin Krylion Carbon rear, both black/grey
Tubes: Specialized (I think)
Saddle: Gipiemme Nitrec pro, Cr-Mo rails
Seatpost: Shimmed USE Alien 25.0mm to suit 27.2mm seat tube, black alloy
Seatpost Binder: Allen bolt
Bottle Cage: Tacx alloy x 2
Extras: Sigma BC800 computer; Sapo mini-pump
Weight: TBA
David
Frame: Orbit America, 58cm c-c, 57cm top tube, lugged Reynolds 531c tubeset
Fork: Time Millennium 1" threadless carbon, steel steerer column
Headset: Stronglight Headstrong 1" threadless, needle roller bearings
Stem: Ambrosio Lite alloy, black, 12cm
Handlebar: ITM Millennium Ergal, black, 42cm
Bar Tape: Black cork, unbranded
Brake Levers/Brifters: Campag Mirage Ergopower, black, QS type
Brake Calipers: Campag Mirage dual pivot, black
Brake Pads: Aztec cartridge
Brake Cables: Fibrax
Shifters: See above
Front Derailleur: Sachs-Huret Rival 7000 clamp-on double
Rear Derailleur: Mavic 840
Derailleur Cables: Fibrax
Cassette: SRAM PG850 12-23
Chain: Union 810 with Wippermann Connex link
Cranks: Sugino/Ritchey 175mm silver alloy, 110mm BCD, square taper, fitted with self-extracting bolts. Actually a MTB component adapted for use as a road double!
Chainrings: Stronglight 110mm BCD, 52/38, black alloy
Bottom Bracket: Shimano 110mm UN52, square taper
Pedals: Look PP396, black
Rims: 2 x Mach1 CFX silver clincher, 32h
Hubs: Middleburn 32h front, Sachs-Maillard New Success cassette 32h rear
Hub Skewers: 2 x Hope silver, steel shafts
Nipples: Mach 1 alloy
Spokes: Mach 1 d/b stainless
Tyres: Vredestein Fortezza front, Michelin Krylion Carbon rear, both black/grey
Tubes: Specialized (I think)
Saddle: Gipiemme Nitrec pro, Cr-Mo rails
Seatpost: Shimmed USE Alien 25.0mm to suit 27.2mm seat tube, black alloy
Seatpost Binder: Allen bolt
Bottle Cage: Tacx alloy x 2
Extras: Sigma BC800 computer; Sapo mini-pump
Weight: TBA
David