old aluminium o orange

[cyclerelic]

hello all just joined up ..i have been given a aluminium o xt gears etc..the frame has sticker removed mymate told me he got it new in the early /mid 90s its siver .the fork boss broke off and he got a new bike ugh..gave it to me ..i have taken bb out all fine threads an all want to fit a middle burn crank in anyone selling one 175 long allso the seat post os a crazy size 26.7 !! cant find a light repacement help !! i have added shims to the headset so i can fit 1 1/8 headset etc and i would like some straight forks fitted to kona etc the frame number is 491020020 is this a early one made in uk not overseas ? thanks pix soon :?

 

[boy"O"boy]

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25208

Must be Aluminium "O" day! . Have you been following this link today?

 

[OrangeRetro]

There are also a few on ebay at the moment as well:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ORANGE-Alumin...ryZ33503QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Orange-Alumin...ryZ33503QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

The silver one looks a bit fishy though? not sure it is an orange myself?

 

[cyclerelic]

thanks for that ..

i think mine is a early one all cable roots in place just need to sort ot some straight forks crank etc lots to do i will start to post some pics as it gets built up...any luck on seat posts that fot ...27.6 help love a old use to go on it cheers

 

[OrangeRetro]

A USE post with a shim would be the easy option as you can still get the shims new from chain reaction in all sizes, however, shims and old aluminium frames don't always go well together. It just depends how far above the top tube the seat tube goes.

 

[cyclerelic]

old o

thanks so much for your help theres about an inch of frame sticking up from the top of the frame ..is that good or bad ?

 

[OrangeRetro]

hmm, I'm not sure what other people would think but I reckon an inch is alot and it may be risky. Saying that the shims are about 3 inches long so there would be a decent amount of shim in the frame itself. you just don't want to put to much stress on the bit of seatube above the top tube or it might crack. I wouldn't shim a seat post in either of my kona frames.

 

[cyclerelic]

shin hassle

thanks so much ..trying to put a photo on here cant seem to get it on ugh ..thanks for that tho

 

[cyclerelic]

aluminium o

photo in my gallery now

 

[andrewl]

Your O looks to be the same vintage as my O from the cable guides which are rivited on.

My O takes a 27.2 post with no issues though, so I'm not sure why yours would be that different in post size other than poor build quality.