Orange X1 question - All Sorted thanks for your help

[development_cycle]

I have bought Russells X1 to build up for a friend, and am doing ok collecting bits, but one thing baffles me...the seat post sizing.

Orange supplied this bike originally with a 29.4mm seat tube diameter, but fitted with a shim to take a 26.4 post (Orange branded). Russell has the shim, and another that can take 27.2, but my question is, in the absence of anyone on here having an Orange 26.4 post I have seen a 29.4mm one that he would like. Is there any reason why this bike needs to have a shimmed seat post???

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[Wobbly John]

I have an Orange X1 with it's original seatpost, and I haven't noticed that the seatpost is shimmed. :roll:

I'll have a closer look when I get home this evening.

 

[development_cycle]

It may depend what year it is. The one I have bought looks to be a '97, and the '97 catalogue scan on here does say that it is 29.4 shimmed to 26.4, so it was defo an official Orange thing.

Anyone have any more info, I have two guys on here possibly holding a post for me and don't want to make them hang around.

Cheers in advance

 

[cce]

werent orange hardtails of the period 26.4, thus minimising stock management problems?

 

[JeRkY]

My O2 is shimmed in a similar fashion. I just picked up a suitable shim to fit an existing seatpost that i had when i built it. I cant see any reason not to use an un-shimmed post having said that.

 

[development_cycle]

Ok guys I will bite the bullet than and go for the larger post.

Cheers for help

 

[Ziggy]

Only issue I can think of is that if it was intended to always use a shim (nasty things!), the seat tube might not have been finished properly, all the way down? Doubt it'll be a problem though.

 

[orange71]

My '96 Orange X1 is a 26.4 (with original Orange seatpost) - no shim that I've ever been aware of...

 

[Kestonian]

I've not got an Orange (but I had a satsuma yesterday) but I do have a 26.4 seatpost .... it's a NOS boxed Campag one and it's beautiful (for a seatpost, anyway!)

Always wondered what it might fit ...

 

[development_cycle]

All sorted now, and thanks for your responses. Have taken the risk and got a 29.4 thanks all.