sooooooooo, as always i was surfing ebay and found a local orange with some okay bits bolted to it. wasnt bolted together that well and was in need of some love but worth a punt. then i was outbid :facepalm:
spent a bit more than i'd liked but now its kinda finished was worth the extra pocket money spending.
pic of before, and yes the forks were bolted together wrong haha :roll:
forks rebuilt, frame carefully wire wooled/tfr'd down and re-clearcoated
then the thumby on riser discussion
and finished, bar decals, bottle cage bolts and a change of pedals and maybe swap the tyres for conti 1.5's or slicks? unsure what to actually do with it other than occasional ride, too many bikes..... :shock:
the parts bin is almost empty now with 2 bikes being built up, just a loada stuff to sell now and recoup some spends :|
what dya'll rek? never had an orange before, and never really intended on getting one but i like it. whats the ride to be expected like? feels quite stretched out considering ideally, the next size up is correct on paper and doesnt feel small at all
spent a bit more than i'd liked but now its kinda finished was worth the extra pocket money spending.
pic of before, and yes the forks were bolted together wrong haha :roll:
forks rebuilt, frame carefully wire wooled/tfr'd down and re-clearcoated
then the thumby on riser discussion
and finished, bar decals, bottle cage bolts and a change of pedals and maybe swap the tyres for conti 1.5's or slicks? unsure what to actually do with it other than occasional ride, too many bikes..... :shock:
the parts bin is almost empty now with 2 bikes being built up, just a loada stuff to sell now and recoup some spends :|
what dya'll rek? never had an orange before, and never really intended on getting one but i like it. whats the ride to be expected like? feels quite stretched out considering ideally, the next size up is correct on paper and doesnt feel small at all
