Re: aluminium O
I don't think Dave_H's is a 92. The O frame I got off John a while back is circa 92 and has rivited cable guides and a non replaceable hanger.[/quote]
Good to see there's some more aluminium "O"'s!!
Andrew, The one in Dave_H's post is in mine now. The other polished one I posted was my '91 "O" before paint. I've attached some detail pics of the frame I got from Dave_H.
I got my info from the brochure scans in the Archive section. If you look at the '92 "O" description, it mentions cable guide and replacement hanger as improvements over the previous year. By '93, the "O" was gone altogther.... although the Aluminium Elite was still available.
I'm pretty sure Mine's a '92 as I already have another earlier "O" with brazed cable guides. This 'other' frame has riveted guides and replaceable mech hanger. The rear stays are also 1/2" shorter.
Perhaps your one is a cross over variant from '91 to '92... Orange was a small company then and it wasn't uncommon to get a different colour or adjusted spec... they even put a disclaimer on the back of the brochure to cover this!!!
Cheers.
I don't think Dave_H's is a 92. The O frame I got off John a while back is circa 92 and has rivited cable guides and a non replaceable hanger.[/quote]
Good to see there's some more aluminium "O"'s!!

Andrew, The one in Dave_H's post is in mine now. The other polished one I posted was my '91 "O" before paint. I've attached some detail pics of the frame I got from Dave_H.
I got my info from the brochure scans in the Archive section. If you look at the '92 "O" description, it mentions cable guide and replacement hanger as improvements over the previous year. By '93, the "O" was gone altogther.... although the Aluminium Elite was still available.
I'm pretty sure Mine's a '92 as I already have another earlier "O" with brazed cable guides. This 'other' frame has riveted guides and replaceable mech hanger. The rear stays are also 1/2" shorter.
Perhaps your one is a cross over variant from '91 to '92... Orange was a small company then and it wasn't uncommon to get a different colour or adjusted spec... they even put a disclaimer on the back of the brochure to cover this!!!

Cheers.
