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Yeah. That's my old odyssey.... Sold it to a guy in Ely and the original 'holographic' frame number sticker matches. Full build thread here- https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/boy-o-boys-1991-raleigh-dynatech-odyssey.420325/ It had a full bare metal respray and was finished with 2K lacquer...

@red_dread Love this. 🤩 Just spent a very enjoyable 20 mins watching the restoration video. 100% feel the passion for these early Ridgebacks. You've done a great job with yours. It's the 1989 model year after yours that triggered my passion for Ridgebacks. That yellow cover Freewheel Catalogue...

Thanks all! Dead chuffed that the 'Iceman' has a BOTM win against strong competition! Thanks to everyone that voted. From a Garden salvage frame - To being 'lost' by Evri To resurfacing 2 years later and finally being finished - Thanks to everyone that was part of the 'Iceman'...

Thanks @Woz Completely agree - the Aesthetic of adding a water bottle/ cage are often overlooked.....but it can be a Marmite choice, especially on a small frame or e-stay. Images, catalogue specs, and magazine articles had an influence over what was cool or desirable, but by '93 and the 'must...

@mk one If I didn't already have one I'd be all over this! - given the heads up to a couple of members that were after one. Proper rarity. Less than 10 known examples left... This is one of the complete ones with all the hard to find Browning Suspension bits. Mine was definitely in worse...

The cheapest Pine mountain there is not only the most original, but also the rarest. Around 100 Browning Suspension were ever made as a limited edition. This figure was split over the DX specced Pine Mountain models and the XT specced Team version. The Browning Suspension version has a geometry...

For me.....if I'm going to put a bottle cage on, it's got to be on the down tube. Sometimes the image that influences the build has a bottle cage.....and I've got to add one. The MBUK image from the Oct 1990 RC100 test has one (without bottle) ....so I added 2 to my build!! Didn't get a choice...

Glad you like the thread @markoc - get where you're coming from with the 'prototype vibe' Although it's interesting to see it warts and all...I'm still aiming for that MBUK Jan 1990 advert vision. Unpainted feels not finished if you know what I mean. 😉 As above @27motorhead ∆ I'm going to have...

Been a while since any updates to this thread. The Orange Aluminium "O" Iceman Prototype has taken over since it resurfaced back in July after being 'lost' for the last 2 years. Attention then turned to the Serotta Off-road Pro-flex prototype and trying to get that ready for paint, so this...

Everyday is a school day. I had no idea how to measure a BCD. Followed this guide here - @KermitGKona88 5 bolt Distance between adjacent bolt holes =65mm 65 x 1.699 = 110.435 So yes. It's a 110 BCD. Feel pleased I've learnt something! Cheers boy"O"boy

Let me check and get back to you.

boy"O"boy's Parts clear out. Everything removed from builds before I started restoration. Can't guarantee things like shifters work so listed as spares. Tapers on cranks seem fine but they've only been removed not ridden. All parts in uncleaned/ as removed condition. Study the pics closely as...

Well....other than the seat clamp crack and the rust hole above the bottom bracket Everything is remarkably sound. The frame had been painted over what looked like a polyester primer. This had gone over and etch primer and the sheer thickness of paint had done a good job of preservation...

So. Here it is completely stripped back to bare metal. The swing are was reassembled to check the fit of the @fguki elastomers. Absolutely spot on! The keen eyed will notice that I've managed to salvage the original flex-stem. There is a dent that will need filling but on the whole, it's...

More updates. So whilst I'm slowly stripping the paint back to bare metal, I contact @fguki about the possibility of having some elastomers made that replicate the original stack on the prototype. The 'production' Serotta Off-road Pro-flex has a single green elastomer. The catalogue and advert...

So. A few months away from the Pro-flex. Been finishing the Ridgeback and Aluminium "O" prototype builds and also getting plenty of riding in as training for the London to Brighton off-road event that I took part in back in September. London to Brighton off-road 2024 This has meant that the...

boy"O"boy's 1990 Orange Aluminium "O" prototype aka 'the Iceman' This is the earliest Aluminium Orange known and the only surviving Prototype Aluminium "O" Build spec based on the 1991 Orange brochure pic with a small homage to it's Iceman identity. Freshly finished after 3 years.....2 of...

More pictures Build spec to follow. Cheers boy"O"boy

And the Iceman prototype is finally finished! Sounds like an acceptance speech but.... Massive thanks to - @Cheshire1980 for the initial sale @KOMRAID for the respray @gil_m for the decals @RetroRider_IT for the Mavic wheelset @ratcapa for the Chainset and saddle. @synlos for the Syncros...

@27motorhead I've got this Campagnolo front derailleur I've just found in the parts bin. I know it came off of an Aluminium "O" so it's definitely a 31.8mm clamp size. As to which model - I have no idea. Needs a good clean up. Best part about it is that it's free!! PM me your postage...