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Retro XC Race Alert! Entry is now open for the Retro XC Race at the Cannock Chase Winter Classic on the 23rd of February 2025! It's always a great day out riding old bikes on a fully rideable old school xc course. Where there is a technical section, there is an easier 'B' line. It's always...

Yep going on the Saturday and Sunday! Riding in the retro xc race with my son on matching (ish) 1992 Orange Aluminium Elites... Really looking forward to it!

That's awesome news Paul! My son and I will be lining up on a pair of Orange Aluminium Elites... Really looking forward to it :) I think there are nearly 30 entries with six weeks still to go... Wouldn't it be amazing if there were over 50 of at the start!

Here’s my 1990 Saracen Limited Edition that I’ve had since new. Most parts have been changed (including removing some of the original decals when I was a teenager…) but it was based on a Traverse frame with a Deore Lx groupset. I think the Limited Edition model was a way of using some leftovers...

I ordered some of the folding Z Max in 26" and was really impressed with them and quick delivery. They do come up narrow (more like a 1.9) but bang on 500g which is pretty light... So I ordered another pair... and some 26"Peyotes... and some CX tyres... and some handlebars... I was going to get...

Just for info, I bought a really nice, lightly used E4 frame 6 months ago for £70. Great, light frames and that one looks like a 99 model as the rear dropouts were different on the 98👍

I've been looking for a neon yellow Saracen bottle cage for my 89 Limited Edition for ages and then two come along at once 😂 (Let me know if you would sell one separately;)) Great project for someone GLWS

I saw this bike at the weekend at Cannock Chase - It's lovely and wish it was my size! GLWS

Many thanks! Zoom was the first section of MBUK that I used to read! I only have a handful of issues from the early 90's but the race reports and pics are still ace :)

Here are a few photo's from the Retro XC Race at Cannock Chase at the weekend. Bloomin freezing, pretty muddy but fantastic fun! I rode my 98 Orange E4 and my son raced his 92 Aluminium Elite and there were some other fab bikes on the start line including a De Kerf, a KHS, a Raleigh, a couple of...

I’ve never noticed that before but it looks like it!

Hi, any 28.6 bottom pull?

It's a bit of a strange one but this has come up in one of the Orange FB groups. It appears that there was a bit of a cross over with Orange fitting some later 92 model bikes with the 93 LX groupset (the article indicates from July onwards). Here's my original 92 framed (frame number is May...

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Can I take this please, I'll send you a message 👍