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Generally I have no problem with motorists, the fact that you are riding something different tends to get you noticed and the width of the trike tends to deter most silly overtake attempts also the driver that hit me would have done so whether I was on a bike or an a trike as he was literally as...

I ride a Longstaff two wheel drive trike and a Rogers differential drive trike regularly on main roads and also ride Audax and Time Trials on 3 wheels with no problems as such, I think most car drivers assume I'm disabled so tend to be a little more patient :LOL: that said, I was hit by a car...

Is it just my eyes/monitor or is that a number under the paint ? Shame you don't have the name of the original owner I could ask around some of the local clubs and see if anyone remembers him or if you can remember who you dealt with at Pedalsport (Now GIANT Halifax) I could pop in and ask...

There looks to be the vestiges of a frame number on the bottom bracket looking at the first pic though it could just be the light ?

Many thanks everyone for pointing me in the right direction 8) :) Paul

Re: Brilliant,Many thanks for this 8) Paul

Hoping you can help , I have bought a 753 frame from my local bike shop (here) that the previous owner has said was built and supplied by Orange bikes but as the owner can not find the sales invoice and the frame has no decals it's proving difficult to decide if this is in fact the case or...

Frame and fork have the same number also the fork has a filed flat with LL89042 or possibly LL80042/LL90042 stamped on as pictured above (a build date and builders initials ?) Maybe I should just pop down to there old premises on Hanson Lane and ask if anyone remembers it or anyone with those...

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I've had the Taurus since 2015 originally bought as a frame only , it's first incarnation was as a fixed gear and then did a short stint as a trike before being built back up as two wheels as my winter Audax/commuter think I've had my moneys worth out of it :D Paul

Re: Not sure if you have found it yet but their are plenty of trikies over at the On3wheels forums for all things trike related. Paul

Not to sure about the Orange and white clockwork fade but I will be putting Dura ace 7400 back on helped by the fact I have a crank set in the spares box so just need a rear derailleur,shifters,seat post and hubs to complete . I have been told the bike is one owner from new and the brakes are...

Hi all , a bit of a mystery , I recently purchased a 753 frame from my local bike shop in Bradford the interesting thing is the back story that came with the frame . It is purported to have been built and supplied by Steve Wade of Orange bikes in part payment for some graphic design...

I've got to admit I spent about three weeks looking at the bike every time I went in the shop and assumed it was a customers bike in for repair/servicing , but decided to ask on the off chance the owner might be wanting to part with it and couldn't believe the price when I did ask but do feel a...

Picked this up at my local bike shop and very happy with it , though it's a tad on the big side really at 19 inch , a 17 inch would probably be better but beggars can't be choosers especially for £70 :) It's XT Deore throughout and the right hand shifter was broken when I got the bike but a...

Thanks for that I'm Now frantically scouring everywhere for a Raleigh 20 Nova :x :lol:

Great looking bike 8) I was watching American Flyers last week (I know :roll: ) and the thought crossed my mind that I wouldn't mind an old steel frame Allez . Paul

The Rules Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1. While the minimum number of bikes one should own is three, the correct number is n+1, where n is the number of bikes currently owned. This equation may also be re-written as s-1, where s is the number of bikes owned that would...

The frame is in quite good condition with no rust as such but a few scratches here and their . If you decide to go for ergopowers I could be persuaded to swap my levers for downtube shifters though :) Paul

I had the same problem as you Nick with not much information out there about the bike and no idea what year the bike is though I'm thinking early to mid 90's . The main plan is to polish the groupset or possibly paint it (I have the same problem as you with flaking enamel ) and touch up/tidy the...