A recent addition, it came up for sale locally and I just couldn't say "No" (again!! :facepalm
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It's an Orange P7 in the nickel plated finish, serial number begins "A6060014.." which I think makes it a 1996 bike?
It came with a mixture of Shimano LX M567/569 (including a disgusting e-type front mech! :x), XT M739, and XT M750, along with the Shimano M575 wheels, and the original handlebar and stem, so a real mixed bag.
I was in no rush to do anything with it, but a broken mech hanger on my Gravel bike meant I had an urgent requirement for something suitable to ride!
So a parts bin rebuild of the P7 the day before the Macretro ride saw it kitted out with a 1x8 drivetrain of Deore and M950 XTR bits, shifting courtesy of an STX-RC mech! Some X-lite riser bars and a shorter Ritchey stem, and some Avid Speed dial/Single Digit Ti V-brakes (I guess I could have ridden it as it was... But Where's the fun in that?).
So it's now even more of a mixed bag but it handled the 40-odd mile ride just fine
I think this'll be a bit of a retro-mod bike.
I'm looking at replacing the decals as they're scruffy, torn between the original all red ones. Or going for black decals with Orange "Oranges"...
.It's an Orange P7 in the nickel plated finish, serial number begins "A6060014.." which I think makes it a 1996 bike?
It came with a mixture of Shimano LX M567/569 (including a disgusting e-type front mech! :x), XT M739, and XT M750, along with the Shimano M575 wheels, and the original handlebar and stem, so a real mixed bag.
I was in no rush to do anything with it, but a broken mech hanger on my Gravel bike meant I had an urgent requirement for something suitable to ride!
So a parts bin rebuild of the P7 the day before the Macretro ride saw it kitted out with a 1x8 drivetrain of Deore and M950 XTR bits, shifting courtesy of an STX-RC mech! Some X-lite riser bars and a shorter Ritchey stem, and some Avid Speed dial/Single Digit Ti V-brakes (I guess I could have ridden it as it was... But Where's the fun in that?
). So it's now even more of a mixed bag
but it handled the 40-odd mile ride just fine I think this'll be a bit of a retro-mod bike.
I'm looking at replacing the decals as they're scruffy, torn between the original all red ones. Or going for black decals with Orange "Oranges"...
