cherrybomb
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I love this bike- always have. it's ace.
I'm looking forward to see the next incarnation.
I love this bike- always have. it's ace.
I'm looking forward to see the next incarnation.
Cheshire1980":1f4k22kp said:Great story. and looking forward to your next instalment
Always like your bike threads, are you going to refurbish it in black again?
The bikes we have owned as teenagers are often the most influential, special, and fond moments we have had as bike riders. For me its the Clockwork in that era, my oldman helped me buy my first proper MTB, a seondhand Clockwork from Don Skene Cycles in Cardiff in 1993, we would regularly cycle together back then, endless rides on trails, towpaths, country roads, just great memories!
I appreciate seeing the often unloved Aluminium O on here, the Orange Elite always seems to get more attention with it being the lighter cousin and premier bike. I know when I was 11-12 years of age I always lusted after the Matt Silver Aluminium O's, would happily browse through the Orange 1992 brochure and wish to own one at some point! Fast forward to 2015 and I managed to get hold of one in the matt silver. I currently have 2 Matt O's, one rigid forked, the other donning Pace Rc35s, which is actually used as my main mountain bike! I also have 4 other Aluminium O frame & forks in the garage, one in fact you have refurbish in the orange white fade, its a 19 inch frame, you sold many years back as you preferred the ride of a 17 inch O!
brocklanders023":1kisq9ph said:Yes, yes, we like this
Great to see the old girl getting a makeover.
randomdan":1kisq9ph said:Nice bit of history - and a very unique build, love it.
Cheshire1980":1kisq9ph said:Great story. and looking forward to your next instalment
Always like your bike threads, are you going to refurbish it in black again?
The bikes we have owned as teenagers are often the most influential, special, and fond moments we have had as bike riders. For me its the Clockwork in that era, my oldman helped me buy my first proper MTB, a seondhand Clockwork from Don Skene Cycles in Cardiff in 1993, we would regularly cycle together back then, endless rides on trails, towpaths, country roads, just great memories!
I appreciate seeing the often unloved Aluminium O on here, the Orange Elite always seems to get more attention with it being the lighter cousin and premier bike. I know when I was 11-12 years of age I always lusted after the Matt Silver Aluminium O's, would happily browse through the Orange 1992 brochure and wish to own one at some point! Fast forward to 2015 and I managed to get hold of one in the matt silver. I currently have 2 Matt O's, one rigid forked, the other donning Pace Rc35s, which is actually used as my main mountain bike! I also have 4 other Aluminium O frame & forks in the garage, one in fact you have refurbish in the orange white fade, its a 19 inch frame, you sold many years back as you preferred the ride of a 17 inch O!
Once A Hero":2qk06c41 said:Great write up, and history.
Lovely looking bike then, during, and hopefully again soon
cherrybomb":2qk06c41 said:I love this bike- always have. it's ace.
I'm looking forward to see the next incarnation.
Stick Legs":2qk06c41 said:I'm pulling up a chair for this.
Great story, great bike.
FluffyChicken":2qk06c41 said:Cheshire1980":2qk06c41 said:Great story. and looking forward to your next instalment
Always like your bike threads, are you going to refurbish it in black again?
The bikes we have owned as teenagers are often the most influential, special, and fond moments we have had as bike riders. For me its the Clockwork in that era, my oldman helped me buy my first proper MTB, a seondhand Clockwork from Don Skene Cycles in Cardiff in 1993, we would regularly cycle together back then, endless rides on trails, towpaths, country roads, just great memories!
I appreciate seeing the often unloved Aluminium O on here, the Orange Elite always seems to get more attention with it being the lighter cousin and premier bike. I know when I was 11-12 years of age I always lusted after the Matt Silver Aluminium O's, would happily browse through the Orange 1992 brochure and wish to own one at some point! Fast forward to 2015 and I managed to get hold of one in the matt silver. I currently have 2 Matt O's, one rigid forked, the other donning Pace Rc35s, which is actually used as my main mountain bike! I also have 4 other Aluminium O frame & forks in the garage, one in fact you have refurbish in the orange white fade, its a 19 inch frame, you sold many years back as you preferred the ride of a 17 inch O!
I'm not sure the Alu-O has had a lot of love on here, being the first and all that of the frames and the one a lot of us (at the time near the start of retrobike) was the bike.
The Elite was sidelined by reader and builders and the E2 a mysterious mythic bike people hadn't yet realised was actually made. The commoner E3's 4,5,678...'s all but new and nice bikes. But just that a generic Orange Ex bike bit like Marins.
The Alu-O is the one.
A bit heavy, not the best to ride of them all, two quite different frame geometries and a nice evolution in just 4 frame types in one year of production.