JOIN THE ORANGE "CLOCKWORK" CLUB,show your bikes!
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emjay":251mja6x said:
Like it, nice work there – very smart colour scheme – another fab Clockwork!
Cheshire1980
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Yeah defiantly worth building up, am assuming 1989 Clockworks in that colour are pretty rare, I have not seen many on-line! Look forward to the build 
The paintwork on the Clockwork 93 stands out well with decals, the whole symmetry of the build is stunning, not too fussy, just right in my humble opinion.
The paintwork on the Clockwork 93 stands out well with decals
, the whole symmetry of the build is stunning, not too fussy, just right in my humble opinion.
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Look forward to seeing that one...
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Look forward to seeing that one...
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Cheshire1980":1r2vzp0l said:Yeah defiantly worth building up, am assuming 1989 Clockworks in that colour are pretty rare, I have not seen many on-line! Look forward to the build
The paintwork on the Clockwork 93 stands out well with decals
Yep, seemed everyone wanted orange/white. Don't think the yellow/white (and pink/white) were offered for long although I can remember seeing both in the shops.
Cheshire1980
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On the hunt for another Retro Orange, Too much inspiration and desire! Very addictive this site! I already have 4 road bikes in the garage, and now I have the taste for Retro MTB's god help me!!!!
On the hunt for another Retro Orange, Too much inspiration and desire! Very addictive this site! I already have 4 road bikes in the garage, and now I have the taste for Retro MTB's god help me!!!!
Completed my refresh of my "free" Orange Clockwork
I was given this by a work mate as the rear hanger, back wheel, derailleur were all bent beyond repair. The first thing I did was strip the bike back to the frame and fit a spare set of wheels I had knocking around the garage.
I then built the bike up over a couple of months until I was happy it was useable and used it for a month for commuting into Nottingham, the only original parts I retained were the frame, forks, rear Blackburn carrier, DX headset and tyres. Every bolt has been replaced. Once I had finished my job in Nottingham I popped into "WeDoPowdercoating" in Leicester near where I live for a quote £40 for shot blast and powder coat for the rear carrier frame and forks. I know it's not neon orange and white fade, but this was my cheap as chips project not a factory restore. I've fitted newish XT V brakes and XT 739 levers, Deore 27 speed shifters with a 11-32 cassette, Deore rear mech, XT M750 front mech, a very cheap oldish LX chainset with new UN55 BB, Easton carbon monkeylite bars and EA70 stem mounted to a ahead/quill converter with a few spacers and a conical spacer hollowed out to cover the top of the stem. The wheels are some old Trek ones, I've had to add a spacer and alter the dish of the rear wheel for the 9 speed cassette to work and the wheel to centre, if it proves to be ok I may buy a new set of wheels for my favourite hardtail and fit the old wheels to this.
Hope this doesn't offend too many purists.
The best thing is I've used a few parts that were sitting unused, I managed to sell all of the old bits some on here and the rest on ebay, paying for around half of the cost so the bike has only cost me around £75.
I was given this by a work mate as the rear hanger, back wheel, derailleur were all bent beyond repair. The first thing I did was strip the bike back to the frame and fit a spare set of wheels I had knocking around the garage.
I then built the bike up over a couple of months until I was happy it was useable and used it for a month for commuting into Nottingham, the only original parts I retained were the frame, forks, rear Blackburn carrier, DX headset and tyres. Every bolt has been replaced. Once I had finished my job in Nottingham I popped into "WeDoPowdercoating" in Leicester near where I live for a quote £40 for shot blast and powder coat for the rear carrier frame and forks. I know it's not neon orange and white fade, but this was my cheap as chips project not a factory restore. I've fitted newish XT V brakes and XT 739 levers, Deore 27 speed shifters with a 11-32 cassette, Deore rear mech, XT M750 front mech, a very cheap oldish LX chainset with new UN55 BB, Easton carbon monkeylite bars and EA70 stem mounted to a ahead/quill converter with a few spacers and a conical spacer hollowed out to cover the top of the stem. The wheels are some old Trek ones, I've had to add a spacer and alter the dish of the rear wheel for the 9 speed cassette to work and the wheel to centre, if it proves to be ok I may buy a new set of wheels for my favourite hardtail and fit the old wheels to this.
Hope this doesn't offend too many purists.
The best thing is I've used a few parts that were sitting unused, I managed to sell all of the old bits some on here and the rest on ebay, paying for around half of the cost so the bike has only cost me around £75.
Cheshire1980
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Looks great, classic colour.
Looks great, classic colour.
