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Orange 🍊 Fan
So it looks like this.....
.......which might not be everyone's cup of tea, but here is the current list of bits and pieces....
Frame: '98 Orange O2 with titanium rear canti posts
Fork: Cuda CP26 (aluminium with steel canti posts)
Headset: Crank Brothers Iodine SL Directset
Stem: Kalloy Uno with titanium bolts
Ahead cap: Absolute Black
Handlebar: Aluminium Worx WX-R 36cm - Now 33cm aluminium WX-R
Saddle: Rolls Titanio
Seatpost: Enve carbon (reversed)
Seatpost clamp: Tune
Levers: Sram Rival (left hand gutted)
Rear derailleur: Sram X0 short cage with Tacx ceramic pulley wheels
Brakes: Frogleggs - Now XTR/Swissstop BXP pads / Paul Moon Units/ Ti bolts
Cables: Alligator i-link and mini i-link
Cable hangers: Kona P2 front and Cannondale H-pipe rear
Rims: Mavic X618 32h
Hubs: American Classic Micro58 front and 210 rear
Spokes: Plain stainless(radial front and 1x both sides rear)
Skewers: T Gear USA (titanium)
Tyres and tubes: Innova Pro Cobra Skin 26x2.0 with Vittoria latex -Now Conti RaceKing RS 2.2 rear and Speedking RS 2.2 front
Bottom bracket: Action Tec 107mm (titanium)
Cranks: Spa Cycles RD2 165mm with aluminium bolts
Chainring: Osymetric 42t with aluminium bolts -Now 44t Osymetric
Chainguide: ZTTO on Exotic braze-on adaptor
Pedals: Look X-Track Carbon-Ti (converted to single side) with 20mm spacers
Cassette: Shimano bitsa 11-12-14-16-18-21-24-28-32-36 -Now XT 11-42 11 speed
Chain: Sram Red22
Bottle cages and bottles: Elite Leggero and Elite Jet -Now Elite Crono
Frame bag: Dueter 1.5litre
Mudguard: Crud Catcher (clear) -Now removed
Computer: Cateye Padrone Wireless
There are a couple of things lined up that i want to do, this year. The rims are getting a bit concave so i will build some new wheels. I have a pair of unused 20h CrossRide rims, another micro58 hub for the front, and presently a Dura Ace rear hub for the rear. I can't decide what spokes i will use. I also have some lighter tyres and latex tubes.
Another change is going to be the bar tape. I am tired of how quickly the cotton tapes fade(Newbaums at the mo and it fades way faster than Velox) so i am going to try some EVA cork stuff, like Cinelli etc, or may even go old school shiny Benotto, as i use gloves and wont slip off!
That is probably it finished and then it will just be maintenance. I might adjust the ratios for a millionth time, but i am starting to feel that this is where it will stay for a good while. I have had sooooooooooo many gearing setups on this bike!
If there is a change it will be deleting the 11t cog and having a 40t, at the low end, and swapping the chainring to a 44t. That will give a lower gear at both ends than i have presently.
That's it for now
.......which might not be everyone's cup of tea, but here is the current list of bits and pieces....
Frame: '98 Orange O2 with titanium rear canti posts
Fork: Cuda CP26 (aluminium with steel canti posts)
Headset: Crank Brothers Iodine SL Directset
Stem: Kalloy Uno with titanium bolts
Ahead cap: Absolute Black
Handlebar: Aluminium Worx WX-R 36cm - Now 33cm aluminium WX-R
Saddle: Rolls Titanio
Seatpost: Enve carbon (reversed)
Seatpost clamp: Tune
Levers: Sram Rival (left hand gutted)
Rear derailleur: Sram X0 short cage with Tacx ceramic pulley wheels
Brakes: Frogleggs - Now XTR/Swissstop BXP pads / Paul Moon Units/ Ti bolts
Cables: Alligator i-link and mini i-link
Cable hangers: Kona P2 front and Cannondale H-pipe rear
Rims: Mavic X618 32h
Hubs: American Classic Micro58 front and 210 rear
Spokes: Plain stainless(radial front and 1x both sides rear)
Skewers: T Gear USA (titanium)
Tyres and tubes: Innova Pro Cobra Skin 26x2.0 with Vittoria latex -Now Conti RaceKing RS 2.2 rear and Speedking RS 2.2 front
Bottom bracket: Action Tec 107mm (titanium)
Cranks: Spa Cycles RD2 165mm with aluminium bolts
Chainring: Osymetric 42t with aluminium bolts -Now 44t Osymetric
Chainguide: ZTTO on Exotic braze-on adaptor
Pedals: Look X-Track Carbon-Ti (converted to single side) with 20mm spacers
Cassette: Shimano bitsa 11-12-14-16-18-21-24-28-32-36 -Now XT 11-42 11 speed
Chain: Sram Red22
Bottle cages and bottles: Elite Leggero and Elite Jet -Now Elite Crono
Frame bag: Dueter 1.5litre
Mudguard: Crud Catcher (clear) -Now removed
Computer: Cateye Padrone Wireless
There are a couple of things lined up that i want to do, this year. The rims are getting a bit concave so i will build some new wheels. I have a pair of unused 20h CrossRide rims, another micro58 hub for the front, and presently a Dura Ace rear hub for the rear. I can't decide what spokes i will use. I also have some lighter tyres and latex tubes.
Another change is going to be the bar tape. I am tired of how quickly the cotton tapes fade(Newbaums at the mo and it fades way faster than Velox) so i am going to try some EVA cork stuff, like Cinelli etc, or may even go old school shiny Benotto, as i use gloves and wont slip off!
That is probably it finished and then it will just be maintenance. I might adjust the ratios for a millionth time, but i am starting to feel that this is where it will stay for a good while. I have had sooooooooooo many gearing setups on this bike!
If there is a change it will be deleting the 11t cog and having a 40t, at the low end, and swapping the chainring to a 44t. That will give a lower gear at both ends than i have presently.
That's it for now
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