Orange Vitamin T or T2 or What??

[emjay]

I've been tasked with the identification of this titanium framed bike by Clockwork davo, who is busy home schooling his young ones, so he asked me,and i happily obliged.

I will let davo explain how he came by the pictures when he is free.

Please feel free to comment on the following pictures.

Let the trial by retrobike begin.

 

[Cheshire1980]

Well it looks like an early Vit t. 92/93. 17 inch frame. Brocklanders had a similar one but in the 21 inch frame. Nice find that!

 

[emjay]

On first impressions it does, especially with the decals, but the rear stays are not from a Vitamin T.

The rear stay looks more like a t2 (on the right) compared to the Vitamin t on the left.

 

[clockwork davo]

So the bike/pics for ID came to me from a chap (Ian) I was chatting to some time ago via Facebook regarding an Aluminium O, turns out the ally O was gonna be to small..

But anyway this little beast has landed on his workbench this week and he’s after on info we can shed on it as a collective

So any thoughts would be appreciated

Massive thanks to emjay for kicking the tread off

 

[MatBH5]

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I’m not claiming to be the biggest expert, I have owned a T2 though.
The monostays are T2 shape but the riveted top tube cable guides, style of rear canti hanger and although I can’t see closely, the dropouts look different to Oranges I’ve seen.
I’d treat carefully.

 

[emjay]

I thought the same.

 

[brocklanders023]

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Defo mk1 decals but the seat stays are wrong. Don't think it's a Orange personally, not like any I have seen unless it's a prototype but even then it's a long way from a T2.

 

[brocklanders023]

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Looking at the drop outs I reckon it's a cheap frame. My mk1 was lovely and all the little details done to a high standard. That looks budget for titanium to me.

 

[Cheshire1980]

Odd cable guides.. possibly another brand

 

[emjay]

Possibly the final nail in the coffin.

unless it is a prototype!