Orange vitamin t/t2 owners club
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bikeworkshop
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Given this is the vitamin t/t2 owners club, I'm going to drag it back into daylight.
My vitamin t was sold new in 1994, although judging by the frame specs, it was made in 92/93.
It's got the 1&1/8 headtube, no sleeve at the seat cluster, non-wishbone starts and an arch to carry the canti hanger.
The most desirable model obvs.
The plastic sleeve in the seat tube to allow the use-style post is breaking up though, so just wondering if club members might know of the top of their heads (or lurking in the shed with a pair of verniers) the internal diameter of the seat tube of this specific model.
Additionally the vendor told me this was the sandvik-made model - any opinions?
The T1 came with inch or 1&1/8 head tube, sleeved or straight seat tube, so is that only 2 variants, or more?
And frame numbers to date?
My vitamin t was sold new in 1994, although judging by the frame specs, it was made in 92/93.
It's got the 1&1/8 headtube, no sleeve at the seat cluster, non-wishbone starts and an arch to carry the canti hanger.
The most desirable model obvs.
The plastic sleeve in the seat tube to allow the use-style post is breaking up though, so just wondering if club members might know of the top of their heads (or lurking in the shed with a pair of verniers) the internal diameter of the seat tube of this specific model.
Additionally the vendor told me this was the sandvik-made model - any opinions?
The T1 came with inch or 1&1/8 head tube, sleeved or straight seat tube, so is that only 2 variants, or more?
And frame numbers to date?
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Is this the one from Colne with the Hope fabricated disc brake mount?
bikeworkshop
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Bought new in Bristol
Disc mount by Vernon Barker
https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/orange-vitamin-t-still-in-use.475551/
Disc mount by Vernon Barker
https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/orange-vitamin-t-still-in-use.475551/
sam_white
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What's the frame number?
bikeworkshop
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Mine's A3061088 makes it 93 I believe.
Luckily I don't appreciate a wishbone now its no longer set up for rim brakes, and the seat tube step always looked like an afterthought.
Course the canti cable hanger is a little redundant
Luckily I don't appreciate a wishbone now its no longer set up for rim brakes, and the seat tube step always looked like an afterthought.
Course the canti cable hanger is a little redundant
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