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 build, it was made in 92.
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 build, it was made in 92.
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
Senior Retro Guru
Bought new in Bristol
Disc mount by Vernon Barker
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Disc mount by Vernon Barker
Orange Vitamin T still in use
Here's my 1994 orange vitamin t - I bought this off the original owner in Jan 95. This photo predates digital, and almost the term "bikepacking". Taken somewhere in the middle of the Scottish Highlands may '95. The original build spec, from Dave Baters Downend, Bristol (rip😪): Stronglight 1"...
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