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fancy a new (push) bike
Bush Tucker Man:
--- Quote from: "Ja1983" ---have an orange clockwork (vintage!) in france, my dad has a saracen with the ovaltech chainrings... not sure if they actually work or just make you think they do....
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Orange are still around, but the 'Clockwork' has disappeared from the range (it was there as a 07 bike), the 'Vitamin T' is still there though (remember trying one of those out when they were first released - up at 'Stif' in Leeds)
http://www.orangebikes.co.uk
Weren't the Shimano'ovoid' chainings called 'Bio-Pace'??, my Marin Pine Mountain had them, before I replaced them with proper circular rings
GREENI:
Orange, has really lost the a'peel' (couldn't resist).
The old clockwork is worth a few quid, we renovated one for a guy a few weeks ago....
Pace have completely 'sold out' now, I have just bought 7 pairs of there carbon/titanium rigid forks, as they have stopped making them...
My RC200 was sent to them as I snapped it, they welded a plate on it !!!!!
Soon sent me a new one when they found out who I was :wink:
Not many British bike manufacturers now, soon we will be quite rare !
I don't suppose the clockwork is for sale ???
No....behave... :smack:
Bush Tucker Man:
Ended up buying 2 new tyres for my 'yellow bike' yesterday
I'd been out for a ride & caught up with someone on the old turnpike road between Brotherton & Tadcaster (the route that post/stage-coaches left the Great North Road en-route for York, now the A162)
We were riding along chatting, & got to the roundabout where the Leeds-Selby turnpike (A63) crosses it.
I pulled ahead slightly as we crossed the A63, & as he caught up he asked if I'd seen my rear tyre?
No, as it's got full mudguards, so I stopped, had a look & "Bl**dy Hell!"
What a mess!
I knew the front one was well cut-up, but the rear had gone through the tread, into the kevlar belt & had a square profile.
So, I headed for home. Carefully :roll:
Click on pic to enlarge
I got to roughly where the M62 crosses the a-road on my route home, when it went.
Still, I could have been out on my usual rounds & had it go out 'in the sticks' near Ulleskelf, or somewhere.
I had considered going down to HolmeMoss yesterday as well, so the thought of a rear-tyre instantaneously deflating at (perhaps) 45-50MPH, on an Armco clad descent did not bode well :lol:
Still, it should be okay now, they ride nicely, but still got to try them on a greasy surface
GREENI:
One of my mates bought some second hand handle bars off ebay the other day...
They cost him a long walk through Cannock Chase and 8 stitches to the face...
Thing is he knew they were risky, but couldn't resist the price...Fool :lol:
Bush Tucker Man:
--- Quote from: "GREENI" ---Thing is he knew they were risky, but couldn't resist the price...Fool :lol:
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Bet he doesn't do the same again??
Still, those tyres have been on since I bought that frame (& new wheels), & will have covered perhaps 4,000-5,000 miles
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