New Toy Ordered

[GilesM]

My old Hardtail frame was getting a bit tired and is somehow out of track at the back end, it has been well used. So I have order one of these:

http://www.orangebikes.co.uk/bikes/2011/elite_frame/

Will swap over most of the stuff from my old hardtail, plus a few new bits, hopefully it will come this week while I am not working away.

 

[02GF74]

nice and orange.

you may need a new headset for that - looks like one of the new fangled ones with larger diaemter lower race.

 

[GilesM]

nice and orange.

you may need a new headset for that - looks like one of the new fangled ones with larger diaemter lower race.

It's an orange Orange to match my green Orange.

New forks and headset ordered for the new fangled tapered head tube thingy.

Quite excited, like a little kid waiting for Santa.

 

[Panter]

Ooooh, looks lovely

I keep thinking about "upgrading" my HT with a new frame, but I'm going to hold off as long as I can.

 

[GilesM]

Ooooh, looks lovely

The man from Parcel Force has just delivered it, a thing of absolute beauty, very light, less than 1.5kg.

I keep thinking about "upgrading" my HT with a new frame, but I'm going to hold off as long as I can.

Not the sort of thing you should put off for too long

 

[Panter]

Great news, pictures?

Not the sort of thing you should put off for too long

You're quite right of course, I just can't quite get round the idea of upgrading a frame! I mean, it's the bike really isn't it!
It would make sense for me though, all the components are either new, or have been serviced/overhauled, so I just need to find something suitable.

 

[GilesM]

Great news, pictures?

I'll post some up in various states of build.

You're quite right of course, I just can't quite get round the idea of upgrading a frame! I mean, it's the bike really isn't it!
It would make sense for me though, all the components are either new, or have been serviced/overhauled, so I just need to find something suitable.

My old HT is a second hand Giant bike that I bought as complete bike at the beginning of 2006, I had upgraded most of the components, and now it just seemed that a new frame was all that was needed.