Orbit America

[biggs682]

Found this earlier today at local car boot and could not resist it when the seller said how much he was asking........ I knocked him down a fiver as tyres were flat.

Full Reynolds 531c tubing and Shimano 300 exage apart from crankset.

 

[dan_bo]

Youre gonna tell me that its up for sale but its a 58 now arent you.

 

[cyberknight]

sweet .

 

[biggs682]

Youre gonna tell me that its up for sale but its a 58 now arent you.

yes it will be for sale at some point and its a 22 1/2" and 57cm so close

 

[dan_bo]

yes it will be for sale at some point and its a 22 1/2" and 57cm so close

Oooh

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I had one of those, way back when

I bought my 1990 'America', from the legendary (in the North anyway) 'Two Wheels Good' in Leeds

Sorry, this is the only image I can find of it, in the original colours




My '89 Marin Pine Mountain in the shot, also bought from '2 WG'

 

[AndyRM]

I had one of those, way back when

I bought my 1990 'America', from the legendary (in the North anyway) 'Two Wheels Good' in Leeds

Sorry, this is the only image I can find of it, in the original colours

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My '89 Marin Pine Mountain in the shot, also bought from '2 WG'

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Congratulations on winning The Most 90s Picture Ever Award.

 

[biggs682]

Congratulations on winning The Most 90s Picture Ever Award.

got to admit @Richard A Thackeray i have to agree with @AndyRM comment

do you still use same colour scheme ?

 

[AndyRM]

got to admit @Richard A Thackeray i have to agree with @AndyRM comment

do you still use same colour scheme ?

I hope so. Blinding people with awesome since 1992!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

got to admit @Richard A Thackeray i have to agree with @AndyRM comment

do you still use same colour scheme ?

No
At the time, I was commuting into of Leeds, as I worked near Tetleys Brewery
When on days, I finished at 18:00, thus I didn't care what I looked like, so long as drivers took notice of me
The jacket was one of those 'foam'/sponge types, that quite literally acted as one, when they got wet

The tights were 'Troll' (if memory serves), & were from a rock-climbing shop

 

[HarryTheDog]

I bought one of these 8 yrs ago from a local papers small ads for pennies, real bargain, as a first road bike for my son. However he did not like the sis gears and only rode it a handful of times. I loved the colours and feel of the bike ( always seemed to be saying faster, faster to me) and commuted on it for a while but too big for me. I sold it to a "friend" for a similar small amount as he was skint and wanted to get into cycling. He then immediately micked me off by never riding it and selling it for 10 times what he paid for it within 2 weeks.
NB 4 years later he did get into cycling and became a avid ironman competitor so he is now forgiven.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Digressing into the dirt, but still on the Birmingham(?) built bike

Having read the above, I've just delved into my archives, & got Cycling Weekly from that week

Roger Hammond won the 1992 (Junior) World Cyclo-Cross Championships, in Leeds, on an Orbit
(totally hand-built in the factory, from 753)


I was there
I was standing talking to Richard (& Robert) Thackrays mum (Nora), as both lads were in the Junior squad too, & Roger had stayed with them, so he could train on the course & ride with the lads (& some of the other damned good CX riders around Bradford, like Chris Young
As I was stood there, Hammond came up to thank Nora, & show her the medal & jersey
He was more than happy to let me photograph them



Scanned from 'CW'
Note the old style Sidi Cx shoes, with a self-attached SPD cleat (I've still got a pair of those shoes somewhere, in a box in the shed, or garage



Hammonds mother & sister, with presentation bouquet & medal


Front cover, & souvenir booklet

 

[biggs682]

a few years ago i bought Andy Thompsons late fathers road bike , he built a matching his & hers pair for his parents whilst he was in charge of Orbit .

from memory 531 professional tubing 5 speed gearing , flat bars and a rear rack that could carry an elelphant sold it to a young lady in the Shetland Ilse's

 

[biggs682]

Quick update on this one, its had a grease service down at the LBS and I have just fitted a new chain,brake pads and a pair of Vittorio Rubino tyres so all ready to start doing some miles now .

 

[midlife]

Nice pics.

I've got a Thompson frame in the garage . He posted for a while on Retrobike as "featch"

Shaun