An Orange called Don

[Haakon]

Does the Trance have a threaded BB?

No, but i can raid the Mongoose for a crank...

 

[Cardy George]

The welds look really nice i think. Clearly hand done, but done well. Paint/powder coat is bloody good. All looks pretty damn slick.

But what about the bike?

 

[moorey]

The welds look really nice i think. Clearly hand done, but done well. Paint/powder coat is bloody good. All looks pretty damn slick.

Would want to for similar money to many good carbon frames, but yes, they're usually finished well. Welding is far from agricultural, but I love knowing that it's all made, welded and assembled in house. Gives them feels, even if psychosomatic.

 

[hifiandmtb]

That's because you like the British better than the Taiwanese.

 

[moorey]

That's because you like the British better than the Taiwanese.

Depends...are we talking bikes or fireworks?

 

[Ultra Lord]

Depends...are we talking bikes or fireworks?

Yes

 

[moorey]

Yes

ok

 

[ForkinGreat]

ok

boomer

 

[Scotty675]

Looks the goods. I’d called bullshit on this bike. I thought there was no way you would buy an orange.

 

[hifiandmtb]

Looks the goods. I’d called bullshit on this bike. I thought there was no way you would buy an orange.

Agree. He should pose with it in front of his Renault to remove all doubt.

 

[Scotty675]

Fruit salad, orange and lemon

 

[pink poodle]

That is an orange orange! You're going to need to learn how to send it on this thing!

 

[Haakon]

That is an orange orange! You're going to need to learn how to send it on this thing!

Im sure its horribly cliche among seasoned orange lunatics i mean owners, but it felt wrong getting an Orange that wasnt orange...

I quite like the colour too, its not too obnoxious.

 

[Haakon]

Wheels feel more than decent too. Big spoke count, super wide rims. No idea what the hubs are - Orange in house brand Strange which im assuming mean Novatec or Formula.

 

[Haakon]

Finally! One last AliExpress package with some small parts still to arrive, but can start assembly now.

This is sooooooooo much better quality than GX eagle....

 

[hifiandmtb]

Deore does look great! What was the landed cost for those?

 

[Haakon]

Deore does look great! What was the landed cost for those?

$156 USD at whatever the exchange rate was about 6 weeks ago. About what a GX rear mech alone will cost locally.

But more to the point, unavailable anywhere else!

 

[moorey]

I have only one experience with the new 12sp shimano cranks, and went a DM bergtec ring rather than shimano. Is that 8 bolt thing a thing? I know it's still DM, but can you also swap rings on the DM spider, and it runs 8 bolts?

 

[hifiandmtb]

Appears not, more than a bit shit:

 

[Haakon]

No idea... it’s a DM of some sort