Orange - Sub5
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Orange - Sub5

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moggi0 said on 13 May 2011

great spec, like it

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johnytspace said on 24 October 2009

i'll mark it down 1 on the rear mech... ha ha
it rides sweet as well

johnytspace replied... on 29 October 2009

i'll report you back... tell everyone how many days of our morzine/les gets(ready to rumble) trip you stayed in the irish bar! ha ha

88888888 replied... on 24 October 2009

Right that's it, I'm reporting you.

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Jonofthejungle said on 24 October 2009

What a glow!
Should be on a DAZ advert! :P
bet it'll be hard to keep clean this winter!

88888888 replied... on 24 October 2009

I know, I'd got three rides worth of thick muck on it and left in the boot of the car until this afternoon.

It looks like it was about to do some damage to the camera afterwards!

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pest said on 24 October 2009

thats a fricken beauty,its got to be a 10.what a great dad you have!

88888888 replied... on 24 October 2009

Ha ha, cheers! The frame's really the only thing left from what was my dad's bike. Building a bike from scratch is really uneconomical, but much nicer hand-picking every part yourself.

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Dad's hand-me -down 2001 Sub5 frame, recoated without graphics in white by Orange.

DT Swiss XMC 130Air forks.
DT Swiss XM180 rear shock.
DT Swiss XR 4.2D rims.
DT Swiss spokes.
Crank Brothers crankset.
Crank Brothers Cobalt BB
Crank Brothers SL eggbeaters.
Syncros Carbon Gain bar.
Syncros Carbon Factory post.
Shimano XTR Cassette.
Shimano XTR Front mech.
Shimano XTR Shifters.
Shimano SLX Shadow rear mech.
Sram Powerlock chain.
Goodridge braided-steel hoses.
Selle Italia Flite Gel Flow saddle.
Continental Mountain King Supersonic tyres.
Bontrager lock-on grips.
Hope hubs.
Hope Mono Twin-pot calipers.
Hope stubby stem.
Hope headset.
Hope skewers.
Hope brake levers.
Hope post clamp.

Total weight = 28lbs

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