Orange P7 Pro Custom Build -FINISHED (Pics page 30&31)

dot1

Can you not buy the Pike's elsewhere and post the to TF Tuned? I imagine it would be a fair bit cheaper. I bought a spring from TFT and fitted it to my Lyriks myself. Very easy instructions on the TFT website as well. 5 minute jobby!

cat_with_no_tail

dot1 I think you've got confuddled there fella.

He'll be buying the revs from TFT, and getting them sorted before they ship them.

I imagine if he went for the Pikes (UK Bike Store have the best prices I found at about £370 iirc), he'd just change the spring at home, that's what I'm doing. As you say, tt's a 5min job.

dot1

Ahh I see. I assumed when he said the spring would be changed free of charge, he was sending the Pikes to TFT to buy a new spring and get it fitted.

Still, buy the Rev's! I had the 426 Dual airs, and they were Barry White levels of smooth.

cat_with_no_tail

dot1 wrote:

Ahh I see. I assumed when he said the spring would be changed free of charge, he was sending the Pikes to TFT to buy a new spring and get it fitted.

Still, buy the Rev's! I had the 426 Dual airs, and they were Barry White levels of smooth.

Feck, never mind, it's me who's got confuddled :roll: It looks like he was indeed planning on getting the pikes from TFT, buying a new spring and having it swapped over before they ship them.

Didnt see that bit at first :oops:

DMC, as mentioned above by dot1, you can get the Pike 454 u-turns, with Maxle, for £370 (£360 if you pick them up from York). £40 for the new spring which you then fit yourself. Means your total cost is £410 tops.

Da Mighty Chicken

Hee hee, seems I've caused some confusion

Yeah, both Pike & Revs were going to be from TFTuned, I was thinking, mainly with the Revs that its all in the price and the professionals sort it out, didn't realise that UK Bike Store had the Pikes so cheap, which then makes the difference about £100 (need to buy spare oil for spring changes?)

So its Pikes and save about £100, BUT, I'd need to do the spring change, OR

Get the Revs, £100 more, but its everything sorted and done, no messing?

Whats the verdict then guys?

Torres

I'd go with the Rev DMC... think it matches the aim of the build a bit more than the pike.

cat_with_no_tail

Torres wrote:

I'd go with the Rev DMC... think it matches the aim of the build a bit more than the pike.

This ^

Also, I know you're worried about weight and spring rate with Pikes. At least with the Revs, all you need is a shock pump.

Think of it like clothes, Pikes come in Small, Med, Large and XL, whereas Revs are more like a tailored suit that can be adjusted to fit you perfectly

Somebody write that down ^^

Da Mighty Chicken

Rev Teams ordered now, so all parts paid for (well apart from possibly the white Goodridge gear cable kit?)

So in a few weeks, my LBS will sort it all out for me as quoted an excellent price, cant refuse!

I will however, be there to take lots of build progress photos to update this thread (and of course ply the shop staff with cakes and biscuits

(cant stop grinning from ear to ear!!!)

cat_with_no_tail

Hahaha, where did you get the Revs from in the end?

Da Mighty Chicken

Cat With No Tail wrote:

Hahaha, where did you get the Revs from in the end?

Got them from The Bike Outlet in York, best price by far (heres hoping alls well)

MJP

bobpzero wrote:

thats a very orange orange you have there...

@Da Mighty Chicken, where you get your seat from... looks nice and comfy

Da Mighty Chicken

I think that orange Orange should come with free sunglasses

@ MJP, the saddle came from Leisure Lakes: HERE

The Northern Monkey

Da Mighty Chicken wrote:

Rev Teams ordered now, so all parts paid for (well apart from possibly the white Goodridge gear cable kit?)

So in a few weeks, my LBS will sort it all out for me as quoted an excellent price, cant refuse!

I will however, be there to take lots of build progress photos to update this thread (and of course ply the shop staff with cakes and biscuits

(cant stop grinning from ear to ear!!!)

Lazy lazy barsteward!

The point of a "custom build" is to build it yourself :roll:

Zaskar20

I've gone to the trouble of reading the longest BR thread in history about a custom build and you're gonna let a bike shop build it for you!!!! :shock: :shock: :roll: :roll:

I feel like I've just been mugged.

Message to bike shop - HURRY UP FFS!

jay12

you serious?
i built mine when i was 13 :roll:

mrfmilo

Same. I builtmy dads XC bike from scratch and i'm 13....In the middle of the next one atm :P Why are you getting the LBS to do it?

The Northern Monkey

new thread title of "New 2010 Orange P7 Pro Custom SPEC'D" needed!

You might as well have taken a shopping list to your LBS and asked them to get it for you... would have only taken a few weeks

Who you paying to ride it? :P

Da Mighty Chicken

Da Mighty Chicken

Calm down girls! :roll:

For the cost of the LBS building it, I'm getting a great deal, and as this will be my first bike for a long time I haven't the supply of tools, but, I will collect tools along the way so that I can learn to do all my own repairs, my main priority is getting the bike completed and to get out riding.

And for those of you that own a dictionary, please look up the word custom!

I would love to do it myself but all things considered at this time I am going to let my LBS do the work, and in what way does it detract from my joy of spec'ing my bike, researching all the parts and learning alot on the way and finally getting to ride my own 'custom' (don't forget to check that word out kids!) bike?

*AL*

Da Mighty Chicken

nice one AL

Zaskar20

*AL* wrote:

Nice one.

bobpzero

cus·tom –noun
1.a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances.
2.habits or usages collectively; convention.
3.a practice so long established that it has the force of law.
4.such practices collectively.
5.Sociology. a group pattern of habitual activity usually transmitted from one generation to another.
6.toll; duty.

defining
cus·tom-built
–adjective
built to individual order: a custom-built limousine.
Origin:
1920–25


cus·tom-build
–verb (used with object),-built, -build·ing.
to build to individual order: The company will custom-build a kitchen cabinet to your specifications

the orange orange p7 image was out of boredom. tho i had put up a massive mint sauce image originally
.http://homepage.mac.com/pfellows1/thisiswhy/miscimages/stoptheplanet.jpg

cat_with_no_tail

Right, I didnt like not knowing the answer, so I started a thread in the workshop section to ask about ProII + 10mm Through axle + P7 frame.

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... t=12692627

If I were you, I'd go back to Hope and Orange and ask them "what you talkin bout willis?" :P

CWNT WANTS ANSWERS DAMMIT!

Da Mighty Chicken

Cat With No Tail wrote:

Right, I didnt like not knowing the answer, so I started a thread in the workshop section to ask about ProII + 10mm Through axle + P7 frame.

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... t=12692627

If I were you, I'd go back to Hope and Orange and ask them "what you talkin bout willis?" :P

CWNT WANTS ANSWERS DAMMIT!

Hee hee, cool, thanks CWNT

I think I'm gonna give it a go, the dropouts are replaceable anyways! :shock:

rolf_f

You've let us down, you've let yourself down but, most of all, you've let the thread down

Da Mighty Chicken

Rolf F wrote:

You've let us down, you've let yourself down but, most of all, you've let the thread down

Back in your hole you! :twisted:

rolf_f

Da Mighty Chicken wrote:

Rolf F wrote:

You've let us down, you've let yourself down but, most of all, you've let the thread down

Back in your hole you! :twisted:

Sorry, yes, I'd better had! :oops:

Still, at least promise us that you'll still fit the pedals yourself!

XxxBFGxxX

whos puttng it together chicken wat shop

3110neil

The one he works in , lol sorry