Chocolate Orange 456. WIP.

allthegearnoidea

Orange cables for you!!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Jagwire-Hyflow-Pr ... 2ea9b34ca2

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Jagwire-Ripcord-M ... 439b8578ae


(jensons had some too which would most likely work out cheaper too! )

cat_with_no_tail

:shock:

must... resist... impulse... purchase!

Seriously though, will have to think about that. Don't want to overdo it with the orange. Will sort out the wheels, forks etc first, then see how it looks. Also been looking at getting the silver bit on the SLX cranks anodized orange if it's possible. :oops:

Cheers for the link though

lawman

get some crankskins for your cranks, they come in loads of diferent colours and keep your cranks looking good. as for the wheels, good lord they are expensive but deffinitly worth it, one day i might be able to afford some, unless the LBS get them in

allthegearnoidea

i think the colour of the bike lends itself Very nicely to Bright orange cables!! would look awesome!!!
am struggling to resist buying the Blue version for mine (builders tea coloured Soul) so wrong but just So right!!!

cat_with_no_tail

lawman wrote:

get some crankskins for your cranks, they come in loads of diferent colours and keep your cranks looking good. as for the wheels, good lord they are expensive but deffinitly worth it, one day i might be able to afford some, unless the LBS get them in

Oooooo, thanks for that, I'd not thought of them. Not so keen on the patterned ones, but the translucent orange ones look like just what I need.
Do you happen to know where I can order a set in the UK? or do they have to be ordered from the US crankskins.com site?

cat_with_no_tail

I'm thinking, keep the white bars/stem/seatpost. Get the white rims with the orange hubs/spokes. Black Pikes with orange decals. Orange cables. Orange Crankskins Then maybe look at a set of Orange superstar Grips.

allthegearnoidea

that will look stunning!

pastey_boy

all these orange tips may help me with this little beauty im considering building. found some orange rims on crc and an orange bash guard. still weighing up whether to build it up or not as im loving my ragley too much at the moment

allthegearnoidea

Nah, i wouldnt build it, i'll give you a fiver to stop it causing any clutter!

cat_with_no_tail

oooooh, priiiddddy!

I find the problem is finding orange bits that are the same kind of orange. Chris King seem to have their own definition of what Orange is, and some manufacturers try to match that, others try to match the Crank Bros Orange they use on their Iodine bits, others use varying different shades of orange from almost brown to almost gold. Then there is the plastic bits, like cables, which will be what most people would consider to be a "proper" orange colour.
Proper PITA at times.

That said, you may get away with it a bit more on your frame because it looks like the shade of orange changes slightly depending on the light.

pastey_boy

was never keen on orange but anodised orange is rather lovely. i was gonna buy them i9 ex team wheels mentioned above to go on it but cant justify building it as i dont think id use it much. i do love mad looking bikes though and this brown 456 is going to look extremely mad methinks.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=45967
reckon these built up with white halo hubs would look nice and cost a fraction of the i9,s
to be honest the thing that stopped me buying them ex team ones was the fact they seem to have had quite heavy use and with the rims being dented it put me right off

cat_with_no_tail

I know what you mean. I was looking at those wheels last night on the JRA website and on the enlarged picture, you can see the the rear rim has at least couple of big (well, I'd say they were big) dents in it.
Course, I could always ask them to fit a new rim to the rear. £71 for a ZTR flow rim.

My other option is DT Swiss EX1750. Not worth £600 imho but I know I can get them for a bit less than that.

pastey_boy

you could get the halo freedom bronze ltd ed rims built onto halo pro white hubs for a fraction of that and they would look amazing
jra have these beauties for £110 ,build these up with white flow rims and your laughing
http://www.justridingalong.com/shop.php ... oduct=2380

Torres

NS have just released some rims (On CRC) they come in orange....nealy got a pair for the commencal, but they don't do a 36 hole version

cat_with_no_tail

Just spoken to JRA. They have agreed to replace the rear rim on the ex-team wheelset without any labour charges. They've been serviced before being put up for sale, and any worn parts were replaced.
This means I can get the wheelset for £479 delivered.
Decision has been made. If they're still there by Payday, they are all mine.

pastey_boy

im consider getting them bronze hubs built up with the white flow rim for my ragley, gonna sell the ellsworth, the money from it will go towards my ragley ti. whens pay day ? id stick a deposit on them just to be safe seeing as you have told everyone on here where they are

Xgreygoose

Cat With No Tail wrote:

Just spoken to JRA. They have agreed to replace the rear rim on the ex-team wheelset without any labour charges. They've been serviced before being put up for sale, and any worn parts were replaced.
This means I can get the wheelset for £479 delivered.
Decision has been made. If they're still there by Payday, they are all mine.

Oh yeah, come to papa!!

BTW did you ask them to check the bearings? That's the only thing that I would ask them to check/replace.

cat_with_no_tail

pastey_boy
Good idea! Email sent off to JRA now to see if they'll do that for me.
Those bronze hubs are pretty tasty. They'll look good on the Ragley.

Xgreygoose
They told me everything has been serviced and they are running smooth as a smooth thing covered in baby oil.

Edit: Update from JRA. They wont take a deposit. Pay in full or not at all.
Fair enough response tbh. They've got no reason to hold them a couple of weeks for me when they could well sell them tomorrow.

Just so you all know. If you buy these wheels before me, I'll hunt you down and set fire to your dog!

Xgreygoose

Cat With No Tail wrote:

Xgreygoose
They told me everything has been serviced and they are running smooth as a smooth thing covered in baby oil.

Edit: Update from JRA. They wont take a deposit. Pay in full or not at all.
Fair enough response tbh. They've got no reason to hold them a couple of weeks for me when they could well sell them tomorrow.

Just so you all know. If you buy these wheels before me, I'll hunt you down and set fire to your dog!

That's BS :x I don't get that!! :x
I have an idea you could give them one of your kids

Da Mighty Chicken

CWNT, have you seen these grips & saddle at Wiggle, just the right colours

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Charge_x_Wiggle_Sponge_Handlebar_Grips/5360045295/

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Charge_x_Wiggle_Spoon_Cromo_Saddle/5360045292/

cat_with_no_tail

Yeh, I actually ordered the saddle before christmas when they were waiting for stock. Was told 3-4 weeks, which turned into more like 12. Then I gave up and got my brown one instead. As for the grips, they do look nice, but I decided against them because white grips end up looking hacky really fast.

I see you had an issue with your Thor Forks. I'm still trying to make my mind up which ones I should go for.

I do like the look of this DT Swiss EXC 150 which is massively reduced at the moment, but I think I'd have compatibility issues as I'm pretty sure it works on the 15mm system (my new hubs are 20mm). Maybe they'd be suited for your build though? Not sure if they are any good. Most reviews say they are great, but too pricey.

Should all be coming together in the next 2-3 weeks if I can ever decide on the forks :roll:

cat_with_no_tail

Well, it's all coming together now.

I've been saving up my pennies like a good boy and have now ordered the following upgrades:

Pike 454 coil u-turn forks and some custom orange decals.
DT Swiss EX1750 wheelset
X-0 Tango Shifters
X-0 Tango Rear mech
Avid Code Brakes (white) with 185mm rotors
RaceFace AM Chainset (orange) with team chainrings
RaceFace Atlas FR Bars (orange)
KMC X-10 SL chain (silver)
xt cassette
FSA Orbit MX Headset
Ergon GA1 (white) Enduro Grips
Schwalbe Fat Albert Tyres

It should all be arriving bit-by-bit over the next week or so and I'll be fitting it as it arrives.

To say I'm rather excited may be an understatement.

The Big Cheese

Cat With No Tail wrote:

Well, it's all coming together now.

I've been saving up my pennies like a good boy and have now ordered the following upgrades:

Pike 454 coil u-turn forks and some custom orange decals.
DT Swiss EX1750 wheelset
X-0 Tango Shifters
X-0 Tango Rear mech
Avid Code Brakes (white) with 185mm rotors
RaceFace AM Chainset (orange) with team chainrings
RaceFace Atlas FR Bars (orange)
KMC X-10 SL chain (silver)
xt cassette
FSA Orbit MX Headset
Ergon GA1 (white) Enduro Grips
Schwalbe Fat Albert Tyres

It should all be arriving bit-by-bit over the next week or so and I'll be fitting it as it arrives.

To say I'm rather excited may be an understatement.

Ha ha - I bet you're like a big kid now arent you?

God wish list of parts - going to be sweet when it all arrives and is fitted.

I still maintain that waiting for shiny new parts to arrive is like being 8 years old on Xmas Eve....

pastey_boy

did you not see these on offer? they seem amazing for the money. wish i had a bike to put them on
http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/mountain- ... -rims.html

cat_with_no_tail

Mmmmm, packages from CRC, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

jay12

OMG thats sooo nice 8) .

can't wait to see more bits

cat_with_no_tail

Cheers Jay,

Can't wait for the rest of it to arrive. I'm particularly excited to see my new cranks in the flesh.

mrfmilo

Nice! especially the bars. 8)

lawman

nice kit 8) love the look of x0, would love some for the maxlight, in redwin red

cat_with_no_tail

Those bars are VERY wide! (785mm)

I'm fairly broad in the shoulders so I'll give them a go. Raceface have put markings on each end showing you where to cut for different lengths though should I need to.