Orange P7 - 05.08.2010 update (bars!!)- p4

The Northern Monkey

Well... she's finally finished. Thanks to everyone who's helped and given some input into spec, found me cheap parts and also thanks for all the technical advice

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Additions in bold

Frame: 2010 Orange P7 19"
Forks: 2010 Rockshox Revelation Team Air U-Turn 150mm-120mm
Bars: Element Technic Nickel Flat Wide Bars 760mm
Stem: Thomson 4x 70mm
Headset: Hope
Grips: Superstar
Bar Ends: Superstar

Front Brake Lever assy: Shimano XT
Front Caliper: Shimano XT
Front disc: Shimano XT
Rear Brake Lever assy: Shimano XT
Rear Caliper: Shimano XT
Rear Disc: Shimano XT
Hoses: Shimano XT


Shifters: Sram X9
Cables: Sram
Front Mech: Shimano XT
Rear Mech: Sram XO Redwin
Chain Device: RaceFace Bash

Seat: Ragely Cheeky Natural
Seat Post: Thomson
Seat Post Clamp: Hope

Cranks: Shimano XT
Chainring(s): Shimano XT/Deore
Chain: Sram PC991
Cassette: Shimano SLX
Pedals: Crank Bro's Smarty
Bottom Bracket: Shimano XT HT2

Front Wheel
Rim: Mavic XM719
Spokes: DTSwiss DB
Hub: Shimano XT 20mm
Tube: Halfords
Tire: Maxxis Ignitor

Back Wheel
Rim: Mavic XM719
Spokes: DTSwiss DB
Hub: Shimano XT
Tube: Halfords
Tire: Maxxis Ignitor


I'd just like to let everyone know,
that flat and low,
is the way to go.

Seriously, they are freaking awesome. I wasn't too sure at 1st, but they offer so much stability. And the lower bar gives a racier stance meaning i'm not so sat up.

Down at 130mm I'm lower and in a much better position to keep the front down on climbs.
at 140mm its sort of a trade off between climbing and decending.. great all round position.
at 150mm they're awesome going downhill

Robie P

Very nice.. you must be be well chuffed with your build chap, top job 8)

cat_with_no_tail

Hahahaha, love the last pic

Mind you, bet the weight diff between this ans the old surge is night and day!

Look forward to seeing it in action

The Northern Monkey

You have no idea
Took it out for a quick ride and it feels so much lighter to throw about! the extra chainring + less weight is gonna be great for my riding

Zaskar20

If I had to get a new hardtail it would be like this. Good job.

I know it's only my opinion, but I think the bike looks much better without the crud catcher. Sorry. Cleaner inner thighs though!

The Northern Monkey

Hehe.. I just don't like the crudcatcher bolts :P

But tbh, I kinda like it.... it makes it look like its ready to tackle anything

Which reminds me... I need to buy some KCNC bottle cage bolts!

Andy

Needs a big ring...

The Northern Monkey

Andy wrote:

Needs a big ring...

lol... naaahh i dont go fast enough

ilovedirt

Sweet ride!

At least SOMEONE around here got around to building their P7!

podgeorge

Fantastic, it's finished........at last
I was going to ask, what do you thing of the Minions??
Cheers

scottbowlby

Awesome build mate bet your well chuffed

Loving last pic :P has anyone said you bare a slight resemblance to Paddy McGuinness? lol

cat_with_no_tail

scottbowlby wrote:

Awesome build mate bet your well chuffed

Loving last pic :P has anyone said you bare a slight resemblance to Paddy McGuinness? lol

Hahaha, that's who he reminds me of! I couldn't put my finger on it at first. Cheers.

"Bring on the Greggs!"

XxxBFGxxX

very nice benji.

The Northern Monkey

Cat With No Tail wrote:

scottbowlby wrote:

Awesome build mate bet your well chuffed

Loving last pic :P has anyone said you bare a slight resemblance to Paddy McGuinness? lol

Hahaha, that's who he reminds me of! I couldn't put my finger on it at first. Cheers.

"Bring on the Greggs!"

Lol... i've never been likened to Paddy before.... I have been told I look like Steve-O a few times though

The Northern Monkey

podgeorge wrote:

Fantastic, it's finished........at last
I was going to ask, what do you thing of the Minions??
Cheers

Really like the minions
The super tacky is a bit draggy, but offers superb grip!

sheepworryingbhoy

Bet you'll be dodging all the puddles on yer first ride out!

The Northern Monkey

LOL! I hadd't thought about that!

I'm definately heli taping tonight... couldn't be bothered last night!

Whytepeak

Very nice Benji, lovely build, how are those forks?

Another vote for a big ring here though, especially if you have some road work in mind...

The Northern Monkey

Road work?! Are you on crack?

The forks are nice, need to set them up properly though

cat_with_no_tail

bigbenj_08 wrote:

Road work?! Are you on crack?

The forks are nice, need to set them up properly though

Perhaps by road work, he meant like digging them up to make trails

Whytepeak

Cat With No Tail wrote:

bigbenj_08 wrote:

Road work?! Are you on crack?

The forks are nice, need to set them up properly though

Perhaps by road work, he meant like digging them up to make trails

Admittedly, resources are hard to come by, but the average stretch of road has many more obstacles and imperfections Fort William DH, and with a bit of excavation you can get some decent lines dialled in.

Road camber can make for some nice switchbacks, speed bumps can be built up with a better lip, railing the curbs into the next huck off an embankment... road trails rule.
By and large, hire yourself a private surveyor and you can build what you like.

The Northern Monkey

Road + MTB is worse than a road bike!

JamesBrckmn

i see your enjoying having a bike that you can pick up without a crane!

seriously, it looks great- how are the xt brakes?

The Northern Monkey

xt brakes are great

Taken a while to get close to bedded in though, still need to work on them a bit more lol!
They have a similar feel to the saints, but aren't as grabby and feel a bit more smoothly modulated

The biggest positive on the bike is the Sram x9 shifters and X0 rear mech! after never having had used Sram gearing before.... it really is rather nice.
The shifter position is much more natural!

The Big Cheese

bigbenj_08 wrote:

xt brakes are great

Taken a while to get close to bedded in though, still need to work on them a bit more lol!
They have a similar feel to the saints, but aren't as grabby and feel a bit more smoothly modulated

The biggest positive on the bike is the Sram x9 shifters and X0 rear mech! after never having had used Sram gearing before.... it really is rather nice.
The shifter position is much more natural!

Good stuff - told you the XT brakes are ace...

and glad you like the SRAM - feel more intuitive don't they?

The Northern Monkey

I dunno what it is yet Just feel crisp, no clunking... just a gear change!

Argghh stop it... I wanna go ride it now

teacherman

Oh, that's nice

Yup SRAM shifters are the dogs.

piker

That looks great,must be all the better having built it and set it up yourself.

mr joey

nice bike mate well done,happy rideing

Da Mighty Chicken

So how did if fare for your trip to Llandegla, you happy with it compared to your NS? Whats your take on the tyres front as you are running wide tyres arent you?

Cheers

The Northern Monkey

Twas good... floats pretty well..

Fork is superb, but i'm just not used to a light front end/low gears.
The rear feel is great too!

I run 2.35" tyres but they're more like a 2.2... not really wide tbh!