Orange Crush

grubby

My new build. New frame and parts from another bike.

Should I go for black pedals an saddle?






Orange Crush 17" Red
Tubeset 6061-T6 Double Butted Aluminium Tube
Forks Rock Shox Revelation RL 140mm 15QR
F Mech Shimano XT
R Mech Shimano XT Shadow 10sp
Shifters Shimano XT
Chainset Shimano XT (3 x 10sp)
Cassette Shimano XT
Chain Shimano XTR
Brakes Avid Elixir R 185/160
Wheelset Crank Brothers Iodine 15QR
Tyres Schwalbe Fat Albert 2.4
Headset Hope Tapered
Stem Thomson Elite X4
S Post Thomson Eilte Layback
Saddle Charge Knife ti rails
H Bars Ritchey WCS Carbon UD 30mm 660mm
Pedals Superstar Nanotech
B Bracket Shimano Hollow Tech 2

paulneenan76

Nice frame, nice parts, nice build. You might get away with just changing the saddle but the saddle must change at the very least - in my humble and utterly correct opinion. ;D
Pedals will get muddy but stay quite white. Change to black or red and they get muddy, and they go silver

Thewaylander

I would go black,

I had an orange crush 2006 i think. was honestly the worst bike i've ever ridden, but we are all different shapes andi t may suit you. just remeber stealth in the new cool.

rolf_f

That's interestingly different to mine despite the same frame and nice to see another! http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10017&t=12899817

Definitely black and black. Mind you, may as well just repaint the pedals rather than replacing (or just accept reality and strip the pedals and leave them like that). BTW any idea of the weight?

Thewaylander wrote:

. just remeber stealth in the new cool.

I think stealth was cool in about 2011. It can't be cool now!

grubby

Saddle ordered. Not sure of the weight. I will try to weigh at some point.
A few more pics.

Myster101

Very nice, love those wheels.

Did right in going black for the saddle.

grubby

Rides well and felt good.

grubby

Changed the saddle to black, put some spd's on and treated myself to some new brakes!

paulneenan76

Yep, liked it before, like it even more now. Nice one!

Paul

DanDax1990

Awesome looking bike and sweet spec list!

Levi_501

Very cool

grubby

Thanks very much

AlexJCook

Good choice going for the Shimano Brakes, I cringe a little when I see Elixirs these days.

How are the Crank Brothers wheels holding up? They look sexy, but as per with CB I've heard they suffer bearing trouble.

grubby

I've always had Avid previously and found them ok. The Shimanos are much better.
Only a few rides in so all good at the moment with the wheels.

AlexJCook

Cool. Yer I've had a quick blast and love the new style Shimano levers, and the brakes at all levels just feel so nice.

danial123

ooooooooooooooooo.....
i like this one.

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