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Why not from the man itself?

Tel: 01616 811 517

Neil Orrell Cycles
395 Hollingwood Avenue
New Moston
Greater Manchester
M40 0JQ
England

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yeah allredy googled orrell. international calls are expensive,should give it a try tho...thanks anyway.

write to him, rather than calling. its more fun anyway!

Neighbour was about to throw this on the skip.
Now that it's saved I have no idea what to do with it...

Put it back on the skip...

BOOM BOOM!

^^ what's wrong with it?

Can't you just put it back together and sell it?

Made a few updates, new bars, a a few other bits

Just waiting for one of these

to arrive then start training again :-)

I just reconnected with my holiday's bike (father in law's unused bike). Last year I spent two days cleaning and refreshing it, this year I can start to have fun right away on the roads of Corrèze !

Vitus 979 with Shimano 105

Really like that frame and the colour scheme.

Made a few updates, new bars, a a few other bits

whats the black thing spiralling down the down tube?

yeah allredy googled orrell. international calls are expensive,should give it a try tho...thanks anyway.

A phone call from London to Manchester is 'international'?

whats the black thing spiralling down the down tube?

clearly that jewish leather wrap that they wear when reading the torah...

whats it called?
I used to know.

whats the black thing spiralling down the down tube?

Is it one of those fancy schmancey computers that measures cadence/power etc?

1950 Claud Butler. I don't know what model but it had 531 stickers on it when I got it (under the brush-paint!). Sugino Supermaxy cranks, Mavic Open Sport rims on Zenith hubs, EAI cog, GB spearpoint stem, and a 1950s steel caliper which is truly awful. Will be building into a fixed tourer.

Is it one of those fancy schmancey computers that measures cadence/power etc?

thats what i thought but i couldnt see a mount

Giz is that the large the headtube looks longer than the one i had to sell.

Just waiting for one of these to arrive then start training again :-)

You do know you're allowed to train without a power meter, don't you?

I already posted this in the 'Confess about your geared ride' thread but, seeing as it's a current project, am putting it here too (any excuse). :] Titaniun Van Nicholas Yukon with Ultegra SL (apart from the brakes which are Shimano something-or-other). There will be racks and panniers. dons cardy Eventually I'll get nicer wheels and will probably change the fork for one of them lurvly Easton jobbies but, for now, I'm pretty stoked. Gears. Fun stuff!

Nice one, Mr Wools.

I trust your Audax UK membership is in the post?

Wools is that a double or triple up front?

Lovely bike by the way!

Ha! No Audax UK membership for me just yet. :) Aim for the remainder of 2010 is to do one or two sportives. That and just ride this thing as much as possible.

Spenceey - I'm riding a double up front (with a big ring attitude). :)

wools ... I am shocked, I always thought of you as fixed 4 lyf blud.

Nice bike btw.

Campy Atlanta 96 with LF silver Phils

Now, Velocity AERO's to LF black Phils

Ha! No Audax UK membership for me just yet. :) Aim for the remainder of 2010 is to do one or two sportives. That and just ride this thing as much as possible.

Spenceey - I'm riding a double up front (with a big ring attitude). :)

Nice, I'm thinking about putting a triple on my Audax bike, really could have done with the smallest in France a couple of weeks ago with all the weight on the back of the bike.

great improvement, G

Buy a wooden splint and bite down. Cheaper option. [/bravado]