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  • Wildcat
    Wildcat replied to the thread New guy.
    Welcome aboard, 68 here also. Your seatpost should be 13/16ths.
  • Wildcat
    Wildcat reacted to moutbkr's post in the thread New guy with Like Like.
    New chain ,tires now need seat post / saddle
  • Wildcat
    Wildcat reacted to moutbkr's post in the thread New guy with Like Like.
    68 yo looking for info and saw recommendations to this forum Working on a bike to ride even tho I have newer ones.
  • Wildcat
    Wildcat reacted to GTHOtrod's post in the thread ORBO RooGoose with Like Like.
    Made up a new brake bridge to install on the frame. Ready to go for some simple old school brakes. Not 100% on this path yet. But highly...
  • Wildcat
    Wildcat reacted to GTHOtrod's post in the thread SWB0 Charlotte with Like Like.
    The parts pile so far
  • Wildcat
    Wildcat reacted to GTHOtrod's post in the thread ORBO RooGoose with Like Like.
    Cut off the old cable in the gyro, drill a new hole, then dropped in an old shifter cable. Not ideal, but will get me going until I get...
  • Wildcat
    Wildcat replied to the thread ORBO F4F Wildcat.
    A little more work done. Brakes, cranks, and bear trap pedals. I need to route the cables and add the chain.
    • 14 Jan 25 cables.jpg
  • Wildcat
    Wildcat replied to the thread ORBO Tiny but Tough.
    The fork won't accept a drum brake, so it will be caliper or v brakes. They also won't spread open for the wider hub, so a normal front...
    • 14 Jan 25 brake.jpg
    • 14 Jan 25 fork.jpg
    • 14 Jan 25 mock.jpg
  • Wildcat
    Wildcat reacted to metalchewy's post in the thread ORBO Tiny but Tough with Like Like.
    Cool! Tire forward with those long tangs. Will add a couple inches to the wheel base.
  • Wildcat
    Wildcat replied to the thread ORBO T6 Texan.
    Same here, I never knew about that term until the other day looking for info.
  • Wildcat
    Wildcat reacted to twojs.bike's post in the thread ORBO T6 Texan with Like Like.
    Wow! Really? Too cool. I just learned something new.
  • Wildcat
    Wildcat reacted to BartRidesEternal's post in the thread ORBO Le Klunker de Acatène with Like Like.
    So I decided to enter the ORBO competition this year. I already started on the frame a while ago. Its my learning project: Learning to...
  • Wildcat
    Wildcat reacted to Irontri's post in the thread ORBO T6 Texan with Like Like.
    Yet a staggered wheel set has been a thing since before mtbs existed. It was from the chopper (bike and motorcycle) world.
  • Wildcat
    Wildcat reacted to MattiThundrrr's post in the thread ORBO T6 Texan with Like Like.
    The mullet term comes from mountain bikers
  • Wildcat
    Wildcat reacted to Irontri's post in the thread ORBO T6 Texan with Like Like.
    That’s called a staggered wheel set. I build them all the time for the custom bike world.
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