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  • Wildcat
    Wildcat replied to the thread ORBO Black Widow.
    I made a few changes. Still with a 27.5 fork, but I'm using the heavy wheels and handlebars from the other 20" folder. This needs a few...
    • 18 Feb 25 upgrade.jpg
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    Wildcat reacted to BartRidesEternal's post in the thread ORBO Le Klunker de Acatène with Like Like.
    Thanks for all the great ideas! I now have a 'general direction' in regards to paint and colouring. I think about painting the frame...
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    Wildcat reacted to OddJob's post in the thread ORBO Le Klunker de Acatène with Like Like.
    Good morning BRE (technically afternoon for you now!) from the home of the klunker / mountain bike, the western United States. When I...
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    Wildcat reacted to MazdaFlyer's post in the thread ORBO 26.0 X 27.5 Flyer with Like Like.
    Well I survived the robotic hernia mesh repair today. Went pretty smooth just a little bit uncomfortable in the repair area and raspy...
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    Wildcat reacted to 68z27's post in the thread Tips n Trix with Like Like.
    Some rulers just aren't the right size. Do you ever need a special length ruler or one that fits in a specific space? Or a ruler you...
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    Wildcat reacted to SwissGuy's post in the thread Tips n Trix with Like Like.
    A lot of creative thinking gives a quick and dirty version of a dimple tool🔥 by @twojs.bike I decided to get creative with what I could...
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    Wildcat reacted to Sting Ray Lover's post in the thread 50's Murray Fleet Line with Like Like.
    The rear fender is really bad. It has some rust thru and the mounting tab is gone. Hardly any chrome left!I sanded and wire brushed it...
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    Wildcat reacted to horsefarmer's post in the thread ORBO Mount Ross with Like Like.
    After being absent from this site for a year... I would like to enter this heap in the build off. I was gifted a 1980's? Ross diamond...
  • Wildcat
    Wildcat replied to the thread ORBO Black Widow.
    That's the usual size of a fold down stem on a folding bike.
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    Wildcat reacted to CRASH's post in the thread Savage B.O.B. with Like Like.
    One of the reasons I pulled out of the MBBO was because I found a mistake of a detail that I knew would take too long to correct. The...
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    Wildcat reacted to CRASH's post in the thread Savage B.O.B. with Like Like.
    In the winter I do when I’m in a hurry. Only in the garage. Chain wheel doesn’t change when you flip it. It’s centered.
  • Wildcat
    Wildcat replied to the thread ORBO Corsair (Tiny but Tough).
    I tried the fork on another build and added a 27.5 fork to see how it would work. I like the chopper look. But I trimmed the fork to fit...
    • 17 Feb 25 forks.jpg
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    Wildcat replied to the thread ORBO Black Widow.
    Yep it's not there. I think the Mars Kingdom is a company here that gets frames cheap from China. I trimmed the fork to fit the stem...
    • 17 Feb 25 fork2.jpg
    • 17 Feb 25 fork.jpg
  • Wildcat
    Wildcat replied to the thread ORBO Black Widow.
    Pressing in the headset caps. I have just enough leftover headset parts to make it work. This frame has a different type of bracket, it...
    • 17 Feb 25 press.jpg
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    Wildcat reacted to OddJob's post in the thread ORBO Racer MX with Like Like.
    I completely agree. Run the QR with the lever on the non-drive side, like you have it already, and it is virtually undetectable in a...
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