ORBO R2M2 or Rocky Mountain Resto Mod

[Pondo]

I just found an old mtb frame at Goodwill in my neighborhood last week. Might have to go grab it and get involved here on this ORBO

Very cool. I'm intriged.

 

[ChaOs]

I just found an old mtb frame at Goodwill in my neighborhood last week. Might have to go grab it and get involved here on this ORBO.

 

[ChaOs]

The Rocky is now in a better place.

But only until next week.

 

[OddJob]

@Pondo and @ChaOs and @metalchewy , we all know the first rule of 'picking' when it comes to vintage stuff is : if you see it and it is cool and at an incredible price; buy it!

I didn't buy the 1987 Diamondback Ascent at Goodwill last week for $24.99, and today it was gone. I was so Jonesed for the build.

Oh well, back to the drawing board.

 

[metalchewy]

@Pondo and @ChaOs and @metalchewy , we all know the first rule of 'picking' when it comes to vintage stuff is : if you see it and it is cool and at an incredible price; buy it!

I didn't buy the 1987 Diamondback Ascent at Goodwill last week for $24.99, and today it was gone. I was so Jonesed for the build.

Oh well, back to the drawing board.

Yup. That's how I got the 5 bikes and frames I picked up in August for $350. Price was too good and said, yes, bring them now. 2 girls higgins with tanks, my ORBO bike, that cool 57 shelby and a boardtracker frame.

 

[Pondo]

@Pondo and @ChaOs and @metalchewy , we all know the first rule of 'picking' when it comes to vintage stuff is : if you see it and it is cool and at an incredible price; buy it!

I didn't buy the 1987 Diamondback Ascent at Goodwill last week for $24.99, and today it was gone. I was so Jonesed for the build.

Oh well, back to the drawing board.

I'm sure something fun will turn up for a reasonable price. Or something you can't resist regardless of the price.

 

[ChaOs]

@Pondo and @ChaOs and @metalchewy , we all know the first rule of 'picking' when it comes to vintage stuff is : if you see it and it is cool and at an incredible price; buy it!

I didn't buy the 1987 Diamondback Ascent at Goodwill last week for $24.99, and today it was gone. I was so Jonesed for the build.

Oh well, back to the drawing board.

No offer is so good that a better one doesn't come along.

 

[Bike from the Dead]

As the bike is going to be my mud bomber, I'm doing without gears and opting for disc brakes. They simply work better when it gets really wet and muddy. The mud here is like soap and also extremely sticky, so rim brakes are no good.
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I have now put together everything I could find and so far everything fits without any problems. Only the fork is way too high, but I already have a plan B.

I love how you guys can buid frames and all kind of cool stuff.
Unfortunately I don't have the tools or the talent for brazing or welding (never learned it but want to in the future) so I hope it's okay if I get some help here.
If this is against the build off rules then of course I will not take part in the contest.

Looks good so far! Correct me if I'm wrong, but does that piece on the seat post basically turn it into a suspension seat post? That's cool! Your bike's off to a good start.

Don't worry about having to ask for help on welding and brazing bikes. I barely know how to do either myself (I just took a short hobbyist's mig-welding class last year,) but I have a couple friends who have the tools and talent I lack to modify my bikes as I like. As for breaking any rules, you only really got to worry about that during the summer Build Off, and even then they've got a class just for that, whether you're the one doing the cutting and welding or not. Everything else is fair game. Build the bike you want!

 

[ChaOs]

Looks good so far! Correct me if I'm wrong, but does that piece on the seat post basically turn it into a suspension seat post? That's cool! Your bike's off to a good start.

Don't worry about having to ask for help on welding and brazing bikes. I barely know how to do either myself (I just took a short hobbyist's mig-welding class last year,) but I have a couple friends who have the tools and talent I lack to modify my bikes as I like. As for breaking any rules, you only really got to worry about that during the summer Build Off, and even then they've got a class just for that, whether you're the one doing the cutting and welding or not. Everything else is fair game. Build the bike you want!

Thank you very much. You are almost right, that's a Hite Rite, basically the first take on a dropper post. By opening the QR skewer you can drop the saddle and when you open it again it pops up in the right position again. Interloc racing design later even made a remote for it but those are harder to find like diamonds.

I'm also thinking about learning to weld but you also need quite some stuff and with the few things I would weld I think I don't really need it.
But it would be cool to modify some frames...

 

[Bike from the Dead]

Thank you very much. You are almost right, that's a Hite Rite, basically the first take on a dropper post. By opening the QR skewer you can drop the saddle and when you open it again it pops up in the right position again. Interloc racing design later even made a remote for it but those are harder to find like diamonds.

Never heard of a dropper post before, that's pretty cool!

I'm also thinking about learning to weld but you also need quite some stuff and with the few things I would weld I think I don't really need it.
But it would be cool to modify some frames...

The whole reason I want to learn how to weld is because of bikes, and I've got plenty of steel frames to cut up and weld into whatever I like. That's a good enough reason to learn how to weld for me! I'm hoping that I can learn how to do more this year and finally make use of the scrap pile I've been building these past few years.

 

[ChaOs]

Never heard of a dropper post before, that's pretty cool!

The whole reason I want to learn how to weld is because of bikes, and I've got plenty of steel frames to cut up and weld into whatever I like. That's a good enough reason to learn how to weld for me! I'm hoping that I can learn how to do more this year and finally make use of the scrap pile I've been building these past few years.

That would be the only reason for me too. I have something in mind for my Klunker.....

*ba dum tsss*

A sidecar for a beer crate.

 

[ChaOs]

Back to topic

Today I found some more parts for the R2M2.

Matching brake discs for a nice look and a replacement for the tower of a fork that was the Marzocchi.

This one will get the front a bit lower as it's only 458mm a-c and wit just 1.600g it will also drop the weight of the bike about 1.200g compared to the Marzocchi, wich is nice too.

And it's black!

I don't know why but it seems people here don't like these Magura forks that much. This one seems to have not been used at all or just very little. It's only missing a small screw on the DLO dial but otherwise it's flawless and it came almost for free. I think I have a screw somewhere that fits.

I can't wait to put everything together.