ORBO Tiny but Tough

Wildcat · Sunday at 7:40 AM

This is my third entry. You can tell I don't have anything else to do but work on bikes.
This is a 20" folder. The frame is new and I just got it, 7 dollars plus 8 dollars shipping. I hoped the 3 inch tires would fit, but I have a pair of 20 x 2.4 that might fit. I ordered a 20" fork already and have most of the parts already. The seatpost is over a foot long so height won't be a problem. The frame is 15".
The idea is to make it as rugged as possible, able to take a lot of abuse. It will also fold up and be easy to take along.

metalchewy · Sunday at 8:29 AM

Another cool build. Amazing price! Can't wait to see it come together.

Curious, do these frames pivot like a swing bike when the pin is pulled?

Wildcat · Sunday at 3:34 PM

metalchewy said:
Another cool build. Amazing price! Can't wait to see it come together.

Curious, do these frames pivot like a swing bike when the pin is pulled?

They pivot, but only in one direction, the bracket contacts the frame as a stop. I could cut the nub and make it a swingbike.

Shrunken_Head_Pedaler · Sunday at 4:04 PM

Wildcat said:
They pivot, but only in one direction, the bracket contacts the frame as a stop. I could cut the nub and make it a swingbike.
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The frames look like some sort of machine gun. Very cool pieces.

Wildcat · 2025-01-06T04:14:21-0600

The 2.4 tire fits! This is an Araya rim, at least that what it is labeled as. It has decent chrome so it might be authentic. After 4 years it still hasn't rusted or peeled. My other 10 gauge spoked wheels have the usual cheap chrome plating. I couldn't find the front match to it at the shop where I bought it. I'll see if they have anything like it on my next visit. It's like a Worksman wheel.

Blue tires means it'll get a paint job. Maybe like an F4U Corsair to go along with the F4F Wildcat.

Wildcat · 2025-01-07T01:43:28-0600

I lucked out and found the same wheel at the shop, in the old stuff in the back. It's in good shape, so it probably will last. It's the same Araya brand.
Real or not?

Even if a fake, it's as heavy as a Worksman wheel. It had spoke ends hanging out, so they ground down the ends. Check out the cardboard guard on the grinder.