Originally Posted by
Grand Bois
The Orient Express does not have a bi-plane fork. It's a one-piece casting that resembles a bi-plane, but there is no air between the "wings". The frame is plain gauge Tange MTB . It's not especially light, but it's very neatly put together as is typical of Japanese-made frames. I have one that I put together for my daughter's boyfriend to ride.
Good to know! I was wondering about that and pretty sure I'd find out here if not a bi-plane. I'll start referring to it as bi-plane-like. Yep, P.G tubes mean plain gauge with no butting apparently.
Originally Posted by
thumpism
My wife still has her '88 Orient Express that I got her while repping for Peugeot. Pic coming. She chose the Watermelon color.
Looking forward to ... I've seen it on the
catalog site.
Originally Posted by
dddd
I like how these 1980's mtb's had such futuristically-wide rims.
When the rims on good bikes went narrow in the 90's, I used to search out rustbucket mtbs discarded by Goodwill to harvest their bare rims, then build them for my own bikes.
I got away with singlewalled rims with no bending because of my combined wheelbuilding skills and light weight, now they have lighter and even wider (i35mm) rims that are probably 3x as strong, so with prices falling...:
Cool!
Originally Posted by
danmyersmn
That's a nice looking bike. The Conti Town & County is a good suggestion. Maybe for your next set. I have them on my bike packing setup and really like them.
Thank you, would like to see your bike packing bike, I just ordered a pair of the 26x1.9 size ... hoping they'll work out on my 26x1.75 rims ... is there any rule of thumb about what tires will fit these rims?