The Orange bike thread
 

I've noticed a lot more orange bike action going on in here lately - are we surfing the wave of a new & exciting trend away from blandsville ???
How about we all post pics of our ornage bike setups in this thread so we can discuss OCP points on stuff like tyre & bar handle colours etc ??
I'll start:
http://www.jenkin.net/images/caad5_009.jpg
http://www.jenkin.net/images/caad5_002.jpg

I took my black 105 stuff off & replaced with ultegra, & replaced the black bar tape with yellow. I have since replaced the bottle cages with yellow ones. Am I getting far too obsessive ??

Nice bike. It looks more yellow and the bartape doesn't really do it. Black bartape or even silver (to match the rims).

don't actually own this, but it certainly is orange....http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/...cteam05big.jpg

I like it. Yellow is slick. Keep up the good work.

Tim

Here's my orange bike:

My first roady. It's been compared to McLaren Orange as well as Mercedes Orange. I think it's hot, but it's mine, so I'm biased ;)

http://www2.trekbikes.com/Bikes/2006...areduotone.jpg

I've always loved the Cinelli Aliante in 'Fresh Orange'. Thing of beauty.

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heres mine

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...k/DSCN0334.jpg

My Sarthe.

Here's my dreamsicle MTB, but it's an expensive sucker -$2500+
http://www.galbraithmt.com/images/bi...evp_400pix.jpg

You take the cake so far on the colour co-ordination stakes - nice bike

1973 Peugeot UO8

http://www.naputi.com/stuft/pic/pug.jpg

Me too!

It was a natural choice when it was the only 60cm frame in stock at my LBS *and* I happen to drive (not so much anymore) a tangerine orange 1996 Mustang GT. :-)

Tim.

Holy dog ****! That is one hot, hot bike! I'm envious. :-)

Tim.

Halloween special!

...and to the original poster...OCP poins huh?
Well first of all I'll give you this tip I have learned along the way....

When posting a picture of your machine, ALWAYS, and I mean ALWAYS, have it on the big chain ring! If it's not that is a deduction of points. It's an easy mistake to make. :D

85 pinarello. i love this bike, it's smooth as silk. now sporting some nice looking natural sidewall colored tires.

^^^^^^bada$$ed, I'd like to see some of you posers ride that bike :D Sweet bike!

Well, Its got some orange in it at least.

my bike is...kind of orange???
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ouiesbike0.jpg
and it kind of matches my car?
http://myspace-840.vo.llnwd.net/0005...54969840_l.jpg

http://www.classicrendezvous.com/ima...i/Vici_o1L.jpg :p :p

http://conventioncostumes.asyoulikei...s/suburban.jpg
Does burnt-orange/copper count? ;)

Sure, I know she's not the fastest ride around, but you've gotta respect those handlebars and fenders!

When I was test-riding road bikes, I test-rode a very pretty Bianchi Eros Donna which was orange and black, but it was tiny. I'm not a big woman--5'5" but I felt like a trained circus bear on that bike. My roadie-bike is blue. The Schwinn you see above is my fixer-upper project bike. I'm about to put a rack and some wire baskets on it so I can use it for toting stuff around town.

Can anyone recommend me a seat that isn't so freakin' huge? And not too expensive.

If I could OCP the seat, I'd upholster it in that glitter vinyl you used to see on Stingray bikes. Orange glitter vinyl. Wouldn't that completely rock beyond all measure? While I'm living in vintage fantasy land, either glitter rubber handgrips, or that metallic plastic bar tape. Whichever.

http://tschidanet.homedns.org/galler...t_official.jpg

Official photo from Klein. I just got the frameset used off of EBay, will hopefully have mine built before the snow arrives so I can actually ride it...

I have the same bike as r00ster14, but without the blue cages. Mine are silver. One of these days I'll have to take a picture. Cannondale's Saffron definitely counts as orange according to my daughter, who is an orange expert.

Trek makes a pretty sweey metallic orange for their Project One Option.

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment...chmentid=39586

Spicolli VW bus inspired for this rattle can paint job.