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I appear to have bought a new bike frame.. Well i definitely have bought a new bike frame, after battering myself on the Orange Alpine 5 (see issue 38) I couldn’t help myself, true it was somewhat prone to wandering on climbs and maybe a little slack for a lot of the UK , for the steep sided valleys of Calderdale and trips to bigger mountains abroad I’m sure it’ll be perfect. The fact that i was always prepared to drag it up and down hills in preference to other bikes on test said a lot really.

I want to build it in a lot lighter mode than the version we tested,and so I found my self last night searching through wheel manufacturers for the lightest rims available ( lightest that is, that are 32-mm wide) hubs, spokes etc.
I can’t remember the last time I did that for myself. We are generally very lucky when it comes to kit, but there’s also the fact that it’s going to be fitted to a bike for test regardless of weight or any other factors.
First things first though is a BIG travel fork, that’s adjustable up and down to help with the wandering front end and still not weigh to much….

Pictures as soon as !

Matt

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