Jesse McCauley
McCauley Cycle Works
This bike was on its way to the Copake auction this year.....when I realized interception was an option though....I had to.
This 1902 Orient "semi-racer" has seen a partial "restore" to make it a rider. IE Stutzman rims, Harper tires, silver paint on the brightwork etc.
I call this bike a "semi-racer" but it was marketed alongside the Orient racer and the catalog clearly paints a picture of racers preference being key in their choice of frame.
I wager there are very few legitimate Orient frames that saw track time left on two wheels, this may well be one of them.
It looks like the front hub may be original, the brightwork appears that it will clean up nicely.
I will RE-un_REstore it, period rims, tires, spokes, remove the silver and see if there is any remnant of paint detail left or if it was just flat black anyway -
Based on the catalog image I tend to lean toward the suspicion the bars/stem are not original to the bike though some closer inspection is due, gotta look at those options closer.
To pick up in a week or so, I will post more pics as I make progress.
This 1902 Orient "semi-racer" has seen a partial "restore" to make it a rider. IE Stutzman rims, Harper tires, silver paint on the brightwork etc.
I call this bike a "semi-racer" but it was marketed alongside the Orient racer and the catalog clearly paints a picture of racers preference being key in their choice of frame.
I wager there are very few legitimate Orient frames that saw track time left on two wheels, this may well be one of them.
It looks like the front hub may be original, the brightwork appears that it will clean up nicely.
I will RE-un_REstore it, period rims, tires, spokes, remove the silver and see if there is any remnant of paint detail left or if it was just flat black anyway -
Based on the catalog image I tend to lean toward the suspicion the bars/stem are not original to the bike though some closer inspection is due, gotta look at those options closer.
To pick up in a week or so, I will post more pics as I make progress.