What do we think of the Orange Five?
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I do and quite a few other PHers do.
An awesome bike, does the cross-country stuff really well, I absolutely love mine.
I recommend upgrading to some longer bars & obviously better pedals, other than that they do the job straight out of the box.
Plus it's a British bike to accompany the TVR, for Queen and country!
Here's mine in some snow.
An awesome bike, does the cross-country stuff really well, I absolutely love mine.
I recommend upgrading to some longer bars & obviously better pedals, other than that they do the job straight out of the box.
Plus it's a British bike to accompany the TVR, for Queen and country!
Here's mine in some snow.
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Shameless plug of mine!
I am an absolute 5 fan boi, I've never enjoyed riding as much as I do now I have a 5. Yeah sure they're not the most up to date design and yeah maybe they're over priced but my god the smiles I get from riding it are worth every penny.
I never thought I could ride as fast as I do now, it fits like a glove and just works.
Would follow coco's sentiment ref wider bars and I'd not even registered it came with pedals so already had ordered new ones before it arrived.
Shameless plug of mine!
I am an absolute 5 fan boi, I've never enjoyed riding as much as I do now I have a 5. Yeah sure they're not the most up to date design and yeah maybe they're over priced but my god the smiles I get from riding it are worth every penny.
I never thought I could ride as fast as I do now, it fits like a glove and just works.
Would follow coco's sentiment ref wider bars and I'd not even registered it came with pedals so already had ordered new ones before it arrived.
jenkotvr said:
Do any of you run 160mm forks?
Yep, Fox Talas 120-160, but not on a 5 obviously.TBH, compared to my 'bargain' RockShox RC2 forks on the DH rig, they never feel 'right', especially on jumps. Might just be me. FWIW the forks have been serviced since I had them at TF Tuned and it made little difference to feel.
IF you ride hard, I think maybe coil is the way...
Ha sounds familiar to me. I also have a 224 Evo for Downhill. Amazing bike and wanted a xc bike so went for a Five. Turns out to be another amazing bike!
Run it with the same wide bars and flat pedalds as on the 224 and 9 speed. Have 150mm forks on at the moment and works great. Feels very similar to the 224 and behaves the same way.
Run it with the same wide bars and flat pedalds as on the 224 and 9 speed. Have 150mm forks on at the moment and works great. Feels very similar to the 224 and behaves the same way.
Try Rob at Bikeactive, am sure he would offer some good advice, sells Orange bikes too.
I used to work with him before he got the bike shop, knows his stuff
http://www.bikeactive.com/
I used to work with him before he got the bike shop, knows his stuff
http://www.bikeactive.com/
am i the only one who thinks they are over priced and out dated?
Much better xc machines, much lighter, better spec'd etc etc.
i know they are a british company (not made here) but surely if you want a good XC machine look at good pedaling bike, one that doesnt bob for apples?
http://www.bikeactive.com/PBSCCatalog.asp?ItmID=96... £3000
http://www.canyon.com/_en/mountainbikes/bike.html?... £2340
Much better xc machines, much lighter, better spec'd etc etc.
i know they are a british company (not made here) but surely if you want a good XC machine look at good pedaling bike, one that doesnt bob for apples?
http://www.bikeactive.com/PBSCCatalog.asp?ItmID=96... £3000
http://www.canyon.com/_en/mountainbikes/bike.html?... £2340
vwsurfbum said:
i know they are a british company (not made here)
All the full sus Oranges are hand built in Halifax, it's only the hardtails that aren't. I'm sure that you will get positives and negatives for all makes of bikes, just with the 5 the positives outweighed the negatives! I don't think I'm a good enough rider to notice the difference of a 'better' bike anyway
Oh, can't say I've ever noticed excessive bob either.Edited by .Adam. on Saturday 6th October 09:41
vwsurfbum said:
am i the only one who thinks they are over priced and out dated?
Much better xc machines, much lighter, better spec'd etc etc.
i know they are a british company (not made here) but surely if you want a good XC machine look at good pedaling bike, one that doesnt bob for apples?
http://www.bikeactive.com/PBSCCatalog.asp?ItmID=96... £3000
http://www.canyon.com/_en/mountainbikes/bike.html?... £2340
As I mentioned in my post, yes it's not the most up to date design, yes it's expensive but my god does it ride well, quite frankly does one really need a fancy linkage system if the bike rides as well if not better than those with fancy linkages and carbon frames? The 5 is built in the UK.Much better xc machines, much lighter, better spec'd etc etc.
i know they are a british company (not made here) but surely if you want a good XC machine look at good pedaling bike, one that doesnt bob for apples?
http://www.bikeactive.com/PBSCCatalog.asp?ItmID=96... £3000
http://www.canyon.com/_en/mountainbikes/bike.html?... £2340
As for these new budget German brands coming through, been there done that got the tshirt with a Ghost, yeah the spec was great and really eye catching but everytime I came off it something broke, when I come off the Orange only I break!
But more importantly above all else, they do the 5 in Neon Pink!!!
I was born in Blackpool and live in Halifax, so I kind of feel obliged to do the honourable thing and drive a TVR and ride a 5. Shameless plug of the new respray.
Rides great. As has been said before, there are cheaper, more modern, better(?) bikes out there but this just does what I want it to.
Rides great. As has been said before, there are cheaper, more modern, better(?) bikes out there but this just does what I want it to.
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