'12 Orange Five Pro or Orange ST4 Pro for UK Trails?

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Northwind - Member

"UK trails" is pretty meaningless tbh, glentress green and laggan black and fort william worldcup and my 10-mile pentlands loop are all UK trails.

I thought I'd really like the ST4, it seemed like my ideal bike at the time... But I got off it thinking that it climbs much like a five, and descends worse. Just couldn't see much point to it.

To be fair that was an old ST4, it might have improved since (though, did they not neuter it last year a bit?) but it just felt like a missed opportunity.

Posted 4 months ago #
ransos - Member

The ST4 isn't exactly light but doesn't the MK1 trance weigh like a million tons?

Both about 7lbs frame weight, I think, which is pretty lardy. The difference is that Giant have shaved nearly 2lbs with the current model, and Orange...haven't.

On the other hand, how much do I care if my bike is say 28 instead of 27lbs?

Posted 4 months ago #
GaryLake - Member

And to think I get accused as being as bad as Brendan

Posted 4 months ago #
ransos - Member

And to think I get accused as being as bad as Brendan

It's friday, I have writer's block, and Brendan's not available.

Posted 4 months ago #
GaryLake - Member

Posted 4 months ago #
ryanw - Member

Loved the ST4, great XC do-it-all bike. Loved the Five, amazing confidence when going fast on the tricky stuff.

Now building a full XX Yeti ASR-5C...... I'll never learn!

Posted 4 months ago #

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