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Got an Orange Crush....but not quite sure why
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Posted 6 months ago #
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2006 model... but still a Crush....with 150mm forks.
Point it down a hill, and it's great fun. Actually, it was a hoot to ride on anything but uphill climbs.
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A friend of mine bought one last year and he loves the bloody pants off it. He originally bought as a relatively cheap way to get a full bike with 140mm forks, 10 speed kit etc ready for a Blur frame upgrade when funds allow. But he's proper hooked after chopping in his 1998 Heckler his riding has really lit up. I had a little go and crashed within 10 minutes trying something bloody silly but I believe that is in the spirit of the bike. Get on it and the mischievous giggling starts almost instantly.
Posted 6 months ago # -
deviant - Member
.....you'll find most long travel hardtail riders use only the first 100mm or so of travel
Been out on the new (150mm forked) hardtail twice now, and managed to use at least 140mm of travel. This is on fairly flat, albeit rough terrain. Front end stable 90% of the time too. Am I doing something wrong?
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i use all my travel too and my bottom out bumper,surely extra travel adds front end height giving confidence of being to ride through anything rough easier a better attack angle and the slack head angle helps the steering feel safer at higher speed the idea of hardcore hardtails but like i said if all you got is a 100mm travel 72deg hardtail then make do cus itl be advantageous elsewhere like picking lines through sections of singletrack at lower speeds ie climbing
ps dont be jealous of a man with an extra inch of travel its the motion of the oceanPosted 6 months ago # -
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Posted 6 months ago # -
2006 model... but still a Crush....with 150mm forks.
My mate has one of them got it in 07, so think it's a marzzochi bomber 140mm fork on it, good bike and you can pretty much bounce it down anything, but by god is it heavy!Point it down a hill, and it's great fun. Actually, it was a hoot to ride on anything but uphill climbs.
Posted 6 months ago # -
GW and Devient are both talking shite
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GW and Devient are both talking shite
They're speakin the truth. Dont you ride an Orange 5 anyway? Thats the classic mincing machine.
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I had a Sub Zero for a couple of years. Not very sensible but a lot of fun. Encouraged stupidity and a few mangled rear rims. Crush would seem similar but with the added option of actually being able to ride it somewhere.
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They're speakin the truth. Dont you ride an Orange 5 anyway? Thats the classic mincing machine
Might be a mincing machine with you riding one you fairy
Posted 6 months ago # -
I've never read so much nonsense.
Leaning off the back of the bike indeed.How the hell are you suppose to turn corners if you don't put weight through the forks and front wheel?
Blimey
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No, you're right....nobody ever leans off the back of a hardtail do they?
Like i said earlier, if you have a long travel hardtail and are using all the travel then kudos to you, you are riding the front hard and using it as intended....however watch most people on a hardtail and as soon as things become steep or rough they ride like in the above photos, giving the forks an easy ride and using their legs as the suspension instead....thats just the way it is.
A good video is the now infamous 'Hardtail downhill in Whistler'....that kid does a good mixture of both, at times he pumps the front hard and at other times he hangs off the back....most mere mortals though just hang off the back as it reduces the chances of an 'over-the-bars' moment.
Posted 6 months ago # -
Ace's denim jacket always makes me smile... Very snappy dresser
As far as I can tell, the Crush is for making Orange quite a lot of money, on a cheaply made frame with fairly basic parts bolted to it.
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No more basic than any other 6061 aluminium frame
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Hardtails tend to excell at this sort of riding, especially with 100mm of travel!
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flow - Member
No more basic than any other 6061 aluminium frame
Yup, just much more expensive. £350 they are...
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"To a certain extent i agree with GW, a longer fork (using all of its travel) usually makes for an unstable front end on a hardtail... "
tbh, I think I also agree with this
By no means am I suggesting not to do so, as the results still mean much fun riding
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Yup, just much more expensive. £350 they are...
Compared to?
Posted 6 months ago # -
Mmmbop at £275 rrp is the obvious answer to that one.
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Heh. Someone doesn't seem to be very good at tags.
Posted 6 months ago # -
Mmmbop at £275 rrp is the obvious answer to that one.
Anymore?
Posted 6 months ago # -
Chumba HX1, Sunn S2, Brand X trail, Genesis Abyss, complete build GT Avalanche...
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