Hi all, just doing the rounds signing up on some forums after taking the step from a hardtail to a full sus. Bought it last week and it arrived on Friday. Built it up (well put the front wheel on) and have taken it out for a quick ride but it needs a bit of a tweak on suspension settings (fronts diving a bit too much under braking but apart from that I love it!!!!!)

Anyway, a few pics. I gather there isn’t much love for fives on here lol but I have always liked oranges and always wanted one.

Enjoy.

Oh and I want to shorten the seat cable but it’s hydraulic and would need bleeding etc so it can wait

What’s that cyber penguin doing in the door?

Nice. Wondering how many filing cabinets had to be sacrificed in order to make that bike 😉

Nice colour.

What’s that cyber penguin doing in the door?

watching you 😯

Shiny, I’m guessing the pics were taken before the ride? 🙂 looking good though

What’s that cyber penguin doing in the door?

Actual massive lol

You cut the grass, bike is clean, logos and valves lined up, pffffftttt, we don’t want your type round here!

Not a fan of them but it is very nice.
White rims though. Not my cup o’ tea.

You cut the grass, bike is clean, logos and valves lined up, pffffftttt, we don’t want your type round here!

But his house slopes down to the right quite dramatically apparently. 🙂

Wow!

An Orange 5.

Imagine that.

😐

Looks like Pingu to me.

welcome 🙂 oh and that’s a nice ride man 😉

Wow, what a welcoming bunch of replies lol

Looks well nice (apart from the long remote cable) 😀

lol, i know the cable is a bit annoying, but theres no way i am going to start cutting it down and rebleeding it in the first week so it will keep!

Very nice! Welcome!

You will climb like a mountain goat believe me!
Mines white 😉 & is nicerer than yours, nurr.

Nice ride!

tidy, welcomme

i always wanted to like them but never did, now it seems its cool not to like them so im ok. tbf tho, thats the best colour choice ive seen. and ive seen every single colour 10 million times each. 🙂

Lol yeah I have never known so many haters in one place but I dont mind. the more people that dislike them the less chance of seeing one the same ha ha. Ps I have no idea what the penguin is!!! Spooky

Best bike going no matter what the Orange haters say

Required footwear.

I like it, except for the white rims! 😉

Lol yeah I have never known so many haters in one place but I dont mind. the more people that dislike them the less chance of seeing one the same

Best bike going no matter what the Orange haters say

YAWN!

It’s not so much people hating Orange, it’s more people like flow here who constantly bang on about how the Orange 5 is the best bike in the world, and if you don’t own one then you automatically aspire to one, and if not its cos you’ve convinced yourself it must be crap out of some backwards resentment of the brand or something. I actually like the Orange brand, but people like flow, banging on constantly, like the top sales rep in the company whose new car has got 19″ alloys where yours has only got 18″ (therefore he must have a bigger cock than you of course), do the brand more harm than good cos the rest of us start to not want to be associated with people like that!

Look, it’s a bike, people have different tastes. Some people love their Orange 5’s (and there are tonnes of them, and lots of them hang around on this forum, and are almost as vocal as your man flow here), some people are indifferent to them (me, it’s a bike, ride it and enjoy!) and some people hate them (normally cos they’re so common now you’re guaranteed to bump into 5 on any ride you go on). Personally it’s whatever floats your boat, and that’s great, they’re not my cup of tea for various reasons, but FOR GOD’S SAKE flow shut up about this “best bike” every time someone posts about an Orange 5. If it was the best bike going, everyone would ride one! “Best” is subjective, and this is the point, my “best” is something totally different to yours, and it’s variety that makes our sport what it is to some extent.

It’s all a matter of taste…

Anyway, welcome to the OP… You’ll find it fun around here. And just for the record, got to say I like the colour scheme on yours, I’ve seen literally dozens of Orange 5’s in the last week or so, and none of them looked in any way as nice or subtle as yours. Most of them seem to come in one or another neon colours these days which I find hideous myself, maybe it appeals to the average Orange 5 owner (flow)? 😉

Nice bike! I like those DC’s too.

How come you’ve got the Easton carbon bars and I can’t find any for sale, Orange definitely stole them all. Not fair. 😡

Nice bike. Nice pictures too.

SB

I like it – mine is a week old now so not quite so shiny. Went to Hamsterley on sunday with it – only saw about 10 other riders – 5 of them on Fives though 😀

Yeah bars came as part of the performance 2 pack which included bars, Thompson stem, reverb post and xm saddle. I got v2 brakes as an option too, and upgraded to the rlc shock. My logic being get everything I want up front and then I don’t need to spend anymore money on it for a while.

Glad some people like the colour scheme, personally I love the White wheels, but I know that’s a personal thing. But yes, I nearly went for superturf green but I have always loved blue things so it made sense.

And mboy, it’s ok everyone has an opinion. I know what you mean about best bike ever posts, I don’t think the five is “the best” but for what I wanted and the money I had it was for me. I looked at Lapierre zesty /spicy and trek but settled on this. Was I right? Who knows. Am I happy! Damn right lol. Now off to work to try and get everything done so I can leave on time on Wednesday to get to Cannock. Damn living in the midlands lol

Ps I have bought some five ten White tigers but those blue ones are nice. Having said I am now not spending money I do need (want) some podium pedals!

I like oranges, and I think you picked the best colour as well.

As stratobiker says, nice pictures. Very thoughtfully taken.

I saw a photo of you on here the other day mboy, you’ve got a big mouth for such a scrawny runt.

The dude signed up and posted potos of his new bike and because it’s a Five people made retarded comments. If it’s ok for them to do that (which is **** rude) then it’s ok for me to give my opinion, and I couldn’t give a shit whether you like it or not.

Keep your keyboard warrior opinions of me to yourself, I doubt you would say it to my face.

I really like the fives, I considered one recently but I was very shocked at the price when compared to similar bikes. Not a criticism, more an observation.

I like em but don’t think they are £600 better than a Heckler.

They’re not, they are £366 better though 😉

Welcome to the forum mbarnes! 🙂

Good start; already an argument on your first thread! Nice one!

I saw a photo of you on here the other day mboy, you’ve got a big mouth for such a scrawny runt.

I’ve seen Mboy in real life and he’s not actually scrawny at all.

In fact, I think he would beat you in a fight. He’d give you a Chinese Burn and you’d run away crying to your mummy. 😉

LOL @ flow, you make my day you do… I only need to remind myself that I’m not you and it brings a big smile to my face! 😆

I saw a photo of you on here the other day mboy, you’ve got a big mouth for such a scrawny runt.

How old are you? 10 years old per chance? Schoolground mentality of “you don’t agree with what I say so I’m gonna duff you up” is it… Most people beyond pre-pubescense (ie. the vast majority of this forum) tend to go with reasoned arguments and substantiated facts for what it’s worth, generally they’re more useful in an argument!

The dude signed up and posted potos of his new bike and because it’s a Five people made retarded comments

Did they? Where? Show me… I’ve scrolled back up, and there was nothing negative written…

If it’s ok for them to do that (which is **** rude) then it’s ok for me to give my opinion, and I couldn’t give a shit whether you like it or not.

Hey, post your bike up on an internet forum, people aren’t likely to hold back on their thoughts. My Maverick has been called everything from “gopping” to “god awful” by some people, others (including me) love it though. Personally I don’t care, I like how it rides and I happen to quite like how it looks, I don’t expect everyone else to feel the same though and honest opinions are always valid.

Keep your keyboard warrior opinions of me to yourself, I doubt you would say it to my face.

Really? I’m not the one angling for a position on the payroll at Orange, sat sniping every internet forum thread from someone looking for a 140mm travel bike, telling them how crap everything except and Orange 5 is! No hidden agenda here… I just got fed up with your constant spouting of crap, and voiced my opinion. I see on other threads today you’ve been your usual reserved self too, and managed to elicit responses from several others to stop talking crap! And I don’t know who you are, or where you’re from, but if you’re trying to make me feel intimidated in any way shape or form, you’re picking a fight with someone who quite frankly doesn’t give a monkey’s mate! You could be Mike Tyson for all I care, I’d still say it all to your face…

I’ve seen Mboy in real life and he’s not actually scrawny at all.

LOL @ Elf… Cheers for the support mate, though I may be about 3 stone heavier than you I’d still not call myself beefy in any way shape or form! 😉

Sorry to the OP by the way, see what I mean about it being fun around here though… And enjoy riding your bike, as at the end of the day, that’s the whole point of it isn’t it, no matter what the make, model and colour of it are.

Welcome but please dont bang on about Orange 5’s.
I’m with you mboy, I can’t stand the sight of them. The orange 5 is the ford escort of the biking world, common as you know what…. ??????

Lol don’t worry I won’t be “banging on”. I have said hi, shown some pics. That will pretty much do until I have some questions.

Ps ordered my podium point ones today and my leading edge tape arrived so I can wrap my bike up and stop it getting chipped (awaits more comments about how a bike should look worn and battered :p )