*is incredibly excited*

Camera is in foreign climes with wife, so crappy phone pics until saturday…

Very nice indeed.

Better pics when you can please! I like the look of these.

🙂

I like that.

yep – that is nice, well done!

What’s the rear end lateral rigity like?

Oh so nice, I want one! I have a Five and am seriously considering changing it for one of these!
Didn’t go for the colour matching rims though?!

yay! Stacey has a buddy!

That’s all white that is!

Goes off to look for a price …..

Andorran tat!

doof_doof – Member

What’s the rear end lateral rigity like?

The results of the extensive ‘push saddle one way, tyre the other’ test, carried out under strict conditions, by a qualified and competent person; were actually pretty good – more wheel flex than rear end flex. Less than the Sub5 I reckon, more than the Niner (HT!).

Goes off to look for a price …..

It is an ‘S’, but with upgraded forks and hubs.

That’s the first Orange FS that I like the look of.

Very nice.

I like it, looks fast but still rugged.

Why no close up on the bell?

So your wife went on holiday and you bought a nice new bike, good lad!

Looks very nice, what weight is the frame with shock?

Or where did you have to send the wife, so you could buy the new bike!

My wife was whisked away by her sister on a trip to see family in Dubai.

Bike is an insurance replacement for my Niner – already bumping down steps outside has led me to conclusively conclude that small wheels are indeed smaller, and not as good at steep steps.

Just been for a wee spin round the gnarly park singletrack / gritty urban trails of Sheffield – gotta sort shocks out, but its niiiiiice 🙂

so has it got 29 inch wheels on it then? or 24s? please explain

Bike is an insurance replacement for my Niner

got it.

White bike buddy!

White bike buddy!

whooop!

so has it got 29 inch wheels on it then? or 24s? please explain

26 🙄

Ooh, matt, can I strokey the curvey?? 8)

Very nice btw…but I prefer mine! 😉

First FS Orange I have liked the look of. Nice!

Do you fancy trying it out an saturday morning matt?

I wish Rob – but Jo is only back late Friday night…inappropriate to leg it quite so quickly on her return….

very very nice!

very nice I want one 😯

Matt, out of interest, what White is that? Cosmic, Cloud or Pearl?

Cloud White (the ‘free’ one!) – I really fancied it in Brass Monkey.

very nice matt can you let us know about the ride…?

Cheers

Cool. Looks well.

I know what you mean about wanting your new bike in another colour. I wanted my 5 in white but couldn’t justify the extra cash at the time as it was a massive outlay with the upgrades. I went with ‘free/default’ Silver.

I’m now sorely tempted to strip the bike after this weekends riding and send it off to Halifax for a bit of ‘Cloud White’. Unfortunately, its now £170 for a change of colour instead of £50 at the time of purchase. Hey ho!

Well its now a £100 upgrade – how come I can get a good blast down and powercoat job done locally for £40?

I’ve been tempted by some of the posts on here talking about £40 powdercoats but I’d be worried that it maybe a risk.

Someone mentioned that Orange’s respray service apparently blast and re-spray, replace bearings and gromits, re-test frame? (I presume from a strength perspective, FAT style?) and new graphics.

Apart from new bearings, gromits and graphics i’m not sure how this differs from commercial powdercoaters.

Yes, but as a NEW option on a NEW bike? Its a case of using one colour, not the other….£100 seems steep!