The ST4 SE featured in the brochure is in 'Pearl Black' - has anyone got a Five in this colour?
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Orange 5 colours
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My Orange 5 in Candy Apple Green. Part stripped for a winter deep clean.
Could be tempted to sell the frame, as I won't be riding for a while due to surgery. 2009 20".
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tip - go for a biketreks demo and get a free paint upgrade.
here's mine currently doing the rounds on the ed Oxley/Pagey w/e at gisburn.
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Kit - I like that! What model frame is it? this BRG thing is probably something to do with a BRG kettler go cart I had as a kid.
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Apple Green looks awesome, though for longevity the Chrome Grey.
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Ah man! I can't believe how amazing the polished finish looks!! That is SOOOOOOO cool!!!
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Slightly better pic of my Candy Apple Green 5.
Okay, so my pics always come up a bit small. Tips on making 'em bigger?
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im not sure how to post pics on ere... cos i too have the apple green ...
you get alot more people looking at your bike when out and about !
the only thing i dislike alittle is the front forks...how come they dont have 'lock out'... a little annoying sometimes.Posted 2 years ago # -
I don't have lockout or travel adjust on any of my forks. Either never bother to use it, or forget to unwind/unlock at the top of a descent.
The less to go wrong and the less to have to fiddle with the better as far as I'm concerned.
And as for posting pics - you need to upload your pics to an online picture gallery like flickr, and then link to the pic using the IMG button when posting.
I think I found the instructions in the forum help section.
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here is my bike in apple green
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23692229@N07/3961272541/Posted 2 years ago # -
and at the highest beach in Todmorden...!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23692229@N07/3582185999/
glad i chose this colour, it does stand out....
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Ta for the images of the Apple Green, wow, I can see why you like it - Looks miles better on the bike than the colour sample tube (hmm...now how would that look with white forks...? argh, damn these white forks - knew I should have gone for black) Very dinky looking bike BTW, makes my current bike look like a gate
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well its only a 14 inch frame cos im a tiny person that rides it... im 4ft 11 inches small so no point in sticking me on a 15 or 16 inch frame... my legs wud never touch the floor or the pedals come to that ! lol... nope my bike has to be tiny just for me ! my hardtail bike is only 13 inch frame ! very dificult to get bikes for small people...but 'orange' came up trumps and so i fell in love with it....
it was either 'orange five' or Titus motolite ( the titus wud have been prob twice the money.. but apparently is supposed to be even lighter than the orange bike in weight.... but im happy with my bike and thats the main thing..Posted 2 years ago # -
p.s. re:fork lockout - have got 2009 Fox RLC's on my (er..ouch, sorry now my wifes) Five. I only used the lockout 2 or 3 times before I gave up with it - problem I found was that when turning the lockout on and off, it altered the settings for compression and rebound, because these are all on the top of the same fork leg. It works OK if everything is super clean, but as soon as a bit of mud or grit gets on the dials, they start clogging and turn together when using the lockout lever. They might have changed the design of the lever for 2010(?), but personally, I find it more trouble than its worth on my forks.
As far as travel adjust goes, I've had same experience as Mary Hinge. Although I can recommend the DT XMC130's - 'cos thier travel adjust 'lock-down' has an automatic blow-off control, in case you forget to re-extend the fork before a descent - works really well (just a shame I've no longer got a bike that they'll fit
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well its only a 14 inch frame cos im a tiny person that rides it... im 4ft 11 inches small so no point in sticking me on a 15 or 16 inch frame... my legs wud never touch the floor or the pedals come to that ! lol... nope my bike has to be tiny just for me ! my hardtail bike is only 13 inch frame !
Cool - well y'know what they say, the best things come in small packages
(tho big cardboard boxes with new bike frames in are also quite nice 
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i have white forks on an apple green. will get a pic tomorrow
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eye yep i wud like to see what that looks like mah05 !
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