As above really... does anyone know what year they became a bit slacker (2010? 2011?) and got a proper (30.9mm) seat tube for dropper posts?
Cheers
Dave
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Orange 5 - Talk to me about when they became slack, got proper seattubes etc
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2011 they got the 30.9 seat tube and a tapered head tube.
Not sure about frame angles though as I only bought mine this year and it is a 2011 model.
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Geo got slacker in 2009 (they also revised cable routing and added Reynolds TT)
Geo stayed same (I think) for 2011 but changed to 30.9 post and tapered HT.
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Cheers all. That gives me something to work with
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Why do people think 30.9 is a proper size? For years 27.2 was the norm....and gravity dropper do a post in that size, or is it what you mean is "make a seatpost to fit a cheap dropper"??
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No, I have a Joplin and will probably get a Reverb. So running a frame with a 27.2mm seat tube is about as useful as a smack in the face.
I can't be wrong either as loads of manufacturers are all doing the same.
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The kinked toptube was introduced in '07.
The '08 and '09 geometry was the same according to hearsay from Orange (I heard it while working for a distributor in the trade), although what's 'officially' published does differ. The '08 was certainly the first with a fork limit of 160mm as opposed to 140mm.
The geometry *apparently* got slacker still in '09 and is has remained similar until today, with only minor tweaks.
In a nutshell what this means is the '07 and '08 are better singletrack bikes, and from '09 on they handle better when you might really want a downhill rig.
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