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  • orange 5 v 5 spot
  • kaiser
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    just interested as i own an 05 spot and see rave reviews of the orange regularly in the uk mags. how do they compare ride wise?
    thanks for your input
    Bill

    Badgerpoo
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    Honestly, the best way to find out is to ride one, and to take it on a proper test ride for several hours. I've never found anyones description of a bike to quite match my own experience. If you were considering buying one, even hiring a Five (or anything else for that matter) for the days is money well spent.

    ps. For the benefit of Gary: I hear the Orange Five is great if you fear progress and technology 😀

    arfur
    Free Member

    Yeah, i'm currently riding a '09 orange 5 and previously had a '05 spot.
    Sadly the turner was slightly too small and cramped for me but was a really nice ride – very smooth, solid and quick.
    Now love the orange, a much better fit and a blast to ride. Yes, it's not as refined (or pretty!) as the spot, but, you know i kind of like the simplicity and trail-feel of the single pivot. It actually climbs really well without bobbing, glides along singletrack and descends without fear. No going back for me!

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    djayuk
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    I've ridden both the 09 Orange 5 and the 09 (DW link) 5 spot. Both are excellent bikes. Is one better than the other. I wouldn't say so. They are both superb trail bikes and with a bigger fork up front (160) great alpine bikes. I guess the orange is a fair bit cheaper so I would go for it every time over the 5 spot. The extra money on the 5 spot simply isn't worth it.

    If you do like more boutique bikes try the Yeti AX-R7. I rode one today and was blown away. Just about fast enough for trail riding and will handle most UK DH runs. A truly amazing bike that really dose stand out from most others.

    Lesanita2
    Free Member

    In terms of performance – Depends how good a rider you are. Most wont see a difference.

    In terms of look – its up to you.

    In terms of fit/comfort – its up to how well the bike is fitted to you.

    Downhil – I ride a 6 year old Orange 5 and love it. I ride with a bloke who has a 5 Spot and he swears it descends better – he is a good rider and probably right. It is very sturdy and those extra linkages must count for something

    Uphill/Flat – The 5 Spot will typically be a couple of pounds heavier. So the

    Cost wise – I guess an extra grand at least.

    I like the "englishness" of the Orange Five and like the thought of keepinig some honest english craftsman/engineering company in business.

    catvet
    Free Member

    I have both, as well as a Turner flux, the Orange feels more bomb proof than the Spot, is easier and cheaper to maintain, albeit the turner bushing s are generally excellent.
    The head angles on the orange are slacker than the turner,making it a better descender, but the turners suspension is poss more supple up very gnarly technical uphill.

    Both are great bikes
    with care both can be built into 27 lb bikes

    the_lecht_rocks
    Full Member

    catvet – no brake jack on the Orange compared to the Spot ?

    stonemonkey
    Free Member

    brake jack? come on do you really believe this marketing crap

    the_lecht_rocks
    Full Member

    depends how hard you ride monkers…..

    stonemonkey
    Free Member

    Ive seen the kona piece but thats with an unloaded shock , i run 230lbs in my shock and even at flat out slamming on the anchors i dont think brake jack has any effect, especially with the weighting of the bike to achieve effective breaking.

    freeform5spot
    Free Member

    I have had both.

    I LOVED the Orange 5 but the 18" was just too short for me in the end and so I was runningit with a layback post and a long stem. as I prefer to climb seated I found that, even with higher pressures in the shock, the back end was diving and the front end lifting.

    Teh 5 spot on the other hand just felt like a better sizing for me (6'2" btw). It handled better on climbs and you could feel that it was tracking better on the rear.

    I loved the looks of the 5, the simplicity and the fact it was UK (ish). In an ideal world Orange would make a 19" 5! However, for me the 5 spot comes up the winner.

    stonemonkey
    Free Member

    Free form what size 5spot have you got , a large?

    Dave
    Free Member

    depends how hard you ride monkers….

    more likely how badly you ride

    GaryLake
    Free Member

    ps. For the benefit of Gary: I hear the Orange Five is great if you fear progress and technology

    I didn't see much progress going on in the form of your Remedy when I was constantly glued to your back wheel wondering how much faster I could be going!

    And your Mum…

    Boo ya! 😉

    freeform5spot
    Free Member

    yep, had a large. Its spot on (pun)

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