Come on - show us some pic's - let the Orange hating commence!
Mine's coming out to Morzine this Sunday - looks a little naked at the moment: 
the new bike.. minus some wheels, brakes, gears and most other bits obviously 
by guybowden, on Flickr
Just been riding in the Alps with a couple of guys on them and they we're flying, and very satisfied. Amazingly light too, for what you're getting in terms of travel. No issues at the end of each riding day, while other riders were rebuilding, fettling, tweaking, tightening stuff. I'd defo have one. Not in that colour though.
Was just looking at the speclist and price of the full builds and wondering which of the components is made out of diamonds 
Certainly not the deore cassette they stick on the pro2 hub...
If you are the kind of rider who worries about Deore cassettes then it's not the bike for you. If you love technical mountain biking then it is fantastic. 
Phil
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would like one miself,but alas im skint nowadays...
looks nice..
cupid stunt - MemberIf you are the kind of rider who worries about Deore cassettes then it's not the bike for you
Missing the point- it's on a Pro 2, so the deore cassette will rip up the alu freehub. Though are you going to tell me Joe Barnes has got a deore cassette on his? Apparently it's the bike for him...
Though fair to say, the spec is terrible for £3000. But I still want one
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In English please....
Getting a shot of a demo this weekend. Looks pretty sweet in the shop.
Getting a shot of a demo this weekend. Looks pretty sweet in the shop.
yes a demo would be a much better choice 
nice
If you are the kind of rider who worries about Deore cassettes then it's not the bike for you
The freehub on the Pro II that came with my '07 Orange 5 has some nasty marks in it because of the cheap cassette that was fitted to it by Orange. Given that Hope say on the Pro II's product information that it should only be used with cassettes that have an alloy spider (such as XTs) it is a bit cheeky of Orange to spec bikes that have Pro IIs and more basic cassettes.
Looks sweet.
Too heavy and big for an all mountain bike?
looks good, what colour is that? i can look at it without my sunglasses so cant be neon yellow? 
it's a neon yellow one. sunglasses at the ready.
I'll put whatever cassette I have spare on it - alloy spider or not - can't say I've ever noticed a difference in the ride quality of a chewed freehub compared to a non chewed one.
Too heavy and big for an all mountain bike?
depends how big your mountains are really.
Same as the old one, surely? Not that this is a bad thing mind
*All* oranges are the same as the old one surely? The only thing that happens is the price goes up.
tis a shame they had to drop the blood to bring this out, but on the flipside, blood frames for a grand make me very tempted (if only they were onepointfive headtube :S)
Similar, but with subtle tweaks on geometry etc. Best of both worlds - keep the classic good points, improve wherever there's room for it or to accommodate new technologies like shocks and seatposts. That's what product development should be all about - evolution. Not radical redesigns or marketing-led gimmicks. But then you need a great design to start with, which is what Orange has.
That looks awesome
When you see an Orange 5 being ridden like this, you kinda wonder what anyone would need a Patriot for!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMwpO25nWno
Joe Barnes on Ben A'an content
I'll bet my Patriot LT rides just as well as the latest model.
Combined with Fox 36s up front, the geo doesn't need tweaking one bit...
tis a shame they had to drop the blood to bring this out, but on the flipside, blood frames for a grand make me very tempted (if only they were onepointfive headtube :S)
have Orange really dropped the blood from their range?...where are these bargin £1k bloods?
Especially liking the looks of the toptube on the new Patriot...infact the whole set-up looks pretty sweet.
StirlingCrispin - according to Orange's website, he's riding a Patriot.. not a Five.
WANT ONE
Had all the predecessor's so it makes sense to want the new one
Looks nice.
Must be very similar to my orange big 't' I had a while back, that was one fun bike.
It looks just like the 2008 model. Probably rides just like it too.
For the price I'd probably look at something by Canyon or Cube or anything else.
xiphon - you've got a point, but I suspect the new frame is more active and plush, and it might have a lower bb, and it might even be lighter as well as taking bigger forks. If you're happy with your LT though, cool. I had one and loved it, but I defo prefer my tweaked '08 Patriot.
I got one, gone back on warranty already though 
@chrisL:
The freehub on the Pro II that came with my '07 Orange 5 has some nasty marks in it because of the cheap cassette that was fitted to it by Orange. Given that Hope say on the Pro II's product information that it should only be used with cassettes that have an alloy spider (such as XTs) it is a bit cheeky of Orange to spec bikes that have Pro IIs and more basic cassettes.[quote]
That's a perfect point about Orange - it's plain wrong & I expect more from them. 
yeah im pretty sure joe barnes was on that pink patriot out at the mega
he came 10th on it so it must be reasonably pedalable
@ everyone: how do I use the quote? sorry!!! 
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