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Orange Pro Line Bikes Focus on Suspension Performance and Price

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Orange has announced a new Pro Line build for the Orange Five and Alpine 6 that focuses on suspension performance and affordability.

You know how it can be. You want a certain frame, with a certain level of suspension, but to get it you have to go for a top of the range bike with flashy components you either don’t want or you’re going to end up replacing anyway.

Then if you want to keep your price down, you’re lumbered with lower-spec suspension and perhaps a lower-spec frame.

To get around that there’s always the custom build option, but chances are it’s going cost more buying a bike that way. If only brands would offer great frames, with great suspension but with affordable components to keep the cost down….

And this is where the Orange Pro Line builds come to play. Orange has taken the popular Orange Five and Orange Alpine6 models and built Pro Line level bikes that have top of the range suspension but without the top end pricing.

UK made, top suspension and sub £4k.

If you were to pick up an Orange Five Pro Line or Alpine 6 Pro Line today with no options and a standard colour the bike would cost £3,999. Not bad for a handmade UK frame dripping with top-end Fox or Rockshox suspension.

To ensure prices are kept low, Orange has chosen budget drivetrains, so while the Pro Line Orange 5 boasts a Fox Factory 36 fork it also runs a budget SRAM SX 12 speed drivetrain. It’s a clever mix of components that are going to enable more riders to get on a better performing bike at a lower price.

Orange Five Pro Line Specifications

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Orange Pro Line Five with Fox Factory 36.
  • Frame: Orange Five in Cyan Blue
  • Shock: Fox Float DPX2
  • Fork: Fox Factory 36 Float
  • Dropper: SDG Tellis 150mm
  • Rear Mech: SRAM SX 12 speed
  • Cassette: SRAM SX 12 speed
  • Shifter: SRAM SX 12 speed
  • Chainset: SRAM SX
  • Brakes: SRAM Guide RE
  • Wheels: WTB ST Light i30 on Strange Pro 27 hubs
  • Tyres: Maxxis DHR II 2.4 TR
  • Saddle: WTB Silverado Comp
  • Bar: Burgtec Ride Wide Enduro 800mm
  • Stem: RaceFace Chester
  • Price: £3,999

Orange Alpine 6 Pro Line Specifications

Orange Alpine 6 Pro Line
Orange Alpine 6 Pro Line with Lyrik Ultimate.
  • Frame: Orange Alpine 6 in Matt Charcoal Grey
  • Shock: RockShox Super Deluxe Ultimate
  • Fork: RockShox Lyrik Ultimate
  • Dropper: SDG Tellis 150mm
  • Rear Mech: SRAM GX 12 speed
  • Cassette: SRAM SX 12 speed
  • Shifter: SRAM NX 12 speed
  • Chainset: SRAM Descendant 6K Dub
  • Brakes: SRAM Guide RE
  • Wheels: WTB ST Light i30 on Strange Pro 27 hubs
  • Tyres: Maxxis DHR II 2.4 TR
  • Saddle: WTB Silverado Comp
  • Bar: Burgtec Ride Wide Enduro 800mm
  • Stem: RaceFace Chester
  • Price: £3,999

Both models are available to order through the Orange website now.

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Andi is a gadget guru and mountain biker who has lived and ridden bikes in China and Spain before settling down in the Peak District to become Singletrack's social media expert. He is definitely more big travel fun than XC sufferer but his bike collection does include some rare hardtails - He's a collector and curator as well as a rider. Theory and practice in perfect balance with his inner chi, or something. As well as living life based on what he last read in a fortune cookie Andi likes nothing better than riding big travel bikes.

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