[Closed] 2011 orange 5

I'm happy for you.

was it a pro with the 160 trvl? or alpine

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Got mine on Thursday!
It's absolutely nice.

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for some reason i think the 2010s are a far better looking beast.

I'd ****ing well love one!

All the cool kids have the 2010 model... 😉

pft who needs iscg and tapered headtube 🙁

Looks ace though essel.

Not a fan of the different tube profiles....but I believe I would have one if it was given to me.

pretty sure it was a 5 pro - it was neon orange with a white swingarm and it looked frickn ace. I'm the first to join in and say previous 5's aint been the prettiest, but the tapered headtube and overall chunkiness, combined with the split colourway made it look so bloody good. Not sure I'd drop 3 grand on one though....

Not sure I 'get' some people on here, 'it looks' this & 'it looks' that, not just this thread but plenty others.
I GOT MINE TO ERR... RIDE? 😉
Did I tell you about best ever sex I ever had? She weren't that pretty but.....WOW. 😈

Did I tell you about best ever sex I ever had? She weren't that pretty but.....WOW

Did you use a self timer for that one Hora? 😉

what blue is that ? specific name for it? sky blue for example?

I've ridden one at Glentress and can confirm it were **** ace! Felt a lot more hardcore/freeridey than I was expecting, jumped well and wasn't too shabby on the ups. If they weren't so chuffin expensive for what they are (and didn't come with hope brakes) I'd have one

(Blue is the quickest and looks lovely in the flesh)

[i]what blue is that ? specific name for it? sky blue for example?[/i]
Plasma Blue, very nice.
I got 'cloud white'.

thx essel, im thinking maby plasma blue with white rims ;p

actully just seen on the website, plasma blue is free but powder blue is an extra £100 :O

I test rode one (well two actually, 16" & 18") at Afan yesterday and it was lush. I had my heart (and wallet!) set on a heckler but tried the 5 and it just seemed a lot more solid and fun to ride. Even felt better on the climbs but I don't know how much of that was due to the shonky build on the heckler.

Hmmm, £1400 for a frame is a LOT though. 🙁

[i]im thinking maby plasma blue with white rims ;p[/i]

whenever anyone asks what my fave colour is I always say 'blue'. Why then do I have 2 white bikes?? 😕

lol same here when people ask me fav color i say either red or purple but ive also got a white bike lol

Anyone seen the multi-coloured one at Llandegla? rims, frame, swingarm and pedals all diffenrent neon colours. A bit OTT for me though...

Spotted at Afan this weekend a very nice illuminous green Strange 5. Now that's a fine bike!

Are orange ever planning to build a good looking bike with aswing arm thats doesn't resemble somethiing the victorians built?

I know they are good bikes just sick of the how ugly they look.

well thats the way they look, so nowt you can do to change it mr Dirtynap... 😉
yep last year i had to pay an extra 100 quid for my apple green... its hard to make a choice when you look at the colour swatches, you just see a small area of the colour so its hard to try and think what the bike will look like in the flesh...

yep blue is nice colour chris with white rims 😉 ...or you could go 'all orange' with orange' rims ? lol maybe abit over the top...

ah 'southern yeti', that green strange five you saw... is that bike just one of a few they are making (a prototype) ... did you get any pics of that bike so we can all see ?

I know they are good bikes just sick of the how ugly they look.

So, here's a thought - don't buy one.