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I have a hustler which i love, my brother is looking for a replacement for his meta 5.5(cracked)had a shot of mine thought it was great but doesn't want the same frame as me!!!so he is now thinking about a
5 and i am wondering if anybody has ridden both and how they compare?
wondering about handling,weight etc so any info would be great. Neither
of us ridden a five yet and lge testers seem scarce!
Cheers.
MBR done a test on five inch framed bikes in 2008.
For what they say is they are very much alike and only suspension
separates them and both scored 10/10.
Orange since then have had a few changes in there angles and a
new swing arm and a narrower Downtube.
I dont know if Cove have made any changes to the Hustler.
Best would be to ride them back to back
Having broken 2 Hustler frames and received the Cove treatment I've just bought a 5 because it was the closest ride to the Hustler I could find.
Gamo - I had the same choice to make a few weeks back, the replacement bearings kit for the hustler is pricy if thats a consideration. That swung it for me, I went for a 5 frame, a nice simple bike. Cove is a little more exclusive though, it was a tough call.
Orange bearings only £15 quid and 10 mins to change.
Whats the cost of the Cove bearings and how much to
change them?
I have a Hustler my mate has just got a five, he is a bit bigger than me so its hard for me to say how it rides. However he is very pleased with it and has a set of 140mm bolt through revs on. I have 130mm QR revs on mine. I say they are fairly evenly matched bikes, I would say tyres make the most difference between these bikes. You can set em up quick with fast tyres or more downhill orientated as I have on mine now with stickies.
daveob cove treatment? only person i know to have broken one
(he rode the seatpost too high!)had his frame replaced within
a fortnight!
I've spoken to a few who have broken frames and received nothing but grief. It took them four months to replace the first and they point blank refused to replace the second, despite it being the same fault they replaced under warrenty the first time and still being within the two year warrenty that they try to pretend is only one. Fortunately I bought it from a cracking bike shop and that's why I'm now riding a 5!
Orange are going to extend the warranty on all there bikes
daveob sounds familiar ! Which makes the chaz romalis interview in Dirt really laughable !If it don't work it don't go out the door !Yeah right and my ass is a coconut !
Not read that one OF.
Worth a read dave if you can get hold of it .Basically Cove are hardcore and they rule !!!!Wound me up enough to E Mail Dirt in response .
And to prove there is balance in the world, I broke two Sub 5s (ok, not technically a 5 but they started somewhere) and a Patriot in less than a year.
But i hammered a G Spot all across BC and a Hustler for 2 years with absolutely no probs other than a bearing change (go to a bearing shop, not a Cove dealer). Cove Foreplay still fine and 2004 Handjob still going strong.
All my mates have Ornage 5s, they seem good bikes and i did love my Oranges while they lasted. Mate has a brand new one and he is definitely quicker on it than on the 2 previous Commencals he owned.
I've ridden both - both are great, but Orange fitted me better - I found the Cove felt a little short, and besides which Orange are from Yorkshire.
Oddly, after having 2 x sub 5's, 1 x 5, 1 x Patriot LT, 2 x patriot 66's, 1 x 224; I'm now riding a Nicolai (I just don't mention the war).