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Well just maybe it's time some people got over the 650b thing
Shan't.
🙂
I think you must upgrade. Otherwise you'll be riding dead trails.
Only the new bikes bring the trails alive.
I have a 2010 Orange Five SE, its old now, [u][b]but works and I like it[/b][/u].
There's your answer right there, chief. My (steel 26" hardtail) frame's coming up to 6 years old but it works, I like it and there's nothing really (other than an XS BFe) I'd change it for. It has had new bits chucked at it though.
If you [i]want[/i] a new bike just buy one 😀
deadkenny - MemberHave noticed an interest in 29 recently from those who'd have previously written it off as too xc and steep geometry. Probably because of the likes of the Hightower
It must be weird, being Niner... And also Trek and Specialized. The Hightower, and the Yeti and YT, got so much attention, you'd think they were groundbreaking. Meanwhile Niner and Specialized: "We've been doing this for years!" and Trek "Oh, you've invented the 29er enduro bike? That's nice, I remember when we did that, in 2014. You might have seen it, we won the EWS with it quite a lot? No?"
If I had a 5/6 year old Orange Five and had £3k plus to spend on a new Orange Five, I'd be spending that money on a holiday to take me and my (old) Orange 5 on 🙂
I do like the Five but if it's still putting a smile on your face and is mechanically sound, I do think there are better ways of spending several thousand pounds. If you really must have a new bike for whatever reason, do yourself a favour and see what else is on the market. There might be something better and more suited for you out there.
