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Seem to of got a few people a little excitable on here this aft. Ok I will leave my money where it is then.
Its a ****in good bike. Ride it- wish I could afford that build 😀
Got my 5 pro with hope pack and coloured rims 2010 ridden 6 times last October for £1500. The bike is as new and same as the latest ones.
...and I love it!
Seems the one you are looking at is a little expensive I think...
Simone
Got my 5 pro with hope pack and coloured rims 2010 ridden 6 times last October for £1500. The bike is as new and same as the latest ones.
2010 bikes didn't have tapered headtubes, ISCG mounts or dropper post cable guides.
Must be a 2011 then, sorry. Mine has got a tapered head tube and ISCG mount.... Time flies!
So £1500 not bad then...
Bargain.
😀
Whoah, that's a hell of a bike.
Did the owner have his colour blindness cured after the first ride and that's why he's selling?
Must be a 2011 then, sorry. Mine has got a tapered head tube and ISCG mount.... Time flies!So £1500 not bad then...
Bargain. They are probably a great 2nd hand buy. I think you'd be a bit of a mug to buy a new one though. And over £2k for a 2nd hand one? Madness.
Oh, constructive comment: Bikeactive are doing 15% off everything at the moment.
They shift a lot of Oranges, good place to buy one.
Must admit I dont like the look of the bike..... changing the wheels and tyres would help for a start.
Having said that a bike one ride old is worth more than half retail I would say, more like 2/3 - 3/4 perhaps?
OP: if you've got a set of wheels and circa £2.5k to spend then i'd look at this frame and fork deal
you would have plenty leftover to sort out a decent groupset if you shopped around and would have a very nice 2012 build and probably enough for a few beers to celebrate!
HTH
holy excess brake hose batman
Lol I agree it's pretty ugly - bet it rides beautifully though
I have bought second hand before and I find it's a very small minority that's buys who knows what they are talking about. Very different from brand new bikes. Just my take
Good luck
lostboysaint - Member
It's not towards the brand, it's the fanboys that think (and preach) that Five is the answer to everything, despite them clearly being over-priced, under-engineered, heavy, dull bikes.And yes, I rode one in my quest for the perfect 120-140mm travel all-rounder and it wasn't in the top five!
Whats the top 5 then?
The OP did say that he was going to change the wheels... I don't get all the negativity in this thread? It's a bike, some of us will like it for whatever reason and some of us won't. If we all liked the same thing then we'd all be punting Spesh Stumpjumpers around the trails.
Vive la difference.
i think if everyone was to be honest, the ones who slag off {like i do} orange fives, are the ones with a deep lusting for one....... 😀
i think if everyone was to be honest, the ones who slag off {like i do} orange fives, are the ones with a deep lusting for one.......
I recon you are right
Bit pricey especially if you factor in the cost of those wheels you are about to put on.
And way too much hose, don't like the cable run under the rear shock and that Fox sticker on the down tube is terrible (can't be standard but nice addition if you're 15).
Just looks over priced and a bit pimped nova to me.
I have an 08 one and despite the frame being over 3 yrs old have no desire to change......must be good 😆
on the original question though - no, too pricey. around 2K IMO
You could get one of [url= http://www.orangebikes.co.uk/bikes/five_black-gold/ ]these[/url] for the price he is asking.
Occurs to me he wants what he paid for it more or less, because he bought it and hasn't used it. Trouble is second hand market doesn't work like that, like with a new car as soon as you take it out of the showroom it's worth a whole lot less! Would offer him 1800 for it, that's what it's worth, used or not.
As Skywalker says...for the same price you could get a brand new, warrantied "five black gold".