[Closed] Inspire me with colours for my orange five???

I ride a lot around coed-y-brenin, maybe you haven't ridden around there but it's extremely rocky

Now that is some good sarcasm. I loled very hard.

Rupert you are funny.

FWIW CyB isn't very rocky. It's rocky in places but not very rocky.

I rode the MBR in March with PatriotPro and then did Snowdon the next day on my 6 year old aluminium FS. If you want rocky you should try the Rangers Path coming down snowdon.

You really need to calm down and not worry about the possible fatigue of your frame. I bet there are people who ride harder than you on older frames that arnt concerned about fatigue.

If you want rocky you should try the Rangers Path coming down snowdon

Well that's it then, sorry kids next years holiday is binned, daddy needs a new frame, thank your uncle rupert.

Ok Juan yes there are more rocky trails in the alps or probably in Scotland but if he rides CyB often then Snowdon is only an hour or so up the road. Rangers is bloody rocky in the top zig zag section, granted its not very long but in that section there is not much smooth ground at all.

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/ultimate-orange-5-colour-thread
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Brown then you dont have to clean it.

+ 1 for apple green - with red Hope bits! 🙂

Since being involved in this sport [b]I've not once seen any pics on this forum[/b], hence the thread, [b]so show me your wonderful pics of these fabulous bikes[/b]

Should have read the original post more closely, rather than the "fatigue" post. Given the the amount of traffic on STW about Fives

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Talking about a trail centre as the ultimate in rocky was pushing it a bit!
Chapeau for hooking so many of us.

Another clue would have been your forum member description

I’m new to riding and thought what a jolly good idea to start my learning on a cycle forum

Comic Genius.

I'm with the OP...there is no way I'd ride a 4 year old bike off road. If I were you I'd get yourself one that won't fall apart at any moment, and sell the current one as a 'hack/pub' bike in the clasifieds. I reckon you could get a couple of hundred quid for it, more than enough to cover the new custom paint job you're after..

Actually, I might be in the market for a new commuter...mail me for a quick sale....

🙂

My Pitch has a "lifetime" warranty on the main frame and 5 years on the rear triangle.

Length of warranty != indicator of quality. A boggo Kia comes with a 7 year warranty.

(Warranties are backed by insurance policies. Manufacturers of cheap mass market equipment can often provide very good warranties because they can make the maths work)

Postle - 💡 Have you seen the new 'fatigue-fuscia' colour...Sounds right up your alley mate. 🙂

randomjeremy - Member
My Pitch has a "lifetime" warranty on the main frame and 5 years on the rear triangle.
Length of warranty != indicator of quality. A boggo Kia comes with a 7 year warranty.

(Warranties are backed by insurance policies. Manufacturers of cheap mass market equipment can often provide very good warranties because they can make the maths work)

And your colour recommendations are ❓

I_Ache - Member
Rupert you are funny.

FWIW CyB isn't very rocky. It's rocky in places but not very rocky.

I rode the MBR in March with PatriotPro and then did Snowdon the next day on my 6 year old aluminium FS. If you want rocky you should try the Rangers Path coming down snowdon.

That seems like too long ago now mate, we'll have to get another trip sorted. 8)

 

Why do the Orange Five threads attract the dick heads?

Why do the Orange Five threads attract the dick heads?

Bit harsh that, he only asked what colour his new filing cabinet should be.

Here is a link to my new neon green five am, absolutely love it and get lots of comments on the paint

http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/8475927/

Fatigue on a full Suss single pivot? wtf?
Don't buy another one just for the hell of it. The only'upgrade' to the frame since my 06 is no bottle mount. Progress indeed!

juan... nice one!

[quotethedon - Member
Why do the Orange Five threads attract the dick heads?

I wonder... 😆

Dave I am planning a comeback (from injury) ride in Jan at CyB probably the beast. No firm date yet but as soon as I can get on an exercise bike and can pedal I will send out the emails.

You guys really should have done snowdon with us that weekend. It was great.

Black with some custom artwork always looks good..

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My 2012 Sinbad Purple

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Liking the Orange/Audi filing cabinet graffiti pic... very clever...

My Pitch has a "lifetime" warranty on the main frame and 5 years on the rear triangle.

Read the Litespeed warranty thread.... you may be disappointed in what "Lifetime actually means...

randomjeremy - Member
My Pitch has a "lifetime" warranty on the main frame and 5 years on the rear triangle.
Length of warranty != indicator of quality. A boggo Kia comes with a 7 year warranty.

+1 what rickmeister said

"Lifetime" useually means 5 years, surely you don't think that you will be entitiled to a replacement for the rest of your life!

Liking the Orange/Audi filing cabinet graffiti pic... very clever...

I had this for a few years, sold it about 4 months ago due to lack of use.

Lots of people gave me good feedback when out and about on it. Quite a few on my flikr to look at.

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I did say lifetime in inverted commas for a reason. I imagine it's more than 5 years though given that it says 5 years for the rear triangle.

Must not bite at the mass market quip either!

"Lifetime" useually means 5 years, surely you don't think that you will be entitiled to a replacement for the rest of your life!

a guy i know got a warranty replacement when he cracked his S-Works FSR (the palmer one - 1996 ish?) in whistler last year. Had a shiny new demo 7 fairly shortly after.

Raw/polished and orange decals, black and black reflective decals or pearlescent tangerine and 'chrome' decals.

Whether this is to your current or new frame is another issue, but I'm not going there!

Has the OP been banned for trolling yet. He upsets me.

People from Surrey shouldn't be riding Fives anyway, Ellsworth do some dandy colour ways Rupert.

Bare grey primer. Decals in marker pen.

druidh - Member

Has the OP been banned for trolling yet. He upsets me.

No, but someone else (who 'got' this thread and pushed the envelope in the spirit the OP was doubtless hoping for) has been though.

Personally I find rupertpostlethwaite's contributions to the forum obvious trolling but somehow entertaining. Despite clearly being the second/third login of an stw 'medium-to-big-hitter', I say we keep him. 😀

Oh fwiw, some sort of metallic or pearlescent tangerine would be lovely. All Oranges should be orange.

Bump 😈

To help inspire 😉

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alpin - Member
juan... nice one!

That good it appears to errr not be there any more 😉

Nice photo 'legend' - the Orange colour does take some beating.

someone else

Whom might that be Julian ❓

So - who [i]did[/i] Juan upset?

druidh - Member
So - who did Juan upset?

Well I must say I thought a couple of his comments (which seem to have now been deleted) were a bit 'close to the bone'.

Having skimmed back over the thread tho', it could have been a few people he's upset.

druidh - Member

So - who did Juan upset?

-the OP?
-a serious and earnest orange 5 owner? 😆

patriotpro - Member

Whom might that be Julian

If i tried trolling like that I wouldn't be nearly as good at it! However, it wouldn't suprise me if it was someone who has commented on this thread. No idea who, but "returning to the scene of the crime" and all that.

Someone who knows about teh internetz could no doubt establish who rupertpostlethwaite [i]isn't[/i], by looking at IP adresses. (that along with fixing other people's failed and invisible photo links on here is a mystery to me...)

I agree it must have been someone who commented on the thread. How else could they have been upset otherwise...

Although 'Juan-sheet' manages to upset most people on most threads I wouldn't say it was the OP he upset in this particular thread.

Any one else know?

Hmmm... Little bit confused as to how this thread appears to be going! What is all this about a troll!?? Don't they live underneath bridges! Chuckle chuckle! 😆
I really hope I haven't offended anyone, I did my research on aluminium and due to the stresses put under a mountain bike, eventually fatigue will set in, causing the aluminium to give in at the weak points, weld points, shock mounts, head tube, dropouts, etc.. For my own safety and others that could be close by I will feel confident and assured to ride my bike after changing the frame approximately every 3 to 4 years. This however is my own conclusion after doing some thorough research.
Thanks to those with the positive feedback, I'm really enjoying looking at the pictures.
Some fabulous looking bikes.
Has anybody had there frame anodised? Apparently this procedures supposed to be good for aluminium as well as looking great too.

It seems like Juan posted after my reply to his ha ha ha snowdon post, it looks like alpin agreed with this post. I have no idea what the post said, can't imagine he could have upset anybody over possibly a bit if banter over what constitutes a rocky trail. Well unless he started calling people names.

Did anybody see this post that seemingly disappeared?

Oh and Rupert I do still think you are amusing, troll or not.

I_Ache - Member
It seems like Juan posted after my reply to his ha ha ha snowdon post, it looks like alpin agreed with this post. I have no idea what the post said, can't imagine he could have upset anybody over possibly a bit if banter over [b]what[/b] [b]constitutes a rocky trail[/b]. Well unless he started calling people names.
Did anybody see this post that seemingly disappeared?
Oh and Rupert I do still think you are amusing, troll or not.
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Precisely my point about the rocky trail, I ride around coed-y-brenin, every weekend nearly. Please don't tell me I don't know what's not rocky!!! Has anybody had there frame anodised?