[Closed] Orange 5 and Alpine 2017

I got 20% off a Mk2 Five frame in the Bikescene black Friday sale last November. Might me worth waiting or using this as a starting point for negotiations.

2017 bikes has significant differences over the 2016 (differences you can actually notice in the ride), but both will be great bikes.

To update, I ordered one of the last pro-lines from sunset MTB last night 😀 unfortunately they had run out of mountain mint so I went for Atomic Orange, black decals and I swapped the Pikes for Fox factory 36 kashima and the rear shock for Fox CTD factory kashima!

Can't wait!!

colinv6 - Member

unfortunately they had run out of mountain mint so I went for Atomic Orange

Lucky escape that!

Haha, I like the Mountain mint, that was the colour of the factory bike. My wife said it was a girls colour though so maybe it was never meant to be!!

Also is a rear swing arm protector worth getting?

Orange have one on their website for £10, you'd think they would chuck one in with a £3k bike wouldn't you!!!

Just seen these bikes in the flesh for the first time and they look ridiculously nice.

wl - Member
Just seen these bikes in the flesh for the first time and they look ridiculously nice.

All new bikes look ridiculously nice. New rotors, unlemished cassettes.... gives me goosebumps.

Nah, with all due respect, plenty of bikes look crap right from the showroom. I'm talking about angles, lines, sizing, tube profiles, colours, graphics etc. These new Oranges will look great whatever condition they're in.

Like. The. Grey.

A. Lot.

8)

Grey looked great. Probably my favourite. They new grey, that is.

Mini PSA:

talk to your local orange dealer about 2016 five frames, a reliable source told me orange are doing discounts with forks to shift the old frames.

Don't know how much or what forks, but could be enough to top the balance one way or the other for prospective purchasers.

Just demoed the 2017 Alpine6 over three days, on a wide range of Calderdale's finest legal and cheeky trails. It's very, very good indeed. Toying with one of these or the new Five. I'll decide once I've tried the Five.

fifeandy
Lets see, colour of a battleship, giant hideous welds all over like a battleship and weighing about as much as a battleship.

Something keeps drawing me to Orange bikes but then the price in comparison to to other brands pushes me back.

Also is a rear swing arm protector worth getting?

Orange have one on their website for £10, you'd think they would chuck one in with a £3k bike wouldn't you!!!

The Segment I just got from Sunset came with one so hope yours did too.

Don't think I've had any chain slap since getting a clutch mech, I wouldn't(don't) both with a protector