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Worth the money for sure....
They are pretty fugly though, it has to be said.
fuglyness is in the eye of the beholder? 😉
I've got an 06 pro and love it use it on the Chase regularly where it's just comfy and up the peaks where it performs as it should.Recently had a hi volume rp23 fitted and with pro pedal off it really feels like endless travel.Climbs really well.Fiddling is minimal just a bearing change once in while which takes about 10 mins after you've done it once.Lokks great imho and it's british to boot.what's not to like?
Get one!
Handsome bugger if you ask me! 😀
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yeah, lovely
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Sorry but the rear swingarm looks like something from a 1970s soviet tractor.
The rear swing arm hides all that nasty cabling you usually have to lash to the bike. I think they look clean and functional (remind me of a motorbikes swing arm), much better than a multitude of pivots and rocker links,
Richyb - At least one other company I know of also routes cables through their (arguable better made) swing arms.
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Oh yeah, wonder where they got that idea from?
Prophets are REALLY ugly though aren't they? 😉
Probably from Klein. They were the ones who seem to have started the internal routing thing.
Orange were probably just trying to make use of holes their dodgy welders had burnt in the cast iron their bikes are made from.
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I have had a 5 for 8 months and can't recommend it more highly- all above post sare true in terms of comfort, agility and ruggedness (apart from the race face BB)
I have recently put a few miles on a Trek EX9, and I still prefer the 5, although the EX is a better climber without a doubt it is much less confidence inspiring on the flat or downhill sections