Have been given it by a mate who has gone to Morzine with his laydee for a ski season and has trusted it to my care. Just built it up and it looks almost brand new. Looking at it, geometry looks jump bike, feels pretty heavy for a hard tail.. so what is it? Trail bike, freeride, jump thing, pub bike....
Rides ok on the road, all working...
hardcore trail bike
Look here on the [url= http://www.orangebikes.co.uk/2009bikes/bike.php?model_id=89 ]Orange website[/url]
Genral blurb, and on the geo. page an idea of use.
From the Orange website:
Forget links, pivots and platform damping, the Crush takes things back to basics, raises the stakes and really puts the buzz back into biking. It’s a bike that reflects our long-standing belief in pushing the limits for the sake of big thrills.Designed around a grin-inducing 140mm fork, the Crush’s burly 6061-T6 aluminium frameset is reinforced in all the right places and built to take the knocks. The hydro-formed downtube with flared, over-sized top section complements a ring-reinforced head-tube, delivering massive overall rigidity for superb tracking through the rough stuff. Meanwhile, rounded seat stays take the worst of the sting from the back end, giving a smidgen more comfort without compromising the bike’s killer acceleration. Finish off with a relaxed head angle, clearance for big tyres and a bottom bracket height that clears the deck but still keeps things stable, and you’ve got a perfectly balanced hardtail that just blew your excuse to ride it like one.
Tough, fast and built to go the distance, this is the hard man of hardtails. Make no mistake, the Crush goes anywhere you dare.
Does that help? No? I didn't think it would! 😆
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Rtg, thanks, thats the one except mine has square seat stays.... hardcore trail bike, hmmmmm.
Seems like it's a bike for people who are slow, both up and down hill. But want to look like they know what there doing. 😉
So you've got a bicycle, but need to ask what it's for?
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... FFS, don't get anything complicated will you?
tell you what,that is a very very comfy bike...................honest 😉
I picked an 09 up mega cheap earlier in the year. Mrs rides it occasionally, I use it a fair bit. Nice build for the money, nice geometry. A little heavy but you can't have everything for £500...