[Closed] Show me your Orange Five's

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Started building mine up yesterday. Not quite finished (missing some parts and the outer is the wrong diameter etc) but I couldnt help give it a quick spin..

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and if it helps you chose the colour...

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Nooo get them away. Over the last few months for some reason I have really fell in love with the 5. Really want one but cant afford it just now. and dont have room for any more bikes. Mines would be a 5 pro the same orange as slightDumbPilots with black wheels/hubs/spokes with an upgrade to the Talas forks and probably a few small spec upgrades. Priced the spec I want and it's nearly 3 and a half grand. Ireally really want one lol.

Xan- alot of places are doing 0%. Get the frame then take it from there 😉

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ianc, thats the exact one I want. Was that posted just to wined me up haha.

hora, if I buy it and the other half kills me I'll be blaming you lol.

Taken from the "defining pic of OSMM" thread...

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Fair play to the KMB girl who managed to run with it back to the arena.

Quick question- how do you remove the shock (front bolts). I tried yesterday whilst routing the cables but it wouldnt budge.

Xan - mine's an 08 5 Pro, but with quite a few kit changes :

Float 32 RLC, XT drivetrain, Thomson post and Stem, EA70 monkeylite's, RL Ti saddle, xl2 headset, panaracer rampages. - weighs in at 28 pounds too -)

i absolutely love it....

Hora - allen key each side and turn against each other

Done that. Both screws out with washers- can see the thread inside still?- does it need a firm 'yank' on the shock then?

the bolts don't take the load, they just hold everything in place!

you need to push out the shaft (that you can see the threads inside of) - it extends right through the bush and both sides of the mounting on the frame

Ah! Great ta 🙂

Wow, I've posted it twice in 15 mins, vanity!!!

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Actually being ridden:

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Thanks guys. I think I might take the plunge and get myself on a demo day somewhere.
Hora loving the White paintjob!

BTW what size are you guys riding?
I'm 6ft 0.5" 185cm
Ta

Nice Action shots BTW Gary!

Ta! 5'9" on an 18" but running saddle far forward and 60mm stem (deliberate)

ackie, my mates 5'10 and rides a 16". He uses a layback to get his spot on. Im 6ft1 and mines a 18", inline with a 70stem. Perfect.

[Ta! 5'9" on an 18" but running saddle far forward and 60mm stem (deliberate)]

So are you saying it's a tad big for you?

Thanks hora i'll try an 18".

BTW not that it's any of my business, but am I right in thinking you have/do own loads of bikes?
Every few months I check back on this forum you seem to have yet another steed!
Didn't you own an Dialled Alpine?
Not that there is anything wrong with that!!!! 😉

Yes I am afflicted by the Magpie/shiny kit thingy 8)

Buy it 0% though- and you keep it until its paid off 🙂

Pay cash- and theres nothing stopping you..

So are you saying it's a tad big for you?

Na, I buy them big in the top tube (or rather I get my reach from the top tube) so that I can run the saddle very much inline right over the cranks and a short stem for handling...

My luuuverrly bike 😉
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BTW, I'm 5'10 and ride and 18 ", feels perfect to me

So Hora - how does the ride compare to the chumba (seriously)?

hora- youve still got the warranty sticker on the top tube....

id agree an 18" would be ok,especially if your hsutling it offroad,the 20" is pretty big...

its the best bike we sell period...im basing this on all the happy customers who have one.

we do 0% and a free upgrade if you buy a couple(of upgrades!)....any help get in touch

chris-oranges biggest scottish dealer!

So Hora - how does the ride compare to the chumba (seriously)?

Only had one brief ride in Calderdale soo far- the Chumba climbs better but then again the Orange is waaay-slacker and I havent got the gears set up properly yet. Plus the Chumba (Im sure its not the same measurements as on their site)- is alot steeper on the headtube angle.

I read a review somewhere that the Orange5 would suit inexperienced/nervous riders as well- totally agree with that.

http://www.nirvanacycles.com/shop/product.php/417/0/chumba_racing_2008_xcl_frame

Ah. I think Im right- the bikeradar review of the Chumba and nirvana where I bought it from (2008 frame) point to a steeper headangle?- the 09 Chumba's are the slacker ones.

ackie - I am 5ft 10 and mine's an 18, with an inline post and 90mm stem - pretty much perfect fit for me -)

I need an orange Orange back in my life…

best and 'only' colour - IMHO of course-)

poor camera phone one this :

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iainc I bet your eyes feasted on that sight though!

hora - absolutely -)

Drumlanrig about a month ago !

Ah, Drumlanrig. Ive never ridden there..

Ps. SimpleDumbPilot is that castle hill in the background?

Too much woodland to be castle hill i would have thought but it does look a bit like it as the houses drop to the left.

this isnt mine but i like the nod to the clockwork

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I measured the bottom bracket drop last night on mine (Lyriks set to c145mm travel)- 12.5inch. Is that right?!

Thought I would put my Five pence in 😉
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Tis Castle Hill from The Cliff above Holmfirth

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where is this?!

where is this?!

Highland Wildcat trails - Golspie
absolutley brilliant fun !

scuttler - Tis Castle Hill from The Cliff above Holmfirth

I was thinking Castle Hill in Tod

Highland Wildcat trails - Golspie
absolutley brilliant fun !

yeah looks it!

was gonna ask where iainc's pic was too. And I've been to Golspie but was total white out up high. Looks good in the clear!

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This is my very own, taken at a most opportune time and place.

Trying to upload it on Orange website is proving problematic though, so if someone from Orange sees this, and feels it might be good enugh for the backpage of December's Singletrack mag, let me know and we'll find another way of getting it there.

jimmy - an ace day in May - wall to wall sunshine -)

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I Love My Bike!!!

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common as muck...

battenbergman I don't know why but find your bike extremely alluring in yellow. I've just threaded through an outer through the swingarm. Piece of pee- a Clark inner brake cable- with the dongle end bit pushed through from the seat tube end- its almost immediate. Cut off the dongle- tape a regular inner to and pull through then feed the outer....you all probably know this tho!!

Does anybody race their 5's XC style? If so, do you use bottles or rely on small camelbak?

Gosh "Thepodge" has already posted a pic of my bike.

The Orange Five Clockwork....

Never seen a yellow one. Not sure it's my cup of tea but it's got appeal! (Fools Gold for me - borin!).

The clockwork is my favourite by some distance. Quite like the yellow one too. Mine will be 5 next month, might get it a respray for it's birthday. Any ideas how much orange charge? Leeph?

twang - Sherwood Pines?

Iainc, quality Golspie pics. Thats my local (comparitively) man made trail. I've ridden Coed y Brenin, Glentress and other Classics but (visitor centres apart) i think Golspie is as well put together as any of them. The view at the top is simply stunning as well.

Richpenny - Orange sent the frame to Bob Jacksons for the Clockwork colour, think it cost £200 if I remember correctly. Paint can chip easily though - get it fully covered in helicopter tape.

RichPenny. £30 for a powdercoat at any non-cycle related spray shop. I had my Chameleon resprayed Kawasaki green a few months ago and apart from heelrub- its exactly the same now. Any good Powdercoater can do the same job. I questioned the lad if he was right on the cost- he genuinely looked perplexed saying they sprayed metal fences, parts etc etc and if I wasnt happy with the price he could increase it- I stopped him there! Theres one in Oldham I want to track down that some STW'ers have used (the one I used was near Preston).

You pay c£200 and I bet circa £130 is profit/admin and £30 postage 😉

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To be fair Hora, yours looks a bit gash compared to the clockwork orange.

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I set the image to 'small' as I didnt want anyone to be hurt/vomit/scare themselves soo early looking at the monitor 😆

Kramer - Member
twang - Sherwood Pines?

Simpledumbpilot - What colour is yours? A mate wants his respraying....